Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-04
.LACON|C MESSAGE
SENT TO CARRANZA
Informed That Pan American
Conferees Acted in Their
Official Capacities.
HIS REPLY STILL is AWAITED
Mexicans Fire at American Sol
diers and Aeroplane, but There
Are No Casualties.

WASHINGTON. Septcmbc- 3.-Gcn-
eral Carranza was formally notified by
Secretary Lansing to-day that the
signcrs Of tho appeal for peace in Mex
leo sent by the Pan-Amcrican confer
ence. affixed their names to the docu
rcsentativcs of their governments.
The message was laconc, and did not
20 beyond this direct answer 10 the
inquiry made by General CarranZa after
he received the appeal.
state Department officials said they
did not know what effect. il any, the
answer would have OH General Car
ranza's reply TO the appeal. which has
not yet been received
Delay in answering the CarranZa in
nuiry, 1t Was learned. was caused by
the fact that four of the six South and
Central American diplomats who. with
Secretary Lansing. composed the con-
ference. were out of town. While
there was no doubt here TO the Of
fetal character OF the conferecs. each
diplomat was advised of the question
raised. and was heard from before the
reply was sent.
IL Is uflNeTSlbpn tnat anOtner meet
ing OF the Pan American conference
Will bc called soon. but il was au-
thoIitatively stated that no date had
yet been set In the appeal sent three
weeks ago. it was suggested that ten
days would lie considered 10y the con-
ferees a reasonable time in which an
swers might he prepared by those who
received it.
SERVICES or BRAZILIAN
MINISTER GONnENDED
President Wilson sent the following
telegram to-day to the President of
Erazil. commenting the services rem
dercd TO the United States government
by the Brazilian minister at Mexico
city:
LAS Senor Don J. ". cordoso de
Olireira. Brazilian minister to Mexico.
is about to depart from the United
states for Brazil. avail myself Of the
occasion to express TO Your EXce,lcncy
the grateful Acknowledgement of my
self and Of the people OF the United
States for ihe friendship shown and
the services rendered by Your Excel
lency's government in permitting
Senior Cordoso TO take upon himself in
most trying circumstances the cxacting
'''' W - ~ '''''''S> -'i'iSi 'Nhi' ihtSi :
csts in MEXICO.
II cordially appreciate the Efficient
and wholthcarted manner IN which
Scnor Cordoso has served our country
and congratulate Brazil in having
in her diplomatic service "A representa-
tive of such eminent fitness and so
agreeable personality"
Transmitting a copy of this message
to Senor Cordoso. Secretary Lansing
said in a letter:
Il heartily concur in the sentiment
regarding YOU expressed by the Presi-
dent in the above quoted telegram. and
| also take great pleasure in availing
myself OF this opportunity TO convey
10 YOU my own appreciation of your
valuable assistance while in Mexico"
state Department messages to-day
reported quiet at Tampico, with rail-
road communications opened between
there and San Luis Totosi.
From Vera Cruz came "A report that
bandits yesterday had blown up a
freight train forty miles from there
on the Mexican railway, and that
Zapata followers had attacked q pas
senger train on the Jalata-Teocclo line
two days before.