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Show U. S. flag Gels No Rediess Washington, April 3. Inasmuch aB tho desecration of tho American flag flying nbovo the home of John B. McManus, an Amorlcan citizen mur P$) dered ln Mex'co City was tho act of yj lawless persona acting without auth ority, tho United States government decided to mako no demand for an apology. Secretary Ilryan announced that tho Incident was closed with the re ceipt today of a dispatch from tho Brazilian minister in Mexico City. "Tho Brazilian minlstor," said Mr. Bryan, "did not think tho facts In tho caso showed any attempts on tho part of any olllcors or authorities to desccrato tho flag and he did not thereforo regard it ns a casu whero an apology should ho asked." Officials pointed out later that tho nttltudo was In accord with tho policy pol-icy of tho United States In dealing with such cases In tho past. Tho payment of tho $20,000 In tho demnlty to tho widow of McMnnus and tho general expression of rogrot by the Villa Zapata authorities aro held to bo sufficient reparation in tho circumstances. Secretary Bryan today convoyed to the Brazilian minister tho apprccla tlon of tho United Statos government for his efficient handling of tho McManus Mc-Manus caso. Obregon at Capital Gates First doflnito Information of tho location of General Obregon and his army slnco ho evacuated Moxlto City to tho Zapata forces camo today ln nn official dispatch from General Carranza to his agency hero announc Ing that Obregon was nt Querataro, olght miles north of tho capital and thug again menacing any southern advanco of tho Villa army. Recently It was reported that tho Zapata and Villa forces intended to ovacuato tho capital and that Obregon Obre-gon again would occupy It. Tho gunboat Maehias was today ordered from New York to Join tho cruiser squadron at Vera Cruz. Tho battleships Dolawaro and Georgia soon will como north for target prac tlco with tho Atlantic fleet. v J. M. Dougherty, an Amorlcan ' V- k manager of an ostato near Solcdad, " ' was arrested at Puebla recontly by Carranza authorities becauso of unexplained un-explained financial transactions and has been taken to Vera Cruz where Consul Canada Is looking after his Interests. Turkey Seeks Redress Following closo on tho heels of the American government's request to Turkey to protect tho Americans nt tho mission school nt Urumiah, For-sla, For-sla, Hussorn Boy, chargo of tho Turkish Tur-kish embassy hero, today presented to tho state department a noto ask lng for an investigation of tho killing kill-ing In Mexico of two Turkish subjoets and the recovery of their bodies It possible. Two Syrians, Salamon Nlgrl and Rafael Feroze. arn said to havo been executed at Torroon by Villa soldiers the chargo against them being that they had attempted to circulate counterfeit coun-terfeit currency notes. It was claim ed ln defense of the men that the notes had been approved as genuine by tho villa commander. In his note to tho department, filed on instructions from his government, ,tbe Turkish chargo requested tho United States to protect Turkish subjects sub-jects In Mexico and to ask for redress re-dress In the present caso. No roply was mado today to tho Turkish ro quest, although it was understood that it would bo compllod with. |