Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21
WILSON IS
IN CLOSE TOUCH
WITH MEXICANS
He Exchanges Communications
With Representatives Over
Wire at Niagara Falls.

WASHINGTON, May 2L-President
Wilson and Secretary Of State Bryan
were in direct communication early
today with Mexican mediation
negotiations at Niagara Falls, On
tario.
AS soon as the President reached
! the executive Offices after breakfast
Secretary Bryan hastened over from
! the state department The special
! telegraph wire connecting the White
/ House win headquarters of the
American peace commissioners was
working, and several messages are
said to have been exchanged between
the President and Commissioners
Lamar and Lehman.
Things at the mediation confer
ence are progressing smoothly" Mr..
Bryan declared as he left the eXecu-
tive Office in great haste. The secre-
tary was smiling as he rushed by the
waiting newspaper men and across
the street to his Office.
Messages Over Direct Wire.
When the President and Mr.. Bryan
began their conference there were
several communications from the
American commissioners which had
arrived over night relating to their
night session with the mediating en-
voys.
These messages it was reported,
set forth outlines of procedure sug
gested by the mediators and also
some preliminary ideas upon which
may be based the first interchange Of
peace proposals.
Further conferences during the day
between the Pres dent and secretary
of state were expected.
News of Paredon Conflict.
More DEATHS of the conflict between
Mexican Federals and Constitution
alists at Paredon several days ago
which Gu minated in wholesale execu-
ton Of Federal officers, were received
III ofiiciai dispatchs to tn Constitu-
tionalisr hadQuarters here today.
i General Carranza's agents. how
ever, have received no confirmation
of reports that General Villa has de-
ierred his campaign against Saltillo
until the railroad from Paredon has
been rebuilt. War department Off
cials again displayed intense inter-
est in the Constitutionalist army op-
erations about SaltiIlo, but were un-
Nable to get any definite information
Secretary Bryan and other state de-
partment officials would make no
comment on the sanguinary after
math of the battle at Paredon, but
credence generally was given the re-
port from General Villa. confirmed
by a later report to the Constitution
alists here, which was as follows:
THE Federals evacuated Monclova
and united with the outposts which
they had in Paredon. making a total
of 5000 men The fight took place
between 10 and y O'Clock. The enemy
was completely routed. Eight hun
dred prisoners were taken. Three
complete railway trains, 100000 rounds
Of ammunition, nine field guns, seven
machine guns, all their transports
and a great quantity of arms were
captured.
at is believed that Generals Arturo
Alvarez and Ignacio Munoz were
killed. General Ozorno and a good
number Of officers were executed by
shooting. Our losses were relatively
small The commander-inchief and
his officers behaved well as usual
They detached a column Of four bri-
gades toward Zertuche on the rail-
way toward Saltillo TO prevent the
Federals entering Saltillo
Mr.. Riano, the Spanish ambassa-
dor, called today on Secretary Bryan
and discussed the situation, which it
is feared, may arise out of threats
of the Constitution&lists against
Spanish citizens in Mexico. The case
of the Spanish Cotton Growers whose
crops were seized by Villas forces
also was taken up.