The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-01-27
AMERICANS FLEE
MEXICO AS TALES
OF MASSACRE GROW
Refugees At Ell Paso
Relate Outrages of
Bandits.
WILL A AROUSES
Natives by Telling of Execu-
tion of Orozeo, Killed on
u. S. Side.
WILL A AROUSE S

Ell Paso, Tex.=Francisoo Villa, is
now in western unlnuahua defying
the forces of CarranZa government,
using the cry remember Orozco' TO
stir up hatred against the Americans
and gain recruits for himself, accord
ing 10 foreigners who have reached
the border here. Orozco was Villa S
most formidable foe until the later
drove Orozco across the border into
the United States, after the battle
OF Ojinaga nearly two years ago.
Orozco was shot and killed last
September in the mountains on this
side OF the boundary, some time al
ter he had forfeited the bond under
which he was being held as Violator
of the United States neutrality laws,
Villa, taking advantage of the cir
cumstances of Orozco's death, is de-
clared to be using his name as a
rallying cry for recruits.
Gets Orozco's Followers.
Western Chihuahua was the home
of Orozco, as we'll as that of Villa.
The dead leader had a large follow
ing which is said to have been IN
famed recently when Villa inform
ed them that Orozco had been muir
dered in Texas by Americans. Several
persons arriving from Chihnahua
City declared that thirty-siX Ameri-
cans were thrown into prison just
before Villa evacuated that city
A number of Chinese were shot
and store buildings belonging TO
them, also to Japanese merchants
We're looted and burned Villa an
nounced they said, that he intends
to hold tae Americans until they
paid over $50, 900, but they We're fin
ally released.
Refugees On Train.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.,--The Ameri-
can employees OF the YoGuivo De
velcpment company at Minche CHI
huahua, left there yesterday aboard
special train guarded by Carranza
soldiers for Chihuahua city, state de
partment advices today from ElPaso
reported.
American Consul sillman at Que
retaro reported that General Carran-
"a had showed an apparent desire
to comply as far as possible with the
demands OF the United States to pro
tect Americans and their interests.
Confirm Murder report
Ell Paso, Texas, Three Americans
who arrived yesterday from Chihua
hua City, confirmed previous reports
OF the murder by Mexican bandits
her % and January last These
were given as Henry Acklin, a ranch
er living south of Minica, his son-in,
law, Wallace Maiburn; Tom Johnson
a ranch hand. Peter Peaae tookl1eep-
er for the Babricora ramci, of VII
liam r. Hearst and Bart Kramer, sor
OF David Kramer, one of the Ameri
cans driven out of western Chihuahu
last December. Tine elder Kramer
was wounded and latest reports stat
ed that two surviving sons had gone
into the mountains near MADEIRA tC
bring their father out of his hiding
place. Whether they had returned il
safety had not been learned when th;
three refugees left Chihuahua City.
Acklin. Maiburn and johnson were
slain by bandits who raided and loor
ed every ranch in the Cocomerachit
district January A, according to tn,
arrivals.
Manuel Medinavietia, formerly Vii
las chief of staff, who was suspected
of having had something to do Will
the disappearance of keane, was ad
mitted into the United States yester
day by immigration authorities wht
stated that no proof of crime hat
been deduced against Medinavietia
Villa Located.
Francisco Villa with force esti
mated at 1000 men, has been locat
ed. according to advices from th
south, in Santa Clara canyon. on tn
Santa Clara ranch OF the Terranza
family, about as miles west of Chi
huahua City. Carranza officials. Will
admitting the probability of Villa be
ing at Santa Clara, asserted he coul
not have more than a few hundre
men.
Twenty-fveptars of silver and gol
bullion valued at approximately s25
900. seized by General Villa April 6
1918, at Santa Ysabel, We're returne
today by Carranza officials to Charlie
Qualey, representative of an Amer
can mining company. The bars wer
found stored in Chihuahua City
Miss Marie Corral, sister-in-law c
General Villa.
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