Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-11-06

aped alive. They captured Z pow
Mar,can. mart Of threshing crew.
n,ntilated them horribly and burned
their bodies on top Of the wheat sep
orator The raiders remained two
davs then retreated with pack train
laden with grain, and lot of stolen
animals.
I've appealed to Washington again.
NJ conrse. And four cruisers were sent
from San Diego to Guaymos-one OF
them carried 800 marines. Admiral
winslow was in command. While
these ships lay in harbor, representa-
| tive of the Americans went aboard, ana
talked with Admiral Winslow. Ad-
miral Winslow said he was there to
land troops to protect us If the Mexi-
can authorities couldn't. At the time,
he honestly thought he could do 1t.
"Then on Dec. goth, came the In
dians again-1.2OO strong. Two hun
dred Mexican soldiers was the only
force to oppose them. Forty soldiers
were killed, many Americans were un-
der fire-though none were killed-and
six Of the most heavily fortified ranch
es were taken and burned.
I'VE appealed for help again-to the
u0 4dCIO government "a NASA4SO WAASA
had 5000 troops within ten hours rail-
road haul. and to-: Admiral Winslow
only so miles away. know that Ad-
miral Winslow tried desperately to get
permission to\come to our assistance.
So hard did he try that he was in
danger Of court martial. He had 1000
men. machine guns, automobile trucks
He came to Guaymos expressly to pro-
tect us-and Washington absolutely
forbade his landing when the need
came.
mo wonder, after Carrizal (Which
was reported to us as a glorious VIC
| tory Of Mexican forces over the Am
erican army that Carranza authorities
came to us and peremptorily ordered us
out Of Mexico! They told us there was
| to be war between the two countries.
| They said that in a little while Mex
lean soldiers would be invading the
United States-where they could find
| rich loot!
why shouldn't the poor deluded
| devils believe this? They had found
us helpless; they had seen both Ad-
mlral HoWards and Admiral Winslow's
reller expeditions held aboard shin:
tney knew that Carranza's order to the
united States not to move the Pershine
1orces further south or east or west
was being obeyed-except for the
promptly punished Carrizal violation.
well. we had to get out. We KNOW
absolutely that the Mexican soldiers
mad an understanding with the Yaoui
indians that they were to be allowed
10 raid us-as way to get nav for
.nelr service as former Constitutional
ISL soldiers. The Indians in turn were
not 10 molest Carranza troop move
!hents or the railroad and telegram
INES. only when the Indians moved
away to another district did anv ade-
quate force of Carranza troops move
in. oop' ilio|
Al or my American neighbors ex-
ceit nVe are out of there. We are
s.rippeo. We can't be hurt any more.
out many Americans in various parts
OF Mexico remain. They are getting
what we got-only as time goes on the
uose gets worse. There is no protec-
'ioh ior Americans except what thew
Can lmproVise for themselves Tho
Mexlcans firmly believe that the Unit
eo states is afraid of them. Thev hava
1or US the contempt we've earned he~
cause OF our Administrations shiftv
uncertain attitude first recognizine
Villa, then suddenly and without roo &c
on turning against him and in favor of
CarranZa.
"A few Mexicans Of education have
another theory. 1t is that the United
States is deliberately helping to ruin