Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-07-14
CARRANzA ASKS
U.S.C0OPERATIOV
To Capture villa Band Head
Ing koTthWaTd.
WARNS AGAINST BORDER hAI!j
CorraIitos Garrison Wiped Out by Out
law Force-Note Accepting Peace
Offer Sent to Mexico City.

Offer Sent to Mexico City.
On instructions from Genoia
Carranza the Mexican embassy
advised the state department o.
the virtual destruction Of de
iacto government itrce, Wednesday,
Ly large Villa band at Cor. all
tcs, III chihuahua state, and su5G2s~ed
that the American border patrol eX3r
else all possible vigilance 10 prevent
the outlaws from laiding into the
United States.
In his despatch, CarranZa said he
feared tie bandits Ead crossed The
desert in an attempt TO reach the bcr-
Ter and cause further difficulties. He
suggested that the American r~o9s
ratrOl carefully between Boqui.la5 and
Gjinaga, Texas, and promised every
possible effort would be made b. his
forces to apprehend and destroy the
bandits.
This new attitude Of Carranza and
lis advisors is distinct relief to the
United States. Orders immei1a ely
were sent to commanders on the b. 7.
Ger to keep their troops ready for ary
eventuality. The very fact that in ad
Elitting the situation was grave, The
embassy said the threatened tr~uDle
came from Villista sources, led oil
Gals to accept the reports that Fran
cisco Villa still is alive, and becom
ing again a serious factor in Mexi
can affairs.
According to an official statement
issued by the embassy, the Carranza
garrison at Corralitos was 'almost de-
stroyed" by the attack. Whether Villa
was in personal command IS net
known, although administration OIL
Gals believe he was.
The announcement and warning was
received by Secretary of State Lam
sing and President Wilson while the
cabinet was in session. 1t was accept
ed as indicating a change Of heart by
the de facto government, and the cabi.
net officials are understood to have
agreed that, coupled with the latest
declaration of principles by Carranza
it indicates there will be no obstacle
raised to a complete settlement Of the
issues at stake by diplomatic meas,
ures.
A note formally accepting General
Carranza's proposal that differences
between the United States and the de
facto government be settled by direct
negotiations was handed to Senor Ar
redondo. Secretary Lansing took a
draft of the note to the cabinet meet
ing, and had it delivered Immediately
after the cabinet adjourned.
While high officials have admitted
that the Washin gton government prob
ably will encourage American bankers
to aid the de tacto government If Gen
eral Carranza furnishes proper guaran.
tees, Mr.. Polk said his conference with
Henry T. Fletcher, ambassador-ae -aesig.
nate to Mexico, and Paul M. Warburg,
oil the federal reserve board, had moth
ing to do with this aspect of the sitr.
alton.
Department officials made it plain
that it is too early to forecast clearly
what may be evolved from the more
favorable aspects of the Mexican stu
alton presented by General Carranza's
amicable note. Everything dep1nds, it
Is said, upon the degrees to which sus.
picions previously entertained by the
first chief as to the motives OF tht
United States have been overcome.