Show vol y v. v Lb-i Lb g. g AO e 0 AMI AMERICANS RICANS AT MADERA ARE AR IN PERIL Guard Left at Big Lumber Camp in Chihuahua Menaced by Mexican Marauders Led by El EI Mocho Martinez KILLING OF GRIFFIN WAS WANTON MURDER Rancher Shot Down by Firing Squad After Bandits Failed to Get Refu Refu- 4 Money Rep Reports 1 r-i r ri Jt IV n II c. 11 i r rasu 1 E L P PASO SO Tex July 19 Armed Armed Mexican bandits headed by El EI Moche Mache Martinez who were repulsed with lo bce of nine men by L American cowboys on the ranch of 01 William Villiam R. R Hearst near Madera I Chihuahua two weeks ago now threaten the lives of th the thc few Americans Americans Amer Amer- jeans remaining in the tho t dera lumber lumber lum lum- ber camp accor according ing to information brought here by Uj a western cattleman from Chihuahua All Mexicans anc ane Americans in Madera fadera have armed I themselves in expectation of an at at- attack tack Martinez is the thc man who tool took the thc initiative in the attack on in 1912 which was the thc beginning of the Orozco rebellion John Parks Parl s an American butcher of or was slashed across the face with a a. sword by El Mocho and lost one ear a a afew few days s 's ago when Martinea's Martinez's Mar Mar- band held him up for tor money mone at his slaughterhouse five miles from the time lumber town According to C C. S. S Smith p partner of ot Ben Griffin th the American rancher who was waa killed b by DL Et Mocho's Mochos band on Jul July 5 5 near tho the Mormon Mor Mor- mon monton town of th the taking of Griffins Griffin's life Ute was deliberate at The two Americans wore wore- ranchers They werE ivere stripped of or everything thc they owned in including lum in cl chiding poultry and the tho t seeds for tor planting Griffin was waa shot by a firing Iring squad Smith says after the bandits had failed to get mone money from him Smith reach reached cd El Kl Paso laso tod today y in J a j pitiable condition having ln walked most of ot the distance from front Madera The Tue Americans ans at Madera are arc guardIng guard guard- Ing the time extensive c property o of the lumber lumber lum lum- ber company which previous to the rebel activities employed ell between 1000 and Mexicans l Mr Griscom com said It is reported that of ot Ul st Mexicans Meal Meal- MC d- d cans have been killed hilled In recent attacks attack by the rebels Among the Americans at present In Madera ladera Is W. W W W. Grubbs s nephew of H H. I. I Miller president of oC tile tHe Northwestern Part of the thc town line hat been destroyed and the time company's compans commissary com coin sacked There Thele are no federal troops In Madera It is reported that bridges have been burned along tho the railroad The Thc defense of or the thc theIa Madera Madera Ma Ma- dera era plant is in the hands of ot H. H C C. Herr superintendent of or works Ojeda Suffering from Min Douglas Avis Adz Jul July 19 Federal Federal ad advices advices ad- ad vices received today confirmed the tho re report rc no- port that Gen Pedro OJeda ha had been superseded as ns commander at nt Gua Guaymas ma mab b by General Bravo Bra Ojeda has gone south on the gunboat which according to of other her reports took look part Continued on Page 7 i Col CuI 2 AMERICANS LEFT TO GUARD MADERA IN GRAVE DANGER Have Armed Themselves Themselves' in Expectation of Attack By Martinez Bandits from Continued from Page Paje 1 toda today I in the defense bt of against Insurgent attacks Ojeda Is suffering from the effects o of or a rec recent nt sunstroke S Th two largest of oC t the eight lt field guns captured from rom the fed federals raS have b been n repaired ed at t the e Ganan Canan shops and are on on n the way way-jp y to O the the front today to be ull Used d In th the ai i t e of ot Guaymas Guay Guay- mas mas S S that It if Governor Ia 1 Maytorena t rena ren renthe the tho Soflora Sonora So- So nora flora chief c who led in the secession o of that state d desires l to return acting governor would re relinquish re- re linquish the Office and take command of or the militant district Comprising So Sonora Sonora So- So nora Sinaloa Chihuahua and Coahulla Coahuila |