The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-14
MEXICO CITY REPORTED QUIET
General Cabras Suffered Untold Hardships in Crossing the Noun, tains Into Sonora-Men, Women and Children Died on Expedition.

Washington, Marcn 13.-iDemands by the United States government on General Salazar, the Zapata com. mander in Mexico City. for the pun ishment of soldiers who murdered John B. MoManus, an American citi. zen, and the payment of an adequate compensation to McManus' family, were repeated today to General Villa.
 As Villa and Zapata." said Secre- tary Bryan. have been cooperating thought it was good idea to make representations to Villa as we'll so that the offenders who would be pun ished.'
 The secretary telegraphed to George C. Carothers, American consular agent, accompanying Villa the sub stance of the message which had pre-. yioGsly been sent to Mexico City, with instructions to lay the matter before General Villa and urge prompt atten. tion. As the finances of the Villa Zapata government practically have been in control of Villa himself, the question of an indemnity to the fam- fly of McManus. 1t is believed will be settled by the northern chief General Salazar has promised already to pun ish those guilty of killing MeNanus
 Mexico City was reported quiet to- day with no change in the situation there. The following summary of conditions in other parts of Mexico was given out by the state depart ment:
 'The department is informed that the occupation of Piedras Negras by the Villa faction gives it complete control of the coal region of Coahuila. Good order has been established in Piedras Negras and merchants have reoDened their stores. It is reported various issues of fiat money are being accepted. The railroad is rapidly being repaired and trains are now running from Sabinas to Torreon. Communication will not be open from Piedras Negras for few weeks on ac- count of several large bridges having been dynamted by the Carranzistas.
 "A dispatch dated March 12 from Vera Cruz states that General Car ranza has announced that the gun. boat Zaragosa at Progreso wifi detain any vessels found dscharging or load- ing cargoes and that he expects to occupy the port, operating by land and sea. The constitutionalist au. thorities at Vera Cruz announce that the Ocampo also has been ordered to ProgresO.
 The department is in receipt of report dated March 8. coving the gen. eral political situation in the Nogaes district. It is stated that Governor Maytorena has despatched large force to the south to repel the re- ported advance of Carran9a forces under General Iturbe. Governor May torena's control extends as far south as the neighborhood of Fundicion, on the Southern Pacific of Mexico. The Carranza forces occupy Alamos, So- nora, and Navaioa. to the south and Agua Prieta, in the northeast Of Sonora.
 Tt is said that the phase of the Sonora situation now most serious seems to be the scarcity of food. No cases of actual starvation can be re. ported but there are said to be thou sands of people who have insufficient food supplies.
 Tt is said that the army of General Juan Carbal, in it's march from Chi huahua, across the mountains into Sonora lost l,200 horses from star vation and exhaustion. Several men also died as did many of the 800 women and children who accompanied the expedition. When the expedition reached Cananea it numbered about 1000 poorly clad persons. The lead CTS were well supplied with paper money but. according to reports. were unable to obtain supplies because there was nothing on hand to pur- chase.
 Enrique C. I4lorente, General Villas representative here, issued a state ment tonight regarding the McMaaus killing, which says in part:
 There are certain features about the McManus case which give rise to a suspicion that the deceased might not have been entirely without fault. If as stated, he was guilty of having
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