The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-09
OPTIMISTIC OF SUCCESS
Believes Friendship of the Two Ma
tions Can be Healed and That Peace
Will Soon be Restored in the South
ern Republic.

Washington, Oct. SIN dealing
with constitutionaist authorities re-
garding the establishment OF a provi-
siOnal government, Consul John X.
Silliman, who left Washington tonight
for Mexico City, will follow closely
the wishes of President Wilson and
other administration officials with
whom he has consulted during his
brief stay here. The consul was ad-
yised that the administration would
remain neutral in the Carranza-Villa
controversy and desired only peace
full settlement
The the members of the National
Press Club at luncheon in his
honor today MIR. Silliman said the
restoration of normal conditions in
the southern republic would find
Mexico's people and those of this
nation more closely bound in friend
ship.
i think we will find" he saia,
that much has been said in hastiness
and that there is no serious antipathy
in Mexico toward the United States.
/ find no reason why the friendship
between the two nations should not
become stronger in the new Mexico
than it has been in the old"
General Bliss, commanding the bor-
der forces, telegraphed the war de-
partment tonight that every possible
step to protect Americans from dan
ger of fire from the Maytorena-aill
forces in the battle at Naco has been
taken. He forwarded message from
Colonel Hatfield, commanding the
Second cavalry brigade at Douglas,
Ariz., saying that Maytorena informed
him the armistice with Hill was
ended, and that an attack on Naco
would begin in earnest that Mayto-
rena would do all possible to prevent
injury to the American side. The
message said American troops COOP
Grating with civil officials had done
everything possible for the protec.
ton of inhabitants and that many
have left town. -Four troops and a
machine gun troop of the Ninth cav
airy and four troops of the Tenth
cavalry now are at or in the vicinity
of Naco.
The constitution~list agency here
announced tonight the receipt of the
Following message from Mexican Con
sular Agent +. S. Elias at Douglas:
Yesterday Colonel Guilfoyle. CON-
mander of the American troops at
Naeo, made the following statement
to me:
am convinced that the United
states soldier who was wounded yes
terday was not fired upon by the
Mexican troops with malicious intent
or premeditation. The American
troops in care of the border line are
strung out over distance of one mile
and are situated midway between the
Yaqm Indian command of Maytorena
and the entrenched troops Of Hill. |
think that soldiers in both of the
camps mistoOk my men as troops of
the enemy and fired upon them under
| wish TO make II
clear that | am positive these shots
We're fired with no intention of mo-
fNpNAHS bhV <AiiiEtH1du LiOODS anu were
simply received by us on account of
the exigencies of the peculiar condi-
ton
1t became known tonight that for
some time administration officers
have been considering private reports
from unofficial sources of conditions
in Mexico City which describe the sit
uation as one of anarchy and oppres-
sion of the civilian element in tie
Mexican capital Whether this is
owing to the indifference of the au-
thorities or their inability to control
the undisciplined element among the
troops who came into the city with
Carranza is not stated. II is believed
Consul SiIliman has been instructed
to use all his Influence to abate these
conditions. The reports are said to
have given officials iere deep concern
and to have been laid before the
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