Arizona republican., 1914-12-18
Gutierrez Says He Would Rather Lose His Twelve Daugters Than Provoke Quarrel With the United States.
PEACEFUL SOLUTION
 WAITS ON GEN. SCOTT
American Chief of Staff Hurrying to Border to Confer with Maytorena and Hill. Carranza Cap lures San Pedro.
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 MEXICO CITY. Dec. 17-Provision- al President Gutierrez today sent a second order to Maytorena demand . ing that he retire from the neighbor- - hood of Naco. Gutierrez said he would prefer to lose a dozen daught- CTS rather than cause complications due to firing across the border.
 General Angeles left with a large detachment of artillery. His destl- nation is said to be Chihuahua state. The family of President Gutirrez has left the capital, it is said, for san Luis Potosi.
 Waiting for Scott.
 NACO. Dec. IA peaceful solu- ton of the trouble, in which five per sons were killed and 47 wounded. now depends for success on Gen. Hugh L. Scott's personal influence upon the two Mexican commanders. Governor Maytorena whose troops have been besieging Naco, Sonora, where Gen. Benjamin Hill and the Carranza troops are entrenched IS determined to continue the siege. United States army officers are un- der orders to investigate four stray bullets, which crossed to the Amerl- can side today.
 Understanding May Be Reached.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-Secretary Garrison in a conference with Presi- dent Wilson tonight gave him the latest reports from Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, on the Naco, Ari- zona situation, where the Mexican generals have not yet moved their forces so as to avoid firing into American territory. Reports show little change in conditions. While termined. if necessary. to open fire on the two Mexican forces to com pei them to cease shooting into Ari- zona, no decisive action is planned pending the efforts of Brigadier Gen eral Hugh L. Scott, now en route to Naco, to try to influence the two factions to adjust the situation.
 It is the belief in official quarters that some satisfactory understanding can be reached which will make un- necessary any hostility between the six batteries of artillery. three regi- ments of infantry and eleven troops of cavalry which have been stationed there by the Washington government to take the defensive against the Mexican factions. The Gutierrez government agent claims that May torena, who is loyal to that govern ment, is planning to move his force ha af he can continue to besiege the Car ranza force under General Hill, with the American border out of range of fire.
 Carranza Forces Busy
 FL PASO, Dec. 17.-An official Car ranza report said that the Carranza forces had captured San Pedro de Las Colonies and were moving to attack Torreon an important railroad junction in central Mexico. It is said that the troops of Colonel Vasquez, who rec ently engaged the Villa forces east of San Pedro had been reinforced strongly by groups commanded by General Ar rieta, from Durango and Geneal Villa cal of Coahuila.
 From Villa agents here came a denial that any fighting had occurred. It was admitted, however. that Carranza fore es number 5000 were located at Made ra, considerably east of San Pedro and that Villa was moving his men to at tack them. Arrivals from the south confirmed the report of that fighting was in progress east of Torreon and that Villa was moving strong reinforce rnnntc fron the southern garriSOnS.