The daily times., 1919-08-21
THE REPLY OF
MEXICAN CHIEF
Continued from page One1


"The Governor OF the State of
Chihuahua with the approval of
President Carranza( according to a
dispatch today from Chihuahua, has
offered a reward of 0,000 pesos for
the capture of Francisco Villo. Two
Colonels and three Captains, whose
allegiance in Villa was the basis for
their trial on charge of treason by
military court martial, were convict
ed Sunday and shot by the Mexican
soldiers yesterday, and six other al
legged Villistas were given prison SEN
tences.
A dispatch from Mexico City says
that Ell Monitor Republican, editor
tally stated yesterday that a radical
fchange of policy on the part of the
ICarranza government is essential to
a solution of the International prob
lem, by cultivating friendship be-
tween the American and Mexican
peoples
Up to tonight no word has been
eceived from Mexico City regarding
he fate of DR.. Goenaga, the Porto
iican doctor whose Kidnapping by
rebel forces operating near Mexico
City was announced yesterday by the
| State Department. According to in
formation transmitted to Washing
ton from the American Embassy to
Mexico City, the time for the pay
ment of the ransom demanded for
the release of DR.. Goenago expired
last Friday.
| An additional list of crimes COM
mitted by Mexicans upon American
loil companies in the Tampico re-
g1on has been reported to the State
Department, it was learned today.
They range from hold-ups to mur-
der and mention is made of various
perpetrators as being Carranza SOL
diers, some having been recognized
and others identified by the uniform
they wore. All of the outrages took
p1ace in territory controlled by
Carranza troops.
Ira Haupin telephone lineman for
the Mexican Gulf Co., was held I'D
on May 4, on his way to Tepetate,
but was released when the Mexicans
learned they had mistaken his au-
tomobile for that of the paymaster.
On May Is, J. Bischilok of the land
department of the trans-contfnental
petroleum Co., was taken from a
launch of the Co., by eight bandits
who thought he had the company's
pay roll with him. When they
found he had only the payroll sheets
they cursed him robbed him of all
ihis clothing and $3.50, and let him
igc back to the launch naked,
| La Corona Co., reports that on
April 80, twenty bandits robbed
the Co., agent at Topila of $217.S2;
destoyed the telephone and telegraph
Instruments and indulged in a bonn
ardment. On April 8, a band of Car
| . -clstas stole two horses at this
iCo's. La Puerta camp. On May 28.
ne OF the companies geclogists was
cid up on the Tamesi river and rob-
bed Of all his money and food, cloth
| s, and shoes. 49, -u,s..-
| The Rennsylvania-Mexico Fuel CO.
was forced to furnish food supplies.
service during the month of Ap-
III to the extent of $3,5S6.16, and in
May $3,105.18, bills for which have
been submitted to the Mexican gov
ernment, but which have not been
paid. These are the latest reports
from this company which has been
compelled to furnish similar supplies
md service to the Carranza troons
in this region for many months No
payment is ever made for these ere
.quisitions"
| Carranvista soldiers visited the
Gonzales camp of the National Oil
Co., on May 9, and after abusing
all the Americon workmen carried
oil all the food, bedding, and cloth
ng In the camp. The company es-
imated its loss at $1,000.
Edward L. Morend of the Mexican
lGu1 company was attacked by a
Mexican named Juan Martinez on
June %, according to an affidavit
presented to the state department.
and escaped being murdered only
because he was quicker and stronger
ttnan his exican opponent. The
Mexican was armed with a matchete
and his only reason for trying to
murder Morend was that he was an
American citizen. Morend's home is
in Chicago. His affidavit was TAX
en- by Ulysses S. Fitzpatrick, Amer