Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-02
FIVE Foreigners
ARE hASSACRED
BY Villas BAND
Three Americans, One Eng
lishnkn and One German
Killed by Bandits Off
cial News Lacking.
BY {. 7. conkIe.

1Unitel Press Stan Correspondent
FL Paso, Tex, April 1.-The mass
acre Of three Americans, British citi-
zen and German was charged to viii
la tonight BY Americans arriving from
Chihuahua City.
An American named Locke who es-
capped the Villistas and fled to Cusi-
huiriachic telegraphed the report to-
chihuahua City. He was authority for
the statement that the dead Americans
are Benjamin Smell, Lee Lindsey. cat
tle buyers and DIR. A. t. Steel, physi-
!, clan for mining c,npanies in the
Guerrero district
The murdered English IN was said
to be David Bruce, a newspaperman
known under the name of Donald Nc
Gregor : Colorado from which state
he fled to Chihuahua City following
his indictment for participation in the
battle Of walsenburg during the Colo
kEado coal strike.
Herman Blankenburg, a mine fore
man of German descent was also re-
ported to have been killed by the VIII
listas.
Reports of the murders have been
! heard on the border since yesterday
While not officially confirmed they
have come from several different
sources.
Were Caught at Guerrero.
Dr. Steel, Bruce and Blankenburg
were murdered at Minaca, according
to these reports. Smell and Woods
were caught by Villa when he defeat
ed the Carranza garrison at Guerrero
and looted the town. All the murders
are sad to have occurred last Monday
The Americans and other foreigners
We're stripped of clothing and shot ar
ter being subjected to crueties, ac-
eerding to unconfirmed reports,
That the rumors of the massacre
have reached Brigadier General Per
hiinS was indicated by a censored
wireless dispatch from his headquart-
ers atating that three American civil
ians were reported killed by a small
Villista band at Minaca This made
NJ mention Of other foreigners said to
have been killed.
Colonel Dodd probably heard the re-
ports, too, and is believed to have TAX
en- up Villas trail at Minaca. Howev-
err rumors Of Villa capture and re-
ports that he had escaped emphasized
the lack of official news here tonight
from the vanguard of the American
expedition securing the mountains
around Guerrero.
General Luis Gutierrez at Chihuahua
City reported to Juarez that rumors
Of Villas capture at Minaca were
heard bllt said they were unconfirm
able. Communication between Chi
huahua City and Minaca was inter
rupted.
Too BUSY to RAPPORT.
Army officials. however. said that
Villas capture would have Immediately
.sheen reported to them. They declared
mat the absence OF word from General
~Pershing. despite reported requests for
information. indicated that he was too
busy with the pursuit far from rapid
communication lines to stop for rou-
tine reports.
Villa was said to be wounded in re-
ports from Pershink Gutierrez and
other sources. wireless message
from Pershing's headquarters near
Casas Grandes stated that Villa suf
fered A broken arm or leg and flesh
wounds In the clash with the Car
rama garrison of Guerrero. General
Cavasos of the defeated garrison was
positive in a report to his superior,
Gutierrez that Villa had been wounded.
With the fourth day passing without
news Of further lighting since Colonel
Dodd's cavalry column defeated the
| Viliistas at the San Geronimo ranch,
Ahe border settled down ready for any
ling from a long search to an unex-
Hpeeted uncovering of Villas hiding
place and a quick finish Of the cam
paign.
Record Night Marches.
Reports Of record night marches by
the American forces showed their de-
termination to make the Yillistas fight.
The task of the expedition Is believed
90 have been materially increased by
the scattering OF the Villistas into
small groups. Search OF every canyon.
ranch house an dadobe hut may be me-
eessary although hunger is expected
to drive the bandits into inhabited
places where trace OF them becomes
easier.