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Show Ainu CITIZEN 1BED MEXICO John R. McManus Shot Down in His Home, the Door of Which Had Been Sealed With the Coat of Arms of the United States, by Zapata's Troops. INSTANT DEMAND MADE FOR REDRESS Increased Apprehension for the Safety of Foreigners For-eigners in the Mexican Capital Felt by Washington Wash-ington Officials as the Result of the Latest Outrage. WASHIXGTOX March 12 Encour J aging advices telling of the relief of the food famine in Mexico City through the evacuation of the capital by the forces of General Obregon the Car rana commander were beclouded today by the. news that on the entry of the Zapata troops John B MeManus an American, citizen was murdered shot down "in his home the door of which had been sealed with the coat of arms of the United State" and over which flew the Stars and Stripes Instant demand was made by the Brazilian minister on behalf of the United States government for the pun ishment of those guilty of the enme After a conference between President Wilson and his cabinet Secretary Bryan telegraphed the Brazilian minister ap proving of the act on he had taken and add ng a demand for reparation to the family of the victim The minister w as instructed to insist on the early pun ishment of the offenders and to impress upon the post commander at Mexico City General Salazar the seriousness with which the Amer can government viewed the occurrence j Promises Made j The general who is not the same Salazar nor a relat ve of the indepen dent chief who has been conducting a revolutionary movement in northern Mexico s nee his escape from Amer can custody last year promised that the demands of the United States would be promptly met The oetupat on of the c ty by the Za ?atistas which was greeted with n bus asm by the people was marred by three caes of looting Officials sa j no other disorders occurred and the city was quiet when the last dispatch dated 4 pm. yesterday was filed It was said that the killing of McManus at first alarmed the foreigners but when it beeamo apparent that the at tack on McManus was an isolated case and that assurances had been given for tho protect on of fore gners generally the tens on was relieved Motive for Crime The Braz 1 an m raster reported at length in several d spatches on the mur der The motive for the crime he ex plained was undobntedly one of re venge for the killing ot two Zapata fcoldiers by McManus when the r forces last left Mexico Citv The mm ster sa d that when the Zapat stas with drew several weeks ago after the de parture of General Gutierrez some of them attempted to loot tho home of McManus The latter stood on h s door Btep, and though it was never defin tely establ shed who fired the first shot when the attackers fled because of the arr val of Carranza forces two were left beh nd dead. Apprehensive of what might be h s fate on the return of the Z,apata forces McManus Induced the Brazil an min uter to seal his door with the coat of arms of the United States and ho sted an American fla;; over his home Ap parently the n m ster reported Mc Manus was k lied by a s multaneous olley for the shots were fired at a short d stance and h s hat was filled w th bullet holes Prev ously the Amer lean had taken precaut ons to send his wife and fam Iv to the home of f rien Is and no one'so far as is known witnessed the shooting Apprehension Increased r The killing of McManus com ng after the er o s developments of the s tuat on n Mexico C ty of the last v eck nereased apprehens on here n offic a) quarters for the safety of for e gners Dur ng Obregon 8 occuiaton of the c tv a Swedish subject and fo r Span ards were killed Before lea ng (Continued on Page Pour ) AMERICAN CITIZEN MURDERED IN MEXICO (Continued from Page One) Mex co C ty Obregon gave the Bra zilian m n ster a cert f cate conf rm ng tho fact that the Swede was k lied by h s sold ers The certif cate was g ven to afford the man s family a bas a for a claim The Carranza comn ander s understood to ha e expressed h s regret over the occurrence and pa d 1000 pesos toward the funeral expenses of the vie t m Cases of Looting Several of the embass es and lega t ons rece ed word of the occupat on of the c ty by the Zapat stas Three cases of loot ng in the suburbs of the cap tal were reported as having oc curred with a German a Br t sh and a Irench subject as etiras Unof f c al reports that 000 Mexicans had tr ed to release the pr ests impr soned by Obre gon and that a general r ot had result ed were not conf rmed General Obregon s troops accord ng to the off c al d patches left in good order and the Braz 1 an n lnister re marked that ev dently the Carranza commander was impressed by the tone of the American note In view of this report the American government t was sa d probably would make no represen tat ons to the Carranza government Must Keep Road Open Secretary Bryan s prepar ng to ins st that the ra lway between Mexico C ty and Vera Cruz be kept open for trans portation of fore gners regardless ot what author ties are in control at e ther end The murder of McManus overshad owed all other phases of the Mexican ltuat on Mesages transm tted by the Braz 1 an minister from the wife of the dead man was sent to two relatives El za McManus Ch cago and Charles B Wood Denver Colo They stated merely that the fam ly was away when the shooting occurred Secretary Bryan made no comment on the affa r beyond reveal ng what steps had been taken by the United states government The Brazil an nun ster has instruct ons to see that punishment s nflicted on the offenders without delay Bevond th s and the arrangement for an ndenfn ty to be paid the family t was not believed the American govern ment would go for the present The nc dent was regarded by h gh officials as an solated ease ar s ng out of personal difficulties between Mc Manus and the Zapatistas and not due to any general antipathy toward for eigners or as an attack upon them Statement Issued Confidence pre a led that the Zapata troops would ma nta n good order The following summary of cond t ons an the cap tal was ssued by the state depart ment The department is advised that the Zapat stas occupied the City of Mex co at 9 a m March 11 n perfect order and am dst popular enthusiasm represented by all the classes The author ties who have just assumed control of affairs n the city have promised that every th ng in their power will be done toward bnnginj in the much need ed supplies to rel c e the people The Zapatista fact on have ex pressed their apprec ation of the efforts made by the d plomatic corps to help the citv They have also promised to do o ervthing possible to ma nta n order and give protect on to fore gners and na t on ale It was stated n these advices that the international rel ef com mittee would meet n the afternoon of the 11th and that the Zapatistas would send a re reeentat ve to dis cuss the deta Is of the plan to ob ta n transportat on facil ties At 4pm March 11 the City was still qu et and more Zapatistas were com ng in Some Problems Solved h acuat on by the Obregon troops solves manv of the problems which had threatened to force a cr s s in the re lations between the Carranza yovcrn ment and the United States The food and water supply can now be replen shed and the imprisoned merchants re leased What d sposit on haa been made of the priests imprisoned by Obregon is not known b t it is believed they will now be release 1 The llla agencj gave o t the fol lowing statement The conf dential agency of the conv ention government of Mex co has no nformat on whatever regarding re-garding the reported killing of tho American citizen John B Mc Manue The agency wishej to state however that due punish ment and reparation w II be made f the American n question hai been subiected to death by soldiers under General Zapatas e command In the meantime the agency Is trying to obtain full details of the affair and begs that ludgment be suspended unt 1 the facts are ful ly known The state department announced A dispatch dated March 11 from Tamp co states that there is no change n the political sltuati n and that conditions are quiet |