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Show KILLED TWO U. S. SEAMEN Anti American Feeling Feel-ing at Guaymas, Mexico, Mex-ico, Results in Death of Two Sailors and Wounding of Several Others Cuaymasfl Sonora. Mexico. April 11. Two sailors of the 1'nited States cruiser California were killed and several others wounded in a street' fifjb.1 Monday morning at Mazatlan. a Pacific coast port below this point. Three or lour Mexican policemen were wounded in atteinptinc to arrest ar-rest the American sailors. Admiral Cowles Is investigating the Incident. Investigation of the fight between the bluejackets and Mexican gendarmes gen-darmes discloses that ut an early hour the police attempted to quiet a carousing ca-rousing parly Their action was resented re-sented by the American seamen and a fight ensued So far it Is not certain cer-tain which side fired the first shots. The sailors were on shore leave The bodies of the two killed -meri-caus have been removed to the cruiser. cruis-er. The American commander ami Mazatlan authorities promptly ex-I ex-I changed regrets. Washington Anrfl 11 William ' alkie Corrie. seaman, and lohn I Chase Klestow. first class master at arm, were the two men killed In the IilIii at Mazatlan Rear Admiral I Cowles reported to the nav department depart-ment late today by wireless via the San Diego station Corrie's nearest relative Is A S I Cotrie of Los Angeles. Cal. He bad served In the navy two years. Kle- stow's nearest relatUe is his father, who lives In San Francisco He had been In the nsvj eleven years Hoth men hal excellent records. Admiral l ev es reports they were not likely to be aggressors in a street light There have been reported displays of anti-American feeling at some of the Pacific ports of Mexico of late. A ! few weeks ago. when talk of Inter- ventloh was at its height, two otfl-oefS otfl-oefS of the cruiser Denver were assaulted as-saulted while ashore at Guaymtts and on another occasion when tho navy b;;d ordered the Denver to another port. antl American feeling wan running run-ning so strong thai her orders were countermanded and she remained to protect Americans and other foreigner foreign-er F.. A full report of live investigation of the affair by Admiral Cowles will i each the navy department shortly and what Is to be done about the Lit -c-i attack then will be decided. nn . |