New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
Little Hope in Administra-
tion of Getting Rival
Leaders Together.
pFIIEF FUND NOW
REACHES $4,000
Dad Cross Director O'Connor on
.he Way to Direct Work
in Mexico City.
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V,,hirgtor. June l7.--No hope Of 4
,.,stul settlement IN the near future
,,.reen the Carranza and Villa forces
.tls in Washington tonight, largely
,.,pse OF ..e refusal Of General Con
,,l,,. commanding a wing Of the Car
,,,s forces. 20 agree to an armistice
nth respec; 20 Mexico City.
his understood here that it is the
.,,,tion Of the Carranza forces to
u,,srs Mexico City as speedily as
,,gble, driving out the Zapata-Villa
s,,s still controlling that district
Vi,b that successfully accomplished,
General Carrauza intends to move his
,n5ousrters from Vera Cruz to the
"a capital Of Mexico.
His friends here say Carranza will
a,r offer 20 mediate with Villa, pro-
wasg that representatives Of both
uk over terms Of surrender and agree
Il 70 which officers Of the Villa cause
bsl receive amnesty. II is declared,
l,Eeyer. that the Carrarzistas will in
fc that the surrender be uncondi-
aoasl
Belief that Villa will never agree to
ny such proposal makes the prospect
e. peace at an immediate date very
aght Il is believed if defeated again
villa will withdraw TO Chihuahua and
diy Carranza 10 come and get him.
The Carranzistas in Washington re-
uyed the following dispatch to-night:
Villa Rcireating to TorreoH.
.yilla is eyacuating Aqua Caliantes
q his retreat north, ana il is not ex-
p,sd that he viii stop until he gets
% Toueon. A dtserter from his forces
ug bis entire army does not number
usr 5000 men. Our troops have
mAe5 Castro Station, in the State Of
lalco."
Kiss Mabel T. Boardmsn, Of the
ArHtan Bed Cross, anr ounced to-
tgi, that the contributions 10 the
!ui for relief la Mexico had reached
MHsI With the organization Of the
ERuaaoaa. board on Wednesday It IS
Hpsc.ed that contributions viii flow
IN greater volume. The Red Cross
gave out the following statement:
The director Of the Pacific division
4 the American Red Cross, Charles j.
OConnor who was sent 20 Mexico City
n Vera Cruz 20 personally direct the
Hisi operations Of the American Red
C'o5s In Southern Mexico, will be re-
Uvsd and afforded all facilities pos
Eblt al Vera Cruz by General Car
nnIs, according 20 a cabled message
ron John Z. Silliman, Of the United
Snies consular service. who is on sDe-
el detail with General Carranza.
Red Cross Agent Sails.
'Nr 0'Connor sailed from Galveston
i,f Vera Cruz on Tuesday. At Vera
Cur he viii join Arnold Shanklin,
lnied States Consul General in Mex
% City, and the two will proceed TO
Aiueo City together and cooperate in
es solving Of the very serious relief
Roo.ems there
The American Red Cross is perfect
ag arrangements for the care Of
sAnsrean refugees VINO have just been
Brought 10 Galveston from Vera Cruz
q he army transport Buford 1t fur
s.srnore mas taken up with the State
apartment the matter Of providing
pansportstion for twenty-four desti-
sh Americans who recently reached
PaSo, Tex, from San Luis Potosi,
assurances from General Maytor-
VA IN command Of the Villista forces
Lower California, that Americans
atatened there by the Yaqui Indians
s0sid be protected, had no effect to-
ny IA changing the orders given to
sssHifsl Howard. who sailed from San
ssgo this morning, in command OF
y Colorado, 70 protect the Americans.
Aanral Howard's orders are TO pro
M The Americans. and it is under
.eea that the assurances from Gen
4. AaytoreHa will be ignored If 1t
ioanc that the danger 20 the Am
1lesns from the Yaquis still exists
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