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And :h"r". hv III" light nf tho bon
tires. army .nGln""rs erected the death
irn;s tu which. 1T five O'Clock In the
morning other motor trucks hurried the
rrudrInncd negroes and tho officers and
men "f III" military guard. II was III"
army motor truck. The only Incident
which mad" this military execution dit
f"rrur from previous onoa. that enabled
ihr "fnccrS in charge In keep secret the
lin" and the placn Of tho hanging. Ana
i, WIS III" army truck that so quickly
"lliIcratrh all traces Of tho eHccui ion
and carried tn" dead bodies 10 place
nearly which ls rs indiStiuEUishable rs
'h,. "Nrrulinn site. before nfiicia! an
nuuncc mrut had b""n made of how tnc
order Of the rpprt martial had h"cn car.
r"u out. and that IN" mon had paid the
ultimate. r"nully.
Unforgcttable Picture.
The honhr" illumiuati"n for thn hang
ms just as the eastern Sky WAS streak
iuG With Er"y through m" morning
Clouds rhr bleak landscape Of dull grey
aud hronzr against TIA" now timhnrs Of
,he rough scaff"ld stood our. tho khaki
clarl military guard. officers with cost
collars up,urnnd against the cold. all
made an unfnrrrttahlc picture. But
now. ono might tramp for hours over
the brush covered areas Of the military
reservation without finding either cS-
cr,ltiou or burial place. though tho
hanging occurred not more than a hum
dred Yards from both house which have
h"rn built near n swimming pool In the
Salacio Crock. far mon OF tho National
army eon,onmnnt at Camp Travis.
Tho condemned n"E1rcs had known Of
their fate since Sunday. Twelve nj them
hgs0ut consultation nf army Y. NJ. c. A
workers. The thirteenth whose mama
has no; bccn disclosed gave no lnkling
that he know. Outwardly all OF tho ne
grurS were si3ical. They did not knuT
The date Of the execution hut last night
they were taken from tho cavalry guard
hnus". where they hnv" ben prisoners
moro than u month. and placed in sop,
nrutr barracks.
Few Knew Of Execution.
Asid" from loss ;han 4 dozen officers
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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.RUFFNER HOTEL At
CHARLESTON BURNS;
GUESTS REMOVED
Fire Not Under Control Early
Tuesday Morning-Loss
Will Be Large. :

CHARLESTON, ". Va, DOC H.
PIre broke ont enrly this morning
in tho Rotel Ruffner. in the heart
Of this city. at 2 o'clock the fire
had not been brought under control
and It WAS impossible to estimate
the damage. Guests at the hotel
were hurriedly removed, some Of
them being forced to leave their
roomB In scant attire. The Ru1fner
Is five story brick structure, To-
catod on the river front, and Is
valued at S15o,0Oo.
Latest reports this morning at
2:3o indicated the blaze had not
been brought under control. Tho
frcmen were working in q heavy
snowsto-n and were handicapped
by the cold weather.
One man, hotel steward, was
Injured when no attempted to slide
from n nth story window down
rope Of sheets tied end to end. Ee
gave his name as Frank Doveu. BE
has q broken arm and Is bruised,
but his injuries are not thought to
be serious. All tho guests were
removed safely from tho building.
It was impossible to form any o.
Innate Of the damage done
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N,"u; IN" .uiir" W.-i"rn frnnt from
In, rrr:h :" 'ii' Aa"inrlr %'a artillery
Gu. :, - Hr..,j m4&uI'u'.' ar" hring
fought. wh!rit doubtless ar" III" fore
runners ~ the ,.Ni"''l"d great often
>iv" IL, tnItunir allf' ; rHv'. IN view be-
Tor" ;hn .Nm,r!"an tronr$ ran reach tho
ha,Il" fronts in great numbers.
On IL. Yrr-S and ArrIS fronts. held
hv ;hr liriti$h ru. larInu. sectors cast
ward from 81 Lu,nrIu: IN 'hr hall c"un-
;rT hrrtl.riu% -" Italian plains and at
points nl"ui; tnn piavr river. III" big
guns everywhere ar.. in operation.
TN ;ho EriiiSl. front hug" numbers oF
ai-, -,r.an"c a." continually w,ugiuE 'h"ir
Wa. nl"r iiIH lines. .'mGhg,rl in battles
IN 'iin air. "t reaching OUT p".m,s wh"r"
'rI"ps ar" being concentrated. Tn"
only infantry activity taking place ~
raldIn- operations.
tn. ;,Utou- iail" cnn;rnua ~ rein
cnrr. hy lar@" "umh"r~ their already
;hr rush -; irnniS lnd munitions :"
tho :h"at"r III which ~" l:r:tish ar"
oI" rating. ON. German train is report
ed to have cn,Iid"d :rith another. re-
su!;inr IN great rXrl"si"u ~ which
several hundred w"rc ilil!G
BrIwacu tl!" lfr'.tna aud ria". rtvH:e
on tn. northern front ia ItHl;. :hr ar
iilI"ry lighting IS described H.. In" t.rm'
war "ffirr as intense. ~. there is
similar nrtivii$ IN n" "na&ia!. region
near Tho mouth 90 tn" piay., where Tia"
Austrians Monday captured i position III
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GREATER BURDENS IF
The WAR IS TO Be won
DECLARES SEN. REED
Asserts Central Empires Now
Possess Numerical Super
ority Over the Allies.

