The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-05-29
DEMAND Of ]. s.
THREATENS END
Mediators Indicate Land Issue
Must Be Changed.
.SNAG is ON BOARD RULE
Intermediates Want Government In
Huerta's Place, But Back None
u. S. AWators Fired on
bv Mexicans.

Mexico City, May ga plan to Kill
Gen. Victoriano Huerta as he entered
the Cafe Colon, a restaurant In the
Pasco de la Reforma, is said to have
been discovered by secret service men
Sunday. AS a result Huerta became
enraged at Gen. Manuel Guasque, in
spector general of the police, and or
dered his dismissal and his arrest
Secret service men are searching for
several men known to have been close
ly associated with General Guasque.
They will be arrested and tried by
cop1t-martial Conviction of the men
- will undoubtedly result in their execu-
ton. Gen. Alberto Quiroz was chosen
as head of the police department to
succeed General Guasque.
Niagara Falls, Ont, May 26.-After
a conference between the American
delegates and the South American me-
diators it appeared that the urgent
demand of the American side that
definite plan for settlement Of the land
question be incorporated in the Mexl-
can peace negotiations was not ac-
ceptable to either the mediators or the
Mexican delegates. If the demand is
insisted on, i. will certainly disrupt
the mediation.
A serious effort is being made to
modify the scope of the negotiations
SO as to render the land problem less
exigent.
The trouble did not seem insur-
mountable to Justice Lamar. He an
nounced that favorable progress was
being made.
I'VE received certain suggestions
from the mediators," he said, for
possible solution of this difficulty. We
communicated them to Washington
and now we in turn have made certain
suggestions to the mediators.
Information came that Secretary
Bryan was in favor of establishing
commission form Of government in
Mexico pending the election Of a pres1-
dent, vice-president and members OF
congress under constitutional forms.
The Bryan plan, as 1t became known,
provides for commission of three
men, one to be named by the federals,
one by the constitutionalists and one
by the A.-B.C. mediators. There Is
hardly any likelihood that such plan
will be accepted by the mediators,
who hold that it is not their province
to assume responsibility for any such
arrangement.
Should the Huerta government col
lapse, as the constitutionalist army ap-
proaches Mexico City, it is realized by
the mediators that condition of chaos
and anarchy might result. This might
alter the entire aspect of the situation.
The mediators are working rapidly,
therefore, in the hope of seeing es-
tablished in some way in Mexico
new provisional government that may
be promptly accorded recognition by
the United States before the constitu-
tionalists can seize control
Washington, May 26.-Mexican con-
stitutionalists in Washington are lis
tening to arguments that they should
be represented at Niagara Falls, but
so far they have not listened to rea-
son." Much of the day was passed in
conference with John Lind and Secre-
tary of State Bryan. All the Mexicans
professed to be unable to see any gain
for theh in mediation.
The Spanish ambassador informed
the state department that he had re-
ceived message from the foreign Of
flee in Mexico City announcing a con-
stitutionalist force of 5000 men had
entered the state of Vera Cruz, and ex-
planning that the movement of federal
troops in that neighborhood was
against the constitutionalists and not
against the American garrison at Vera
Cruz. He said the Huerta government
wanted to guard against having the
activity Of it's army mistaken for a
violation Of the agreemnt to suspend
hostilities pending the mediation ne
gotiations.
Vera Cruz, May pa naval hydro
plane, with Lieutenant Ballinger oper-
ating it and Ensign Stolz as observer,
was fired on during two flights in the
morning.
The scene of the firing was just be-
yond the northern American outpost.
near Vegara. The first time about
twenty-five shots were fired; the Sec
ond time six shots were fired. None
OF the shots struck the machine.
Mexico City, May 25.-John R. Sill
man. vice-consul of the United States
at Saltillo. about whose safety there
has been grave disquiet in Washing
ton for more than two weeks because
of the failure to get any direct word
from him, arrived here on a train
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One Killed, Three Hurt In Auto Crash.
Akron, o., May 25.-Lawrence Win
UNI, twenty-one, was killed, and three
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