Evening star., 1915-03-14
VILLA MUST PAY
M'MANUS FAMILY
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nation regarding the killing by "a
pata soldiers Of the American, John B
McManus, telegraphed the Associated
Press a statement received here today
as follows:
Since We have no communication
with the capital Of the republic we
have no knowledge of Its occupation
by the forces Of Zapata. nor have we
knowledge of the happenings in that
and II any disorders have been COM
mitted society may have complete con
f1dence that those to blame Will be
punished by application of the pen
atty they deserve"
This was telegraphed under date OF
yesterday from Monterey.
Obregon Troops Go North.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, March 13.-
and his troops after evacuating Mex
leo City proceeded north against San
Luis Potosi, intending to join ulti-
troops threatening Monterey.
American Freed From Jail.
EAGLE PASS. Tex, March 13.-The
release Of ono American and two Span
iards from Jail in Piedras Nesras. op-
posite here, was announced today by
American Vice Consul William P. Blocker.
They were arrested when Villa troops
occupied Piedras Negras earlier ths
week, Sixty-five former Huerta sym
pathizers were arrested and then released
by Gen. Rosalio Hernandez. the vila lia
homes in Mexico without mixing in poll
tics Most of them had been refugees
here.
-Four hundred Villa troops have been
sent to Las Vacas, near the Iexas poruer'
about fifty miles up the Rio Grande from
here. in pursuit of Gov. Acuna, the Car
rama governor of Coahuila. and cen.
Davila, who is reported to have about
200 Carranza troops.
Duval West Heard From.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 1a.-
Duval West. special representative OF
President Wilson and the State Depart
ment, to investigate conditions in Mexico
has returned to San Antonio. after
month spent in the territory controlled
by Gen. Villa. He will remain here
awaiting instructions" 1t is presumed
that he will next visit Vera Cruz and the
territory controlled by Carranza forces.
Mr., West spent two and half days
with Gen. Villa, making the journey with
him on his private train from Guadala-
lara to Torreon According to Mr.. West,
he conferred with nearly all OF the mill
tary leaders Of the Villa forces and the
governors of the states under the control
Of Villa He also saw ministers in the
Villa cabinet.
Flee Before Villa.
DEL RIO, Tex. March 13.-Las Va
cas-, the Mexican town opposite here,
virtually was depopulated today when
it was reported that Villa troops were
approaching. Gov. Acuna of the state of
Coahuila and other Carranza civil Off
cials. with a majority of the habitants.
crossed to the American side of the
border. The Villa forces had not
reached Las Vacas late today.
Gen. Carranza Pleased.
VERA CRUZ. March 13.-It is an
nounced in official circles that President
Wilson's acknowledgment of Gen. Car
ranza's reply to the note from Washing
ton relative to conditions in Mexico City
pleased the officials at Carranza's head
quarters, who regarded the reply as con-
ciliatory. Charles A. Douglas. counsel for
Gen. Carranza, who left yesterday for
Washington, said he regarded the crisis
as having passed. 1t Is asserted that
President Wilson assured Gen. Carranza
that the original American note was not
intended to be offensive, but as message
of friendliness.
The people in Vera Cruz are not in
formed as to what is transpiring in