The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-17
REoCCUPATIoN BY ZAPATA
FORCES FAILS TO BRING
EXPECTED RELIEF FOR
FOREIGNERS :!
PEOPLE ROBBED :
IN THE STREETS
Carrsnza Commander and Ills
Entire Staff Courtmartialsd
and Executed i
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(ny .As.ocintcll Pms.. )

(By Associated Press)
o WASHINGTON, March 16.- o
General Mateo Alamanza. q Car o
o rama commander. and his entire O
STAFF have been courtmartialed O
10 for treason and executed at Tor d
reon by Villa authorities, accord O
O ing to a report to the villa o
agency here today.
o o o a O o a q Q = . -
WASHINGTON. Mprch ie.-Condi-
tions In Mexico City as well as Man.
zanillo gave officials concern today.
Apparently the reoccupation OF the
capital by the ZapRta forces has mt
brought the expected relief for al large
number of Americans and ether for.
eigners asked the state department
TO obtain for them transport: ton to
Vera Cruz. while the SwetilFo legs-
tion In Mexico City In which cendi-
tions were described as tleplofabie
and "ghastly." .l.
urgent representations were made
during tho day to General CarYansa
concerning his troops at MahyaniI,o
whose activities have caused s5reinn.
ers much apprehension. The
can consail was instructed Ia ksab
In DlDse oHesl ,Fiaii fttg
OF tho crniess sslerelnsisl sifssa iss
Manzanillo. It is understood the
commander has discretionary powers.
enabling hm 70 take measures for the
RELIEF OF foreigners II en- emergency
should develop, although officials be-
lieye the presence Of the warabfp Will
have q. wholesome effect on the siSua-
tion. ~
Early in the day President Eiispns
viewed official report as dndicating
that foreigners In Mexico City were
pafer as resalt OF the Representa-
tions of the American 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 GuBtave I3undholn1, a. Sweti-
ish subject, had BEEN despoiied by
Zapatistas and that another Swele d
had been robbed In the street. The
house of third Swedish sllbieet
which had been looted by the CarraIs-
ga forces was entered again and rdo1i-
cy and weapons demanded.
The Swedish minister informed the
state department also tiiat tie Roys {.
ernment of Sweden Intended to de.
mand full indemnity for the murder 81
or Johan Ekiund, swedish gafdiier.
killed by Obregon's troops befoFe the
evacuation of Mexico city.
Little has come from the Brazilian
at Mexico City IL indicate
hat the zapata garrison is NOT DFt-
serving good order. z 4
"Americans and other foreiEncfs.
said Secretary Bryan. shave expreslss.
ed desire through the RrSxlti6a
minister to leave the city and have
communicated to Carranza 3 request y
for transportation. the Breziiiat
minister is arranging with the laexi-
60 City authorities for their depart
lre."
Officials hope to afraI s with both
he Carranza and zepaEa ofiiciais for
special train from Mexico City 30 y
he point where the Carranaa ,s'sihofi-
los are In control and Tor The, safe
ransfer to trains sent BY CarTs nss
ColvilIe barclay, counsellor 5f the
British embassy. gave the sts tes do
,artment o dispateii from the BRifisiI
consul at Vera Cruz Saying General
;arransa had sent orders fOs, the pro-
ection of eoreigners in the state OF
;oliuha, in which the seap0ft of Nam
anillo is aitiihteds :lSl {
President Wilson Expressed hsuaself
s satisfied that those guilty OF the
MURDER oHJohn u; AsssitEnns, an A,iaefi-
can, would be PUNISHED ana fhht 4
uitable Indemnity would be made.
lot only have assurances TO this gef.
ect been given by dhnsras Pslafoz s
2apata Lieutenant II charge of the
oreign oiiice OF the Nillh szapata govs
rpment. but General Vilia hinisslf i
through G=s.s G. S,erofhhrs, Artaefi-
an c0nsnIar agent. sent WORD to tie X
tate department today chat ne wouial
Sc his influence TO ese that the ZAP
tistas accused 0f the GFilAb were
mashed and that an iEsiemnlty was
Aid i Is
Secretary Biyan said tEs Brexiiian n
iinister had been asifsSi to afranfe
1r shipment o. the BOO y pe siexEaniis
3 She Halted Stst6a ass.. ss e6faif