Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
LIND RECEIVED BY
MEXICAN OFFICIAL
President Wilson's Representa-
tive Wins First Skirmish in
the Diplomatic War.

sl<irmish in the diplomatic war pe-
tween Mexico and the United states
took place to-day and was won by
John Lind, President Wilson's per
sonal representative, when he man
aged to be received unofficially by !
Foreign Minister Federico Gamboa.
Both Mr. Lima ana Senior Gamboa IN
sist that no great importance is at
tachod to the visit The Mexican gov
eminent is still insistent that it Will |
not deal with Mr.. Lind officially nor !
listen to any suggestion from him as
to mediation or to any proposal cman- |
ating from his government.
Mr.. Lind was presented TO senior !
Gamboa by Nelson O'ShaughnessN !
charge d'araireS of the American en- |
bassy. in the character OF private !
citizen. The conversation between |
the Mexican cabinet officer and Mr. |
Lind was entirely informal both care
fully avoiding the subject of the mis-
sion which ia personally entrusted to
Mr. Lind by President Wilson
The visit of Mr.. Lind consumed but
few minutes. The time selected for
the call was when few visitors were
at the foreign office and disposition
was shown in the department to cloak
it with secrecy. No further steps
were taken by Mr.. Lind to-day to ad-
vance the object of his mission TO
Mexico and it is believed that thore
viii be little development in the sit
uatlon before Thursday
In view of President lIucrta's note of
last week issued through the acting for
eiyn minister, stating that Mr. Lind
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oihcials persist In saying thHt FresI-
! dent iiuelta VIII never receive MI l,.iu
but th'r" Is an uhc""Iiill,u '""lo' ',d'
steps nave "'oh 'aNC" ~ ~ i"s '''"' T."
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d,n, t1uo,t, Inc disnoscd Tn listen To suu-
,ostiors tbern romans the rebel element
nc a bo, 10 the restoration Of peace.
Robol svrrath,zers in the cap,tal. and
even pro-govcrnment men. say the rebels
are no more inclined to permit mediation
than IS the administration
Official reports received to-day are to
the effect that Torreon, which has been
under siege for some weeks, had been
relieved and the rebels defeated with a
loss of 5000 men killed, wounded or taken
: prisoners The report said that the rebels
who We're commanded by NehuStaho Car
rama personally were permitted TO enter
the streets OF the city as stlateEIc move
ana Wh'h th'N "o"eFtu 'nat 'i'E n"u WI,
were move" "'N" "S al '''1S anu
H'dchiH' guns
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I,bor,
Mr. Lind Interested himself this after.
MON b,, visiting Doints of interest like tn,
ordinary tourists, His figure already Ina.
become familiar to the public and he /.
: the object of mild interest wherever he
e appears
n ENCOURAGES ADMINISTRATIONS.