WASHINGTON. Dee. l!.--WarntnG
assume further burdens 80 win the war
was given today. IN tiI'. senate by SEND
tor Rcd IN vigorously opposing rs .
trust scheme the Webb export cnmbina-
ton bill. which President Wilson in his
recent address urged CONGRESS To enact.
Declaring that congress should con-
ccntratc upon great war problems and
dcfcF considering such legislation
The export trade measure. tho Missouri
senator said shat with Russia out Of
the war and Eumana also gone" the
enemy. numerically. is !"w superior In
man powIr.
Although an opponent Of army con-
scription. Senator Reed predicted that
new draft levics probably would b
necessary and urged military training
tor youths between Is and Il for coast
defense work. Invasion Of America,
he asserted was not beyond the realms
Of possibilities should other allied
powers fall beside Russia, Rumania and
Serbia
The Webb bill was denounced b.
Senator Reed as destructive OF tho
sherman antitrust law at behcst OF
trusts and monopollcs, and proposed
lcgalizinE OF illegal combinations which
would cncroach on consumers abroad
and increase domestic prices.
Senator Cummins. Of Iowa also oy-
posed shc bill as L virtual repeal OF for
cign trade commission provisions OF tho
Sherman law.
Defending tho measure wcrc Senator
romercnr. Of Ohio who has II In charge
rd ~ NIChirnn IA
hate was nGt concluded and opposition
threatened to Interfere with tho leaders
plnrs to. pass It before the holiday re-
..,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
DECEMBER
WEATHER IN FIFTY
YEARS IN THIS REGION

WASHINGTON, D. c., Doc. IL
The coldest Deco1nber weather IN
forty years was recorded in the
Ohio valley this morning. with
minimum temperature Of l3 degrees
below ze2o Mt Cincinnati. In all
parts Of the country cast Of the
Rocky Mountains tho temperature
to-day was from 20 70 40 degrees
below the usual average at this time
of. the year.
Some moderation of tho cold was
forecnstcd to-day by the weather
bureau, which said that In the Ohio
valley, Tennessee, the Irake Region,
the south portion. Of the Middle At
lant1c States, the East Gulf and
the South Atlantic Statos 1t would
grow slightly warmer and there
Would be snow IN tho north and
srow or rain in tho south tonight
and wednesday.
In Wheeling, Tuesday morning.
the thermometer showed ono de-
rree below zero, while Monday
morning the low mark was 10 be-
low. At o'clock this morning the
mercury was IA above zero.
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FORMER PREMIER A5QU|TH DOES
NOTREGRET NAR--|F ALLIES WIN

