Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-26
Georgia Ordered to Assist
Oes MOines in Keeping
the Port Open.
FLAG IS DESECRATED
Emblem Flying Over MCManuS
House Torn ana Dragged
Half Way Down Pole.

Washington. ID. o.. March rs Rear
Admiral Ca.ertau. commanding uc
American rret il Hc1Icau waters. to-
day ordered tHr batue.aIp Ge1rEa
from Vera Crsa t6 Prosresa. where
tfs-r hav. been local trouble. II.s dis
patch rep1rfHz tse movement of tHr
GearFia said GOO port OF Fsa=rcs1 va1
suu open.
Tho Georgia alu Iaia tae cruiser uss
M1iHcs H5a. at Prorre.8. guarding FOR
r.Er interests end seeing .1 Go tlat trr
port IE Erp. open Goo commerce. Their
maintenance OF quiet tu Tucat4u.
ahrrr tf~ .isai hemp ErpweFE are trg-
IlE t1 E~t 1gt their crop needed Hy
American tuinr manufacturer.
Secretary Bryan said today condi-
f.aaa Eas grown more favorable in
Freatau and that there vvrD reasslr-
irE Indication thar arrangements
soon uugtd BE- completed for shipment
from Pruer~sn and Merida of 10000
bales CO sisal already contracted Tor
from ftr Yucatau government hy
American Interests. Details OF the
plan. t1e secretary said. wrrc brfuE
cDuciuIed iu cooperation With fhe
tairr mauufactursrs.
Rear Admiral CaprFt1u reported 60
ere navy dspargmrrE chat ta- Ni,ara-
90 Euvrrlueut. Carrarraa faction in
Yucatau. had taken over tls Yueafal
raiiFuad.
American Flag ossseratrs.
How tas American aar. vHicH vas
aFiuE over t.r home Uf John E Ws-f
Wauus. citizen of tsr Cait.d States .
in Mexico Clg was torn and drasFci .
half aay down tHr pole hy Zap1ta .
soldier. ulru they murdered McMau- .
us and looted Els house tHo weeks .
aE1. iE t1jd in tisuafc1rE from the .
Brazilian mtGIatrr. made public today 4
by Secretary Eryau-
Thia Incident was reported 40 fsr .
time Jhc death 90 McMauus was brIus
but there had been no .
announcement % it until today. See
rrfary Bryan said rrparntiuu Tor the
insult 90 the nag had been asked for
from Zapata authorities. but that go
far no reply had come fu answer 90 .
inquiries. De said there had been no
demand for a salute 90 Che flag ag iu
tine Tampico affair.
An expression ut regret Tor the Kill
.nE % McNauus already has been re-
ccivcd from General Paiafox. the Zapa-
Ia commander. with O promise OF in-
icmn.tv FOR the family and punish
msut for the siaycrs. 90 apprehended
Mr. Bryan explained that the bra
,iilan minister. IN reporting McAianus'
icath March n. mentioned only the
'act that the American flag was hyinE
over the mouse. THE next duy he sent
b furt< <'r report referring % "thc des-
scraflon % the hae." An inquiry from
nc department a. 90 what this meant.
brought an explanation. on March i6.
hat an American committee which iu-
rcsfiEAfcd the occurrence reported 90
iim that following a fusiiadiug which
preceded the general entry of the
,apatistas iuto the house. the fiag was
ladiy torn by the Zapatistas and drag
scd half way down the pole
The same committee. the minister
had submitted 90 him a pho {
nEraph % the house and flag I,
carrsnza Denies Reports.
IN this connection lt became known
oday thar several foreign naEs had
sen violated 'aieiy az Manzaniiio.
.moaE them the American fiaE over
he house % an American Fanchman- {
Nheu the matter aas called o. the at
sntioa OF General Carrauza. he denied :
be truth OF the reports % American a
nd British cunsuis
Dispatches from Mexico 90 tie Viiia
agency today made no :
asutioa % the Carranza claims % vic ?
5ry over the force % General Chao
z Ebano. Latest advice 20 the AZ
ncy yer. 90 the effect that General
hao had peuStratcd considerably BE-
ord fshano.
General Carranzz's detail of the loss
{ the city % Tuxpam. the sEeaey Of
rtais asserted. could best be answer
I - th~ stale department dispatches
-v~rzi fays ago announcing the svae- u
alton % the city C