The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-10
PEACE CONFERENCE WILL BE- GIN AT NIAGARA FALLS ON
 ORIGINAL SCHEDULE TIME.
MEXICAN DELEGATES LEAVE
And Will Likely Be Transported to Key West by a United States War shp-German Vessels Refuse to Unload Cargo of Arms.

Washington, May 9.-The opening of the Mexican mediation conference at Niagara Falls, Ont, on the sched- uled date, May IS, was assured today when word was received of the de parture of the Mexican delegates from Mexico City for the conference.
 Preparations for despatching rein forcements to General Funston at Vera Cruz should such a movement become necessary went forward steadily today, work on twelve trans ports to carry troops, horses and sup plies being pushed, but no warlke development occurred. The military apparently is being kept well in leash to avoid embarrassing the mediation negotiations.
 A threatening cloud disappeared from the diplomatic horizon when the German steamer Kronprinzessin Ce- ellie, reported to be carrying arms and ammunition for Huerta, returned to Vera Cruz without debarking her war stores at Puerto Mexico, and it was announced that the munitions on this and a second steamer, the Ba- yaria, would be returned to Germany. The possibility, either of seizure or blockade of Puerto Mexico or of an act perhaps interpretable as a viola tion of the militarf status quo in favor of Huerta, thereby was elmi- hated
 No announcement regarding the American delegates to the conference was made today but Justice Lamar of the United States supreme court and Frederick w. Lehman of St. Louis, former solicitor general, men toned as possible delegates, con felrad with President Wilson. It was thought the delegates would be named not later than Monday.
 Secretaries Bryan and Garrison conferred with the president today but declined to discuss military or diplomatic developments. Secretary Daniels was on the presidential yacht Mayflower, which, with the funeral ship Montana, is steaming to New York.
 The South American mediators, it is understood, see nothing on the horizon to check the beginning of formal proceedings May IS. Huertas delegates are expected to come to Washington from Key West or Gal weston and arrive here about the middle of next week, The possibility that they may be rendered passage on an American warship from Vera Cruz was mentioned
 The three South American media tors probably will leave Washington for Niagara Falls next Saturday. The three enyoys held their customary sessions today and also called on Secretary Bryan. Among the sug gestions sent to the mediators for the solution of the Mexican tangle is printed pamphlet from prominent Mexican reviewing the entire situa- tion and proposing the convocation of congress of peace.
 The war department today com pleted it's preparations for army movements, including the reinforce ment of General Funston at Vera Cruz should necessity arise. Twelve transports were arranged for and men were working night and day to convert the chartered merchantmen at the points of authorization to ac- commodate soldiers, horses, guns and supplies. Orders to the Fourth and Sixth brigades at Texas City, the re- mainder of the Second division, to be ready to reinforce General Funston at any moment were given, but Sec retary Garrison said no orders had yet been issued for their despatch. He declared no aggressive measures were contemplated.
 A brief war scare at Tacoma, Wash, where a troop of cavalry of the state national guard was ordered out presumably for war service, faded quickly when it was announced | that the mobilization was independ- ent of any orders from Washington and was being carried out merely as a test of efficiency.
 l At the navy department the moni-