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Show WILD TIMES IN HONDURAS Qandlt Crew From Guatemala Raids a Village and Carries Off All the Women.. Parallelling tho robbery ot the Sab Ino women In early Uomuu hmlstory, a bandit crew from Guatemala daubed acroBH tho border recently and car ried off tho women of a tiny village. Kxoltement runs high, both hero and throughout tho colony, alnco tho an nounceinont that no troopa could bo Bent to run tho thlovoa to earth. That plana for u private Invaalon of Guatemala Guate-mala aro In progroan thoro 1h no 'doubt. A pohho Im expected to loavo in a day or two well provided with nrma and ammunition, to accompany tho moil of tho village to tho mountuln lair where, it Ih thought, tho brigands hold their fair raptivoH. The border near tho point where, tho Mexican, Guatomala and Hrltlah Ilon-duran Ilon-duran Hues Join Ih Infeuted with outlaws, out-laws, who, by Jmnjplug from one country coun-try to tho .other, avoid tho rather lax vigilance which is maintained by tho police departments In this vast and sparsoly settled region. Near tho lino, In British territory, in tho vlllugo of Mullet Mul-let Tree Dank, ono of tho chicle ata-tlona ata-tlona on tho Upper Uellze river. At present only tan families nro making their homes in the place. It was during tho day that tho rob born deucondod on tho vlllago and carried car-ried away tho women, when the men woro all In the wooda tapping the zapoto trees and collecting tho chicle I-Hvo young women, dnughtora of tho chicle gathorers, accompanied by an older woman, who was the wife of ono of tho workmen, were washing cloth tng on tho banks of the river, The other women, who were in the Iioubok, hoard screams and ran out to seo their trlonds and relatives bolng driven be fore a band of no less than 12 men Tho alarm was given as soon as pos slide, but as the men of tho village were several miles away and wldelv scattered In the forests, it was night before all were summoned home Their lack of uultlclent tlroarms made pursuit Impossible until arms and ammunition had been socured. leading their effects into canoes and bringing tho remaining women and children with them, tho chicle gatherers came down stream as rapidly rapid-ly as the current and sturdily piled (Middles could bring them. On arrival hero their story wnn soon circulated throughout the city. First tho authorities were consulted, but It soon was apparent that the red tapo surrounding legal procedure would bar any effective action. Many men vol unteored to Join tho "chlclerous," and while tho expedition Is being conduct ed as secretly as possible, there Is lit tie danger of police Interference, as thuy aro thought to sympathize with tho movement. -llellze illrltlsh Honduras) Hon-duras) Dispatch Now Orleans Times-Dtunoarat. |