Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-04-30
POWERS TRYING no MAKE PEACE
WITH MEXICO AND u. STATES
Indications Are That War vim be
Ayerted by Good Offices of other
Nati0na

During the past week the attention
OF the country has been centered on
military activities in Mexico. Some
skirmfshes have taken place and as a
result about fifty United States people
have lost their lives and four or five
times as many Mexicans were killed.
Washington, April 28-Spanish Am
bassador Riano, who is in charge of
the affairs Of Mexico in the United
States, today informed Secretary of
State Bryan that Gen Huerta had un-
conditionally accepted the principle
OF mediation involved in the proposal
OF the governments of Brazil, Argen-
tina and Chile.
The envoys of the the three nations
whose good offices also have been for
ni&Ily accepted by the United States,
resumed their sessions early today at
the Argentine legation in an effort to
compose the Mexican crisis.
The White House declined to make
any statement as to what proposals
the United States would submit as
basis for mediation.
Moniviedo, April 28,-The Uruguay
an minister of foreign affairs today
conferred with the president of the re-
public in regard to the Mexican situa-
ton It was decided that Uruguay
should lend her support to the media
ton of Argentina, Brazil and Chile be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
Washington, April 28.-Rear Admir-
el Mayo at Tampico reported today
the federal forces there are making
further oVertures to the constitutions
alists for combination against the
United States. He said the constitu-
tionalists are still firing.
Vera Cruz, April 28.-The trans
ports bringing the fourth army bri-
Gade comprising the fourth, seventh.
18th and 28th infantry regiments UNI
der Brigadier Gen. Frederick Funston
were made fast at the docks shortlx
before 10 o'clock this morning.
That Huerta has decided not to try
conclusions with the American forces
near Vera Cruz is indicated by re-
pert brought to the city by passen-
gers arriving from the outlying dis
tr1cts. The passengers said they saw.
General Mas, former commandant at
Vera Cruz, and his. men making their
way farther into the interior fronu
soledad. .si'ess i'm KsSKEix,s
Sleeping on the stone Tagging of the
Jail Patio with insufficient food. mo-
sanitation and threatened every night
with assassination by drunken jaflers
is the experience. Of the Americans
and other foreigners, including women
ard children, confined at Cordoba.
Their release today has been, pro-
missed by General Mas in reply to q
request from American Consul Cana
da through messenger who return
ed to Vera Cruz today.
Rear Admiral Fletcher last evening
seized the piers, yards and buildings
of the Terminal company, a British
owned concern, control over which ne
regarded as necessary in order to IA
cilitate the resumption of the normaI
business activity.
Vera Cruz, April 26.-vera Cruz to-,
night is under martial law. Rear
Admiral Frank Fletcher, commanding
the American naval forces on shore,
today issued proclamation to the
effect and the last opportunity Mexi-
cans had for handling their own at
fairs in Vera Cruz under their own
laws disappeared.