The Alaska citizen., 1914-06-22
WAR SITUATION
 IN OLD MEXICO
CkRRANzA MAKES DENIAL

ChREANZA MAKES DENIAL. EL FASO. June l5.-General Car ranza, leader of the Constitutional, ists. is perfectly satisfied with the results of the X. B. C. peace con Nentiou. and anounces that he will give his entire support to the plan outlined by t-e mediators.
 tarrauza denies emphatically that he has been dictatiBg to anybody as charged by he Hearst papers. which declare that the rebel leader has eNerted undue influence upon the American representatives.
 PRESIDENT IS PLEASED. WASHlNGTGN. D. C. June b When shown copies of the Hearst papers containing the charges con Cerning Carranza. President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan smiled. Later it Was learned from a source close lo the administration that both the executive and his advisers are well pleased with the progress made 1 by the mediators, and that they have every assurance that Carranza will give his support 10 the peace plans.
 MANY REPORTED KILLED. MEXICO CITY, June 15.-Accord- i ing to telegraphic advices received in this city today. 5000 rebels were killed in the eight-day battle which was fought at Zacateeas. The fed cral losses were somewhat under that number.
 mAzATLAN STILL FORWARDED. l WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 15.- | ( d.. E... ' NJ II ', afternoon state that the lombard meut of that city by the rebels is ] still in progress, although 1t is in- timated that the fall of the city 1 is expected at any time.
 1 The rain of shells from the rebel guns has demolished a large part of the city, and the death list is growing hourly. It is not known wfa at the rebel losses are.
 REBELS TO TRY AGAIN. T0RREON, June 16.-Undiscour- aged by the enormous losses sus- tained by the rebel forces in their unsuccessful attempt to capture the | city of Idcatecas. General Villa and his entire staff have left for the scene of the recent eight-day bat tie. with the object of reorganiZing the rebel troops and making another attack upon the federal stronghold. | It is reported here that the rebel loss at Iacateeas was in excess of t.p00
 MExICANs AIDED. WASHINGTON, l.. C.. June 16.- The state department has issued in 5tructions to the American autkori- ties at Vera Cruz to admit all food stulf5 free of duty, regardless of the countries from which the sup plies are shipped. This action is taken to relieve a part of the bur den under which the MeNicans are sttueElin9 for existence.
 MEDIATION HlNDERED.
 NIAGARA FALLS. June 17-The mediation associations have come to a full stop again, owing to the inability of tie peace delegates to agree upon a successor to Huerta as provisional president of Mexico, After a tiresome day, which was absolutely without result, the med iators intimated that they would be ready to call the negotiations off on Friday, if by that time no agree Ment has been reached
 VILLA RESIGNS. WASHINGTON, D. C., June IT, A disagreement which has arisen between Generals Carranza and Villa threatens to complicate the Mexican situation. Villa has resigned as com mander of the rebel troops in North arn Mexico. and there is the possi bility that he will start a movement against Carranza. The trouble be tween the two leaders was occasion ed by the appointments of General Natera to take charge of the rebel forces at Zacatecas, with rank superior to that of Villa.
 MEXICAN CONGRESS MEETS
 MEXICO CITY, June 17.-Consress was convened today in special ses- sion the members having been call ed together hurriedly to consider questions of the greatest importance to the republic. One of the first matters taken up for consideration will be bill, already framed, which, it is understood has as it's object the pacification of the nation. The outcome of the session is being awaited edSelly on all SlueS.
 MEDiATORS DEADLOCK.
 NIAGARA FALLS, June 18,-The deadlock over the selection of a man to succeed Huerta as provision al president of Mexico reached crisis today, and it is now regarded as almost certain by the mediators and everyone else connected with the mediation negotiations that the con- ference will terminate without an agreement having been reached.
 Suspecting that it is the desire of the American representatives to name a Constitutionalist as Huerta's successor, to the exclusion of all other candidates for the place, Huerta's envoys are making an ef- fort to discredit the rebel leaders. Apparently with this object in view, the envoys went to the mediatOrs this afternoon with a story that Villa has caused the death of number of followers of CarranZa, who were in charge of the rebel jail at Juarez. They also stated that Villa had or dered many women deported to Tor reon and ventured the prediction that the two rebel leaders would be fighting each other before the end of the week.
 REBELS CONFER.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18.- Congressman William Kent, of Cali fornia informed the President today