Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-15
CARRANzA TOLD
BY WASHINGTON
TO LET SCOUT GO
U. S. Government Warns Mex.
leo to Release Two Amer
leans Held in Jail at
Juarez.
DEMAND MAY BE GRANTED
Prisoners, it Is Said, Probably
Will Be Released at
Once.
PACT RLoeKED BY CABRERA
DEMAND MAY BE GRANTED
PACT RLocKED BY CABRERA

Atlantic City, N J.,.Nov.' 'l4,--Vig
orous opposition today by Luis Cabrc
ra, chairman OF the Mexican represen
tation, prevented formal agreemen
by the Mexican-American commission
on the principle, and essential points
of the plan for the withdrawal of til,
American troops from Mexico, ant
other questions that have arisen be-
tween the two committees.
1t became known today that yes
terday. while Mr.. Cabrera was il
Philadelphia comforting with Rafae
Nieto, sub-secretary of the depart.
ment OF finance, Carranza's other two
representatives and the American
commissioners entered into an agree
ment which the Mexicans believed
would be ratified by Mr.. Cabrera,
When Cabrera appeared before the
commission today, however, he OBJ
jected to certain terms in the proposed
agreement and for an hour addressed
the commissioners, protesting against
the plan as agreed to by the other two
Mexicans.
This unexpected opposition by Mr.
Cabrera is believed to have brought
the commissioners once more to q
position where solution of the in
ternational problem cannot be
reached for several days at least.
Demands Release of Scout.
El Paso, Tex, Nov, l4.-Represen.
tations were made today by the Amer.
ican State department to the Car.
rama government through its agents
here and in Mexico City, for immedi.
ate action to be taken in the cases oi
Benjamin Braham, the scout for Gen
eral Pershing, and Joseph Williams, a
Mormon resident of Colonia Bublan
who are being held in the Juarez Jail
General P. Elias Gales, former mil
itary governor of Sonora, is expected
to assume command of division un-
der General Francisco Murguia in the
state of Chihuahua, which is being or
ganized to take the field against the
Villa bandits. General Gales has beer
in Mexico City for conference with
General Carfanza and General Obrc'
gon, minister of war.
This was announced by Carranzs
Consul Eduardo Bravo today. His
division is expected tg be made up
largely Of Yaqui Indians from the
state of Sonora.
E dwards Protests to Garcia.
Acting upon his instructions from
Secretary of State Lansing, American
Consul Edwards today called upon
Andres Garcia, ranking .Carranza Of
ficial on the border, and filed "a formal
protest against the removal of the
two Americans to Chihuahua City. Al
the same time he made a request fdf
immediate information as to the
charges against them.
He also asked that an investigation
be. made of charges against Albert
Harold at chihuahua City. Captain
Scobell, British consul there, is act
ing for the United States in this case
Consul Edwards announced, as there
is now no American consul there.
An effort is being made to prevent
the Americans from being taken to
Chihuahua City for trial, as it is
feared because of the unsettled condi.
tions there they may be killed. Bra.
.hen is charged with being Villa
spy and Williams with having stolen
cattle in his possession.
y Andres Garcia, inspector general oi
consulates for the Carranza govern.
ment, went to Juarez today to hold a
conference by, telegraph with General
Trevino about the Americans cases
1t is expected here the two Americans
will be released late toAy.
Villa Leaving Chihuahua Region.
Washington, . Nov. l4.-Secretary
Lansing's reports from border, of.
ficiais say Villista forces operating
around Chihuahua City are withdraw.
ing and that more Carranza troops
were being sent there. The dispatches
failed to indicate where the Villistas
were moving, pointing out that the
movement seemed to insure added
safety to that district.
No word has been received from
Parral, WHICH was reported 70 have
been captured by Villistas.
Vo~o n~r, H..