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gates to the national convention called for October 1, and his forces are active in the south. He also described in detail the events leading Iup to the rupture with Villa, but saying the blame for further blood shed will be Villas as his own troops would act only on the defensive. | Official information comes to the Washington government from General Funston and others with def influences regarded beyond question that Zapata and Villa are working in harmony against Carranza, and IeNpect the support of the ex-rederals who have fled the capital because CarranZa would not give them guar lantees.
 One of Villa's chief demands has Ibeen that the meritorous officer :, who supported Huerta be taken in the new national army, only those directly implicated in the overthrow of Madero being barred. Already it
 
 and Felix Diaz are ready to support Villa.
 The American government has talk en no steps as yet to mend the situ- ation. Rear Admiral Fletcher, com mander of the Atlantic fleet, has rec olnmenGed that four battleships be retained temporarily in Mexican wat lo . go north for target practice Gen eral Hugh Scott, assistant chief of staff of the army formerly in com mand on the Mexican border, re- ceived a pathetic letter f-om General Francisco Castro. the aged general just released with the Mexican fed eral troops who crossed the border after the battle of Ojinaga and in- termed in TeXds. Castro wrote that after forty years of service in tnc Mexican amy, during which he had worked hard to gain every promo tion, with not blot on his record he now found himself barred from the army of his country and without employment because of Carranza'! order.
 American troops at Yea Cruz have been ordered to await further order; before loading any baggage aboard the transports. The opinion is now general that they will not be with 6rawn until the Villa -Carranza con troversy is adjusted
 The following report from Genera Funston was received:
 One of the two wires of the cabl iccmpany to Mexico City are working The present extent of the damage t the railway (Vera Cruz to MeXic' City) is not yet fully known TW, freight trains were turned loose, on in each direction, and the track wa torn up over considerable stretches Thee is nothing definite as to tn destruction of bridges, though suc destruction is stated to have oc cured. It is known the destruction was the work of rebels and ex -fedcr als under Higenio Aguilar and Ben jamin Argumedo. The size of thi force is variously estimated at fror 5000 to coco men. Candido Aguila the CarranZa general comma nding tn forces outside of Vera Cruz, sent 150 men, practically all he had at Sole dad. on trains in that direction
 Presumably they will be joined D others from Cordoba and Orizab; Agents of Villa were here recent conferring with cx-fede.al officer and furnishing them with funds"
 The response to Admiral Fletcher recommendations the battleships Tex as. Minnesota and Rhode Island wei orde.ed to Vera Cruz. They probabl will relieve the Arkansas, Delawa1 and North Dakota. Later, it is pro ipoSed to withdraw the Kansas an Virginia. leaving the Texas, Minnt sota, Rhode Island and Vermont i Mexican waters
 An optimistic view of the situation expressed in a statement issued [, night by Gustave Mireles, one , Ca.ranza's s private secretaries, WI arrived here recently from Mexio City, says in part:
 T think delegates who attend tl national convention to be held Mexico City next Thursday wi peacefully compose the difficult, now existing between Carranza an General Villa. At this convention d divisions of the constitutional: army, namely the northwest. caster the first and second divisions of tf lcenter. and all other constitutionaii commanders will be present, .-epr, senting over 100000 men,"
 As far as has been learned. Vii VIII leave Governor Maytorena
 handle his own campaign against Il Carranza forces in Sonora if su, cessful in the prospective battle Naco to move south along the we coast. In the meantime Villas fore, would be advancing to Mexico Ci' from tue east by the way of Saltill along the route of the Mexican Ce; tral railroad below this point.