Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-17
PIacard the City Calling for
Protest Against Pam
American Intervention.
BATTLESHlPS CONTINUE
ON THE TRIP TO MEXICO
Villa and Oregon Fighting Near
Torreon-Wounded Arriving
at chihuahua.

Highly infiammatory placards have been
circulated throughout Vera Cruz by the
/. w. w. directed against prospective in
tervention or interference IN Mexico by
the United States an dthe A. b. c. pow
ers. according to reports received at the
State Department today.
These placards called for a mass meet
ing August Is. The authorities in Vera
Cruz profess ignorance of the demand.
the report stated Gen Carranza forbade
the holding of the mass meeting. The
posters. however. remain on the walls.
No active anti-foreign demonstration
has been reported. but officials here are
uneasy over the situation of Americans
and other foreigners in Vera Cruz.
Battleships Proceed.
Meanwhile the battleships New Hamp-
shire and Louisiana, which were ordered
yesterday to proceed without delay to
Vera Cruz, are expected to reach that
city tomorrow. it was said today
The battleships have been ordered to
Vera Cruz" Secretary Daniels said to-
day. ito replace the gunboats which
will not return. The Marietta Is re-
turned to Progreso because or com
plants that there is trouble there IN
getting the American sisal shipments
out of that port There are no TURNER
alarming reports from Vera Cruz and
no trouble is expected. Since Gen. car
rama repudiated the anti-American
demonstrations there, Vera Cruz mas
been quiet"
iels said, would remain for the present
in Haitian waters.
Await Peace Plan Replies.
The State Department was stu
awaiting the receipt of replies to the
pan-American message urging peace
program on the Mexican leaders. 1t
was said that no information would
be given out about the receipt OF these
replies or their contents until after
the South and Central American diplo-
mats who signed the message Win
Secretary Lansing had been consulted.
Reports from American consuls IN
dicate that the pan-American appeal
has been delivered to practically all the
fsctional leaders except Zapata, whose
wherea bouts are not known
carranza's agency here said that 1t
had received no information as 10 Wheh
the first chief would make MS reply
or what the reply would BE- IL Is oe-
here,
rama will take some days to consider
the message before replying, perhaps
the whole ten days set in the message
as the time within which replies Wouid
be expected. 1t was suggested that
perhaps he would hold conference
with a number of the constitutionaiist
leaders and army officers before reply
ing. The belief still prevails that Gen.
CarranZa will refuse to enter INTO
peace conference such as suggested by
~
however, suggest a counter proposal, 1t
was said.
Wounded Arrive in chihuahua.
Wounded are beginning to arrive at
chihuahua from the vicinity of Tor
reon, according to State Department
reports. which is taken to indicate
fighting between Obregon and Villa.
The reports add Gen. Villa has ordered
many executions for pillaging.
The Villa agency here today an
nounced it had been advised that the
forces OF Elias Gales approached to
within ten kilometers of Nogales.
Sonora, to place called Puentecito.
Gov. Maytorena led his troops out of
Nogales to give battle to Gales. After
heavy fighting Gales was repulsed
again. The convention forces pursued
the enemy, the dispatch said.
Expected to Land Tonight.
Leon Canova, head of the division of
Mexican affairs. who is at present at
New Orleans. waiting to receive Senior
Cardosa. the Brazilian minister to Mex
leo. today notified the State Depart
ment that the American warship bear
ing Senior Cardosa and his party was
expected to arrive late tonight.
The minister is not expected to reach
Washington before Thursday night.