The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-17
TAF ANXIOUS
 OVER SITUATION Mexican Developments Are
 Growing Alarming GOMEZ WORKING HARD Keeps In Constant Touch With Move ments of Rebel Army and Ap-
 pears To Be Using Every
 Effort to Further Peace
GOMEZ WORKING HARD

| Washington, April 16-Anxiety over de- velopments in Mexico endangering the lives and property of Americans near the
 boundary line was plainly evident in oni- cial circles here tonight. President Taft
 until nearly midnight received bulletins at the White House from the war de-
 partment regarding the advance of the | federais upon the insurgent forces at Agua Prieta, but retired confident that an attack would not be made before tomor- frow. f tt 1 tAf ft pr vasquez Gomez was in, constant communication with the lnsurgent 1unta at EI Paso, Tex, who transmitted to him messages from the insursent army ad- vancing on Juarez. Mindful of the inci-
 dents of last week around Agua Prieta, pr. Gomez telegraphed message. cf warning to his constituents to avoid in | iuryeto American lives or property. He was : advised that the insurrectos had mobilized practically their entire army in Chihuahua under Francisco |. Madero liJr.. Ito within striking distance of Juarez | The messages that pr. Gomez sent to the sinsurgent forces in, "a manner stHi lunexpiained here prevented the attack to- Ilnfrht son sJuarez. He attached much irii- portance to the pause of the insurgents Hand other Mexicans drew much hope from 1.-the, occurrence pr. Gomez however, was Iunable to say whether 1t was caused by Ihis long message of last Tuesday ad- dressed to Francisco. I. Madero, Jr., and lexplaining conditions under which peace I.could be arranged, or his messagevof last might advising the insurrecsto forces to defer their attack pending the receipt of certain messages from Mexico, City,
 Arrange Armistice ..Ass Dr.. Gomez was said to be arranging for an arnistice to take, effect immed diately by which peace negotiations might he, in- | stHuted near Juarez; ;s%.Ss, A4, ,~;. I senor Oscar Braniff and senor -Esquival | IObregon, two business men of Mexico | City left tonight for the camp of Fran lcisco I. Madero, Jr. Both men were in Ileft and received passports through the |insurgent lines and. letters of introduc- X Ition to the rebel chief. They also called | ba sador, today. They declined. however | ba assador.s today The declined, however. lto discuss the result of their mission
 Ehepe, ,s;but it was learned from other sources that, they were unable to obtain anything definite in the. WAY. of peace | conditions and. decided to confer with the rebel chief in person.. II vas ex-
 n,ained at the Mexican embassy tonight
 fthat the envoys did mot constitute an
 | oficial commission but that their mission
 was mot. without. the knowledge of the
 l Mexican government. sf.st .,s.
 | Dr., Gomez was in communication with
 Mexico City tonight in an effort to bring
 | IinAuence to bear on the Mexican govern | ment and avert a great loss Of life at Juarez, which he believed to be inevitable unless the federal garrison there Is with drawn or an armstice arranged. .Ac- L 1,;e .ixrfr hc fadn lc loutnumbered nearly two to one and to- l morrow almost the entire insurgent army Iwill be concentrated within the vicinity | Iof Juarezs Dr. Gomez hopes the serious situetion at Juerez may be averted by concessione from Mexico City. <