The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-22
Violation IS I01TER|NG
! WHILE REVOLUTION THR|VES
sition from the French and their i'm
perialist Mexican allies.
There Is No split

There 10 No Split
TORREON, Coahuila, Mexico, June
There is nothing between Gen
eral Carranza and myself to arbitrate.
! would be glad to see General Hugh
Scott any time, but SO far as my re-
lations with the first chief are con-
cerned. We are just as friendly as
ever
This was the statement wired back
by General Francisco Villa from
Canitas today when asked regarding
reports current in ElPaso that Gener-
al Scott, assistant chief of staff Of the
United States army might be asked to
compromise differences supposed to
exist among the constitutionalist
chieftains. Il want to say again that
the stories of trouble are not true"
Villa added.
carranza's Reply.
Ell PASO, Texas, June 22.-That
General Carranza's. formal reply to
the invitation of the A. B. c. media
tors to participate in the mediations
0t lNl06dl0 01lh VIII A00tSA Sh0 SoAA AA@A
nation Of mediation was the belief
generally expressed here today. The
reply made public Sunday night was
only what had been forecasted. Car
rama refused to participate under
any agreement that would bind him
to discuss the appointment Of pro-
visional president or yield to anyone
else, control OF the constitutionalist
military movements and would not
permit the mediators to deal with the
internal affairs Of Mexico. He also
refused to agree to an armistice. La
faro De La Cara, representing Gen
eral Villa and Roberto v. Pesquiera,
General Carranza's personal repre-
sentative. are conferring here. Pes
auiera wants Villa to send back to
IIthe border Aguirre. treasurer general
! in General Carranxa's cabinet and
Perez Abru, chief Of Carransa's bp
frsxn ~ s.infor ormStfun ltos - Seffl q
tcfihuahua when villa seized the
/ reins OF government at Juarex. 1t Il
also said that villa seized $500,000 in
gold at the time.
Still Holding Out.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-Rear Ad.
miral Howard reported to the navy
department today that Mazatlan and
lGuaymas, on the west coast are still
held by Huertistas, despite every ef
fort on the part Of the constitutional
lists to capture them.
/ nta "a H.
ed operations temporarily because Of
the scarcity of war materials. Man
zanillo is isolated and besieged. but
] still held by the federals. Most Of
I; the other small towns on the wes'
coast have been abandoned to tn:
federals.
| Another Envoy on the Way.
] WASHINGTON. June 22-Ferandt
/, Calderon, the most influential Of thu
lesser chieftains" In the Mexican con
stitutional inner circle will reach thi!
city late tomorrow. With his appear
ance they will have an ofhcial on th'
grounds authorized to speak on thu
fighting forces represented by Vill'
and the government Of Carranza. Al
a result, ohcials here believe th'
/ United States commissioners at Mag
ara Falls will be able to proceed will
! any plan OF settlement in Mexico tina
may be suggested without delay, here
tofore made necessary while Carranz'
was being personally consulted. Calo
! ron comes, 1t is stated. clothed VIII
! power to pledge the constituuonaiist U
to any plan that will end the fighting
and restore constitutional govern
ment, II that plan contains the essen
tial provisions for which the constitu
tionalists have been contenolng. mean
while the administration continue
confident that the crisis at Niagar'
has been passed.
! Various rumors of impending al
tacks on General Funston and OF tn