Show VILLA THREATENS fOREIGN SETTLERS SAFETY OF THE FOREIGNERS IN NORTHERN MEXICO MEXICO HAS HAS BEEN ENDANGERED HE SAYS Declares That if United States Recognize Recognize Recognize nize the Carranza Faction He Will Not be Responsible for Safety of Lives and Property El Paso General General Villas Villa's formal declaration to George Carothers sp special ape ape- cial agent of the state department at Washington that because e of the recognition recognition recognition rec rec- of the Carranza government he le would not hold himself responsible for the safety of the lives and property property property prop prop- erty of foreigners r cre created little apprehension apprehension hension here Sunday of immediate immediate I danger to for foreigners ri American Consul E Edwards Edards wards of Juar Juarez ez ei declared that that- there were few foreigners foreigners for for- eigners now In Villa territory The only news received by the Juarez authorities from Casas Grandes was the announcement announcement of the safe arrival arrival ar ar- ar rival there re of General Gener l Villa with his brigade of or 2000 men The arms and ammunition of the th troops sent to Casas Grandes are locked in box cars Half a a. dozen foreigners foreigners- arrived from Chihuahua City Sunday They I d declared l cl red they came c me only on on busine business and expected to return Fear of an an aI uprising at Juarez aft after r the he departure of General Villa for forC C Casas sas Gr Grandes has subsided d. d From a military source source it was wae learned earned that General Villa had declared de de- de- de dared to Mr r. r Carothers that the UI United i ed States and other foreign nations nations na- na lons could not now hold him responsible responsible sible for what happened to their nationals na na- in his territory and while h hand he and his his bands would commit no depre they would not attempt to stay the operations of of bandits that might spring up The United States and foreign nations nations na- na Ions haring haing recognized Carranza must looK to him for protection he was quoted as saying sayin |