The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-27
STATE DEPARTMENT
AGENT IN CHIHUAHUA



body very materially cleared the air
today. Secretary Of State Bryan SEEM
ed very much more hopeful when he
attended the cabinet meeting that IN
ternattOnal complications would yet b
avoided. 1t 10 believed that the Sec
Rotary has received reply to HE
message sent to Carranxa, warning the
latter that. continuation Of villa's high
handed tactics would seriously eudan.
ser the constitutionalist cause.
The secretary refused to say wheth.
er he had such . reply. but constitu-
tionalists here claim to have infofmA.
ton to this effect. They intimate that
Carransa has again made Il plain that
he will personally take steps to pre-
vent . recurrence Of "villaism" In
northern Mexico In the future.
The party viii 30 taken direct to
the oemstery whore the body will be
diSinterred," said Secretary Bryan In
commenting on Villas otter, "and
every opportunity furniehed tor its ex.
sMtn1ttUu una t6Uutfncuttuu. We havo
diroctsd Consul Letcher to notify Gen.
villa Of this government's. acceptance
Of the otter. We have also notiaod
thu Hrlttsh amhaasadoe- q what ma
have done and ara doine. Dotails foS
the visit to the cemetery are now be-s
ing worked out. Gen. Scott will select
the American surgeons and the bcay
VIII probably be examined IN the very
near future"
The mystery surrounding the fats
Of Gustav Bsuch seemed even more
tmpenetfahle today. following . report
received from Consul Hdwar6s Ct Jua-
rez. Edwards positively says not only
n Bauch not : pr1sonee In . Juares
fail, but hA has incopteatIhIa proof
that the 0evmau-Amorican has NOT
ben n Jnarss since rGb. 10. At that
time the court-martiAl which was %
try him o. chAttoo O. being : spy had
been ordeced 20 assemble. villa has
since stAted that he knew nothing
whatever about the Bouch case.
Other information conveyed to Con-
sui Edwards Wa that Bauch had boon
spir1tea 70 ChfAuahua CITY whsn Il
was seen that the court.martial pro-
ceedingS might eventually b made
public through pressure from the Unit
cd States. Consul LotcAor has not
bosn able to locate Bauch either In or
near chihuahua City. and unless hQ. II
held IN incommunicGdo &C concealed
place within the rebel lines. he has
undoubtedly boon killed.
Secretary Of State Bryan this afters
noon positively denied that this GOV.
ornment II. or recently has been, IN
communlcation with Dictator Huerta
over any plan Of ending Ne Mexican
revolution. The secretary specifically
denied reports that Huerfa told
|O'0haushneesy he would ~ glad 70
co-opsrato with the United States in
restoring peace IN Mexico and that
the Arst step the American govern
maut should take was 70 withdraw the
privilege Of purchasing munitions OF
war from the ccnstitptionaHots.
Dryan said that no Communication
Of any kind had boon had with Huerta
recently, and that the only fcommun1-
cation since John Lind LEFT Mexico
CITY foe Vera Crus had beer messages
too111vo 20 he whereabouts and safe
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