Evening star., 1915-01-07
Louis Canova, Agent of State
Department, Is on Way
to Washington.
BOND ISSUE PLANNED
BY GUTIERREZ REGIME
Dispatches Received Here Say Mexi-
can Navy, or Part of It at Least,
Has Declared for Neutrality.


State Department in Mexico. is on MS
way to Washington to report directly
to Secretary Bryan upon conditions
He recently has been under attack from
| some of the elements in Mexico City.
The convention which has been inter- |
mittently in session in Mexico City for
the last week did not meet today.
Consul Silliman at Mexico City in
| formed the State Department that the
Gutierrez government had decreed a
bond issue of 100000 pesos to re-
fund and unity various previous bond
issues and meet current expenses
| Consul Silliman said 1T Is expected in
Mexico City the price of foreign ex-
bond issue.
Mexican Navy Neutral.
The Mexican navy, or part of it at
least, has declared for neutrality. ac-
cording to dispatches to the Gutierrez
agency here, which say four gunboats
on the Atlantic coast have retired to a
quiet cove off Yucatan to await the
result of the battle between the fac
tions.
Dispatches to the State Department,
however, were Interpreted as possibly
indicating that part of the navy was
preparing to move the seat OF the Car
rama government from Vera Cruz to
lProgreso. A summary of the dis-
information has just been received by
the department to the effect that the
Mexican gunboat Bravo left vera Sruz
for Progreso on the night of January D.
It was reported to have on board con-
siderable number of soldiers. constltu-
tionalist money and gold and silver nui-
lion. It is also stated that the Progreso
left Vera Cruz on the same night, and
that she had on board saddles. food
stuffs, a supply of dry goods, a printing
diers II is reported that she sailed for
Tampico."
| Order at Piedras .Negras.
The American vice consul at Piedras
Neeras reports that excellent oroer
continued in his district. He also stated
that passenger service was open TO
saltillo and that trains were running
regularly though late.
mail dispatch dated December IL
from the American vice consul at
Guadalajara states that Gen. Medina
of the Villa forces has been ins.alleo as
governor of the state OF Jalisco.
A Mexico City dispatch confirming
the flight of the Zapatista garrison
fron Pmebla says the retreating SOL
diers went in the direction of Mexico
City.
Civilians to Attend Convention.
American Consul Silliman at Mexico
City advised the State Department
last evening that the Gutierrez villa
Zapata convention in Mexico CITY hao
decided to admit civilians as repre-
sentatfves of military chiefs or gov
ernors of states. This was one Of the
issues over which there had been much
controversy.
Mr. S;lliman also reported that Gen.
villa had made an offer of amnesty to
all former federals, with the exception
of those directly implicated IN the
overthrow of Madero. Villa invited
"those who would receive me nenenes s
of the amnesty to join the present
government in an endeavor to estao-
iish peace and order throughout the
country"
last evening and from other sources in
Mexico made no mention of the report
, ed capture of Gen. Angeles The gen
. eral reported himself to the Gutierrez
government within the last few days,
first in Torreon and later in Mexico
; City. The Gutierrez agency declares
none but Zapata troops were at Puebla.
Assured of Fair Trial.
The Gutierrez government has given
; assurances, in response to representa-
) tions, that Gen. Jesus Carranza' proeher
of Gen. Venustiano Carranza, under ar
1 rest of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, will
I have a fair trial.
A dispatch to the Carranza agency
8 last night said Gen. Villareal had re-
norted a decisive defeat over Villa
troops at Marte, near Torreon, and the
capture of two trains of arms and
! ammunition.
: The message from Vera Cruz was as
n follows:
+ "Gen. Villareal, Carranza commander
and governor of the state of Nuevo
Leon. wired from Hipolito, Coahuiia,
that Villa forces have been disastrously
|defeated at Marie. Several trains am
munition and a great number of pris-
oners were captured.
Heavy reinforcements sent from
Mexico CITY last night by Villa toward
; Puebla were checked by constitution.
alists, twenty miles northwest OF
Puebla. Abregon's Yaqui Indian cav
, l. airy are pursuing the enemy, who were
;. idefeated at Puebla yesterday. and who
are fleeing into the mountains to the
: southeast in great disorder Command
( ing Gen. Higinio Aguilar and Benjamin
i lArgumedo, formerly of Huerta's army.
saved themselves only by flight toward
Mexico City, but not another promi-
nent officer escaped.
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