Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-30 | Page 25 | Mormon Villages Raided by Bandits

MORMON VILLAGES RAIDED BY BANDITS By International News Service. EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 29. Villa bandits, ban-dits, after pillaging several Mexican villages vil-lages along the Continent:)! divide in Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, seized and carried off a number of young girls from tho towns, taking them south, according to advices received here today. A number of Mormon towns also were m idod. Mormons arriving here declnrc the Car-rnnza Car-rnnza government is forcing many of their young men into the army and confiscating con-fiscating their stock and provisions, giving giv-ing worthless scrip in return. These arrivals report Carranza force,, as well an Vlliistas. are raiding American ranches, driving off the slock and looting the homes.