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Show VILLA THREATENS 1 FOREIGN SETTLERS ( SAFETY OF THE FOREIGNERS IN NORTHERN MEXICO HAS BEEN ENDANGERED, HE SAYS. ' i Declares That if United States Recognize Recog-nize the Carranza Faction He Will Not be Responsible for Safety of Lives and Property. El Paso. General Villa's formal declaration to George C'arothers, spe- cial agent of the state department at ! Washington, that because of the rec- ognition of the Carranza government, I he would not hold himself responsible i for the safety of the lives and prop- j erty of foreigners created little appre- j hension here Sunday of immediate j danger to foreigners. American Consul Edwards of Juar j ez declared that there were few for- j eigners now in Villa territory. The only news received by the Juarez authorities from Casas Grandes was the announcement of the safe arrival ar-rival there of General Villa with his i brigade of 2,000 men. The arms and j ammunition of the troops sent to j Casas Grandes are locked in box cars, j Half a dozen foreigners arrived j from Chihuahua City Sunday. They j declared they came only on business j and expected to return. i Fear of an uprising at Juarez after j the departure of General Villa foi j Casas Grandes has subsided. J From a military source it was i learned that General Villa had de j olared to Mr. Carothers that thf j United States and other foreign nations na-tions could not now hold him respon sible for what happened to their na tionals in "his" territory, and while he and his bands would commit no depre- j dations, they would not attempt tt j stay the operations of bandits that j might spring up. " ! "The United States and foreign na ; tions having recognized Carranza, must look to him for protection," he j was quoted as saying. |