The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
EFFORTS ID BRING ABOUT CONFERENCE
 OF MEXICAN CHIEFS
Various Factions Consulting With a View Towards Assembling Peace
 Conference

Washington. July 27.-Efforts to bring about . conference of military leaders in Mexico. In anticipation of n final appeal to faction leaders by the United States, are reported under way in the southern republic.
 Information reached Washington to- night that representatives of various fac tions were consulting their leaders with view to assembling a peace conference either with or without General Carranza The report added to the interest aroused in official quarters by intimations that the administration was considering asking Carranza to reconsider his refusal to par ticipate in peace negotiations President Wilson urged two months ago.
 Diaz Lombardo. General Villas foreign secretary. who came to Washington to study the attitude of the Washington government. is reported to have returned to Torren to consult with his chief. Gen. Felipe Angeles, Villas chief military ad- yiser recently in Washington, is en route to Nogales to procure General Maytorenas 8 assurance that he and his adherents will join in deliberations to plan for restora- ton of constitutional government and ulti- mate recognition by the United States.
 Calero Interested
 Manuel Calero. ambassador to the United States in Madero's regime. and not actively allied either with Carranza, Villa or Zapata, is said to be interested in a proposal to unite all the factions, if possible, and. should Carranza again re- fuse to join in peace conference. to sup port a conference of representatives of all other factions.
 An arms embargo was said tonight to be contemplated as part of the next step of the Washington government.
 Mexico City remained cut off from the outside world today despite efforts to get word of actual conditions there. Re- ports that Carranza forces had returned to the capital lacked official confirma- ton.
 The Carranza agency here asserted that General Gonzales already had reached the outskirts of the capital and would re-enter the city. It also stated that General Obregon has seized San Luis Potosi and would be joined by General Trevino and endorsements from Mon- terey preparatory to a new offensive against Torreon. Troops from the interior also were reported arriving at Vera Crux to be transported by boat to Tampico and thence overland to Monterey.
 No Statement Nss
 Cornish. N. H.. July N.-It was said tonight that President Wilson was not ready to make any statement here indi- eating what he plans to do next in Mex leo.
 Some Washington officials are known to favor encouraging General Villa and other northern leaders to select pro- yisional president who can be supported by the United States. Others believe the President should place an embargo on arms exportations and still others advo- cate armed intervention.
 The President has been reading Mexican reports carefully and has become con- vinced that the United States can wait little longer to see whether the different factions can compose their own differ ences One reason for his trip to Cornish at this time was that he wanted to study the situation carefully. He was in com v,,,xto.+tor with Socrafar rv Lansing todav v