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Show SEARCH MADE FOR M MAN Former Chicago Alderman Missing Juarez Officials Unable to Get Trace. El Paso. Texas, Nov. 18 What has been the fate of Joseph H. Francis, former alderman of Chicago, was a question lhat constitutionalist authorities au-thorities in Juarez v. ere unable to answer early today. Francis, who ha3 been absent from Chicago since last May. was supposed to have come to Juarez from Terreras on the troop train that carried Villa's troops to attack that city early Sunday morn ing. That he did not reach E Pajo seems certain. A telegraphic ippeal I from Francis' father in Chicago last) night has caused General Villa to institute in-stitute a search which he declared would extend to opening the gravei of dead foreigners toda El Paso. Tex, Nov. 18. No trace has been found in Juarez of J H. Francis, former Chicago alderman, who is missing, and was eported as I neing scuth of Juarez a Eflf d9ys agr I when the rebels came north to attack j the border city. It Is said he started (into Juarez on the train with the reb 1 eis, but has not since ieen seen. None of the lead were distributed in Juarez today, but Americans who saw the bodies piled in he Juarez cemetery before Interment, declar . there was no American among them Francis is not in the hospital. Francis Not in Mexico. Chicago. III., Nov 18. Jlr. J. H Francis. vhose husband is reported missine in Mexico, expreaaed doubt here today that he hao" been in that country He was at home three weeks ago. she said, and did not have money enough to take him to the Rio 1 irande. |