The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-13
Northern chieftain Gables resi-
dent Of Argentine Conference
Must Not NEEDLE With Mex
leo Republics Internal Affairs
ACTUAL WARFARE, on 4,
BORDER NOW EXISTS
Four Separate Clashes Take
Place Between Armed Forces
OF United States, and Mexican
GucriIIa's On Texas Boundary
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d. tAssOciatsd Press BY Federal wlrel,Ssl
WJAsHINGTON, August II.-AA
w cable from Buenos Aires TO the
Argentine minister here brings word
that General Villa has telegraphed 20
DR.. Rogue Pena, President Of Argen-
tina, that the Pan American confer
ence Is an act of threatened coercion
which may result IN war with Mexico.
"f the Pan.American conference ut
Washington interferes with the inter
nal affairs of MexicoS' Villa said In
part, ait will commit a wrong and war
may follow" - I.r&.,l
Intent Purely Friendly l.G
President Pena replied that Villa
should consider the conference in
spirit of friendly cooperation, realizing
that it had been called with the best
interests Of Mexico in view and, in
fact, to secure the sovereignty of that
nation. s." RI" (. Z, In
AT Vera Cruz, Carranza g capital,
the attitude toward foreigners has be-
come SC hostile that the battleships
Louisiana and New Hampshire sailed
for that port last night from New.
port News after previous assurances
from Secretary Lansing Of the depart.
ment of state that ID would not be
necessary to reinforce the gunboat
Marietta, ordered TO Vera Cruz yes.
terday from Progresso, Mexico. @.,sr
In reply to questions by the CORE
spondents, the departure of the two
battleships, which were sent at the
request Of Commander Robert Me-
Nance, was said officially to be a
precautionary measure
Actual Warfare EXISTS -a.l.,...
The situation is SO serious that Pres.
ident Wilson has again left his sum
mer home at Cornish New Hampshire,
and will arrive hereN today to take
matters in personal charge, Actual
border warfare with Mexico exists, al
though it has not been dignified yet
by that name, officially, Ar. q
Four separate encounters between
Mexican guerillas and the armed forces
of the United States took place yes
terday along the border 5...
At Corpus Christi, Texas, an Ameri-
can infantryman guarding the palm
garden was killed by Mexican bandit.
At Mercedes, Texas, band of Mcxi-
can raiders attacked cavalry patrol.
The troopers opened fire, killing one
Mexican and driving off the others.
At Sebastian, Texas, two Mexicans
were killed in similar raid.
At Brownsville, Texas, United
States cavalry patrol was attached,
and, in repelling their assailants, the
cavalrymen killed two Of them.
Feeling In Texas High ."s 80
Feeling in Texas is running almost
as high as in the days just preceding
the Alamo. .-#.@
Dispatches yesterday from FL Paso
reported that Gen. Hugh Scott, chief Of
staff, in conference with Villa had
persuaded him not to enforce his
threatened confscatory measures at
Chihuahua, to restore any property al
ready seized, and TO promise that VIC
latiOns of the law by Mexieans will
be prosecuted in the civil courts. ~ s.
Villas forces at Icamole are re-
ported to have taken another trouncing
Monday from the Constitutionalists.