The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-18
Decision as to Form Reached
in Washington Today at
Conference of Pan-American
Diplomats.
ONLY SONORA AND
CHIHUAHUA HOSTILE
Carranza Removes War Office
From Vera Cruz to Mexico
City and Sends Army of
5000 Into Sonora.

ny Evening HerAld Leased Wire
Washington, oct iS--The
Pan-Ameriean c6nferees today
decided To extend formal recosni-
tion tomorrow To General Car
rama as the chief executive Of
the de facto government OF Mex o
ico.r by presenting note TO
Ellseo Arrcdondo. his authorized
representative here.
All the governments participat-
Ing have instructed their dipio-
mats here to use virtually the
same form In recognition as that
adopted By the United States. Mr..
Arredondo on receivlng the note.
plans to leave Immediately for
Saltlllo 10 meet General CargAnxa.
Tomorrow, however with the
actual extension ~ rccognltion an
embargo on arms 90 other fac
tlons will go into effect ana Dip
Iomatic relations OF AN ofiicial
character will be resumed between
tho United states and Mexico,
the CarrnnAa authorities being
treated as the Mexican govern
ment.
Secretary Lansing issued this state
mcnt:
The conferees. under instructions
from their several governments, to-
morrow viii recognize the dc facta
OF Mexico. OF which Gen
eral Carranza is the chief executive
The form Of recognition on our part
viii be a letter TO Mr.. Arredondo. and
each government party 10 the confer
cnce viii write o letter.
Secretary Lansing added tnat m
formally he knew severa, other South
American countries beside the sls
at the conference would
recognize General Carranza and that
he Intended to write "A letter 10 other
governments notityins
them TO the same effect.
Secretary Lansing was asked ahou
n report that General Hperta migh'
be turned over To the Carranza GOV.
ernment. lie said he never had heaf'
OF IT,
Washington. oct, iS.--Determina'
ton of the form in which rccosns
tlon Of the Carranzs government II
Mexico shall be extended was the oh
iect Of conference here today OF th'
Pan-American diplomats. The con
ference had been called hy secretar'
lAnalrg and meeting with ham wer'
the G.nlomntic Representatives mere I"
Brazil. chile. Argentine. Bolivia. uru
quay and Guatemala
Recognition by countries havlnl
Diplomatic representatives In Mexico
u was believed. would take the form
of "a renewal OF relations IN an ofh
cmI way The United states and 9th
or countries now without representa-
tion in Mexico were Go accord recog
milton hy presenting note 60 Genera
Carranza through tiiseo Auedpnde
his representative here.
A stntement Of conditions In Mex
leo. bnsed or n report from Genera
Alyaro Ohroeon ana given out hy Eii
SEQ Arrcdondo. declared that the oul
organized opposition 10 the CasranH
government was confined to portion
of the states OF sonora and chihua
huu. adding that am expedition ha
been sent So Sonora Co uesist coustitu
tlunnlist forces there boz smashing th
Maytorfna army The statement als
announces the surrender of many fof
mcr Villista officials
Washington oct iS.-Carran1a ~
ports today say Toluca, near McXic
Ciiy. has been taken from Iapat
forces. that nearly hair the state g
chihuahua is completely cuntruile
by ClrranEn truops that Junrcz
cat Off from the interior and tha
man, towns in the north are arnin
against attack boy villa forces
q was reported that before ey1cu
aung parra villa troops sacked lk
city. Food supplies in laree quaint
tier were said 90 he arriving n Me'
leo CITY ono dispatch reported a.
defeat OF Rafael Bnelna, a Nilil lea,
er on the west coast, whose iorcs {
Tepic fled 10 the mountains.
reports that Lapata had threatens
I Americans are discounted IN today
] dispatches. which SAY no Americas
! are known 90 be- his TERRITORY,
; General Carranza's war Office b.