The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-13
zAPA7A TROOPS
SHOOT TO DEATH
? JOHN NJ MANUS
He Was Murdered With Ameri=
can Flag Flying Over
His House.
STATE DEPARTMENT ACTS
1t Is Claimed That the American
Was Murdered Because He
Killed Three Soldiers Three
Months Ago.
STATE DEPARTMENT ACTS
1t Is Claimed That the American

WASHINGTON, March 12-John B.
McManus, originally of Chicago, a
prominent American in Mexico City,
was killed yesterday when zapata
forces entered the city. An American
flag was flying over mis- house and the
doors had been sealed by the Brazil
ian consul, according 20 adviceS to the
state department today from the Bra
lillian minister in Mexico Gig,
General Salazar, the po t com
mander, promised the Brazil, IN min
lister he would punish those r3sponsi-
Bile for the murder, which is aaid to
have been oneo f revenge, bec.rse it
was charged McManus killed three
Zapata soldiers when they were in
the city previously.
General Salazar also told the Bra
lillian minister he would arrange for
transportation of food supplies into
the city.
Accounts as to the killing of Nc
Manus varied Some persons said he
fired the first shot at Zapata's men
as they were trying to force an en-
trance to his house. Others said the
Zapata men began shooting.
The Americans hat was full of
bullet holes and that is believed to
indicate the attack on him was made
from a short distance. After he had
been killed the house was looted.
The matter Immediately was re-
ported to Generals Barona and Guer-
ra, who promised to make an inves-
tigation.
Both Generals Carranza and Obre-
gon have been informed that the
prestige of the case of which they
are fighting will be seriously affected
in the view of the United States gov
ernment should they fail to take
prompt measures to prevent famine
free exodus of foreigners to Vera
Cruz.
This was the principal argument,
it was learned today, in the note sent
by the United States government in
reply to Carranzas communication
denying that Obregon had interfered
with the shipment of food supplies to
Mexico City, or had made the utter
ances which the American government
believed might cause anti-foreign riots.
Without arguing further the au-
thenticity of the reports reaching the
United States government from vari-
Gus diplomatic missions in Mexico
City, stating Obregon had caused all
foreigners to be apprehensive of
their safety, the new note lays en-
phasis on the necessity for keeping
the line of communication open be-
tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz and
points out the need for allowing
trains to be used for the transporta-
ton of freight Officials seemed con-
fident that the exchange of notes
would produce a better understand
ing OF what the United States deemed
necessary steps for the protection of
foreigners in Mexico. The tension
over the situation has been greatly
relieved by the friendly character of
Carranza's reply to the first Ameri-
can note.
A search of state department rec
ords seemed to establish that General
Salazar, in command of the Zapata
troops, was not General Inex Salazar,
the notorious bandit chief of northern
Mexico. Inez Salazar was taken pris-
oner after the defeat of Huerta' s
army by Villa at Ojinaga, and was in
termed with the other Mexican troops
in a prison in New Mexico but es-
capped to Mexico last December.