The Washington times., 1915-06-12
President to Act
i In Mexico to End
80 Anarchy at Once

With the German situation In abey-
ance for probably fortnight. the Ad-
ministration today turned its attention
to affairs In Mexico. Within ten days
or two weeks, according to reliable re-
ports, some definite action supplement-
ing President Wilson's warning to the
various factions In Mexico to compose
their differences" will be forthcoming.
A "get-together" meeting Of represen-
tatives of villa, Zapata. Chizaro. and
Carranza was one plan suggested today.
1t was reported that various emisSar1es
Of this Government. In Mexico are sound
ing out the warning chieftains regarding
a conference at some Mexican city not
directly under military control Of any
of the opposing military forces, to dis
cuss ways and means for Mexico's fu-
ture. or at least temporary truce In
fighting.
in a draw. Consul Carothers reported
to the State Department today.
Villa was forced to evacuate Leon,
said Carothers. and retire to Liberia.
The Villistas were described as having
apparently been assured of victory
when a fanking movement by the Car
ranzistas forced the formers right wing
to retreat. In doing SO. however. it
was stated that the Villistas made i'm
portant captures from their enemies
and burned Carranzista munition
train.
Carothers did not give many details.
but Indications were that the struggle
was of tremendous violence and that II
was divided into two battles, which left
the general situation still undecided,
though in dispatches to their agencies
here both sides have claimed victory.
A message from Consul Edwards. at
Juarez, said the Villista authorities.
CQn1nlyinp with the Stata Dana rtmant' q
demand. had postponed execution of the
two Americans, George Marx and s.
Franklin, who were sentenced to be
shot at Chichauhua on a charge of
passing counterfeit money-presumably
the currency of some anti-Villa faction.
Reports that Villa and his chief mill
tary aide, General Angeles, were In
discord threatened new complications.
| To Villa, Angeles has been what General
| Obregon has been to Carranza. A split
bility of a division of the Villista army,
| some observers believe, would cause a
| fresh outbreak of military activity and
| make the Presidents task Of peaceful
| Intervention harder.
Serious depletion OF resources OF
both Villa and Carranza Is regarded
| by officials here to be a powerful
factor in inducing the two leaders to
| consent to some plan advanced by the
United States, Funds and ammuni
|
! High premiums were paid recently by
Villa for ammunition bought in this
| country.
| Cancellation OF orders TRANSFERRING
two regiments of cavalry and one of
infantry from the border to the Philip.
pines was explained by army officer,
today. Officially, 1t was declared thai
| because of the great quantities of Red
Cross relief supplies expected to be
shipped across the border. the soldiers
were needed to handle such supplies
The army has agreed to load and un.
load such supplies and take entire
| charge of their shipment up to ths
border line. While this was the of,
ficial explanation of the order retain.
ing the three regiments on the border
1t was believed that General Funston's
request that the troops be left there
| was also due TO objection to depletint
the border patrol while an aggressive
policy OF the Administration hung in the
balance.