New Britain herald., 1916-01-12

Sucl governments heretofore JOlnlng With us in intervening for the restor- atlon Of peace and good order, and the protection of the lives and pro- 1 perty not only of American citizens, l but other aliens and all peaceful citi- 1 zens and that when such order is re- 1 stored and a government adequate to | continue and sustain such protection | IS established, that the United States l Withdraw from that country, and, 1t IS further resolved to be the sole ana only purpose of this government to enter the territory of Mexico for the purpose indicated"
 Full and Quick Preparation.
 Senator Callinger, republican lead- CT, declared the United States should demand full and quick reparation. There should be conclusive action taken in this matter" said he. "If full reparation is not made, the gov ernment should take action necessary to enforce it.
 storm in House. When the house met a storm broke there.
 Official despatches from Chihuahua, Mex, to the state department today say the bodies of the seventeen Am orleans arrived at that city last night. Sixteen Americans Killed. Customs collector Cobb at TIl Paso today reported that his investigations seemed to establish that sixteen were killed. The state department did not divulgc the sources of collector CObb's information, but they believe his re- port is accurate.
 Collector Cobb has been acting as a special agent for the state depart ment in Mexican affairs, and officials here know that he has sources Ot ln- formation in Mexico upon which they have heretofore been able to depend. All other state department agents on the border were today' instructed to gather all available information on the executions and forward it to Washington.
 Carranza Envoy Notified.
 Eliseo Arredondo, General Carran- za's ambassador here, received ln- formation from Carranza sources o. the execution of the Americans and has asked for further details His advices are the first confirmation from Mexican sources.
 Details Eagerly Awaited.
 El Paso, Tex, Jan. 12.-With the expected arrival here today of the bodies of the nineteen foreigners, most of whom were Americans exc cuted by former Villa soldiers Monday near San Ysabel, fifty miles from Chihuahua City, details of the tragedy were eagerly awaited by hundreds of mining men and others formerly ac- tive in industrial affairs in northern Mexico. Telegraph offices and other sources of information were crowded throughout the night with those eager for news of the execution. The cen sorship imposed shortly after the first news of the affair came through, shut off all but the bare announcement of what had transpired.
 One Foreigner Escaped.
 Final checking up by the Ameri- can Smelling and Refining Go. of it's employees today showed nineteen for eigners unaccounted for. Twenty foreigners were reported to have been on the train, only one of whom, Thomas M. Holmes, escaped. Fol lowing is the revised list which was issued by the SmeltinG company:
 C. R. Watson, I1l PasO; W. J. Wal lace, El Paso; M. B. ROmer, lIl Paso; T. N. IIvar.s, Chihua hua City; c. A. Pringle, san Francisco; M. Anderson, Chihuahua City; R. F. MacHatton, lIl IaSO, A. tOuCn, 1ulu tlly Murray Crossett, San Antonio c. w. Coy, Denver; Alexander o. Hall, Douglas, Ariz.; Charles Wadleigh, Bisbee, Ariz.; F. l.. Robinson, El Paso; G. w. Newman, IIl Paso; H. c. Hasse, Miami, Ariz; J.. Adams, El Paso; R. H. Simmons, El Paso; w. D. Pearce, Los Angeles; J. w. Woom El Paso.
 Of these, Couch was a Canadian and Romero, a Mexican.
 Villa General Arrested.
 In the midst of the excitement, Gen. eral Manuel M. Medinieviatia, Villas former chief of staff, suspected Of implication in the killing of Peter keane near Madeira recently, was ar rested and held in the city jail on a charge of Vagrancy
 It was reported from Juarez that Carranza troops had been dispatched ! to Chihuahua City to bring the bodies | of the victims to the border. Another | report said government forces had | bee sent in pursuit of the Villa bands 1 been sent in pursuit of the Villa bands ] in western Chihuahua.
 Bandit Holds TOrrcOn.