Wilson's rnsssar" ~ clearly express
;ng tho Intentions and desires Of 'h'
allies.
The former premier. continuing.
said. II" considered ih" aGv"rs" cri''-
c!Stn of thn Marquis "f LandSd"Wn".
growing out OF sh: r"S:nt letter az
the Marquis. regarding III" a'l;"S
war aims. as due tn reading into the
letter. tinin,cndcd meanings. Lars
dnwne's nla!n argument. h" said. was
that while vigorously PURSUING tn"
war the allies should satisfy thu
world tina, their aims wrr" unS"l-
t:Sh and w"ra Devoted "a securing
I"flr" Kuarantced by ."nKuc or
uaIiUnS.
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, Doc. IL
Mullens, lumber and mining town
Of l.2oo population, about 100 miles
east Of this city, in Wyoming corn-
~, was devastated By fire, which
originated in a five and ten cent
store there, this afternoon. Mengrc
reports received here at Il late hour
tonight indicate that the entire bus
lncss section Of the town has been
destroyed, as were also con5ider-
able number Of dwelling houses,
resulting In many families In the
city being homeless tonight.
Governor Cornwell received 4 toll
egrar from the town this aftor-
noon stating that relief was urg-
emily ucedcd and he Immediately or
dered that two coaches filled with
tonts, cots. blankets and food, 90
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTE To INQUIRE INTO
CONDUCT Of WAR BY WILSON ADMINISTRATION
FIRST PROBE COVERS
WAR DEPARTMENT
Senators Action Without Par
tisan Tinge- Navy Probe
Expected.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Doc. IL
Steps were initiated IN Congress to-
dag to- obtain fuller information
about and establish closer con1ec-
ton with the governments activi-
t.es past and future.
A general inquiry into the work
Of the War Department especially in
armlng and cqu!pptng the NATIONS
mar p wer, 1'cs ordered by the SEN
nte military committee. Capitol
leaders said It was the forerunuer
OF simIlnr Investigations by both
Senate and House committees OF all
phases Of executive conduct. of the
war, which would in = measure ac-
co1npHsh the purpose of the pro-
posed Joint innl1ttee for "the con-
duct of tho war" Ths--joint COM
n1ttee idea was abandoned at the
last session because OF President
Wilson's opposition.
Inqu1r1e5 by standing Congress
sio1nl committees into the Navy
Continued on Page Twe1vo.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
BOLSHEV|KI TROOPS
DEFEATED IN FIGHT.
WITH INSURGENTS
PETRoGRAD, Sunday, Dec. 9.
"A battalion Of Death" which
left Staffka Is reported to have
defeated the Bolsheviki troops
near the town Of Shlotin in
Mohlve.

In Russia tho rountcr-rerhlutionar
movement headed by, General knlcndineS
is growing in strength. Eealizing ;hn
seriousness OF the situation considerable
forces ~; troops from the Russian front
arc being rushed from the trenches To
give battle TO kalcsdnrs' ro*sackS.
The situation In Moscow. which IS held
hy the Eolshcvilii. is said 10 hr serious.
Unofficial adviCcS say street lighting a.
ready has occurred thcr" and that the
garrison is showing signs Of nut!ny
against the BrlShcviki. who nave placed
machine guns in the streets Ia combat
n threatened uprising. Starvation -
mcnacius the popElacc In the city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
|I|UL[ENS, IN WYOMING COUNTY,
WIPED OUT BY FIRE F|END

sent to the stricken v.llaEA Ths
two cars Were attached to q Chesa-
peake and Ohio train, which LETT
here about 4:3o this afternoon for
Deepwater, whore they were 70 be
picked up by q special engine snd
hurried to Mullens.
All communications with ths town
was cut off early this afternoon, bur
lato this evening one telephone wtrs
was ulado workable to the town, ana
while details OF the dre arc very
meagre, It Is believed that only one
life has teen lost. It was reported
TINT 4 sl1-moaths-old child named
Jackson had died Of exposure and
cold
While no official estimates were
CONTINUED ca Page Twslvs)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
SAMMIES IN FRANCE GIVEN THEIR FIRST
REAL EXPERIENCE WITH BARRAGE FIRE

WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Sunday, Doc. s--(By
The Associated. Press)-Regtnents
OF a newly arrived division had
their hrst experience today, with IN
artillery barraSe when they follow
e<l one In sweeping over theorett-
cal German trench which had been
naueS tho Won Rluck line. SO well
have tAe art.uerymen been trained
that the high explosive shells burst
with clock-rke regularity ahead OF
,he advancing troops, as II the ar-
ttlleryuen had been conducting BAR
rage f,e for years. There was not
a hitch anywhere In the firing, which
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
Murderer E|eCtroCutpd.
At Ohio Penitentiary

