The Washington times., 1915-07-07
Villas Agent Denies
Framing Peace Terms
In Conference Here

Enrique c. Llorente. General Villas
Washington agent. declared today that
his conference here with Miguel Diaz
Lombardo. Villas minister of foreign
affairs. was not connected with the
making of possible peace terms with
Carranza
Although the conference has been
scheduled for more than a week, Llo-
rente has made no effort heretofore to
prrect the impression that he and Lom-
bardo were preparing a new proposal
TO be submitted to Carranza. The con-
ference. Llorente says, concerns the es-
tablishment and extension OF the con-
Vention governments consular service
here and abroad.
No new peace proposals will be made
to Carranza until he replies to Villa s
overtures made shortly after President
Wilson issued his warning to the Mexi-
can factions.
The Carranza iunta here, however,
says the nrst Villa proposal was in
sult.ng. and that Villa cannot expect
an answer. Tho Carranza faction Is
.oniIeht that a new proposal will re-
suit from the Llorente-Lombardo CON
terence, despite denials from the other
side.
Officials manifested unusual interest
Today In. statement issued by the
Carranza agency, containing yelled in
situations that the American Red
Cross agents in Mexico are deliberately
.Aa Aaggerating the reports of famine con-
';ituns in that country
Inc inference apparently intended ia
that these agents by accepting without
question the stories of starvation and
restitution among the natives of Mex
i.o are furthering the aims of the
american and other foreign conces-
,io
who, 1t Is said, would welcome armed
ntervention by the United States.
Fiat contradiction is made in the
statement of the report of Charles ].
Conditions in Mexico City. According to
OConnor's report, as given ont by tho
Red Cross headquarters here, condi-
ons In the Mexican capital are "ex
ceedingly pitiful" and growing worse
rapidly"
The statement issued by the Carran-
ga agency says that O'Connor. on ar
rivinG at Mexico City. found conditions
Ssrated.
NO confirmation was received at either
the State or War Department of the
tly battle reported to have been fought
between the Carranz stas and the VII.
hsta -Zapata forces near Paredon. in
which heavy casualties are said to have
occurred OIL both sides, nor of the fight.
ing In the vicinity of Mexico City.
Denial that the Villista authorities
We're interfering with the distribution
Of Red Cross supplies was issued by
the Villa agency today. 1t was also
I'imed that the Villa army had cap
iured Leon, and that the Carranzista
forces are retreating southwark The
St'tement was as follows:
The confidential agency again wishes
to call attention to the falsity or re-
ports so persistently circulated by Ger.
tain newspapers charging the forces OF
the provisional government of Mexico
with Interference with the distribution
or Red Cross food supplies in Mexico
The authorities of the ICovisional
government have never prevented In
'nT way the shipment of Red Cross
MeNico; but on the other hand have
of cred every aid within their power
to alleviate suffering in the districts
isturbed by the war"
That there has been not the slightest
foundation for the charges against the
frees OF General villa of Interference
wi II Red Cross supplies Is emphasized
by Miss Mabel r. Boardman, Of the
American Red Cross.
4 report from the front, unconfirmed
by official advices, has reached the
confidential agency to the effect thai
The advancing Villa army has captured
the important stronghold of Leon, anC
that the Carranzista army continues
its retreat southwark
A Villista force which was takint
5000 cattle TO the Texas border fol
export. has been defeated by Carran
zistas, the latter's agency here an,
nounced today.
Many prisoners and the cattle were
captured, II was stated Among th'
V,llistas were said to have been sin
Americans, who were taken to thu
border and released.