The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-05
WILSON TO ASK
AID IN MEXICO
COOPERATION OF SIX LATIN
AMERICAN COUNTRIES URGED.
VILLA CURSES UNITED STATES
THE American Government Can Go
To He'll" Shouts Leader in Chi
huahua City ConfiscatIon Order,
Last Saturday.

Washington, Aug. 3.-The United
States has decided to ask the coop
GRAFTON of South and Central America
In the next step to restore peace to
Mexico. The ambassadors from Ar
gentina, Brazil and Chile and the
ministers from Bolivia, Uruguay and
Guatemala have been asked to confer
with Secretary Lansing here Thurs,
day.
This announcement was made at
the State Department last night:
ON Thursday afternoon there will
be an informal conference at the
State Department to consider the
Mexican situation. Those taking part
in the conference will be the ambas-
sadors from Brazil, Argentina and
Chile, and the three ranking minis
tiers of the American republics, name
ly those of Bolivia, Uruguay and
Guatemala. AS to the details which
will be considered, nothing can be
said at the present time, as the con
ference will be entirely confidential"
On account of the Importance and
prominence of Mexican affairs in the
foreign relations of the United Slater
government Secretary of State Ian
sing has established in that depart
ment division of Mexican affairs
which will deal exclusively with Mexi-
can matters. This new division will
have charge of correspondence, diplo-
matte and consular, on matters other
than those of an administrative char
acter in relation to Mexico. Leon
j. Canoya of Florida has been desig-
mated by Secretary Lansing as chief
of the new division.
A Red Cross message was received
from Charles j. O'Connor, the socie-
tvs relief agent at Mexico City.
prices already are prohibitive," it
said. There is practically no corn in
the city. Authentic cases of death
and collapse from starvation. Some
people are eating leaves, grass, weeds.
dead horses and mules"
Consul Sillimans message said
Mexico City was occupied by the
Gonzales forces Friday night, ION
urgent orders of General Carranza."
Villa Curses United States.
Ell Paso, Texas, Aug. 3.-Reports
brought here were that General Fran
cisco Villa, addressing a gathering of
foreign merchants at Chihuahua City
Saturday, said The American govern
ment can go to hell"
1t was also reported that he comic
Gated a number of stores belonging to
foreigners, took forty-two Mexican
merchants to Jail in order to raise a
ct 81
them.
According to the reports brought
here by merchants, General Villa
stamped up and down the room where
foreign and Mexican business men
were assembled in the governors pal
ace.
Il am going to take your business
for the benefit of the state" he de-
clared. Tomorrow at noon a train
will be ready to take you foreigners
to the border.
IF the American government does
not like my action, it can go TO hell
l have been fighting for twenty years,
and | am willing to fight as many
years more"
The TRADE ended, it was said, with
a general order for the contiscation
of all stores in Chihuahua by the Vii.
la government.
Soldier and Ranger Killed.
Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 3.-One sol
der and one Texas ranger were killed
and two soldiers and two rangers
wounded in fight with Mexican raid
ers at San Benito early today The
raiders it is thought may be the same
ones who yesterday fired on an auto
mobile party near here.