Evening star., 1915-01-03
Hitch in Negotiations to Neu-
" traIize Town Perturbs
Administration. ~
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
ARE SENT TO GEN. SCOTT
Gen. Gonzales Takes Field Against
San Luis Potosi-Convention Con-
siders Representation Question.

The trouble caldron boiled up again
in Mexico and caused the Washing
ton administration much concern last
evening.
Brig. Gen. Scott, chief of staff of the
United States Army. reported 3hat ne
was experiencing unexpected tfouoie
in arranging an agreement between the
warning factions in making Naco
neutral town to avoid further shooting
into United States territory.
Hitch in Negotiations.
Following hurried conferences be-
tween the President, Acting Secretary
of State Lansing and Acting Secretary
of War Breckenridge, further sugges-
tions were wired to Gen. Scott. and the
following statement was given out at
the White House by Secretary Ium-
ulty:
"There is a hitch about the signing
of the agreement between Maytorena
and Hill and this government ID at
tempting to adjust the differences; Ihe
government has not been Informed eS-
actly what the differences are, but Is try
ing to ascertain them
Enrique c. Llorepte, Washington rep
resentative of Provisional President GU
tierrez. also talked at length with Mr..
Breckinricse MIR. I.lorente and high
officials said they were confident an ad-
.justment would be reached without re-
quiring decisive action by the batteries
Of artillery recently posted across the
line from Naco.
1t was generally supposed until last
evening that both Gen. Maytorena OF
the Gutierrez forces and Gen. Hill OF
the Carranza faction were ready to
agree that the latter would ba Rden
Naco and move his forces to Aqua
Prieta, while Maytorena was to trans
fer his men to Nogales.
While the negotiations still have Tor
their object the naturalization of Naco.
Mr.. Lorente said. last night, some oth-
er method of reaching the same result
was being discussed.
Convention Takes Recess.
The State Department received word
yesterday from its agents in Mexico
City that the convention had adjourned
until Monday after a brief session Fri
day. when the question OF how many
delegates were to represent the Zapa-
ia army of the south was debated,
without result. The dispatch added
that as there were many absentees, a
majority of the members of the orig
inal convention held at Aguascalientes
would be considered a quorum. Gen.
Roblss, vice president of that conven-
tion, presided.
Washington officials are. greatly in
terested in the deliberations of the
convention. 1t has been convened 10
select provisional president for
period of several months. until gen.
eral election can be held. *
1t Is understood from supporters OF
both Gutierrez and Villa here that
Gen. Villa and his adherents favor the
continuation in office of Eulaiio Gut
ierrez. The Zapata element are opposed
TO this and the names of-Gen, Felipe
Angeles and Gen. Jose Isabel Robles.
now minister OF war, are being promi-
nently mentioned.
The State Department also was ad-
vised that H. 6. c. Atwatef, an Ameri-
can was stabbed to death at Tampico
by Mexican. whose identity was un-
known. The department has no clew
TO -Atwater's home address or relatives.
Mexico City was reported quiet. No
passenger train went north Friday on
account of the scarcity Of fuel.