The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-10
No MORE FIGHTING
At BORDER TOWNS
GENERAL SCOTT REACHES UNDER
STANDING WITH VILLA IN
BRIEF INTERVIEW
NACO NOW IS NEUTRAL

xNDULGED IN WHICH WILL EN-
DAscER rsrE ON THE AMERI-
CAN SIDE OF LINE.
FL Paso. Tex, Jan. 9.---Therc
will be no more lighting by Mex
lean factions OH The border of
Arizona as a result OF meetings I'm
FI Paso and Juarez last night
and today be'ween t'encraA nugh
II. S<Dtt. chief OF staff of the
United States army, and General
villa. chief general of the Con-
vention forces in Mexico.
Az forecast recently, the Maytorena
troops. the Convention forces In
Sonora, are to permit the evacuation
OF Naco, Sonora, by the Carranza
forces under General benjamin HIT
and will not modest the Carranza
forces at Aqua Prienta. opposite
Douglas. In return. the Maytorena
1arrison at Nogalcs, Sonora, Will not
be molested by the Carranza forces
The troops now being sent by Cen
eral villa through Juarez to Sonora
instead of being delegated to border
duty will be diverted TO Guaymas,
Part OF the troops after reaching
Sonora. 1t is said. will cncircle Augua
Prieta to see that the Carranzistas do
not quit the garrison after they move
from Naco.
II is stated that these Carranza
troops have already asked and have
been denied permission to entratn
through the United States for Calves
ton and Vera Cruz. Naco. Sonora, ls
to remain q neutral port
Agreement Is Reached.
The agreement for the cessation Of
hostiiities on the border Is as fol-
lows:
First That the port Of Naco be
evacuated by the Constitutionaiist
forces under the command OF Gen
erai Hill.
Second. That Governor Maytorera
and General Hill will not occupy In
any form the port OF Naco. Sonora.
Third To put into effect the pre-
ceding articles. the port Of Naeo,
Sonora, will become neutral and
closed to traffsc and commerce also
the custom house, until an established
government In. Mexico can take pos
session or be recognized by the United
States or until one of the factions
dominates sufficiently the other fac
lions.
Fourth. 1t is arranged also that
during the military operations or the
contending factions. they viii respect
Constituticnai!sf troops under com
mand OF Governor Maytorena AMI
those of Aqua prieta, In command Of
General Hill. chief Of the Constitution
Alist troops in the State. that Is. that
the aforesaid places will not be at
tackled for any motive to invite con-
test In any frontier town which is To-
Gated pposite an American town
with an object of occasional danger
In American territory and expose thus
friendly relations with the United
States
Fifth. IT L. arranged that to end
and do away with the practice men
toned in the preceding articles. tnat
all troops under command of Cover
nor Maytorena will retire to Cannea
or Nogales at the time the agreement
In concluded and VIII not modest In
the least the troops OF General Hiti
during their disoccupation Of Mace
and their march towards Aqua
Prieta; 1t Ia agreed aiso that during
the previously mentioned operations
the troops OF General Hill viii not
modest those Of Governor Maytcrsns.
Agreement Signed December 2S.
This agreement WAS signed by GEN
erai Hill, Carrangas commander al
Naco, on December %, and was later
signed by Colonel Gales. command
err under General Hill, and has the
General Villa agreed at the confer
ence today TO order Governor May
torena to sign the agreement and hlm-
self approved OF II in full The agree
ment also has the specific approval OF
the President of the United States and
OF Secretary Of War Garrison.
The meeting OF the two generals
was at noon today at the Juarez Gus
tom house. Shortly before the meet
Ing General Scott was met by Colonel
FYerro and other members Of villa q
staff villas automobile was sent to
the International Bird and General
Scott, accompanied by Lieutenant
Colonel r. r. l.. Niche and George c.
Carothers, special agent of the State
Department, made the trip to the
customs house. They were met upon
the steps by villa and passed be-
tween two files Of soldiers, standing
at present arms. into the building
Scott and villa Meet
Besides Generals Scott and villa.
Mr.. Carothers, Colonel Niche, Al
berto Morales Maytorena's attorney.
Colonel aFierro and Felix Summer
field. special agent OF Villa in this
country, attended the conference. This
lasted for about thirty minutes.
At the end of the conference Cen
eral Scott. accompanied by Colonel
Niche and Mr.. Carothers and Colonel
F1efFO, returned 10 inc AiieflthH SlNt.
Here they were left by Colonel Fierro.
Villa left In an automobile for his
headquarters.
This afternoon General Scott, in
company with General Villa and their
respective STATS visited the Juarez
race track.
History repeated itself In minor
key when THU meeting between Gen.
erals Villa 'Hnd Scott was held in the
historic old custom house in Juarez.
The meeting resembled. in a way. the
meeting between Presidents Diaz and
Taft which took place in this same
old building in 1909
REPORTED BREACH BET'wEEN
GENERALS SCOTT AND BLISS
Ell Paso. Texas. Jan. Sit was
learned today that n serious break &C.
Cured between General Hugh L. Scott
and his receatiy appointed assistant
chief Of staff. General Tasker II. Bliss.
during the recent visit Or General Scott
at Naco The trouble has not yet been
patched up General Bliss IL said. TO
have insisted upon turning the Ameri-
can guns upon the Mexican warning
factions when Mexican shells and bull
let's continued to fall into Naco. Ariz.
aftAr General SCOTS repeated efforts TO
hav. Ana twa Mexican eor-p q n "A a q