New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-02
Maytorena May Talk to
Peace Conference if He
Can Find One.
100 ZAPATISTS DIE
NEAR MEXICO CITY
Carranza Forces Repel Power
Plant Attack-Villa Reported
Ready to Retreat to Sonora.
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Washington. Oct. 1.-The State De-
nsrtment announced to-day that 1t had
no objection 10 the release o; Governor
Maytorena OF Sonora, arrested BY
United States military authorities at
Nogales. Ariz, yesterday. While MOTH
ing is known at the department con-
corning his reported desire 70 attend
peace conference. 10 which he was dele
gated by General Villa. officials say
they are willing 70 have him come to
Washington or 90 anywhere else IN the
United States.
Delegates of the Mexican factions
have made no plans for peace confer.
ence. The appeal sent out by the hrs'
Pan-American conference Gazing on
the factions to organize peace CONFER
ence on Mexican soil was rejected oy
Carranza and dropped. but General
Villa is understood TO think the INV,
tation is still valid, and has started
delegates TO Washington.
Some already have arrived and
others. among them General Maytorena,
are expected soon. Il is understood
thev intend 70 urge upon the United
States and Latin-American conferrees
that the appeal for peace conference
was answered by the Villa and Hapata
factions in good faith, and that the
plan for the pacifcat'on of Mexico con-
templated in that appeal should be car
ried through.
Villa Colonies To Be Released.
Colonies de Lavega and Flores, ar
rested after General Maytorena, are az
the disposition Of the War Department.
As they have papers Of discharge from
the Villa army, il is expected they VIII
be released unless II ~ proved that
they crossed the line for military pun
poses.
the Zapatists are still active near Mex
leo Citv. The Carranza forces repulsed
a Zapatist attack on the Necaxa power
plant. on the outskirts of the capital,
on September %, after 100 Of the enemy
had been killed.
Tho Carranza agency made public to-
dav what purports TO be message
from the Villa consul at Tiajuana to
Enrique c. Llorente, Villas confidential
agent here. which confirms recent re-
ports that Villa is preparing to aban..
don the greater part of the State OF
chihuahua and withdraw to Sonora.
Rich Crops Attract Villa.
Following is the text of the message:
1.-THE situation here is growing worse
every day, ever since It became known
that the plan of Genera villa is 70
abandon the whole territory IN the
State of Chihuahua extending from
Torreon TO Juarez. II is said that Icn =
eral Villa, accompanied By those who
may wish TO follow him, will now Pro
coed westward into districts heretofore
untouched by the fighting forces OF the
revolutionaries and where there are
crops in abundance
Conflicting reports reached the state
Department on conditions in Mexico
CITY. The food situation, however, was
reported growing better. There were
reports Of unrest among merchants be-
cause, it was said, Carranza officisIs
were preparing to repudiate, large
part OF the currency in circulation on
the ground that it was counterfeit.
Vera Cruz reports dated September
30 announced that the Carranza gov
eminent had promulgated a decree CIV
ING banks of issue forty-five days to
comply with the banking law.