Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-10
DEFINITE POLICY
TOWARD MEXICO
Is AGREED UPON
lansing Asserts Program to End
Disturbance in Southern Re-
public Arranged at
Conference.
SIX SLAIN IN NoRIAs FIGHT
Half Dozen Mexicans Killed and
Five United American Sol
diers Wounded.
RANGERS COME TO RESCUE

WASHINGTON, Aug. "a very
definite policy as to Mexico has beer
agreed upon by the Pan-Americar
conference, Secretary Lansing an
nounced today. THE conference
adjourned because wished to- con
suit President Wilson about It," he
said. "I have consulted the presi'
dent and the conference will be re-
sumed." Mr.. Lansing would not dis
close the conference plans.
Charles A. Douglas, counsel here for
Carranza, said he did not believe the
general contemplated giving the Brazilian
minister his passports.
Regardless of personal differences
that may exist between General Carranza
and the Brazilian minister at Mexico,
said Mr.. Douglas, "the necessity Of MAIN
tanning friendly relations with the gov
ernment of Brazil and the government
of the United States, particularly the
latter, would preclude any overt action
toward Mr.. Cordosa-"
other representatives Of General Car
rama here, however. had no hesitancy
in saying the Brazilian minister was par
ticllarly distasteful to General CarranZa
and they expected his stay in Mexico City
would be terminated.
six Slain in Battle.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Aug. s.-F1ve
Mexican bandits and one Mexican woman
were killed in the fighting yesterday at
Norias, sixty-eight miles north of here.
For an hour fifteen Americans, eight Of
naNalrvDoou stood
off the attack of sixty Mexicans. Five
OF the Americans were wounded, three
of the latter soldiers. The fifteen Amer
leans were saved from death just as
their ammunition gave out by the arrival
of seventeen Texas rangers.
The Americans, rangers and soldiers,
had gone to Norias' ranchhouse search
ing for Mexicans. Eight soldiers were left
at the railroad at Norias', while the re-
mainder of the party, numbering seven
teen rangers, went to search a water hole
twelve miles distant.
Meanwhile the Mexicans, from cover
of the brush. galloped toward the little
detail of soldiers at Norias'. The sol
diers at first took them for rangers re-
turning. Seven American civilians. all
armed. Joined the cavalrymen. The Mex
leans swept down upon this party and
seized a section house while the soldiers
lay flat on the railroad tracks with the
civilians. trying to pick off their attack
ers. Slowly the Americans retreated,
crawling and firing and concentrating
toward the ranch house, which was about
zoo yards from the Mexicans.
Killed I'm Open Fight.
The open fights was where the Amer
leans were wounded One soldier. lying
on his stomach on the railroad, received
a bullet through his back. Another sol
der lost his upper lip, while the third
was shot in the leg. Foreman Forbes OF
the King ranch was wounded in the
right leg. Frank Martin. another ranch
foreman. had his left arm badly shat
tered.
The Americans were fighting from
cover Of the ranch house when the rang
ers returned, dismounted in the brush
and crawled into the house. apparently
unobserved by the Mexicans. who after
a short fight made off.
State Adjutant General Henry Hutch
ings, who was with the rangers. said to-
day that he believes the arrival, expected
by tomorrow, OF twenty more rangers
and OF four companies of United States
infantry from Loredo will insure the
restoration of peace.