The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-21
Preliminaries Completed and Commissioners May
 Now Be Appointed
WILL BE WIDE SCOPE
 IN DELIBERATIONS
All Border Questions, Including With drawal of Pershing's Troops, Will Be Discussed-No Let-Up in
 Making the Army Efficient

Mexico City, July 20.-The details of
 Mexico's proposals for a peaceful solu-
 ton of the difficulties existing with
 the United States were made public to-
 night by the foreign office when copy
 of the note which was sent to the
 Washington government July II was
 given to the newspapers for publica-
 tion in tomorrow mornings editions.
 The note suggests the naming of
 three commissioners by each govern
 ment, the commissioners to meetat some
 neutral point to discuss the withdraw
 al of troops now in Mexico, the draw
 ing up of an agreement providing
 terms for the reciprocal crossing Of
 the frontier by the troops of either na-
 ton and the investigation of the
 origin of the parties which have raid
 ed American border towns for the pur-
 pose of definitely fixing responsibility
 for them.
 Foreign office officials tonight said
 the note had not yet been answered
 by the Washington government, but
 they considered it their duty to the
 Mexican people to make it public that
 Mexicans might know what effort
 their government was making toward
 a peaceful solution of the pending dif- ficulties
 Washington, July 20.-Further confer ences between Acting Secretary Polk and
 Mr. Arredondo will be resumed as soon as the latter is informed whether Gen. eral Carranza approves the tentative plan for negotiations telegraphed to him last night.
 Mir. Polk on his part has communicated the results of his conversations to Presi- dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing and is understood to be ready now to pro- ceed with arrangements for meeting of commissioners representing the two
 governments to work out a settlement of differences It was stated on good authority so- night that if commissioners were appoint- ed they would be empowered to discuss all questions relating to the protection of l the American border, including the grad | ual withdrawal of United States troops | from Mexico, if the de facto government demonstrated it's ability to prevent ban
 dit raids.
 Mexico City, July 2a-General Trevino, the commander at Chihuahua. has in- formed Secretary of War Obregon that he has dispersed the rebels who recently attempted to surprise passenger train bound for Juarez, near the station of Santa Ysabel, on the Mexico Northwest ern railroad. Fourteen of the rebels were killed, General Trevino reports, and seven of the bandits and 40 horses were cap tured.
 It was announced in brief statement here today that information had been received from Washington that the con l ference between Eliseo Arredondo. the Washington ambassador designate, and Acting Secretary Polk had resulted in the 1 reaching of an agreement for the gem eral basis of the solution of the border difficulties.
 1 The following ministers have been named by General Carranza: 1 To Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, Fernando Cuen; to Bolivia and Peru. Manuel Mendez. Carlos Coelo has been designated as consul at Guayquil, Ecua- | dor.
 | It Is announced that a new issue of one and two peso paper notes will bo | pla ced in circulation next Monday. 1 San Antonio. July 20.-Although con- l vinced that the diplomatic negotiations now in progress will terminate in set clement of the diqfferences between Mex l ico and the United States and that orders soon would be received for the gradual withdrawal of General Pershings forces, I staff officers here are continuing the work of shaping the big border army into an I efficient body.