The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12
United States Sends New Note to Mexico in Answer to Carranza's Recent Mes sage of Reply
REPORTED KILLING OF FOUR SPANIARDS
 TO BE INVESTIGATED
Swedish Subject Also Re- ported KilIed--Carranza's Reply Relieves Critical
 Situation, Believe Officials

Washington. March I1.--Tkc united erni carranxn In reply to his response Inst night to the notice that he and General obrcson would he held pcrser- ally responsible for the safety of Amer jeans aud other foreigners in Mexico City.
 This latesb note is understood to have emphasized tho importance of keeping railway communication open between the capital and Vera Cruz. It was dispatched so quickly after the receipt of Carranzas reply that the impression prevailed in diplomatic quarters that the United States had determined in advance to make repre- sentations for the unrestricted passage of Americans and other foreigners from Mexico City to Vera Cruz.
 Carranza's S note produced no formal comment. Insofar as 1t gave assurances of an intention to protect foreigners it was regarded favorably.
 Carranza's s denial that General Obre- gon had intended to incite the population of Mexico City or to prevent the en- trance to the capital of food supplies was followed in the note which went forward today by a request that if this were true trains should be furnished to carry freight into tho city. Tho note also, it is oe- lieved, called attention to the reports of an early evacuation of Mexico City and again asked for arrangements to police the city before the forces of Obregon withdrew.
 To Probe killing Secretary Bryan also directed an in- euiry 10 be made by the Brazilian minis ter concerning the report furnished by Senor Juan Riano, the Spanish ambas- sador here, that four Spaniards had been killed In Mexico City. It had been re- ported also that Swedish subject had been killed.
 On the whole officials thought the Car ranza note relieved a critical situation. but the warships ordered to Vera Cruz were not secalled, and the opinion prevails that they will be kept there indefinitely. possibly to take away foreigners.
 A statement issued by the Villa agency here says:
 srhe Washington agency of the con ventio, government of Mexico is inclined to believe the reported evacuation of Mex ico City by Obregon and it's occupation by General Zapata premature.
 "A message from Gen. Felipe Angeles at Monterey indicates that he still occupies the city.
 "Thc convention consul at Del Rio, Tex. wired Enrique C. Llorente. Villas representative, this afternoon that about 5oo fleeing Carranzistas had reached Las Vegas. across the Rio Grande river from Del Rio They were headed by Governor Acuna, who after fleeing from piedras Negras and taking refuge on the neutral soil of the United States at Eagle Pass. returned to Mexi- can territory"
 'The state department gave out the following:
 The state department gave out the patch dated March 10, D. m, from Eagle Pass stating that Piedras Negras was not occupied by either faction.''
 Following is the text of the American note which Consul Siiliman delivered to Carrs nza and which the latter quoted in his reply made public today by the state department:
 I've have been anxious and perplexed over the statements in dispatches from Mexico City regarding the situation there. and have concluded that the best course
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