| Show TWO SEAMEN I KILLED IN INGUA GUAYMAS GUA Five Unarmed Sailors From U. U S. S Cruiser Calif California on onShore onShore onShore Shore Leave in Mexican Port Shot by the Chief of Police i DEMAND FOR THOROUGH INVESTIGATION MADE Intimation Given at Washington Washing Washing- ton That Serious Results May Ensue Unless Provocation Provocation Provocation for Attack Is Shown GUAY S1 Sonora Mex April 11 Seamen J. J C. C ton arid and W. W l lV W. W Corrie of the United States cruiser California were killed and three other wounded in a street treet fight here V Wednesday morn morn- ing ing- mg ingAn An official consular report from froman an eyewitness of the fight says that the tIle Americans were drunk They are said to have been shot by tho the chief of police For some time irritation fa tation tion on the part of Mexicans had been evident admittedly caused by the presence in Mexican ct can waters of American ships of war All sailors sailor permitted to go pro on shore leave C had be ben been n g- g Driven strict orders orders' to fo maintain friendly relations Tho The incident resulted to today a in a a. request from Americans at nt that a cruiser be bo detailed t to the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- port Anti American feeling is said to have haTe resulted at oth other r points down the west coast const and as well to have hae occasioned the fight bc between American sailors and police here herc ft waua a nath eor of I and 37 years year Of ota a age age- HI His h Ms Is 13 a retired sea captain captain- I Kies- Kies le tow wa was was' wasa a veteran of ot th the Sp Spanish nl American war and was decorated d for tv-sr Jr blaer bravery on oni the field His record J in n the na navy was a a. splendid one He hail had been en on the cruiser California less than ro a year v rie nearest relative e is A. A S. S J J. J Corrie of ot Los Angeles Cal Call He hail had served in tho naY navy two years ear Insist on Thorough Probe Washington April 11 The The attention of or the state department which lately has been given ghen to a vexatious problem problem lem arising from the wounding of or American soldiers and other American citizens along the Mexican border was directed toda today to the serious situation resulting from the slaying of or a a. petty peU officer and a sailor Ballor from the l States cruiser California at Guaymas s Charles D. D Taylor Talor consular agent at Gua Guaymas mas In reporting the deaths to the department said a strict Investigation gatlon gation was being made niale Tho The shooting was done by the chief of ot police pollee of at Guaymas and as American America l sailors going ashore In a foreign coun country country coun- coun try Invariably go 10 unarmed off officials here will insist that the tho circumstances of or the slaying be probed probe to the bot bot- tom torn I If Lf the Mexican authorities 11 are unable un- un ablo able to show that there thero w was provocation tion tiomi for the tho at attack tacit b by the armed palce po police po- po lice Hee serious consequences may ensue It was wa pointed out that the double doublet killing might be taken as an Indication of ot the inadequacy of or the present go government gov and have e a an influence when I tho time United States gives further con- con Continued on P Page Pago o 2 2 Column I 1 TWO AMERICAN SEAMEN KILLED Three Others Wounded in ill Fracas Fracas Fra Era cas at Guaymas That May Have Serious Results Continued From 1 Pago paga 1 Uon to the question ot of lion tion of tho Huerta government |
