El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-16

when she. 16 years old, threw herself
before the Mexicans. they declared
they would kill her parents. She
tainted and when revived she found
herself alone IN the hills with her as
sailants.
An English woman in the state Of
Zacatecas was more fortunate, accord
ing to Miss Laut In this case Miss
Laut said, the woman shot the bandit
who was struggling with her and
one bandit and then another. killing
both and thereby rescuing two daugh-
ters, one OF whom each bandit held.
skin Stripped From Face.
Another story she related was that
Of a woman whose skin was stripped
from her face. the Mexican cutting
from the center Of the forehead cir
cularly about the face. then tearing
the covering loose. A Kansas farmer
was the victim OF the Cedillo brothers
in the state Of San Luis Potosi, ac-
cording 10 her testimony. His wife
and daughter had gone to Tampico.
While they were gone the Mexicans
raided the place. hanged him to a
tree, alternately raising and lower
ing him and jabbing him with bay
onets- The man became insane and
afterwards died Another example of
the treatment Of women. she cited.
was the taking into the hills OF more
Mexicans had captured
No attempt was made by the
witness to shield the Cnrranza
soidiery. She admitted that a fair
part OF the crimes were COM
mltted by bandits, hut intfmated
that n number Of the sOcnIled
Bandits were In reality Mexican
federal troops
Regarding reports that the rebels
have been getting arms and ammuni-
ton from the United States, she said
that through an American army Off
GER who had made the Investigation
for her she found that the rifles OF
many followers Of Felix Diaz were OF
the same pattern used BY the Next
can army and that they had been
acquired both by capture and by pur-
chase from the Mexican troops.
Cnrranza Organ Supplies Data.
Statements issued by the League
OF Free Nations to counterfeit what
the organization has characterized q
plot TO force Intervention in Mexico
were largely based on information re-
ceived from George F. Weeks, pub
fishers OF the Mexico Review, a Car
rama organ T J. Debekker Monday
told the subcommittee. Debakker is a
member OF the leagues committee on
Mexico Previous witnesses had said
that he was author Of most OF the lit
erature sent out by the organization
about Mexico
Cross examination brought out that
Debekker based his charges OF an or
ganized movement to force interven-
ton "on newspaper reports.
Witness Defends Cnrranza.
Debekker defended the Carranza
government and said that he believed
Carranza was giving Mexico a better
government than the United States
could He asserted that worse things
had happened In the United States
than had occurred in Mexico. Later
cross examination brought from him
that. outside Of information gained
Indirectly. his only knowledge Of
Mexican conditions was obtained last
spring during a six weeks visit. four
weeks OF which we're spent in Mexico
City and the other two in travelling
about the country as the guest Of
president CarranZa-
7 believe there is a plot against
Mexico I believe that the president
OF the United States knows who is
behind that plot" witness declared
after clashes with subcommittemen-