The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-27
living AND DEAD MEN
CANNOT Be DISCOVERED

now be. The arrangements for exam |
ining the body will be put in the
hands of General Hugh Scott at El
Paso who will designate an army sur
geon for that purpose. British Con,
sui Perceval, who is now with Gen,
eral Scott at Ell Paso will be offered
the opportunity Of accompanying the
doctor who will examine the body.
But whethsr he will do SO or not will
be left To his discretion.
+ 1t is understood that in addition to
the regular army surgeon, another
American, preferably physician,
will view Benton's body. The state
has no information as to
when Villa intends to permit the dis
interment or under what circum
stances.
The action of Villa in finally con-
senting to an inspection of Benton's
body very materially cleared the air
today. Secretary of State Bryan seem
ed very much more hopeful when he
attended the cabinet meeting. that in
ternational complications would yet
be avoided. 1t is believed that the
secretary has received a reply to his
message sent to Carranza warning
the latter that continuation of Villas
high-handed tactics would seriously
endanger the constitutionalist cause.
The secretary refused to say wheth-
or he had such a reply but constitu>
tionalist sources here claim to have in,
formation to this effect. They ints
mate that Carranza has again made
it plain that he will personally take
st sps to prevent a recurrence of "Vl-
laism'' in northern Mexico in the
future.
In explaining that he believed the
entire Benton mystery would soon be
cleared up, Secrstary of State Bryan
said:
General Villas offer, made through
Consul Letcher, seems perfectly
frank. He says positively that Mr..
Benton's body is buried in the nation-
al cemetery at chihuahua City He
offered to furnish q speeial train tc
convey Mrs. Benton, two Representa-
tivss Of this and two representatives
Of the British government, all OF
whom may be physicians, If deemed
desirable.
"The party will be taken direct to
1.-the cemetery where the body will be
disintered and every opportunity fur
nished for Its examination and identi
! fication. We have directed Consul
! Letcher to notify General Villa of this
government's acceptance of the offer
/ We have also notified the British ann
| bassador Of. what we have done anc
are doing. Details for the visit to the
cemetery are now being worked out
General Scott will select the two
American surgeons and the Gody prob
ably will be examined in the very
near future"
The mystery surrounding the fate
OF Gustav Bauch seemed even more
! impenetrable today, following report
4 received from Consul Edwards a.
Juarez. Edwards positively says no
only is Bauch not prisoner in {
1 Juarez Jail, but he has incontestabit
proof that the German-Amsrican ha:
4 not been in Juarez since February is
4 At that time the court martial whici
was to try him on charges of being
4 spy had been ordered to assemble
4 Villa has since stated that he knew
4 nothing whatever about the Baucl
4 case.
4 Other information conveyed to Con
j sui Edwards was that Bauch had oeel
& spirited to chihuahua City when I.
was seen that the court martial pro
ceedings might eventually be mad
public through pressure from tn
United States. Consul Letcher has no
. been able to locate Bauch, either il
or near Chihuahua City. and unles
], he is held incommunicato at cor
) cealed place within the rebel lines, n
i undoubtedly has been killed
5 Secretary of State Bryan this after
i moon positively denied that this gov
ernment is. or recently has been. Il
, communication with Dictator Huert
5 over any plan Of ending the Mexica'
, revolution. The secretary specifca
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