The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-11
SCOTT SAVES PROPERTY
OF FOREIGN MERCHA NTs.

EI Pass. Texas, Ans. i0.-Mator-
General Huxh L.. scott's miasion go
the border Co prevent conhacasfon
0s American and foreign mines and
smeiser~ tn vaifa territory. and 20
bring about restoration of
nscated foreign merchandise by the
Mexican leader. Ia accom- pifshed.
From what he gave cut today this
and not peace in Mexico. broaHht
the American chief of staff here.
Here 10 the whole story i'm the chief
of stairs own words. spoken after
o three-hoar conference this mora
tag with G~neral villa at J. =. VIII
Hams residence. ON West Rio
Grandes
General villa has assured me that
the mining mems meeting. which he
had called for Monday, will be indefi-
niteiy postponed He also assured me
that the foreign merchandise In Chi
huahua. which was confiscated by hts
government last week. VIII be returned
10 its rightfuI owners Those who
violated the Law regulating the price
Of food will be prosecuted In the olvil
court. My mission to the border.
therefore. is accomplished, and | am
waiting now for further orders"
General villa returned TO Juarez as
eoon as the conference ended. and gave
orders 10 prepare his train for depar-
ture for the south tonight villa had
scarcely reached Juarez when Major
Lea called local newspaper the
s,8@anpsAasen&. s boar shat thsy mad that
bandit from Juarez over ere posing
for moving pictures this morning, said
the mayor You may say that IL this
thing happens again l will stop II II
Eit takes the whole police force OF FL
Paeo. You can also say that ~ that
bandit comes TO Ell Paso again the po-
lice have orders to throw him into jail
and the police will do IT. too
while IL was said last night that
the conference would either be In the
United States immigration building,
or in the customs house in JHareZ. 1t
took place in a private residence today
In Ell Paso shortly after o'clock
this morning. Colonel X L. Niche. aide
20 General Scott and George c.. car
1others. State Department representa-
tive. went to General Villas home in
Juares and escorted the Mexican lead
IN to the American side An escort Of
Villas personal bodyguard. known AS
the Corps OF Gold accompanied their
chief to the meeting place. At the
fnternational bridge on santa Fe street
Nv detaehmen of the sixteenth infantry
WAS drawn up 10 receive the Mexican
general and escort him 10 the Williams
Residence.
Oniy Tive Others Present
Mr.. Carothers and Alberto Madero
were the only ones present at the
raeetlng OF the two generals AL
fiah General scott speaks some
nish. IL was thought necessary Ia
aYe interpreters present Madero
Sxfd Mr.. Carothers acted in that ca
pacity.
About II o'clock Vnla emerged
%1xnsitng from he Williams home, re-
Battered his auto accompanied by MIR
arot hers and Colonel Niche and
S&ns whisked back 10 Juarez.
HID No further conferences Will he held
xNccordirg To the American chief of
2AH. He declined TO say what he and
sHeneral villa talked over. any plans
lOr restoring peace Ia Mexico or not,
lat n II generally believed that they
IA, ard that the matter Of eonf.sca~
Aliens was a mere incident to the con-
u 4UrSnce.
General Scott does not know
Il defiritely what his next move will be,
ah1ugh n Is rumOred that he will go
4 IN Nogales. Ariz.. 10 investigate con-
Y Aitfons there
2 General SCOTS visit 10 the border
&&o1lowed the confiscation last week In
E)Ehihuahna by General villa Of all
Qkores. whether foreign or native own
6d and the announcement from villa
that American mining
s0n would be expected 70 meet in
hfhuahua on August 9 on matter
Ell importance
Four months ago General villa Is
~ 6scree that all mining and
Seiting properties would be subject
nescsticn uflless they were oper-