The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-06-19
scT1bed custom in Mexico. -- -
The cry. everywhere in Juarez is
Viva Pancho," as Villa is known.
Many Dvinn AT Mazatlan.

Inc, cry everywhere in Juarez is
Viva Pancho," as Villa is known.
Many Dying at Mazatlan.
On Q. s. S. California, Mazatlan,
June II (by wireless to San Diego,
June 1D.-Conditions in the besieged
/ city Of Mazatlan are rapidly growing
worse Disease is making heavy in
roads on the inhabitants, weakened by
/ lack of food Reports from Acapulco
say many federal troops are desert
/ ing.
Mexican Mediation Failing.
Washington, June 17.--What may be
the final crisis in the Mexican situa-
ton is On.
President Wilson refuses to back
down upon his proposition that a con-
i stitutibnalist must be selected as pro-
| visional president of Mexico.
/ The Mexican mediation delegates
say they will not have constitution
alist; that unless a neutral is named
they will withdraw.
The Abe. mediatoFs are tired OF
the way in which the negotiations are
being prolonged. They have intimated
that there must be action or they will
terminate the peace conference.
Rebels Cause New Clash.
Reports made to Washington SAID
that Justice Lamar and Frederick W..
Lehman, American delegates to the
! Niagara Falls peace conference, mo-
tored to Buffalo during the day and
/ conferred with Luis Cabrera and Ra-
fael Zubaran, Carranza delegates. ana
that their their mission ended in fail
ure. q il
The American delegates object was
to get information relating to men
who might be satisfactory TO the con-
stitutionalists for provisional presl-
4 dent Of Mexico in succession to HUI
efta and also to learn the constitutions
alists' attitude on the peace plan.
In the mediation parleys the Amer
leans had suggested numerous names,
but all had been rejected by the HUI
erta delegates. Justice Lamar and
Mr.. Lehman therefore sought. the
name of some one who would be4ac-
ceptable to the constitutionalists and
at the same time to Huerta's commits
sioners.
The American delegates also sought
to gain strong arguments and to have
the Carranza delegates In proximity
to Niagara Falls should it be deter
mined to admit such delegates into the
peace conference. Secretary Bryan
desired that this personal meeting
should take place that the Carranza
representatives might be convinced
that the mediators meant what they
said in denying admission to rebel del
egates unless Carranza should declare
an armistice.
The mediators will not recede from
this position.
,Towne's Huerta Mission Ends.
1 Announcement that Charles A.
Towne, former senator for Minnesota,
had failed in his mission to persuade
the administration to content itself
with neutral for provisional presi-
/ dent of Mexico came in the form of a
statement from him saying that his
, mission of a restricted" sort was
i ended and that he had no further con-
nection with Mexican affairs.
j The man Mr.. Towne intended to pro-
pose for the presidency if he had been
/ able to see President Wilson was Gen.
Fernando Gonzales, son of General
Gonzales, who preceded Don Porfirio
Dias as president Of Mexico. He pur-
posed to present the view that unless
some such neutral could be agreed on
the Huertistas would have nothing to
gain by mediation and would in fact
merely lose through mediation.
Press dispatches from Mexico City
saying an extraordinary session Of
the house probably would be called
! by Huerta were received with keen
interest. The speaker of the house
was said to have announced that
matter of great interest for the Mexi:
can republic, which would require the
highest patriotism Of the deputies,
would be discussed"
Rebels Reject Peace Plan.
y Niagara Falls, Ont, June illus
tice Lamar and Frederick w. Leh-
mann. American delegates to the me-
| diation conference, went to Buffalo,
and talked for four hours with Rafael
Zubaran and Luis Cabrera, personal
i representatives of General Carra1iza.
Their purpose was to find some way
to bring the constitutionalistst into har-
mony with the scope of mediation.
/ The mission was failure.
The next full conference is set for
Friday. Until then little will be done
because Of the absence Of Minister
Naon of Argentina. Most of the prin.
cipals incline to the view that Fridays
session may be the last