Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-16
AGENTOF MEXICO
PROMISES ACTION
Tells State Department SIay-
ers of Americans Will Be
Hunted Down.
SENATOR STONE ASKS
TO BE KEPT INFORMED
Representative Kent Telegraphs
President Advising Against
Any Intervention.

demand of the United States for pun
ishment of the bandits who killed
eighteen American mining men near
Santa YsabeI. Mexico, had not yet
! reached Washington last night but
officials were not inclined to doubt the
! good faith of assurances given by the
generals amba ssador designate here,
Eliseo Arredondo. that every effort
would be made to run down the muir
,lerers.
These assurances were renewed by MIR.
Arredondo last night in making public the
report of Gen. Trevino. in charge of the
forces detailed to capture the bandits and
insure protection to persons in the dis
tricts in which they have been operating.
Gen. Trevino. whose dispatch. trans
mtted by the Mexican consul at f., Paso.
also described the massacre. said those
responsible would be hunted down with
out rest.
Yesterday passed without any repe-
tition in Congress of the outbursts of
indignation that have marked almost
every session since word of the Santa
Ysa bel incident was received. Chair
man Stone of the Senate foreign rela-
| tions committee. however. called on
secretary Lansing and requested that
ly of receipt of any further informa-
ton. The Secretary promised that
it would be done.
Gen. Trevino's Report.
The report of Gen. Trevino. as made
public by Mr.. Arredondo follows:
On Monday at HIS am special
train No. Al left Chihuahua for Gust
churiachic. arriving at Santa Ysabel at
1;fa pm: and started from there. and
upon arriving at 'kilometer 6S' west of
santa Ysabel it found another train of
the National Railways, hauled by en-
gine No. 9o7. derailed. Upon persons
ahRhting from their train to see what
had occurred they saw armed men on
both sides of the road. who were firing
upon them, after which a so-called
general. named Reina. ordered that the
| crew be put under guard He then
robbed all the passengers. looting the
contents OF the cars and express. The
murders followed.
'On the same day of the above Incl
dent the general headquarters ordered
that regiment embark at once under
the command of Col. Jose Villanueva
to start in the direction of Santa Ysabel
with instructions to pursue the ban6fts
and to endeavor to get in touch with
Gen. Cavazos. commander of the detach-
ment at Bustillos. Cusichuiriachic and
San Antonio. who was watching the
movements of the enemy which had
assaulted the train.
Bandits Scattered and Fled.
The bandits upon observing the
movements of the constitutionalist
forces in all directions retreated to a
place called Carretas. according to the
information at hand. scattering in
small groups which fed toward the
west and south. presumably in The di
rection of the mountains of Durango
f.,.-,
| bands have appeared in the mountain
range they will be localized by our
forces and will be hunted down with
out rest in order to prevent their con-
centration At any given point
Military headquarters at JuareZ in
formed this general headquarters that
| our sarrisons at Pearson, Casas
Grandes and MADEIRA had been in
| creased. With this combined move
| ment of our forces in two divisions
| along both sides OF the Northwestern
| railways 1t will be easy matter to
| keep all bands which may appear away
from the place. compelling them either
/ to dlsperse or to intern themselves on
! the western slopes of the Sierra
Madres. where they will be unable to
| hnd any means of sustenance."
No Safe Conducts Issued.
State Department officials last night
denied published statements that the
| depa rtment had secured assurances of
| safe conduct for the Americans killed
near Santa Ysabel 1t was said no re-
quest was made for such assurances.
Among many messages received 10
| President Wilson yesterday contain
| ing advice to the course of the
United States was one from Repre-
| sentative Kent of California, a part
ner in mining company which en-
ployed some of the Santa Ysabel VIC
Tins, urging against intervention.
An extension of time until Febru-
larry 2s has been granted by the Mexi-
can de facto government for the re-
lvalidation of concessions granted dur
ling the HVerta administration De-
lcember 81 had been fixed by decree as
the date on which such concessions
would become null unless revalidated
| but advices to the State Department
are that the opportunity was not taken
by any holders.