COLUMBUS. Ohio Dec. t2.--F'or cut
. .,,,- ,he throat nt his ttftc.n-ysar-"ld
.w.eth.art. augusta S:ck:"s Harding.
\r-il 10. her murderer. Slain" Sruuffcr.
.,d os, was pu: 20 death In tn" electric
hair 4: ,heS Ohjo "pcn" this tW"dnns-
.;av) morning. Snouff"r will BE- buried
=. n grave only t:vc :""t from that Of
ae murdered girl. in Duhli,n cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
MEXICAN INSURGENTS
NAVE TAKEN MONCLOvA

EAGLE PASS. Texas. Dec. u.-tt. IS
ported here ,ha; Mexican forces hH;tc>
/ by C;utcrr"z. an ind"1endcnt leader
.avr carturnd Nonclnva. Mexico. VII"
communication with ihat place has been
Il: and tram service discontinued.
Inter reports received declare thar
lila forces captured Mnnclova. M"nc!a-
g, IS i4G miles from Eagle Pass.
Neaerr reports NJ trouhl" ut Allendc.
miles ecom hs-". also wer" received
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
GREAT FORCES
OF GERMANS To
WESTERN FROM 7
Fierce Artillery CombatS Rag
J ing From the North Sea
= to the Adriatic.

LONDON. Monday, Dec. %
The correspondent at Amsterdam
Of the Daily Express reports that
tho Germans are rushing troops
to the western front with tae
idea OF smashing the entente al
lies before America is able to act,
and adds:
"One of tho results o. this is
that two German munltion trains
coludcd on Thursday. Both were
blown up and several hundred
soldiers were killed or wound
Cd"
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was directed by airrlanes lowering
overhead.
After taking" the Won Kluck .ire,
the troops at 4 given position on the
hills nearby watched the. barrage
sweep on to q second theoretical OBJ
Jective named the Htudenburg line,
tnd the main objective, which was
the Berlin point. This IVES for the
purpose Of showing the new arrivals,
the progress OF the shell explosion.
Tho regiment In tEe lnaneuvers
will work with the Darrage cer-
tain time u1tr fully accustomed 80
advancing behind one. Then others
will be given the same training.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
ALL Will STRIKE

ST. PACI., Mimi. Dec. l1.-All union
mon IN st. Paul and Minneapolis will be
called on 10 quit work at 10 a. m. Thurs
day. in sympathy With the dissatisfied
street car employees. il was announced
to-day By r. G. Hall. chairman Of tho
executive committee OF the unions or
ganization.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12
COX SECURES power
TO COMMANDER
COAL FOR 0Hl0ANS
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL
Governor Cox, Of Ohio, called tho
White House on the long dis
taace telephone late today, and
asked the president through Sec
retary Tumulty to authorize tho
Ohio fuel administrator to COM
nnandeer coal to relieve oho's
acute shortage.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-12

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. 11.--Failtng
g.. hear from q similar rcqu"s, made
, Or. Harry 4. Garfield. federal fuel
administrator. yesterday ami again to-
~. Governor Cox Of Ohio. this after
Lon appealed directly to President WILL
IN for authority for the Ol;io fu"l ad-
,linis,rattou 10 ccr1mandecr coal IN
.,:.nsit through Ohio for domesti; use.
Governor Cox Informed President Will
IN that the pso7lc are suffering from
~ most serious coal shortage III the
STORY or the state. with below zero
v.a;her prevailing. ard asked that I'M
;rdiatc action hc taken 70 alleviate fur
;l.r suffering.
Tho Ohio fuel a,nlinsS Stratton received
rters late today that all lake shipment
naI in traasi; from West Virginia aud
..u,hern Ohio coal fields to Toledo Via
80 Hooking Valley and 'T"led" aud OHIO
.n,tral railroads can he C"ntiscat"d Tor
cal ,;Se. Tho fuel administration how
.,..r. pointed out that This section would
..,t 60 tac toward relieving the serious
.tUat'on.
Earlier IN the day Governor Cox had
,.,aSra aphr,t Administrator Garfield that
..llcsS Ohio people get Immediate r"-
..t they VIII lose confidence III tn" GOV
:urcnt."
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11--Eune-
diate relief for the Ohio coal short
age was promised tonight by the
mel administration. The situation
in the state WAS brought to tho at
tapton Of Fuel Administrator Gar
field n a. sharp telegram from Gov
erpor Cox who also appealed TO 1ae
White House over tho long distance
telephone.
distinctions went forth from tho
fuel administrator tonight to Homer
r.. johnson. federal fuel sd1ninis.
traitor for Ohio, calling for diversion
OF coal at lake ports and at Nelson
vile, Ohio, to meet the states press
ing needs. Some 500 loaded carr
are ayaila ble at lake ports and 100
or 500 more are at Jacksonville.
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THE MEN EXECUTED

