Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-12
GEN. CARRANzA
CHANGES DEFIANT
ATTITUDE TO j. S.
Ready to Accept Protests Re-
garding the Complaints of
Other Countries.

summed up as follows:
General Carranza has retreated
from his defiant attitude and has as
sured the administration he will ac-
cept representations from the United
States regarding complaints of ma
tionals of other countries.
General Villa has been ordered TO
stop wholesale considerations OF land,
and a serious breach is predicted be-
tween him and Carranza.
The rebels are driving the Federal
advance post back upon Torreon. and
Villa declares that the Federals will
be annihilated.
Two more infantry regiments, the
Ninth, at Fort Mcpherson. Ca. and
the Seventeenth, at Fort Logan II.
Roots, Argansas, and Fort Thomas,
Ky, have been ordered to Texas TO
reinforce the border patrol.
1t is said unofficially this is to pre-
vent any more raids from Texas into
Mexico.
Governor Colquitt announces he is
to strengthen the ranger force along
the border.
Aqua, PRIETA, Sonora, Mexico.
March ia clear and probably sat
isfactory understanding between the
state department of the United states
and General Venustiano Carranza,
supreme chief of the Constitutional
lists, was foreshadowed here in the
belief of prominent Constitut1onallst
advisers, after the consideration or
representa- lions made through Fred
erclS Simpich, American consul at
Nogales, by Secretary Bryan.
The communication from the Amer
lean secretary of state was contained
In a long letter mailed to Consul Sim
pich at Nogales shortly after the re-
ceipt of Carranza's note, in which he
declined to furnish the Washington
government information regarding
the death of w. S. Benton, on the
ground that such requests should
have come through the diplomatic
channels Of the English government.
1t was said at General Carranza's
headquarters that Mr.. Bryan's letter
had been well received. 1t was
learned that Secretary Bryan had
pointed out what he considered the
impracticability OF diplomatic deal
ings with the Constitutionalists by
countries which always have been
represented by ambassadors at Mex
leo City, and which are without con-
sular agents in territory now con-
a
From the Mexican side the impress
sion was given that this argument
had been received as reasonable and
had been taken under serious con-
sideration by General Carranza and
his advisers The Bryan letter, 1t
was said, did not take up any specific |
case but dealt generally with actual
dealings between Carranza and |
Washington and any European or
Asiatic country.
Conditions along the east coast of |
Mexico were summarized today by
Rear ADMIRAL Fletcher in the follow |
Ing report to the navy department.:
Rear Admiral Mayo reports from |
Tampico that Federal troops In the |
vicinity are concentrated at Tam
pico and Dona Cecilia. No news of !
the Constitutionalists. No alarm at
Tampico. All quiet at Vera Cruz.
Admiral Cradock is on the Her
mione"
CradoclS is a British admiral.
WASHINGTON, March 10. Two |
more regiments of United States !
troops were moving to join the Mexi- I
can border patrol today. Two pat
talions of the Ninth Infantry at FIT. |
Thomas, KY, and FIT. Logan II. |
Roots, Ark. and the Seventeenth In !
fantry at Ft. Mcpherson, Ca, We're |
loading baggage trains and assem- I
bling field equipment to move to /
Laredo and Eagle Pass, to become |
part of a military force in the State t
of Texas, larger by 5000 men than !
the one General Shafter led into
Cuba.
The border patrol is being in |
creased in numbers at the requests
of Senator Sheppard and Represent
alive Garner, of Texas, who pointed
out to Secretary Garrison that the
Vergara incident had caused great
deal of uneasiness. 1t was pointed
out that cattle were being stolen
from Texas ranchers, and that mas
much as the American banks along
the line were full of cash confidence
would be restored in a great meas
ure by the presence of more troops.
At the White House and at the war
department it was stated that such
was the only significance of the
troop movement.
Brigadier- General Bliss will assign
the new coming regiments to loca-
lions. They will relieve six troops
of cavalry, which Will then be free
for patrol duty,
At the war department 1t was said
the two regiments would probably
actually begin to entrain Sunday or
Monday. 1t is expected that the
Seventeenth will make the trip from
Savannah to Galveston on one of
the army transports leaving Savan-
nah Tuesday.