Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-04
Talked Peace
In Automobile
MADERo AND cARABAJAL HAVE
PRELIMINARY MEETING.
FIRST CONFERENCE TODAY
Nobody Allowed Within 100 Yards of
the Envoys-Madero Not to Partici-
pate in the Conferences.

FL PaSO. Texas, May 3.-Shadded
from the suns heat by a cottonwood
grove at the foot of the barren hill
over which the insurrecto army not
long ago had threatened to make its
way into the city of Juarez, Francisco
/. Madero, Jr., the revolutionist lead
er, clasped hands today with Judge
Francisco Cara bajal official peace en-
voy of the Mexican government thus
ina u gurating formal peace negotia-
ticns between the warning factions of
the republic.
Arranged Preliminary Details.
As Judge CarabajaPsS credentials
had instructed him to deal with Fran
cisco l. Madero. Jr., as leader of the
revolution, the two men met on neu-
ly an hour. They arranged the pre-
liminary details of the first confer
ence, which will begin at nine o'clock
tomorrow.
FederaIs Came in Auto.
Judge Carabajal and General Na-
varro, the federal commander of Jua-
rez, Mexico, accompanied by Seniors
Branfff and Obregon, go-betweens in
the negotiations, proceeded by automo-
bile to the meeting place, where Judge
Carabajal and Senor Obregon alone
aHghted.
Madero Escorted by Cavalry.
Senior Braniff continued over the
loose sands beside the muddy Rio
Grande to the Madero came. few
minutes later Madero entered the au-
tomobile, wearing a felt hat. around
which was, a suady colored band, the
revolutionist insignia. He was fol-
lowed by troop of cavalry. who es-
corted him to the meeting ground.
Gen. Pascual Orozeo and Col. Fran
cisco Villa rode beside him.
Conferred i'm Auto.
On the meeting ground the entire
escort dismounted. They fondled their
rifles at a respectful 1distance. while
Judge Carabajal and General Madefo
sat in the automobile alone, arranging
details of the conferences that are to
follow.
Two's Company, More's a Crowd.
1t was arranged that the scene of
the peace negotiations Immediately
should become sacred to the ENJOYS,
no one else being allowed hereafter to
come within a radius of one hundred
yards of the spot. Even Senors Bra
niff and Obregor. who are unofficial
advisers to Judge Cara bajal, each day
will await Judge Carabajal outside the
reserved space. General Madero will
not partisipcate in the conferences, be-
ing represented DR.. Vasquez Gomez
Francisco Madero. Sr.. and Senor Pine
Suarez.
Meeting Lasted an Hour.
At the conclusion of todayss meeting
which lasted one hour, General Madero
declared that he lad examined Judge
CarabajaPs credentials and found
them satisfactory in every respect He
also said he had exchanged general
Impressions with Judge Carabaja1 as
to the procedure to be followed by the
peace commissioners.
Extension of Arnistice.
The three days pro1ongation of the
armistice went into effect at noon tor
day. II includes Ojinaga.
Rebels Get Machine Guns Across Line
Douglas. =Ariz., May 3.-Reports were
received from the Mexican side of the
line that the rebel leaders of Sonora
succeeded in. getting two machine
gun, a breech loading three-inch
field piece. and quantity of amnu-
milton across the international bound
ary near here last night. 1t is an
nounced that the rebels intend to use
the guns IN the next attack on Aqua
Prieta.
Yaqui. Indians Butt In.
Noga1es, Ariz., May at is report
ed that 900 Taqui Indians under Chiet
Mori have sent a messenger to Cen
eral Madero. offering to take and hold
for the rebels any cities in Sonora il
Madero will promise to restore to the
Yaquis at the close of the revolution
the lands and chattels they claim have
been unjustly taken from them.