Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14
Indignation Over Murder of
American Citizens Gets Be-
yond Bounds Of Reason and
General Riotlng Results,
POLICE P0WERLESS
TO HANDLE SITUATION
Cowmen and Mining Men
Gathered in Border City
Add to General Chaos and
Regulars Are Ordered Out.

lnN MORNING JOURNAL nFtotAt LrAaeO WtNgl
III paso, TEX, Jan. lg---Rcsent-
ment over the massacre In western
chihuahua Monday by Mexican ban
dts Of eighteen foreigners. mostly
Americans, flared up In El pnso to-
night when scores OF street fights
with Mexlcans broke out. From ev-
cry quarter came reports Of fighting.
IN which knives were used Ameri-
can soldiers from Fort Bliss particI-
pated.
shortly before midnight the police
reserves We're called out and ordered
to keep the crowds moving" AM
balances raced through the streets
and physicians were called to vari-
Gus quarters
Early in the evening four soldiers
cleaned OUT n Mexican saloon in
their search for villa adherents. Lat
cr a squad OF fifty soldiers started
through El Paso street. one OF the
main thoroughtares, looking for
Mexcans."
Police at the hotels sought out Mex
leans and advised them for their own
protection to leave.
villa Officers Dcportcd.
Meanwhile Il number of former
villa officers and other Mexican
rounded up during the day and to-
night We're deported. Among them
were Miguel Diaz Lombardo, former
foreign minister in the villa cabinet,
iGeneral Manuel Banda, General Juan
Prieto, two brothers Of General Man
uel NJ. MedinavIetia. Villas former
chief of staff, and twenty others
They left for California
At l. o'clock the police discovered
! armed Mcxicans had gathered In tho
lower art of the city A let1cnnout
, was sent to IN, vicinity
Martial Law Declared.
BY II o'clock tonight, martial law
was proclaimed throughout the GEN.
ter of the city and pedestrians were
driven off the streets by the COM
panies of infantry from Fort Bliss
and no men were permitted TO leave
their premises.
II was stated that the military be-
( lieved that the secret meeting OF
mining and catlemen, hold early In
the evening, would result In a raid
on Mexlcans in El paso and whole
sale murder here.
The disorder sparked into flame
about eight o'clock this evening when
Il company Of soldiers swung should
or To shoulder In double column down
El Paso street and declared they
were going TO clean the street of
MeSicans Every Mexicau encoun-
tered was bowled over. 1fAhe put up
n fight he was overpowered and
| beaten.
Police Prove Powcricss.
Tho police who had concentrated
on clearing the hotel lobbies of Mex
leans were rushed to the streets while
the provost guard was sent on the
double quick for lei paso street.
General Pershing ordered the four
companies Of the sixteenth infantry
TO take charge of the streets after 1t
was seen that the police were unable
to cope with the situation and the
lines of troops moved four abreast
through the streets establishing sem
tries on corners and along the middle
uf blocks.
Orders were issued that no man
would be allowed on the streets with
out permit signed by the provost
marshal
While these regulations were on
the report OF the arming by Mexi-
cans was received and the provost
marshal began a search of the Mexi.
can quarter OF the city
No serious Injuries.
Shortly after midnight IL was found
that the report of Mexicans armlng
was without foundation, and that the
secret meeting of Americans had dis
bursed without deciding upon definite
action.
One hundred and fifty arrests had
been made by the police and II was
found that beyond Il few broken
heads. inflicted by the provost guard,
no Mexeans had been injured serious
~
Tho patrol of militia and police
continued all night General PERISH
Ing ISSUED statement declaring the
placing of all troops as a precaution-
airy measure.