Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-03

believed here by those who have been
most closely following the Mexican
situation, however, that there would be
some sort of joint pan-American &C
tion, even to joint military action. If
necessary. Attention was directed to
utterances by the President, in which
he had spoken of mutual helpful.
ness" between the United States and
the other American republicA and this
gave rise to the belief that he had been
thinking for some time past of joint
pan american action in Mexico. 1t is
not believed however, that military
operations are being contemplated as
a next step.
1t was recalled also that President
Wilson a year ago accepted very glad
ly the good Offices extended by the
representatives here of Brazil, Argen-
tina and Chile, which led to the Mexi-
can mediation conference at Niagara
Falls. These representatives of the
A. b. c. powers, with the ministers
from Bolivia. Uruguay and Guatemala.
are the an-American representatives
to Thursdays conferenc.
The announcement made at the State
Department last night was as follows:
Thursday afternoon there will be an
informal conference at the State De-
partment to consider the Mexican sit
uation. Those taking part in the con
ference will be the ambassadors from
Brazil, Argentina and Chile. and the
three ranking ministers of the Ameri-
can republics. namely those of Bolivia
Uruguay and Guatemala. AS to the
details which will be considered, moth
the conference will be entirely conf
Dental"
Carranzistas Win.
Reports from Vera Cruz today say
that in a battle between Zapata and
Carranza troops in the streets of Paso
del Macho on the night of July 80 the
Zapata troops were forced to retreat.
In another battle. July 20, on the out
skirts of Cordoba, Carranza losses
were small.
Secretary Lansing announced repre-
sentations had been made to Gen.
Villa against conf1sca tion Of property
of Americans, foreign merchants and
mining interests in Chihuahua Villa
has replied there has been no confisca-
tion and that property will be paid for.
The following dispatch was received
at the Carranza agency in Washington
today from G.. Padres. constitutional
consul a Nogales, Ariz.
angeles intends returning to Ameri-
can territory toward Douglas, Ariz. All
of his recent activities tend toward a
new movement in combination with
Jose M. Maytorena. 1t is urgent that
iiS uctcHlioH Dc SOuSHl witch
he again sets foot on American SOIL"
Part of Huerta Movement.
Eliseo Arredondo. agent of the Car
ranzista government, in commenting
upon this dispatch, said:
THE movement referred to by our
consul at Nogales. Ariz., in the above
telegram, is the plan of Villa, Angeles,
Maytorena, Iturbide and Huerta, which
consists in asking humbly the support
of the American government in behalf
of Vasquez Tagle as provisional presi-
dent of Mexico"
A report TO the same agency an
nounces that Gen. Hernandez yester-
day disclaimed that his activities at
the head Of a Villista force had ever
been based upon personal adherence
to Francisco Villa. He explained that
his relations were only with the Ma
dero family, and that his mission as
commander of the military forces in
Coahuila was to protect their prop
erty and to facilitate the expectation
of cattle. rubber, cotton and other
products. BY reason of the withdrawal
of the Maderos from the combination
with Villa, Gen. Hernandez announces
that he does not intend longer to fight
against the constitutionalists He has
sent emissarieS empowered to explain
his attitude and arrange an armistice
and ultimate disarmament to Gen. Ben
jamin Cara and Fortunate Zuazua.