Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-14
TWO j. s. CITIZENS
KILLED IN MEXICO
State Department Notified Of
Deaths, But Is Without
Details.
HILL TOLD TO CONTROL
HIS FIRE NEAR BORDER
Efforts of American Troops to Keep
Bullets From This Side Will
Be Considered Hostile.

Thomas Francis and another Amerl-
can. whose name has not been deter
mined. have been killed in Sonora,
Mexico. according to a report today
from the American Consular agent at
Cananea. Secretary Bryan directed an
investigation. No details were given
in today's dispatch except that the
killing took place petWseh Ae
and Nacezari.
Cen larranza, through Consul cana
da at Vera Cruz, today formally notiieo
the State Department that any use y.
force by the American troops AT ,sa'
Arizona in their er1Orts 10 Keep Mex,
can bullets from American SOIL, Will
be considered an act OF hostility. 10"
ever well disposed the government may
be-" as well as direct ana " oeA
Villa.
This agrees with the generals state
ment at Vera Cruz Saturday
Hill Told to Control Fire.
Reitera.ing his previous statements,
(,arranza says Gen. Hill has controlled
his ire, and that he is sending lnstruc-
lions anew to the Sonora commander to
avoid any firing that would endanger
those across the American border. lie
deplores that Americans have been
these accidents nave been due to care
lessness on the part of Americans or
"imprudent curiosity, and cites similar
occurrences when Mauero Desleged
Juarez and Americans endangered their
lives by seeking points OF vantage IN
FL Paso from which TO view the nght-
ing.
Finally, he points out that the position
of Hills troops, who are stationed with
their backs to the American frontier,
is such that IL would be impossible Tor
their fire TO enter American territory,
and that, consequently, any shots from
the American side would be direct
aid to the Villa forces
Carranza headquarters here today
filed a statement OF their position at
Naco, contending their forces were not
the border. 1t pointed out that the
Carranza troops faced away from the
boundary line, toward their opponents
TO the south.
Huerta Follower Executed.
Gen. Fuentes, an old Huerta follower,
whose son is the husband Of one OF
Huerta's daughters, was executed in
Mexico City with four minor officers
on the night of December 8, according
TO report today from Consul Silliman.
The executions took place in the Span
ish cemetery i'll the Mexican capital.
The acts for which these officers paid
Il penalty with their lives were not
disclosed in Mr.. SilliInans dispatch,
but officials assume they were put to
Heath by the present Mexico City local
officials.
Secretary Bryan today instructed
.onsui SiIliman to seek clemency for
all prisoners arrested on political
charges ana to ask for them safe con-
vuct out OF the country.
The Spanish ambassador was in
cay that Julian Zorolla. the Spaniard
threatened with execution at Tam
pico as a Villa supporter. had been re-
ceased as a result of Representations
by the United States. Two other Span
idrds, arrested on the same charge
were put to death several days ago.
Mexican Woman Killed.
y report to the War Department ear
~ today was = dispatch from Cen
Bliss announcing that Il Mexican wom-
an, resident of Naco, Ariz., was shot in
the shoulder last evening by Il stray
bullet from the Mexican side of the
border. No further action of any sort
has been decided on yet by the depart
inent as a means of stopping the shoot
ing to the American side.
Eliseo Aredondo, just arrived in
= washington to succeed Rafael Zubaran
Capmany as Carranzas confidential
agent. issued a statement last night
-
toward the United States. He said Mr.
Zubaran had been called to Vera Cruz
to assume his duties as secretary of
the interior in Carranza's cabinet
Seeks Release of British Subject.
American Consul Simpich is seeking
the release of a British subject, H.
Perry Meaker, imprisoned at Navajo.
Sonora. by Maytorena officials, charged
with transporting enemies of the
state"
The Brazilian minister at Mexico
CITY reported today that Z. r. Jones of
Los Angeles, Cal, vice president of
Wells-Farso & Co. in Mexico, and q.
~ cBrien. general manager of the
same company in the City of Mexico,
: who were under detention there, have
: been released and furnished passports
: by the minister of war. giving them
full protection.
Mexican authorities have given as
= surance through Consul General Hanna
at Monterey. that K. ]. Boyle and
: others in San Antonio may send food
stuffs and other supplies to needy per-
sons In Tampico and vicinity duty free
and that there will be no transports
ton charges over the goyernment-con
+ trolled railroad.
r. E. Dunn of Pittsburgh Killed.
DOUGLAS, AriZ., December 14-Tba