The Dermott news., 1916-06-29
HOLD IN AbEYANCE
 MEDIATION OFFER
cALDERoN SEES LANSING AND SAYS NO STEPS WILL BE
 TAKEN AT PRESENT.
MAKE PREPARATION FOR WAR
Supplemental Orders to DepartmentaS Commanders Called for Greater Haste in Getting the National
 Guard to the Border.

Washington Efforts toward Latin American mediation in the Mexican crisis, favored by Carranza officials. collapsed without having reached th' stage of formal proposal to tbo United States.
 Ii was made plain by Secretary Lansing to lgnacio Calderon, minister of Bolivia. that the Washington gov crnment secs nothing in the situation that would warrant arbitration pro ceedlngs
 Mir Lansing talked with the minis ter for half an hour. and is under stood to have told him that the blame for the grave outlook rested squareiy upon Gen. Carranza. The attitude or the United States was so fully out lined that Mir Calderon did not men 0oa directly the original purpose Of his visit, which was to ask If the United States would entertain an of- fer of the services of it's southern neighbors to aid in averting war.
 When the minister left the State lit pal lllttHt IF Stlh tIi' AiIiI' c''bF ed inopportunc. and that for the present the diplomatic representatives of six South and Central American countries. who had approached the Mexican embassy on the subject of mediation and received assurances that the Carranza government was ia yorable to the principles. would tender their good offices to the United States He indicated that the attempt to ar range mediation might be renewed Gen Carranza's reply te SeercLa Lansing's last note furnished an, base on which the proposal could be founded
 The United States now is waiting for Cairanza $ final word in reply to the note demanding release of the prisoners taken at Carrizal. and formal diplomatic announcement of in tendous
 The note has reached Mexico City. Special Agent Rodgers reported it's re- eeipt adding that he had failed in his first efforts 10 place Il in the hands of the Garranza minister Of foreign re laUons Officials looked for an an swcr within day or two at most
 Meanwhile both Congress and the War Department put new urgency in their preparations for war. There were indications that should formal break occur towar the end Of thie week. every possibly precautionafy h. al nA Funston will be in a position to de fond the border adequately and rehr force F,rshinR's expedition. althouE aggressive action may hc dclaycs, somew hat
 War Department activities during the day covered wide field. Sup plemental orders to departmental commanders called for greater haste in getting the national guard to tho border Authorization went out to accept the men under the physical CT aminatilons on which they entered the state service, postponing final en- animation until they are eu route or have reached the border. Those foun unfit will be sent back al once.
 Pay For State Troops.
 Estimates to cover the pay and maintenance expenses of the state troops. totaling sSS000. .000 up to Jan uary l,were laid before Congress- With them went figures Of s13.000. .0oo for the purchase of horses and mules for army use. The total estimates of the quartermaster-gen alone pass the Sl00, GOO 900 mark
 The House passed the annual army appropriation bill after adding S2 000. GOO for emergency purposes du ing the brief debate that preceded tlf vote. An urgent deficiency bill ca8 rying $.5.000 GOO for national guaf pay, equipment and transportatio va. framed in committee for preset tation to the House.
 Railroad representatives were cas cd inth conference at the War DepaF .lent to hasten the movement troops and supplies to tho border. definite plan uas mapped tnt unds which traffic experts of all ilna work win work with army qlsrto. ters in routing trains SpecQ n. will distinguish cars with aNv
 plies. insuring them right of all switching points.
 Plans for military censorshu new spapers. magazines and othT ucauops as we'll as over lines d" munleation were talked over
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