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec
1.-THE rlaa who paid the PEN
atty of death for participation
In tho Houston rtots werc;
SERGEANT WILLIAM e.
NESS1TT.
CORPORAL LARSON j.
BROWN.
CORPORAL JAMES WHEAT
LEY.
CORPORAL, JESSE MOORE.
coHPcEAL CNhELES W.
RA1TTIoRC.
PRIVATE WILLIAM BEACk-
EER1DGE.
PR1vArE THOMAS C. HAW-
KINS
PRIVATE CARLOS 5NoD-
GRASS.
PRIVATE IRA 9. DAVIS.
PRIVATE JAMES DIVINE.
PRIVATE FRANK JOHNSON.
PRIVATE EOSLET W.
YOUNG.
PRIVATE PA" MAC wEoR-
TER.
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Continued on Page TwolVe)
THE WEATHER,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Forecast:
western Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
ohio-Snow wednesday and probably
Thursday, not quito 30 cold.
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~" rar"-Sil' 'ri"m. hat !H'"" w'r"
driven cat NIth h"a'' losses ia killed
;t:d men mad- prisoners.
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Thirteen Negroes Executed For Houston Rioting


the
WomansS az
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Snow Wednesday and probably Thurs
- day, not quite SO cold.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13
500 ACRES. GOING,
GOING. SOLD For 50

RED HfrFF. CAL, Sow 10 Five
hundred acres ~ land on COTTON
wood Crock known as ho old ~
moro place were sold 'he other dov
rnder execution by tho sheriff to
y ID pud editor ~ tbo Red Blur
Sentinel i0r s. poiron was VIII
MESSING ihe sale and iaanely bid g.
Tho hi4 was no. raised ard the prop
erf~ WAS proclaim q oi3 The orig
inal owners h7F ONO ear b. which
10 redeem aDi 0o lAg WIZ Tire
ranch s asses sc1 at 81 por acre
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13
Julius Mcttcns came from chatham.
ONO. Mnmhnv 90 zoe nclrLnl nnh n.

NWfHf NNWWWN W we ANf-NNANN WfNW -
going back. content 90 stay nf
home. ne soon ne ttt. Giving Iusri-
tnl rhvsiri1us VIII ict lm ifr
VIII. however. hr minus part ~ lIe
nose White the police hatc boon
uu4hi" 30 f'f coherent story frrm
him. they gather frHm bis remarks
and tbc rrmh faria evidence. thHf
De- gnt into Hght with SOMEONE
who uEcd Date tecth Thr nrht or-
CURED in $50. 30i IfHnltfiu-sf .
sometime ucar miiuight. lust when
A1-lll fl-l-L l--l-l-l,lfr lnHiuv nu enjoy
uhIr dnr Officers from fhc. ffIrd
-44Lllluft to1k Dim t1 the hospital
Henry =. Vaughan. acting health ofn-
cer thTcntens\ 60 prosecute doctors
who ffil 10 rcport cases oi gepNuli
FOYER na, required hv Jaw ven
death ccrtih,afra giving tvuhofd
fever Hs the cause were nfrI lrt
week" DC enid. land ln four 90 the
eases nn previous report h8l been
made Doctors lu these rfrce were
tu attendance two weeks hrfHfr
drltal occurred Their failure It
report the cases resulted Boz pr
venting the health board takius
steps 20 trace tho source OF the
The Detroit times., 1917-11-13


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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-19
Mas de Glen barr3s de
plata sacarOn los Wills
tss de Psra', ChIhush ua
Una FORTUNA ESTABA EN- LA
CIUDAD OCUPADA SUCESiVA-
MENTE POR CARRANClS-
TAS Y VILLISTAS.

