The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-08
U. S.: AGREES
Continued from First PaSeo

sires an Immediate solution, or tne
nztters Of difference which have
Iono vexed both governments.
1T is especially pleasing TO my
government that the de tacto gov
srnnoent of Mexico is disposed TO
o;w. quick as we'll as practical con-
sideration in a spirit Of concord TO
49, remedies which may be APP
Lid 70 the existing conditions.
s.cinrocatina the same desire, the
.ov.rnment of the United States
IS prepared Immediately to eS,
chanoe views as to a practea
MAN to remove finally ano PreHSne
recurrence OF the dlffieu't,es
which have been the source OF '"e
controversy. ~. -
,eued assurances Of my highest
consideration"
I" am, Sir,
aYours very sincerely,
"RosERT LANSlNG.'
sneedy Solution Sought
Officials did not fail TO note tna'
Secretary Lansing had laid stress upon
the desirability of giving QUICK any
ractical consideration TO the lmlne
date conditions along the. ooroei
which have been a source or cohtIo
warsv, The language Of the comunl
cation Mainly intimates that SpeedH
solution of that problem, VIII DC
sought. whatever time may be allo"et
afterward to find means OF aldlng tne
de facto government in restoring nor
NAL economic conditions thro9en9u
Mexico. The definition or the ooraei
DISPUTE submitted by General var
rama In his note suggesting negotia
lions for settlement apparent! ma:
been found acceptable by the Washing
ION government. This virtually mar
rows the immediate object Of the nego
tiators TO consideration Of the reason
able" anxiety of the United States toi
he security of it's frontier on one name
and the desire Of the de facto govern
n1ent for early withdrawal Of American
troops from Mexico on the other.
Additional evidence Of the more
friendly attitude OF Carranza govern
ment came today in the form OF
warning communication by Mr.. ARE
dondo TO the state department at the
direction OF General Carranza IN con
nection with the battle between VIE
and Carranza forces at Corralltos. lhe
message admitted serious deteat iol
the Carranza troops ana aske9 tilaI Lme
American forces be cautioned to eXer
else unusual vigilance along the Dor
der, particularly in the Big Benz
region, in Texas, as there was reason
TO believe the bandits were headed
that way to precipitate a new borde'
incident.
The message was promptly Tor
warded to General Funston as mat
ter OF information. At the same tlme
the state department received report
from an American in Mexico that he
had seen and talked with Villa per
sonally near Corralitos a few days
before the fight reported in. the Car
rama message. The bandit leader was
said to have entirely recovered from
wounds received at Columbus eNcen'
that he used cane and walked win
slight limp This message. the
source Of which was not revealed
in the Corralitos region since the
American pursuit was halted by the
clash at Parral. the first outbreak OF
hostility against General PershinE s
exnedition by Carranza soldiers. Cor
raiitos IS short distance southeast
of Parral, and the detachment OF
American cavalry which was assaulted
while attempting to pass through far'
raj was on It's way to CorralltoS al
the time. tits understood. following Il
clue as to the bandits hiding place,
II Villa Is alive and has recovered
sufficiently to lead a new force TO-
ward the border. considerable deiach-
ments OF Carranza troops arc between
his present position and the most al,
vanced American patrols. General
Carranza's message OF warning gave
assurances that every effort would he
made by these forces to capture or de-
stroy the band In any event there
will he no possibility of American
troops becoming involved for many
days. as it is q long march from: Cor
ralitos TO the Big BEND region.
Officials were pleased at the indl-
cation that General CarranZa was dis
posed to seek cooperation in protect
Ing the border. They saw in the
warning q frank admission that ban
dts still are active in considerable
forces in the territory over which the
defacto government repeatedly has
claimed complete military control.
That a force large: enough to over
whelm body of regular Mexican
troops should have been able to take