Show EXPECT mm CARRANZA TO PUNISH BANDITS STATE department ASSURED TROOPS HAVE BEEN SENT AFTER MURDERERS S secretary e declares that if murderers of americans are not punished tho united states will be corn com polled to act washington eleseo arredondo ambassador designate of the de lacto government ot of Al mexico alerico called at the state department on thursday and personally assured secretary lansing that carranza troops had been dispatched to western chihuahua with orders to kill or capture all the bandits concerned in the slaying of american citizens ile he said every carranza soldier in northern mexico would bo be pressed litto into service it if necessary in a statement later mr air arredondo declared that the men who lost their lives had bad attempted to reach their place of business before complete control of the region had been accomplished by the carranza forces ile he said they had bad been given permission at their own request to pass through the carranza lines although americans had been warned to keep out of territory atory in which guerilla warfare 11 was in progress mr air arredondo went to the state department part ment at the close of a day devot ed largely in official circles to the Alex mexican ican situation president wilson conferred with secretary of state lansing and discussed the subject with callers ile he la Is understood to havo have told some of the latter that the chihuahua mine employees had been specifically warned not to go into I 1 mexico during tile the day secretary lansing made it clear that the united states would expect from the Var carranza ranza government evi ealden derree ce that the murderers bo e punished and that U t proper steps were not taken an issue might arle arise between the united states and the carranza administration this statement was considered 8 significant of the determination of tho the united states to enforce protection of its citizens in Al mexico exico the secretary added another warning to americans in mexico to leave districts where there Is revolutionary trouble |