Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-08
Rebel Leader Hopeful of
Recognition by the
United States.
EARLY PEACE PROMISE
Large Shipment of Arms ard
Ammunition Struggled Over
the Line at NaCo.

Noeales. Sonora. Nov. S.-Geueral
Venustiano Carranza appeared unusu-
ally optimistic today regarding the sue
cess OF the constitutiolalist revolu-
ton. Dispatches from his agents al
Washington and New York indicated
that official Washington wanted 20
know the exact extent and strength CT
the Instruction against the Huerta
government
This CarTanza and his followers in
terpreted as a strong indication that
The Wilson administration was consid-
ering recognition of the Mexican in
surgents. Such action. the rebel chief
considers would insure the success of
the revolution. and he asserted he could
put 100. 200 men in the field.
Carranza was cheered today by news
of the successful smuggling over the
line at Naco of a large shipment of
rifles and ammunition.
DR.. Henry Allen Upper, field officer
of the International Peace Forum, was
in Tucson, Ariz. today on a mission I
said to have some direct connection |
with an anticipated investigation by |
the Washington authorities. Upper !
according to the rumor. is an unofficial /
representative of Secretary Bryan.
FL Paso, Texas, Nov. S.-Rebels I'M
der Pancho Villa suffered heavy loss
in battle at Chihuahua, in progress
&c hours, according to the German
consul here.
No OFFICIAL ANSWER YET
Washington. d. c. Nov S.-What
ha n
refuses to resign? This question was
discussed yesterday, but no decision
was announced. Formal reply to the
latest American representations had
not been received today. Until a defin-
tie answer comes from Mexico il is
not expected there will be a deter
of policy. ,
The discussion at the cabinet meet
ing turned to various alternatives. The ,
went away with fixed ideas OF ,
he determination Of President Wilson !
hat the American government should :
insist on the elimination :
If Huerta as the first step toward
'eace in the southern republic.
CLING TO NEUTRALITY.
Lifting the embargo on arms so that
he constitutionalists may obtain NUM-
ions of war was one OF the-principal
taken under consideration, !
'ut there is no change as yet in the
neutrality attitude of the Washington
government
Press dispatches announcing Huer-
as purpose of rejecting the American
emands made no impression on gov J
rnment officials. They had received
o official communication to that effect
nd would not comment until they
ad
hopefulness that Huerta would
ealize the certainty of future compli-
atoms and eliminate himself from g
ne situation was expressed by some is
mcials. There was no Information m
TO Indicate on what such N
ptimism might be based. =
= BATTLENHIPS AT VERA CRTZ. =,
Under orders from Rear Admiral sr
letcher commanding the squadron in oG
lie Gulf OF Mexico, the battleship New u
is steaming TO Vera Cruz 81
ON Tampico. With its arrival eight /,
merican men-of-war will be assem-
ed off Vera Cruz Il
Washington officials gave no reason ii
T sending the New Hampshire. Ad- y
iral Fletcher gave the order without =
from the navy department.
The gunbcat Annapolis arrived at
nta Rosalis. Lower California, where
is guarding. at the request of the .
ench foreign Office, band of French M
lonists az