Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-08-20 | Page 2 | Three Americans Taken Captive by Carranza Troops

Three Americans Taken Captive by Carranza Troops Forced to Gather Dead on Battlefield Battlefield Bat Bat- Then Lashed ToA Together To- To t A r. r gether and Led Away NOGALES Ariz Aug 19 Fr 19 Fred 19 Fred Fred- d- d Jq crick American ron eon sul suI at Nogales Sonora received Information today that C. C E. E Cates an assistant superintendent of ot the Southern Pacific railroad of oC MexIco Mexico Mex Max ico leo and t two we other Americans had been made prisoners by Caranza forces which captured Imuris l ct Monday Monda A l demand was made for lor their release Tho Thc men taken prisoner with Cat Cates s were wen a l conductor named Ha mm and an engineer named Mil Mit- ler With three Mexican railroad employees e according to the report t made to the they were lor breed d to gather the tho dead on tho the battlo field on which the Carranza troops had defeated the Villa YllIa forces Aft Aft- ft- ft erward lashed together the tho pris- pris ITI r were taken taleen in the direction of of Cananea These reports were verc brought to ih the he b border by ly Americans The Carranza force which captured cap cap- Lured Imuris also took Magdalene Magdalena according to an official report to Gen Gap P. P Elias Ellas Calles which niso claims that the booty captured In- In eluded a military train head i of or cattle horses and several rol hundred rifles with a l large quanT quan- quan t f T- T tRy of ammunition General Calles telegraphed his 1 L t representative here tonight that th the Americans taken prisoners at would be sent to Naco to to- to morrow The men according to his messa message e. e are not being mistreated Th They vere were taken prisoners it was M stated ted because they had lund h Ignored norEd Calles's lles order not to Lo send au any more trains into disputed territory