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Show jREBELS BLAMED B ! MEXICO FOR MURDER 0F-10IEIIS: Carranza Forces Declared to be Pursuing Bandits and Ask More Information MEXICO CITY, Thursday, Jan. 8 F. J. Roney and Earl Bowles who met j death in the Tampico region early this j month, were killed by rebels after j having disregarded warnings from lo- j cal authorities who advised them not I to venture into lawless regions alone, i according to telegrams from state of-1 ficials at Tampico given out tonight by the interior department. They were , shot by outlaws on the seashore be- J tween camps belonging to the International Inter-national and Transcontinental Oil ' companies, it is said. Advises given out hero state that I followers of .General Manuel Pelaez, i outlaw chief and virtually independent 1 ruler in that district, had been expect-1 ing to receive munitions from a j steamer at that point on the coasL j Certain bandits who were rival ad-' herents of Pelaez were operating near j the lagoon of Tamiahua and learned of the expected shipment. They laid in wait at a point where they thought the munitions would be landed and ; when Roney and Bowles appeared the j rebels believed they were carrying ; arms to the Pelaez forces. Fire was j opened upon the two men, who were killed. It is staled government forces arc pursuing the bandits and that the for-1 eign office has asked local authorities for further Information regarding the : shooting of the lv.o Americans. |