Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-29

WaSnfnBton, NOV. 4o- AHOeN- American murdered in Mexico, close on the imprisonment or Consular Agent JsnSins. coupled with reports of rev outtion in Mexico City with Carranza l.i flight 10 Queretaro added complex ities today which seemed to force the already tense Mexican situation to- ward the long expected breaking point. .....-- There were no official pronounce rnents or the guidance or pupnc opinion as to what action If any the American government might be con tcmplating. but administration offl- s.aia. hy indication. were willing 10 show that the government is taking . firm position. considering the event usiitlrs and IS prepared to deal with them. once a course is chosen. Another os the last straws" as one rficial pu: 1t. was laid on today with tf1e official report of the murder Of JnInes Wallace all American oil man, by . Carranza soldier near Tampico oa Wednesday. The state department summarized its advices in this form a. statement:
 State Department Statement. James Wallace. an American em- Dloye of an American oil company near Tzmpico, was murdered by a dexican federal soldier at Potrero del Ltann, or Wednesday, November 26- The murderer was not taken into cus- ioiy.
 According to the departments ad- v.ces the officer in charge of troops .xmped In the vicinity claimed that wallace had provoked the murder. The separtmeut has been informed that ts q result of an investigation. that zmile on which Wallace was riding io the place of his employment shiet lt machine gun which it was pass Ing. overturning the gun. The sol sler immediately shot Wallace, the bullet striking him iu the neck anC tiiIlRs him instantly"
 The Wallace referred to is believed here 10 be ". M. Wallace. an em nloy Of the Gulf Refining Company ,zm.liarly known to his associates al jim" Wallace recently went to Tam pfco after having been in Colombis Cor the Gulf company. He is abou % years old. ss.sA
 The Mexican ambassador, 1gnacto Roaiiias, called on Secretary Lansini s; the state department today ant tnes not only went over the Jenkin r4se. but Mir. Lansing also laid be fore the Mexican envoy tine report o the killing of Wallace which had jus been received. Their conference wa of course confidential but it is un dersiood that the secretary conveye ta President Carranza's representativ message more forceful and direc han any yet transmitted in any dip lStnatic note. Mfr. Bonillas was in 'arrnei that the department placed n .rrdence in the charges on whic Jenkins Is held in jail in Puebla, i which the Mexican government de -lines 10 intervene. and it is under stood that Mir. Lansing further out lined fo the amba ssador the inevita Sie consequences of continued nun IeTs and molestations of American probably more pointedly than wa lone in the governments official moi bf last July.
 Brutal Treatment From Bandits, About the same time word came Bf the death of another American 2 he result of brutal treatment bandits who held him for ransom. H was Otto Lund, Of Swedish birth, naturalized American, who died c blood poisoning after being held ft ransom five months In the state Liayz-it. His captors chopped off or
 
 wrapped 1t within their written d. rnand for ransom money which th' tent 10 his friends in Topic. Blot poisoning and gangrene killed the ms while his wife. an American woma md their child are reported in wa h Topic.
 The murder of Wallace, howeve assumes proportions of overshadov ing importance. Potrero del Llan the ranch on which he was murGe cd. Is six s1iles south of Tampic The oil pipe lines of the Aguilar. Ct Refining and Huasteca oil compani rub through the property. When wo or his death was received here t officials Of all three companies we communicated with for identificatic The Gulf company's office at House Texas, responded that Wallace pro ably was W. H. Wallace. who " known to be in the Tampico distra and on the Potrero Del LIano prope ty.
 IT the Identification be correct, W; Azce Is the eighth employe of the Gi company to meet death at the han of Mexicans in the Tampico distr and the eighth American to be kill in Mexico since July 2z. when { United States warned Carranza u further murders of Americans wol seriously affect the relations betwe che two countries.
 Record of Eight Murders.
 According to state department r, erds. the eight murders have been eiiis order:
 July sl: R. A. Cunningham at N tzmorSs.
 August 2s: Adam Schaefer, at Pin
 August 30; H. s. McGill, at Goa
 Sept. 2: A. P. Hennesy at La Co rzdo.
 Sept. 21: Lieutenant C. H. Come V U. 5. A., at Bahia.
 Lieutenant F. B. Waternouse Bzhai. (These were the two army sators who lost their way. were sta ed. and finally murdered by MexiC fiaheruen.)
 Nov. IA: F. K. Lack, at Mexic said to have been killed by a Me can oficiai.
 Nov. 2s: James Wallace, at Tam CO.,
 rt Is further said from the unof1, records that Wallace Is the seve American killed by CarranZa soldi fn the Tampico district.
 Immediately on receipt of the nt of the death of Wallace the state partment ordered investigation a further report on the details
 investigation and report on the [ phases Of tho Jenkins' case. raised