Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
SOLDIERS IN RIOT
with MEXICANS
At FORT HANCOCK
Appeal Is Made to Sheriff at
FL Paso for Protection
Reprisals on Americans
Feared.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. lS.-Rioting be-
tween United States soldiers and Mex
leans at Fort Hancock, TEX, tonight
caused an appeal from citizens there 10
the sheriff at HI Paso for police pro-
lection.
Civilians and soldiers were cleaning
OUT the Mexicans, telephone messages
from Fort Hancock stated,
A half dozen deputy sheriffs with
sawed-off riot sAotguns were rushed by
automobile from III Paso, under in
structions to Quell the disorders.
Fort Hancock a border town with
a large proportion of Mexicans, Part
of the Eighth United States infantry is
stationed there,
A dangerous calm prevailed else
where along the border and in northern
Mexico early tonight.
Reprisals on Americans in Mexico
for Thursdays attacks ON MeNicans in
FL Paso'S streets were feared.
Danger Of an Invasion,
he danger OF renewed rioting here
and Of an invasion OF Mexico by armed
American civilians became so great
that Brigadicr General John j. Per-
shing sent United States regular troops
into tho streets tonight.
ENaggcrated reports of the disorders
in El PaSo sent to Mexican towns, mas
incenscd them against Americans still
in Mexico, Although there were no
murders officially reported, in the riots
here, Mexican towns heard reports of Il
score shot or beaten TO death. Rcfu-
gees arriving in IL Paso from ChihUa-
hua City say that the anu-Americdn
feeling there is intense. To prevent u
repetition OF the Santa Nsabol mas
sacre, which cost is American lives,
CarranSa officials and representatives,
of the Washington government were
making strenuous efforts to get Amer
leans out of Mexico,
Within the next few days at least
5000 American residents of Mexico will
come to the border, The number still
remaining In the interior is much lar
ger than previously estimated. Hun
dreds returned TO their mining inter-
ests, stores or farms when General
Ohregon gave them positive guarantee
of safety.
Mormons to Cross Border.
The Mormon colonists Of western
chihuahua telegraphed today that soc
of them were coming to the American
side immediately.
y Gordon OF regular troops from
Fort Bliss was thrown around the Mex.
lean quarter of FL Paso tonight MeXi.
cans could not leave this section with
nut passes from brigade headquarters
Brigadier General Pershng announce,
the city would be protected in this
manner nightly until all danger of
recurrence OF rioting was passed.
a heavy guard was placed along tn,
international line to guard against an.
invasion OF Mexico by regiment q
American cowboys mining men an,
others bent on aVenging the SAINT;
Nsabel massacre, officials did not be
lieve the regiment was being formed
but decided TO take no chances.
The flight of Americans from MeNic
shared attention here with the Carran
xlsta efforts TO capture or kill tn
i Santa Nsahel murderers and other ban
dts. Tho only results of the campaig
so far made known is the execution q
General Jose Rodriguez, whose body
said 20 be enruute here as proof To tn
American authorities,
villa, whose capture or death IN
Carranzistas most ardently desire. va
varlously reported TO be moving wit
80 followers in several directions. III
CarranSista consulate hero and III
Carran3ista commander in Juare2 we,
ignorant of Villas real whereabouts.
Consul Denies Report.
United States Consul Thomas Et
wards of Juarez, whose recall was d,
manded by lei Paso citizens followir
the Santa Hsabel massacre, denied
report that he had said Washingto
sanctioned the mining partys retul
TO Mexico.
II said nothing more than that Il
state department through me request,
the Carranza government to prote
that district" Edwards asserted.
had no knowledge of the departure
the unfortunate men from Chihuahl
City"