The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-03
Difficulties Have Arisen
in General SCOTS Me-
gotiations With the
Two Mexican ,
Generals.
TO AVOID FIRING
ACROSS THE LIME
American Stabbed NO Death b.
Unknown Mexiear.-SeveFe
Fighting IN Progress South
Of Pueblo. /
(gy Assoc,a,ed preas.l

BY Associated Preas.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.~-Dificulties
have arisen In General Scott's neEo-
tiations with the Mexican Generals
Maytorena and Hill, of the Gutierres
and Carranza factions respectively,
for the designation of Naco, Sonora,
as q neutral town to avoid firing into
American territory.
Acting Secretary OF State Lansing
conferred today with President Wli.
son and Acting Secretary OF War
Breckenridge on the subject and Sater
further suggestions were sent to GEN.
erai Scbtt. Enrique e. Llofente, Gu
tierre.'s Washingtpn representative.
also talked Mt length with Mr.. Breck-
tnrIdge. Mr.. Llorehte and high ON.
cinls said they wefe confident an. ad-
iustment would he reached without
the necessity or ;devisive action by. the
batteries Of artillery recently posted
across the line from Naco.
The following statement was. ise
sued by Secretary Tnmnlty, after o
conference with The president.
There 10 o hitch about the siSning
of the agreement betwesA Maytorana
mt this government In attempting to
adjust the differences. The govern
ment has not been informed exactly
what the differences are. but is trying
to ascertain them"
Until today 1t was generally aup-
posed that bofh Eii,t and AMGAvssH-sas
were ready to agree that the former
would abandon Naco and move his
forces to Aqua Priota, while Maytore.
na was to transfer his men to Noga-
les. :
While the negotiations still have for
their object naturalization Of Naco,
Mr.. Llorente said tonight some other
methods OF reaL--ng the same result
was being discussed.
The state department received word
from its agents In Mexico City to-day
that the national convention Lad adj
;ouTned until Monday afteT 8 brief
session yesterday when ths question
or how many delegates were to rep
sent the Zapata army OF the south
was debated without result.
Washington officials are greatl,- ~.
terested in the deliberations u 20
convention called 10 select o pFayil.
!onal president for q period OF several
months until q general election can
be held. It is understood Villa ena
his adherents favor the continuation
In Office OF Eulalio Gutierrez. Tne
Zapata element is opposed TO this,
and the names OF General Felipe An
geles or General Jose Isabel Robes,
minister OF war in the Gutierrez cab
met, are bIing prominently mention.
ed.
The state department also was aAS
vised that H. C. C. Atwater. an Amer.
lean. was stabbed to death at Tatnpf.
co by a Mexican whose identity was
unknown. The department has no
clue to Atwater's home address or
relatives.
Mexico City was reported quiet. No
passenger train went north yesterday.
On account CT scarcity OF fuei.
General J. C-A.ssas- .S.s:s1s
General venustiano Carranza, has
been taken p%risonerSat Salina Crng,
Mexico, according Il an undated dis
patch to the department, which also
told OF n revolt at San Geronimo.
A Vera Cruz dispatch. dated Deem.
Der 30, and received at tho department.
today. said Severe Nighttime wsas On
progress southeast OF Fuopfa.
Other advices were summarized 10
this statement:
THE department Is Sust IA feteipE
OF an undated dispatch from the werG
coast OF Mexico. via navy wireless.
that the Carransa forces had
been driven from Tepic City sSd Aca-
poneta after three DAYS lighting; that
invasion or SinaIoa was COM
mencfng: that villa leaders were at-
temntipg to preserve order and that