Show VILLA MUST PUNISH SLAYERS OF 9 V By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN United Preys Press St Staff rC Correspondent V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March 13 Gen Francisco Villa is to have his his' his chance c chance ance to demonstrate that he he really is tite strong manof manof man manof of Mexico That is the interpretation placed tonight on the thc admission by Secretary Bryan that he has demanded Villa punish the slayers of ot John B D Mc McManus American citIzen citizen citizen cit cit- izen In Mexico CIl City Zapata Villas Villa's associate commands the arm army part of ot whose members murdered the tho American In cold blood Zapata through General Salazar now commanding the tho federal district of at which Mexico City Is tho the center has promised reparation The ad administration all all- ministration does not know however ho whether this promise can bo led carried out It has hall been much Impressed h by bythe bythe the statements made to It by members members mem mem- b bers rB of ot the diplomatic corps hero that the sudden chan changes es of ot of a administration tion in the Mexican capital have hav caused n n. t tension which tho the lea least t pressure pressure- such pressure such as th the running amuck of a 0 drunken soldier soldier might might snap It is to Villa that the tho administration tion looks for tor relief Reports re received to- to here from Duval V West est President President President representative e dent Wilsons Wilson's personal In Mexico l are arc understood to have ha stated that Villa was certain to to eventually eventually even evon- dominate Mexican affairs have made It plain West Went V Rt Is said Baht to that Villa had a 0 united force torce behind him while Carranza's chief officers were jealous of ot each other It 1 is IR bo- bo lIe ed certain n that West has hils also reported reported re reported re- re ported that he found Villa 1110 far more untenable amenable to reason re-ason than the constitutionalists constitutionalist's 1811 0 veteran first chief Because of ot this fact tact secretary tan Bryan Bran today sen son word to George Carothers state department representative with Villa a that ho he must In Insist insist In- In not only on Villa forcing forcing complete com com- for Mc lanuM murder mur mur- murder lete punishment l States der but also that tho the United will expect him at all times to preserve pre pro serve serve order In Mexico and to respect the Integrity of ot nil all foreigners foreigner Carothers has great Influence with Villa Vitia and there was a a. general disposition disposition dispo dispo- eltion In confidential government circles circles circles cir cir- that ho he will do cles tonight to boll vo ve everything e the United States do- do e- e sires Hires The Spanish ambassador again today today to today to- to day put tho the question on of ot the protection protection tion of ot his country's citizens In Mexico MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico up to the state department Ho lie told Secretary Bryan Bran that thal four tour Span- Span death while Obregon occupied occupied lards met I I pl pied d the city and that M his country country- co n ry Imon men were In even even greater ler danger y t f J now no because of at the admitted fact that they h had d at all times been strong sympathizers and supporters o of General leral Secretary Bryan Bryana a fissured assured him that the entire Influence e ence co of ot tho the United States will be use used to protect the the Spaniards and this Is also understood to have been Continued on pago page 2 POLITICAL TURMOIL Continued from Crom pago page 1 French commander succeeded In his object Mar Marshal hal halon on von has obviously obviously ous l been leon eon In need of or support since his East Prussian m victory and his failure to get set It explains wh why ho he could not cut the Warsaw Petrograd railway line It ItIs ItIs Is Improbable that General Ires Ire's drive saved sa Warsaw Varsa but at least It prevented tho the East Prussian disaster spreading Into Inlo northern Pol Poland Gain Is Important A British attack ma made e. e according to London reports b by mon on the German outer lines guarding Lillo Lille suc- suc coed cd during the tho week weck In winning two and aud one halt miles of trenches and sho showing tho tIme Germans back three- three fourths of oC a mile This gain Is la tho most important made by the allies In northera northern northern north north- ern era Franco France during tho winter But It ItIs ItIs Itis Is mea meager er In comparison with the tho ef efforts of- of forts that thal will havo have to lo bo be made if Ir the time Germans are to be bo forced back to their own owa frontier and suggests the difficulties difficulties ties of ot this task talk Parliament granted the British government government gov gov- eminent power Curing the week to take over o the plants capable of or turning out war supplies This Socialistic experiment ex ox- has been made necessary by labor troubles b by tho the reluctance of ot wor working ng men to do a full rull we weeks week's ks k's work anI and b by tho the failure of or normal methods to supply the tho army with nil all tho the equipment equip equip- mont ment It demands dem The result of DC the tho governments government's entry into private Industry Indus tT try may have an Important effect on British labor legislation after the tIme war ends TIme The week has seen no change chango In the eastern land operations Bad Had weather has interfered with the and Carpathian campaigns and both sides sides' nrc arc redistributing their forces In Poland Po Io land for new efforts |