The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-17
REoCcUPAT1oN BY ZAPATA
FORCES FAILS TO BRING
EXPECTED RELIEF FOR
FOREIGNERS
PEOPLE ROBBED
in THE STREETS
.Cs sTanza Commander and Ills
Entire STAFF Ceurtmartialsa
and Exseutsd &
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tny Assoeitted Pscs&l
O WASHINGTON, March H.
o General Mateo Alaman9n, Q Car o
! o rama commander. and hts entire
Staff have been courtmartiaIed
70 for treason and executed at Tor
reon by Villa authorities, accord
ing TO report to the villa
agency here today. O
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WASHINGTON, March 18.--ConSl-
tions In Mexico City as well AZ Man
zanillo gave officials concern today.
Apparently the reoccupation OF the
capital by the Zapata forces has not
brought the expected relief for large
number OF americans and othert for
eigners asked the state department
to obtain for them TRANSPORTATION To
Vera Cruz, while the Swedish leRa-
ton in Mexico City IN which eondt-
tions were described DIS ilepldrnble
and "ehastly."
Urgent representations were fnnfie
during the day, 20 General carraiizu
concerning his troops at Manzaaliio.
whose activities have caused fercl9fts
ers much apprehension. The AfaaFi.
can consul was Instructed to- ksep
In close touch with tlieis Commands
of the cruiser Cleveland now .s nf
Manzanillo. It Is understood slse
commander has discretionary powers.
enabling him to take measures foritfiG
relief of foreigners IL an emergency
sbonid develop. although ufIIcialb be-
lieve tho presence OK the Waraiiip viii
have a wholesome effect on tho sitsh-
tion.
Early in the day President Wilson
viewed official report as Indicating
that foreigners In Mexico City were
pafer as result OF the represents
tions OF the Americas government.
but before the end of the day the
dispatches from the Swedish legation
In Mexico City were laid before the
state department. They said that the
home OF Gustave I.nndhelta; Swede
ish subject, had been despoiled BY
zapatistas and that another Swede
had been robbed In the stfeat. Tho
house, OF third Swedisil subject
which had been looted by the Carran-
"a forces was entered again and mon
cy and weapons demanded.
The Swedish minister Informed, the
state department also that the gov
ernment of Sweden intended to de-
mand full indemnity for the murder
of Johan Eklund, Swedish gardnar
killed by Obregon's tr0eus before the
evacuation OF Mexico City.
Little has come from the brazilian
minister at Mexico City TO indicate
that the Zapata garrison IL not pYe-
serving good order.
Americans and other f0feiEHsFs...
said Secretary Bryan, .'liaye express
ed a desire through the Brazilian
minister to leave the city and have
communicated to Garreuza d request
for transportation. Tho BFazIifan
minister is arranging with the Next
co City authorities for their depart
ure."
oihcials hope to arrange with both
the Carranza and ZapatR officials for
special train from Mexico City To
the point where the Carransa authori-
ties are in control and for eheir safe
transfer to trains sent BY Carransa.
Colviile Barclay. counsellor OF the
British embassy, gave tho etate de-
nartnaent dlsse.eh g=.s.ssss: the the Bsst,s.s
consul at Vera Cruz sayihg General
Carranza had sent orders for the pro-
lection of foreigners in the state oe I.
Colima. in which the Beapoft Of Man
zanilio is situated. b rs
President Wiisoh expressed himself
as satisfied that those guilty OF the
mustlefbRJ n. Al.sass siiiis. an Arnsfi-
lean, would be punished ana that q
suitable indemnity w0nld DO made.
Not only have assurances to this ef-
feet been given by netlefai Palafox. 4
q Zapata lieutenant III, charge of che 4
foreign Office Of tse Vilia- -zapafa ,zoy-
ernment. but General villa himself
through George G, CaPothsFs. Arnarf.
can consular agent. sent word to tlia
state department today zhas he sO,sld
use his influenee 70 see that tIie ZAP
atistas accused og che crime were
punished and that an sndcrnity Ean
peid. SS
s Secretary Bryan said the HfasIIiak
had been asked 90 saFranre
for shlpHieEt OF tae bcds 81 snEa
to the United Staten nisf e. nhtsia