The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
AMERICANS IN DANGER


 Fl Paso. June 17.-Uneasiness for
 the safety of American citizens in northern Mexico was felt here tonight. Because of the expedition by United States troops into Mexico Monday night to disperse Villa forces attack ing Juarez, it is feared Villa and his men will attempt reprisals upon Amer ican persons and property in the north of Mexico.
 Mormon officials here and in Juarez were much concerned over reports that Villa was heading toward Casos
 Grandes Chihuahua. This is near the Mormon colony of Colonia Dublan, where many Mormon families live. Several American mining companies have ordered their American employees to leave for the border as soon as pos sible. The American Smelling and Re- fining company announced that it's employees at Parral, always Villa stronghold, had been ordered to the border Orders have also been given the officials and employees of the Cuei Mining company, Chicago owned hua, to leave at once. Other com panies have ordered their men to con centrate in the larger towns until Villas attitude towards Americans is definitely known.
 Thousands of Yaqui Indians have been sent to Parral by General Manuel Dieguez to reinforce the troops which
 were led by Villa on Easter morning Following this information, which w.s received at the border late today, sew eral large mining companies decided to have their men remain in Parral for the present.
 Reports brought rom Juarez that the feeling among the Mexicans was bitter toward the Americans were de, nted hV Arnericon rA Dow, who said he had been courteously treated
 General CabelTs statement here to- day that the expedition to Juarez was a closed incident was accepted at it's face value tonight and no further de- velopment of that situation is ex- pecee". However. it is feared that Villa and Martin Lopez might attempt reprisals
 Others hold that Villa is ambitious 10 make success of his revolution and does not want to bring down upon his head the hatred of the Americans
 and the possibilities of another puni-
 tive expedition
 RUMOR UNFOUNDED Scouting patrols sent out along the American bank of the Rio Grande this afternoon to locate band of Villa fol- lowers reported east of San Lorenzo Snui eA' TepoTteo to military headquarters that the rumor was without foundation It was announced tonight that no Villa men except the wounded were now in the Juarez district.
 official reports submitted to General Erwin late today established the fact tha. more of Villas men were killed by American troops than at first estimated Between 50 and 60 bodies were taken from the trenches near the race track follow ing the assault of these trenches by the Twenty-fourth (colored) infantry, and 3S bodies were counted in front of the race track Monday morning, having been, killed by the artillery fire from American guns on the river bank. Many more bodies were reported in the weeds and wheat fields on the east side of town
 One American soldier was killed, an- other died of wounds and 10 were wound- cd during the fighting Sunday night and Monday, according to official reports made at military headquarters today Private Sam Tusco, Eighty-second artil- lery, was shot and killed. Private An thony Cunningham. Twenty-fourth in- fantry, died of wounds. The wounded were: Sergt. Peter Chigas Troop L. Sev enth cavalry; Private Burchard F. Casey, headquarters company. Eighty-second field artillery; Private Arthur A. Lind berg. Troop E; Private Alfonso Fibre, Troop M. and Corp. Lewis E. Armstrong, gun troop of the Seventh cavalry; Corp Alfssd Friedman. Com-