The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-15
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suited with authorities in Washington
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Fighting men are Sgeting men fre
world orer. Ia the United States O
"a Europe Ire disposition Of t.oth lza1
and sea soldiers Is to fight But f1s
gorernment at washington is going i,
Keep closer ere and nicer szager-
vision On fsosa branches Of its ngatsn.
de1ar1rnen1s and II there are Az
further stampsdes warwsrd they VIII
be conducted by the white house ~
lsome Of the lns belltgerent DEPART
lments Of the government
sFBy Charles r Stewart, United Press
gtar Correspondent
! WASHINGTON, Arg 14:-Peaes
again IL Mexico, or continued var,
8dependsd tonight on General Car
srsrza,s decision
! The Pan-Amsrfe21 poEerS- had nsde
their joint appeal
From the judgment that ali the
other <setiorzl leaders world follow
I LIS example II Carsnzs consented 70
discuss terms. there WAS 10 dissenting
opinion.
General villa named various con-
dstsons. General Zapatz's attitude
wag not exactly known The Glen
lsancos Had their supporters Car
ranza's answer. however, Or perhaps
his refusal 70 answer, was considered
the deciding factor
II he could be won oyer. il vas the
unanimous opinion that I'll his rivals
could be von oysr. too
He had said no. a word indicative
Of the slightest concession His last
formal u1terznce waE q defiance
There we're signs % d consolidation OF
the factions To resist possible outside
Interference VfiIiEtas we're reDor1e1
already Joining his STANDARD in rea5is-
nsgs TO show a united front tr he
evsut Of Intervention By q forssgn
armed force.
Yet there were good Judges OF me
situation who believed the drst chief
would prove arnendabie TO reason
Attention was called TO the an
ncuncenent By Captain Scott. senior
naval officer at Vera Cruz. that Cz.-
.ranza lad summariiy removed and ar
rested the mayor OF Vera Cruz for
making an sntf-Anerfcan speech Aug
ust 6. as well an TO the fact that this
action me. with popular approval
Carranzista rspudiati0n-tru il
-as beIieyed-of recent Mexican bord
.er raidfng. coupled with the first
.chiers offer OF cooperation with the
American military authorities in polio
ing the frontier. was another faycr-
able count,
General Villas promise to eiimin-
ate hfnssE rom Mexican politics IL
assured that no cientfaco would be
placed at tile governments head, also
removed an obstacle, for Carranz2
once proposed to step down and ont"
II villa would do likewise
President Wilson and Attorney Cen
eral Gregory discussed Mexico for an
hour ttfs afternoon. IL was Eafd Gem
erai Husr.s,r torder activities were
reviewed and that Gregory reported
HIS agents still at work on clues as ID
the gource OF financial assistance said
TO hare been given to the e1-dictatcs,
in an effort 10 foment another rev0lu-
ton.
The president was convinced that
stories OF recent danger on the bord-
er were nucE, exaggerated.
There was no prospect that the
warships on their way TO "southern
waters" would go to Vera Cruz.
Informal assurances had been re-
csfyed that the European powers
would leave the Pan-American confer
ence to deal with Mexico. regerying
only the right TO file damage claims
In future.
II was known the United States
would do nothing further. even IN the
event OF the peace oyerture's rejection
without another meeting OF the con-
ferees When such meeting would
be held, Secretary Lansing said to-
night, he did not know.
Moore Troops Sent
! WASHINGTON. Aug 14-General
Bliss. acting chief Of staff, tonight CON
arTned the Houston, Texas, report that
the Twentysfxth infantry had been
ordered from Texas City to Browns
vile. He said residents of BroGns-
willie section were alarmed and adj
tional troops were sent to reassure
them hut the border had been quiet
for two days fhd nc further trouble
WAS expected
A Lutl on Border.
! BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Aug. Il -
Though the past days developments
have indicated some luIl along the
Rio Grande, the city tonight is grippe
with fear of repetition Of last
Sundays spectacular rafding.
Reports Of battle at Santa Maria
to-day, coupled with continued re.
ports Of minor brushes with the
bandits and knowledge that new
group has spread In knots over one
lsection OF the borderland, served Ia
strengthen the belief here that a bic
raid may be on the books-and that
the end Is not yet.
Then, too. there are tokens OF a
spread of activities. for today's Lar
edo dispatches reported gathering OF
eighty bandits between Zapata and
Rio Grande City with sharp skirm
ish expected monentarily.
Some authorities here believe the
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