The chronicle=news., 1914-07-18

"AsulustOH, july lS.-Gencr1l
Villa communicated with the state
department today Offering a guaran-
tee for the protection OF the lives and
property of Americans and other for
eigners along the border In tho states
where he Is in power. Villas mes
sage was reported by Consul Ed
wards from El Paso. who also tele-
graphed that reports mentioning the
fall of Palomas were believed to be
untrue.
Efforts aimed at restoration OF
peace in Mexico were redoubled today
by administration officials. They
were in direct communication with
CaIranza, chief OF the victorious con-
stttutiOnaltsts, urging him to pro-
claim general amnesty for political
offenders and in touch with Zapata.
1t was hoped to bring Zapata into
harmony with the peace program,
which contempIates the quiet trans
fer of power from Francisco Carba-
jal, Huerta's successor, to the consti-
tutionalists. The rough John II.
Silliman, President Huerta's per-
sonal representative, Carranza has
been urged to conduct his triumph
In a temperate manner to avoid ex-
cesses upon the entry OF his army
into Mexico City, to declare amnesty
for the forces that fought the north
ern armies and to recognize the
rights Of church orders and foreign
ers.
While Carbaja1 has indicated the
wish that amnesty be declared by
Carranza, yet some constitutionalists
said they gathered from an estimate
OF the personnel Of the commission
sent I'd Guadafjara the new prOvis-
ional president was ready uncondi-
tionally to surrender. The commits
sioners. 1t was declared. were entire
ly friends to the constitutfonalist
cause. Their first interview proba-
bly, would be with General Obrcgon.
Administration officials predicted the
practical reservation of peace in Mex
leo within the next two weeks.
To demonstrate that the new pro-
visional government in Mexico
wishes to restore peace without fur
ther bloodshed, Francisco Carbajal.
Huerta's successor, ordered the fed
cral forces to evacuate SH1 Luis Po-
tCsi. one of the large cities in Cen
tral Mexico.
General Carranza, the constitu-
tionalist chief, has sent commits
sion to Celaya to meet the three COM
missioners sent from Mexico City to
Carbajal, with authority to arrange
for the transfer OF authority to the
constitutionalists.
These auv1ces were received today
at the Mexican embassy by Senator
Jose Castellot, personal representa-
tive here OF President Carbajal. Mr..
Castellot said that since the consti-
tutionalist forces had arrived in
front OF San Luis Potosi and there
might be difficulties in arranging a
suspension OF hostilities, 1t was
deemed more convenient to give the
city to the constitutionalists with
out conflict and manifest at tho
same time the willingness of the Car
bajal government to arrange peace.
He had received no definite informa-
tion as to whether evacuation had
been ordered as yet. Unofficial re-
rorts from Matamoros last night in
dicate that the federals had departed.
Puerto Mexico, July 1S.-It was
announced today that General HUI
InI ri &c
port on board the German cruiser
Dresden, General Blanquet alone ac-
| companying him.
When former President Huerta
had shaved and dressed himself ir
white suit he called a number CT
| newspapermen into the railroad car
He appeared to be in enc OF his grim.
ly genial moods.
One of the correspondents started
| to ask question, but the general in.
iterrupted, sayingi xEWN =
mo, no, do not do that. I want
| this to be one of Those questions
and answer interviews and l am go.
ing to do both the questioning ant
answering myself.
| iuefta DleN Lne siHokc lTom III:
Icigarette toward the ceiling while
some of the American correspond
chts were being told by an inter
prefer what they were rot expected
to do. The general continued:
| "Yes, like men in the mad house
do, | am going to ask my own oues
tions and then answer them. Yor
see, l know the answers.