The Detroit times., 1914-06-20
Dispatches From JuareZ Indi-
cate That Differences Be-
tween Rebel General and
Carranza Not Healed
ATTACK ON FUNSTON
BY HUERTA FEARED
Failure of Mediation May Be
Signal for Attempt To Pro.
woke War

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June co.
General Villa has proclaimed General
Angeles provisional president OF Mex
leo, according to advices received by
the Mexican delegates. They said
they had received adyices denying
that General Carranza and General
villa had patched up their differences
A bulletin issued by the delegation
declared:
The Mexican consul at FL Paso,
telegraphs that from private mes
sages intercepted at Juarez IL has
been learned that there rs no truth
in the reports asserting that all diff
ferences between the villa and Car
ranza factions have been satisfactor.
lily adjusted.
villa has issued declaration ad-
dressed to Americans proclaiming
General Angeles president OF Mexico.
Carranza is completing plans to de-
pose by force OF arms Governor
Mayterena. of Sonora To this end
he is quietly increasing 10 1000 men
the forces under Elias Gales. mill.
tary commander OF the state men.
toned"
Every prospect today was for a
hh'hh III Aiit NbLltItnCPN ana the IAlI-
ure of mediation. but those who still
clung to hope pointed TO the fact that
the Mexican delegates had hatly re-
fused TO accept a constitutionalist as
provisional president. without con-
sulting their government. The thread
supporting the hope OF continuation
I of negotiations was therefore that
General Huerta might weaken at the
last minute before the firm stand OF
the United States and instruct his
delegates TO accept the terms.
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BY WILLIAM G.. SHEPHERD
tSfoT CORRESPONDENT United Press.l
| VERA CRUZ, June 20.-By some
deliberate overt act to try to force
armed American intervention in Mex
1 leo II mediation fails, was declared
here today TO be Huertas latest plan.
! Arrivals from Mexico City and OBJ
servers here of the policy of the Mex
lean dictator agreed today that every
thing indicates Huerta Is waiting
only until mediation is declared fu-
tile TO have his troops near Vera Cruz
commit some breach of the practical
4 armistice. He thinks this will force
an American advance on Mexico City,
and thus save his tottering power
from conquest by the constitutions
alists
! Behavior of the Mexican troops in
| contact with the Americans at Rail-
road Gap adds weight TO this opinion.
hor some time the relations between
the forces have been friendly, but In
the last day or two all amenities have
ceased and insults and jibes fire.
quently come from the Mexican out
posts
Army men here believe the new
spirit displayed is the result OF direct
orders from Mexico City which have
inflamed the Huerta troops against
the "gringoes"
Further indication OF the alleged
plan 10 force an American advance
Is seen here In the fact that, for the
first time since the American occupa-
tion OF Vera Cruz, Huerta's soldiers
at the line are pillaging the baggage
lof passengers coming through from
Mexico City to the coast.
! ToRREON, Coahuila, June 90
Gen. Francisco villa, whose powers
are believed by many To be almost
Idictatorial since his seizure of the
reins OF constitutionalist government
IN northern Mexico, is planning to
oust the constitutionalist commission.
ers i'm Washington, according TO re.
ports today. He is especially dissat.
ished, IL Is said, with Rafael ZubaraIl
Capmany and will also send a repre-
sentative TO Niagara Falls TO keen
him in touch with the situation there.
II mediation continues.