The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-18
One Hundred or More Leave
Chihuahua for Fear of Re-
prisals by Villas
Bandits.
GARRIsoNs REINFORCED
Entire Border Force is On Its Mettie
and Prepare Warm Reception
for Any Raiding
Parties.

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l ]
| ell PASO, Texas, June 18.-Amert-
cans in Chihuahua are believed to be
hurrying today toward the border to
escape Villista reprisals for the de-
feat inflicted on the bandits by the
American expedition into Juarez Mon
lday.
The number Of Americans in Chihua-
hua is estimated at more than 100, ex-
elusive Of the Mormon settlers in the
Casas Grandes district.
| While Villista sympathizers here as
sert that the rebels would hardly
further endanger the success of their
revolutionary movement by increas-
| ing American opposition through mas
sacres, many mining companies have
ordered their American employees to
come out of northern Mexico at once.
Carranzista troops have been sent to
| Parral, an important mining center,
| to protect Americans there. United
| States citizens in out of the way
places were directed to go to Chihua-
hua City, Torreon and other guarded
! centers. AS the railway south OF
Juarez has been put out of commits
sion by the bandits, some Americans
may have difficulty in reaching the
border.
Business men OF Ell Paso received
telegram from Congressman Huds-
peth, Of Texas, asserting that the act
ing secretary of state warned Ameri-
cans had better get out when they
could and where they could not, would
have to suffer the consequences"
To prevent Villa venting his hatred
n H. koI No. fOt 10
garrisons were reinforced and border
patrols strengthened. Mondays fight
| ing, which cost the lives of two Ameri-
can soldiers and wounding of ten, has
put the entire border force on it's met
tie. Bandits attempting to raid Ameri-
can towns and ranches will be given
warm reception. 1t is likely that
any such raiding parties will be pur-
sued into Mexican territory.
Four Were Killed.
WASHINGTON, June 1S-American
casualties in the skirmishing around
Juarez were two civilians and two
soldiers killed, two soldiers severely
wounded and eight soldiers and four
civilians slightly wounded, General
Cabell advised the war department
today.
The civilian casualties were the re-
sElt of shots fired into Ell Paso by
tie Villistas.
Closed Incident.
WASHINGTON, June 1S - The
American expedition into Mexico after
Villistas is regarded by the Mexican
government as "a closed incident" and
there will be no formal protest to this
government, it was authoritatively
stated today. Before this word was
received here it had been expected
that formal protest would be filed.
Strong representations have peen
made by American officials In Mexico
10 the Mexican government for protec-
ton of Americans in the disturbed
areas of Mexico, the state depart
Inent announced today.
A state department dispatch from
Juarez said Juarez is quiet and there
is no evidence of ill-feeling by Mexi-
cans toward Americans.
Mexico City newspapers have pub
lished, without editorial comment,
particulars of the action of United
States troops in crossing the border. A
resolution to interrogate President
Carranza regarding the incident is
said to have received little support in
the chamber Of deputies.
No Feeling over Incident.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Signifi-
cance was attached here to state
department dispatch telling of visit
paid by General Renaldo Cara, COM
manding officer at Nuevo Laredo, to
Colonel Beaumont B. Buck, new
American commander of the Laredo,
Texas, district, just across the bor-
der.
This CALL it was said, was author
lied by President Carranza. The
meeting, according to reports, was
most cordial and the visit is to be
returned by Colonel Buck. There
was no feeling whatever apparent
over recent developments, it was
said.
General Cara was accompanied
nv General Gregorio Ozuna the