The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
AN ARMISI|CE OF FIVE DAYS
WAS SIGNED BY GENERALS MA
, oEeo AND NAVARRO.
Cessation Of Hostilitles Now oh 30
Mexico Pending Negotiations
for Peace. =

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bays began at noon Sunday anu d.
fectinc the district between 'uare@
on6 west of the latter city was Hlaoe
effective Sunday in an exchange y.
;dep,ical letters signed by Genera
Francisco l. Madero for the reoeN
and General Juan Navarro LOT 'nS
government. ou
The truce provides that there shall
be no movement of troops OF e''le,
side during the next five Gays anu
that provisions and medicines may 10
brought to either camp from the
American side without payment Of
duty. ;, s,o,
O;,naga, where a small federal
force is besieged, is not covered III
the armistice. the insurrecto actl'l'
tics in that district being largely IN
dependent. However, the moral ell
feet OF the cessation Of hostillties IN
Chihuahua is regarded as certain 10
make settlements in other parts OF
, the country simple.
, Actual peace negotiations preceoeu
the armistice. 1t was, OF course
known that truce was agreeab!e u
Madero and that telegram from the
:. Citv of Mexico informed General Ma
y, dero that General Navarro had been
instructed by President Diaz to enter
into the pact.
"a Sonora Madero's Intuition.
20 The concessions which the govern
m meut is willing to make were discuss
ed at the meeting by the various lead
ers and members of the peace mis-
ri sion, Those present at the meeting
70. were Francisco Madero, father OF the
10 reebl leader; the latter's brothers, Al
fonso. Gustavo and Raoul Madero;
pascual Orozco, the original lleie
ce leader of the revolution; Panch'
lat Villa. former bandit and presen
IN stanch supporter of Madero; Giuseppe
Gar;baldi. and General Mader0 ant
his wife. She is accounted warn
led supporter of the proposition OF takin
the ,Inarez and then talking peace. Some
III where in her intuitioas she oeiieVe
her husband would be in better pr
sition to talk peace from Juarez ina
TOT from the hills around 1t.
ana It is said that President DiaZ
tef anxious to adopt every measure th'
will insure the return Of the soldier
of the revolution to the farms az
"no shops. with the feeling that the 90
r'a' eminent at Mexico City is their 80
so' eminent.
All kilograms which have been
changed in the pourparlers and
documents in the case were hana
from one to the other and carelu
Se' read by all, including Sonora Madel
Terms of Armistice.
.n The terms of the armistice are
th,a follows:
ao4 l. Both forces which operate IN
INV rectangle formed by the princil
points of Chihuahua, Juarez, Gas
:. o. Grandes and Minaca shall remain
can't the points they actually occupy on
tha. Sunday (April 23) with neither S
advancing, nor the forwarding OF
Inducements.
-. . 2 All work on fortificatic
night trenches, oattlemen's VI any Gnu
They description, or the repairmeh' VI
roads or other military works shall
suspended.
Rem. 8. It shall be permitted to brinl
20 In. by way of Juarez all provisions
again age clothing, medicine and other
cessities of life without payment
duty. Intoxicating liquors are
red a cluded from this provision.
of his 4. This armistice shall remain II
he Is feet five days, beginning Sunda,
IL o'clock noon.
S. Passes to and from camp
I lack be granted to members Of the Ma
X. In family, peace commissioners
/: as a hauling supplies and others W
npany. legitimate duties require their
sage to and from camp. The for
ny are the pass shall be agreed upon.
onsin's Madero Signs First.
levelop General Madero was the ilr'
in the sign the armistice. He placed
the hands of Oscar Braniff and IL
E. Obergon, who rode on their
q milk. sion to Juarez. General Navarro
hun. signed an identical letter, with
nut the the messengers returned 10 the
live in camp. Braniff is wealthy rel
of the City of Mexico and an an
sportsman and aviator. Obregol
n who lawyer of the capital.
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