Show t t i v C Ci Ct r t i CAPTURED VILLA j 1 S i f fj j AMERiCANS AN r ARE ARf IN I DANGER i I U U. S. S Mining Men Ten Who Tho r Have Interests in in Mexican l Cam Camp p Concerned Over O Fate of T N. N Nine lIte C. C Citizens Carranza Command Cut to Pieces PASSENGER TRAIN II i I I LOOTED BY BANDITS J Can Carranza anza Military y Guards Shot Down in iii Full View of Passengers Who Tho Were ere 4 t 7 Stripped of Clothes and Robbed of All Property J Property E GERMAN L N IS ATTACKED f. f Ell EL P PASO ASOo Tex f ft No Nov 2 2 American A. I t t. t mining men n who have interests in Parral reported from Chihuahua I t I City to ha have been taken h by Villa troops Tues Tuesday arc much c concerned over the thc fate of the thc nine Americans known to be in Parral ParmI I i This s concern was increased tonight j by news from Chihuahua City that I Ithe the bandits bandits' who held up the thc Mexican Central l passenger r train Monday fonday cn c evening ng at IJ Laguna guna station assaulted t i Dr Steven Haffner a German subject subI suba sub sub- a I because thc they thought he hc was an f American This they say is an in indication ini in- in in- in I i tion of what may happen helper i to the nine Americans Amer cans in ill the Parral mining y district Mining men an and ore ore freighters here who Mho are thoroughly familiar with tho the country in the 1 vicinity of oC Parral sn say sayf f that Villa probably moved mo on Parral from Santa Rosalia tollo following the Conchas river to Pilar do de Concha a Continued on Page 4 Ip ARRAL TAKEN BY VILLA BANDITS Alarm Felt Over Fate of Americans in Mexican 11 11 Mining g Cutup Camp Continued From Page 1 distance of ot tort forty five he miles Iron from Santa Sant Rosalia an and then marched south forty- forty five fhe miles against Parral entering tho the town from the tho north from tram which di direction direction direction di- di It Is the most accessible thc they say These Thc mining men tt declare claro that tho the report of or Villas Villa's capture of or tho town verifies verities tho the report that Villa and his command had been in pd possession of ot Santa Rosalie Rosalia as alii It was announced that he would move on Parral from rom Santa Rosalia Rosalie Threatened to Kill IU Villa Is said to have hl a grudge against Gen Luis the Carranza commander commander com coin mander In Parral and to have declared that when ho he captured Parral ho Intended Intended in- in tended ended to 1 kill Herrera with his own hands lands Tho The report of or Villas Villa's capture of ot Parral Parral Par Par- ral rat was received her here hereby b by government agents toni tonight ht and forwarded to Wash Wash- Inton ington The Tho nine nino Americans AmericanA in tho the Parral ParmI district district district dis dis- dis- dis are T. T C. C Hawkins A. A W. W Morris Mor or- or ris Leslie Webb and Howard Gra Gray all an o of whom are employed b by the Alvarado Al- Al arado varado Mining Milling com company pan TV W. y I E E. E Palmer Dr J. J Flannigan nn W. W E. E Cow JJ C. C B B. Smith and another man whose name namo Is IB unknown Information received today toda- b by representatives es of or tho the United Stat States 9 government govern govern- anent nent from froni Eagle Pass Tex TeL stated that hat Gen Fortunato Fortunate Maycotte's command command com corn mand had been cut to pieces by Villa troops south o of Chihuahua CIt City The report said that General Maycotte had reached cached Torreon with a small band and nd ha had arranged cd to send his family to Eagle Pass on board a 0 special train Semiofficial reports from Chihuahua City received here toda today stated General Genral Gen- Gen aral ral with hi his main column was at Jimenez Chihuahua Dr Ur Safe Dr Steven Stoven Hartner the German physician who was beaten over oer the lead head with a n. rifle In the hands of or one ot of f the Villa bandits at nt Laguna Monday Mon Mori- or da day ay night when hon the tho Mexican Central passenger train was held up Is a rest rosl- dent ent of or El Paso and Is a 0 practicing physician hue hero Ho lIe Is a a. native of at Germany Germany Ger Oer- man many and was practicing medicine In Chihuahua City until 1913 1913 when he removed to El Paso Ho He bad had been ai 81 resident of ot Chihuahua City for tor eight years oars prior to that date going there from rom Bavaria Germany Mrs Haffner stated today Y that sho had received d a message from Haffner HaHner dated at Chihuahua Chi Chi- City last night saying that he ho holad had lad arrived there thore safely H He went t to Chihuahua Ctt City on private business she ho said Col Cot Rosario Rosarlo Garcia said to be B e Villa ban bandit lt leader er will be bo brought broughto to o Juarez to be executed It was announced announced announced an an- b by General Gonzales Gonzalea commander commander com corn mander of the Juarez garrison today Colonel Garcia was ns captured while t looting tho the Santa Ana Ann ranch near Namiquipa Three of or his men also will willbe willbe be bo brought to Juarez for execution General Gonzales announced Garcia Garcias Is s said to have been carrying Important important tant ant papers to Villa from irom one ono of or his I other thor commanders Five bandits were shot at San BuenaVentura Buenaventura Buena Buena- ventura near El Valle Wednesday a report made to General Gonzales Gonzalea from the he commander of ot that garrison stated |