The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-07-09
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DEADLOCK. BETWEEN CHIEFS
Villa and Carranza, Adherents, Seem
to Be in Hopeless Disagreement
In Conference at Torreon-
lehman Goes Home.

obtainable yet. 1t is ascertained frol
official quarters, however, that onl
: per cent Of the population had vote
in the states controlled by the go,
eminent.
| Marking Time.
| Washington, July AS We've
from Washington the Mexican situs
ton appeared to be at standstil
SO far as plans for the proposed cor
ference between the contending fac
lions over Mexico's internal affair
| was concerned. 1t was generally be
lieved here that no arrangements TO-
such a meeting could 1e made unit
the conference at Torreon between
Villas and Carranzas generals hat
concluded an adjustment of diner
ences between the Constitutionalist
leaders This probably will consume
+ several days. 49,
Frederick w. Lehman who, with
Justice Lamar of the supreme court
represented the American govern.
ment at the Niagara Falls conference
has left for his home in st. Louis He
will be ready to resume his duties
as peace delegate whenever the call
comes. Justice Lamar talked with
Minister Naon and saw Mr.. Lehman
tust"before the latter took the train.
Both of the American commissioners
said they hope to see the Mexican
| ~
ment of provisional government in
the near future.
ViIia-Carranza Deadlock.
Ell Paso, Tex, July THE Villa
Carranza conference at Torreon was
in hopeless deadlock, according to
reports here. 1t was said that both
the Carranza and Villa delegates had
demanded elimination of certain ad-
visors to which neither side would
agree. Practically all of Carranza's
cabinet, and most all Of Villas ad-
visors, had been requested to resign,
| it was said.
1t was reported on good authority
that General Carranza had issued
an order expelling General Felipe
Angeles from the Constitutionalist
army. This was viewed as a retalia-
tory measure against the Villa faction
after their action in confiscating ma
tional funds and imprisoning Carran-
za's officials at Juarez. Angeles re-
Gently was deposed as secretary of
o<
was said he was one of those men
toned by the Carranza delegates at
Torreon whose elimination was re-
Quested
Washington Awaits Details.
Washington, July 6.-Washington
government officials and others inter-
ested in the Mexican situation await
ed anxiously for details of the cleo
ton, in which 1t was sought to choose
a successor to General Huerta. Up
to late hour nothing had been heard
from the election except that one had
been held and that the voting was
very light.
The fact that few votes were cast
caused no surprise either in official
quarters or among the agents OF, the
Mexican Constitutionalists in Wash.
ington, because it was generally
known that only few citizens in the
vicinity of Mexico City would vote. |
The question now raised in the minds
of observers of conditions is whether !
General Huerta will declare the cleo
ton valid should some one have been
chosen to succeed him.
Mediators End Labors.
Niagara Falls, Ont, July 3.-With
the departure Of Ambassador De Cana
of Brazil, Minister Naon of Argentina,
and the American delegation, the PAN
American mediation conference, con.
vened to find solution of the Mex
lean problem, formally ended its SEES.
sions here.
Minister Suarez of Chile and the i,
Huerta delegates will leave at once.
When and where the next meeting
will be held depends for the present
upon General Carranza, the Constitu-
tionalist chief. Il
international Conflict Settled.
Formal notification Of the invitation
to Carranza togsend delegates and his
reply was conveyed by the mediators
to the American and Huerta commits
sioners In an identical note. The
note declares the International con.
Met settled and Remarks:
"All that IL left to be done is to
organize and establish PROVISIONAL
government in Mexico, = patriotic 4
work reserved exclusively to the tvsFs
Mexican delegAtions..
Ak Murdsrer Kills Four.