Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-22

site side of the river, of the best
means of preventing raids.
No instructions from departmental
headquarters have been sent to border
commanders to enter into negotiations
with the IAexican officers, but it was
indicated AT General Funston's head
quarters that similar efforts would be
made by all american officers whose
commands face Mexican troops.
Pershing Moves North.
I'll Paso. Tex. July 11--Censored
dispatches reaching here from the
field headquarters of the American
expedition in Mexico said General Per
shing's headquarters are nearly 100
miles north of the Hearst ranch at
Babicora. reported as taken over by
the Carranzista government
In military circles this was taken as
an intimatioa that the first of the ex-
peditionary troops will recross the
border within the next few days 1t
was pointed out that a point 100 miles
north of Babicora ranch would lie
about sixty miles south of the Ameri-
can frontier.
invited 70 Return.
Douglas. Ariz., July 1.-THE man.
ayers of several of the large mining
properties in Sonora held conferences
with General P. Elias Gales, military
commander of Sonora today, by his
request and personally received the
invitation of the Mexican government
to return to work with their foreign
employees.
General Gales guaranteed them
safety of person and property. J. s.
Williams. jr., general manager of the
Montezuma Copper Company at Naco-
zari: George Kingdom, jr., superinten-
dent of the Cananea Consolidated Cop
per Company at Cananea, and T. r.
Budro. general manager of Ell Tigre
mine at Eel Tigre. indicated that they
were ready to return to work as soon
as the United States embargo against
explosives had been raised. Until this
has been done none of the large COM
panies can operate, the managers
agreed
Peace Pariey is Delayed.
Il Washington, July 11.-Acting Sec
Rotary Polk of the state department
and Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican am
bassador designate, conferred briefly
today, but in the absence of formal
instructions to the ambassador from
General Carranza no definite steps
were taken toward negotiations for
the settlement of differences between
the two governments.
The de facto authorities, Mr.. Are
dondo said. had secured more definite
information to the effect that bandits
were headed toward Boquillas or some
point near there on the Texas border.
The ambassador renewed the warning
previously given American military
Carranza troops would make every eff
fort 20 check the attempted raid.
The substance of the message was
tanned no estimate of the bandit
! forces and made no mention of Villa
| himself.
Seize Hearst Ranch in Mexico.
| american Field Headquarters, in
i Mexico. July 1.-THE great Hearst
ranch at Babicora has been taken
over by the Carranza government and
| is now operated by manager in
stalled by the Carranza military au-
thorities. according to statement by
John G.. Hayes, manager of the ranch,
who passed through here today on his
way to Eel Paso.
no War Now, Oregon Says.
Douglas. Ariz.. July 11.-Gen. P
Elias Gales today addressed heads of
American mining companies operat-
! ing in Sonora that he had received a
telegram from Gen. Alvaro Obregon,
| Carranza's minister of war, saying all
danger of war with the United States
had passed.
Brig. Gen. George Bell, jr., and Gen.
Francisco Gonzales, commander at
Juarez. held a conference last night
at the International bridge. it was
learned today. General Bell, while
admitting that the meeting was held,
| refused tonight to state what was dis
cuSsed.
L Vequi Indians on a Raid.
i \ Mazatlan. Mex. July 1O--Ya qui In
Edians, taking advantage of the. with
drawal of Mexican troops from South
3ern Sonora. are reported here to have
crossed the Yaqui river and invaded
the lands of American settlers and
! the Richardson Construction Com
| pany. devastating all property except
company headquarters at Espevanza,
where a Mexican garrison is main
1 tanned.
Troops Prepare for Long Stay.
Columbus. N. NJ, July 1O-That
| Brig Cen ]. J. Pershing's expedi-
tionary force will not come out of
Mexico. for a time at least, was indi-
Gated today by drivers of a long train