Ell PASO, Tex. Encro IL. -P"-
go antics de salir de Parral, para de-
lar csa plaza a las fucrZas de Muir
guia que avanzaban para a~tacarla,
los villistas Sc apGleraron dc mas dc
Glen barras de plata. que tlenen uH
valor de ]quinientos mil pesos. La
mayoria de dichas barras p~ertenec"n'
segun informacioncs ObtcnldaS aq"l
aver, a la Compahia Alva~ado, pu"s
solo dicha CompaNia picrdc como
trescientos mil pesos.
Adcmas. los villistas Sc apoderaron
de todas las provisiones que haDl"
en- las "ticndas de raya' de las com
panias mineras dc Ia region de Pa
rial. V las cuales teGian un vaIor a
nroximado de cuarcnta mil pesos 90
americana.
Parral ha estado. durantc los Ill
limos tres mescs, succslvamente. en-
nodcr de carrancistas y vl!llstas. pues
mos Y otrcs nan entrado y salldo dc
aauella plaza. Cuando Luis HERE
m ahandon6 ParraI > sabcr que So
aproyimaba a csa plaza Francisco Vi
La. Sc diio que habia llevado consigo
iodo 10 que dc valOr habia en- aquci!a
ciudad con ell obieto de impedlr que
cavera en- manos de Villa. para que
este icfc rebelde no Sc hlcicld lie G.
lementos con que aumentar su poder
contra eli c~arrancismo. Sin cmbar-
90. cuando Villa ocupo Pa~ral, los
carrancistas iiicron que habia sa-
oueado los ~almacenes de las compa-
Mas mineras Y las tiendas De la ci'-
dad. habiendo marchado despues ha-
cia Torre6n. para atacar Ia plaza Ia
gunera.
Ahora que las tropas de Mu~guia
| han ocupado la referida plaza. l!cga
Ia noticia de que Villa, antics de sa-
lir de esa poblaci6n para rehuir un
combate con las fuerzas carran-
~cistas. Sc llcv6 Ia gran cantidad dc
plata que cstaba almacenada en-
Parral, y que, segin las informa-
Clones referidas, no habia tocado
cuando abandono la citada plaza, pa
"a marchar hacia la a lagune'
IA, 10 que extrana ciertamente.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-19
MEDINAVEYTIA BANDA Sc UNIE-
RON A VILLA EN- T0RREON, C0AH.
Esos jafes fuaron los eneargadOs de Orgonizar nueVas
faegzas Y de hacer Ia cOmpaia en- Dgo. Y zaeatecas
La verdad de 10 ocurrido en- Torreon cuando
Francisco Villa ocupo la ciudad lagunera
Corrr>pondrnr.a Especial para Ia PRENsN.

Corrr>pondrHrsa Especial para IL PRENSN'
Ell PASO, Texas, Enero l7.-LaS
primeras informaciones imparclaaes
Y exactas de los acontecimientos re-
ristrados en- Ia comarca lagunera du-
rante ell tempo que estuvo ALI Fran
cisco Villa, despues de haber derro-
tado a las fuerzas carrancistas, fue-
ron proporcionadas por I'm vlaJero
que lego a esta ciudat Ell cl trel'
cue arribo aver del sur a Ciudad Jua-
rez.
Los carrancistas han venido soste-
niendo que durante la permanencia
de las fuerzas villistas en- la laguna,
estas cometieron crimenes sin nom
bre Y saqueos desenfrenados. Y ain
el gobernador dc Coahuila, GuStavc
ESpinosa Mireles, asi 10 cXpresa c.
IN "m5nifiesto" que ha sido profu
samentc distribuido en- la region Ia
gunera, tratando de convencer al
pueblo de que dcbe unirse a ejercito
carrancista para acabar con 'los trai
dores Y bandidos enemigos de la pa
tria."
f. viajero traio la noticia de que
cI unico civil fusilado por los Willis,
tas, fue el Alcaldc dc Lerdo, I'm Sc
nor apellidado Tomas, a quien Sc acu
50 de haberse pasado a Ia facci6n ca,
rrancista no obstante que jur6 fide,
lidad a Villa. FL general Luis HERE,
"a Y otros jefes c~arrancistas no fue,
ron fuSilados por los villistas, sine
que murieron en- los combates libra,
dos por la possession de Ia plaza. E,
cadaver de Herrera fue rcconocido