Arizona republican., 1917-02-15
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 FL PASO, Feb. 14.-Jose Ynez Sal agar, with his Villa command, occu- pied Ojitos, an Americana owned cattle ranch in Mexico, 45 miles southwest of the Corner ranch, yesterday One American negro is being held there fol ransom Three American Mormon cowboys who were captured during the raid on the Corner ranch are also be- lieved to be held for ransom at Ojitos, while American troops tonight patrol the border in the 'jog" to prevent a repetition of Mexican border raids.
 These were the developments in the newest Mexican border situation to- day. Interest in Mexican border af- fairs shifted suddenly today from con templated Vilista attacks on Juarez to the operations of Salazars and his mounted force of men. who have moved into the country opposite the Gadsden purchase in western Chihuahua.
 Following the raid on the Corner ranch yesterday, which is located on the American side of the boundary 50 miles southeast of Hachita, N. NJ, Sal azars forces occupied Ojitos, taking prisoner nine Mexican cowboys and windmill tenders, together with Bunk Spencer, an American negro employed by E. K Warren & Sons (correct) &C., cording to reports received here late today. No one was killed when Sal agar occupied Ojitos, according to these telegrams received by American cat tlemen. A demand for S5,000 ransom was made upon Bob Morehead, ranch overseer for the Warren interests, and forwarded from Hachita to E. K. War ren at Three Oaks, Michigan, it was said here tonight. Reports from Ha- chita said Warren had instructed More head to protect Spencer and had or dered the payment of the ransom, but agents of the Warren interests here said tonight that they had strongly urged that the ransom be refused
 The three Americans, Andrew r. Pet erson, Butron Jensen and Hugh Acord. were believed to be held tonight at Ojitos as hostages for the payment of large ransoms. Salazar was said to have established his headquarters at Ojitos and was joined there by Pruden- cia Miranda and his band, which raid ed the Corner ranch yesterday, ac- cording to adviees from Hachita Fear that the men might be expected by Sal aZar'S men were expressed by friends of the Mormon cowboys here tonight
 Reports were in circulation during the day here that American cavalry troops had crossed the border line into NACAACO III pul lSllS Ol tie DdllullS, put this was not confirmed. Two troops of the Twelfth United States Cavalry went to the border today, but are not believed to have crossed. There are also troops at Dog Springs, Cienegas and at Alamo Hueco, near the boundary.
 Jose YneZ Salazar has moved into the section of western Chihuahua op- posite the Gadsden purchase in order to represent Francisco Villa at a confer ence scheduled to be held soon some where south of Hachita in Mexico. ac- cording to reliable report received here. Delegates from Governor Esteban Cantu of Lower California, Villa par tisans in Sonora, representative of the Villa junta in Fl Paso, and Sala- gar, representing Villa, were scheduled to hold meeting on the Mexican side of the line within the next week, ac- cording to the same source.
 Among other things to be considered at this conference was the selection oi a provisional president for the revolu- tionary government which is to be or ganized. Miguel Diaz Lombardo. ? former Villa cabinet officer, was said to have been practically agreed upor for that position, it was said here.