Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-25
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Settlement of Controversy
With Gen. Villa.
FEDERAL TROOPS REVOLT
Huerta Commander Near Vera Cruz
Notifies Gen. Funston-To Ar
rest Mutineers.

Carranza has been recognized as first
chief of the Constitutionalist revoIu-
ton and General Francisco villa~is
subordinate to him. This conf1rma-
ton of the relative positions of Car
rama and Villa was regarded as the
most important step taken at the in
ternal parley here intended to reunite
the Villa and Carranza factions
In settling this point, the question
of supplying the division of the North,
which Villa commands, with coal and
ammunition probably will find an au-
tomato solution. While General Villa
owes Carranza absolute subordina-
ton, Carranza, on the other hand, is
obliged to meet the wants of the Villa
troops.
Vital Points Concluded
The conference is ended so far as
vital points are concerned. The
statement was made that the result
of the meetings were satisfactory.
General Villa said:
Il hope that the outcome of the
conference will be beneficial to Mex
leo and that patriotic motives will
cause the compact to be kept"
Villa had little to say on the cleo
lions held last Sunday in the terri
tory controlled by Huerta except that
it was a matter of secondary import
ance. or an attempt to wash out one
stain with another.
1T is not the practice of men to
buzz around like mosquitoes and
sting others when they least expect
it," said Villa in referring to accusa-
lions of misconduct made against
him by Carranza followers along the
border.
Tells Funston of Revolt.
Vera Cruz, INSTRUMENTATION Gen.
eral Funston made public copies of
the kilograms exchanged between the
American army headquarters and
Lieutenant Colonel luna, comman-
der of the Mexican federal outposts.
In his dispatch luna said:
"A portion of my infantry outpost
has revolted and l am about to go out
to reduce them to ORDER
The Mexican commander said he
notified General Funston because he
desired to prevent alarm among the
American outposts in the event of the
mutinous troops seeking to enter the
American lines or of an action occur
ring in their vicinity
General Funston replied thanking
Colonel luna for his information.
He also assured Izunza that the fed
eral deserters would be arrested
promptly if they approached the
American outposts- No unusual &C
tivity was reported by the American
outposts during the night and no fir
ing was heard.
Marking Time.
Va h;ro AS xyio
Washington the Mexican situation ap-
peared to be at a standstill, so far as
plans for the proposed conference be-
tween the contending factions over
Mexico's internal affairs was con-
cerned. 1t was generally believed
here that no arrangements for such
a meeting could be made until the
conference at Torreon between Villas
and CarranZa's generals had con-
Guided an adjustment of differences
between the Constitutionalist leaders.
This probably will consume several
days.
Frederick w. Lehman who, with
Justice Lamar of the supreme court
represented the American govern
ment at the Niagara Falls conference,
has left for his home in st. Louis. He
will be ready to resume his duties
as a peace delegate whenever the call
comes. Justice Lamar talked with
Minister Naon and saw Mr.. Lehman
just before the latter took the train
Both of the American commissioners
said they hope to see the Mexican
factions comforting over the esta blish-
ment of a provisional government in
the near future.
Washington Awaits News
Washington, D. C--Wash1ngton
government officials and others inter-
ested in the Mexican situation await
ed anxiously for details of the cleo
ton, in which it was sought to choose
a successor to General Huerta- Up
to a late hour nothing had been heard
from the election except that one had
been held and that the voting was
very light.
The fact that few votes were cast
caused no surprise either in official
quarters or among the agents OF the
Mexican Constitutionalists in Wash
ington, because it was generally
known that only a few citizens in the
vicinity of Mexico City would vote.