El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-02
CONF FERENCE IS.
SATISF ACTORY.
Gen. Pershing and Gen. Ga.
vira Discuss Plans Fur
Their at Meeting.


Gen. Pershing's official family, where
an informal reception was held. for
which Mai. ElwOOd W. Evans tarnD
commander. who had charge of the de-
tails Of the whole affair. provided mu-
sic in the form of a quartet of soldiers
from the machine gun troop Thev
sang number OF songs. some of which
were imprOviSed TO meet the occasion
and which caused even the sedate mem
oers of the Gavira party TO laugh.
Gen Pershing has given no iutin1a-
f. ton as TO ms future movements OF the
movements of men under his command
nor has he given the slightest intirra-
zion as 10 what transDired at yester-
days conference, or what effect il ma
have on this expedition
Conference Ended
The conference between Gems Perish
ing and GaVira ended yesterday after
noon. the result secret. neither Officer
being willing TO discuss it
Two meetings were neld. both In the
private car IN which the Mexican com
mander and members Of his staff trsv-
eled from the border
The car was located half wav he
tween the American camp near COIonfs
Dublan and Nueva Casas Grandes. in
which is maintained garrison of car
rancista troops
Neutral Ground Selected.
This arrangement was arrived at af
Ter suggestions made By Gavfra that
the meetings be held at the railroad
q
a counter suggestion from Gen. Perish
ing that the conference be held on neu-
trail ground
Lieut.. Col de Rosey CabeIL chief OF
staff. acting for Cen Pershing, com
pleted the preliminary arran gements
and at Pershing's suggestion that cour-
tesv calls be dispensed with in the in
terest of economy OF time, the first
meeting was held at II a. m
Only a Few Present.
There were present Gems Pershing
and Gavira. their respective chiefs OF
staff and an Interpreter for each party
TO the conference The Americans were
dressed in field uniforms which had
seen much service since the crossing Of
the line March Is and showed il. in
marked contrast with the natty new
uniforms Of the Mexican officers
As Gen Pershing and party drove Up
TO Gen. Gavlra'S car. Cen t1avira and
officers alghted and welcomed the
Americans warmly The entire party
was photographed by a photographer
attached TO Gavira's party. and in the
car they were again photographed as /
they sat at the positions assigned them
around the conference table
Conference DetniIs secret.
The car was then cleared Of all but
the conferees. and what transpired .
thereafter is q matter Of conjecture
Both Gen Pershing and Gen Gavira .
maintain the strictest silence. except to G.
vailed while the meeting was in ses- !
sion and that there was reason TO be-
lieve the conference would be product /
i've Of beneficial results to both govern Z
ments-
At . o'clock adjournment was taken T
till 4 o'clock. when a second session OF /
the conference convened with the same I
personnel as the first It is under
stood a number OF propositions submit
ted by GaFira at the morning session l
u nfgerrEznd q ~
solution arrived at is maintained as a
profound secret by both parties.
Agree Not to Give Out Anything.
il IS understood. too that Garira :
agreed with Pershing that the censor
ship on all newspaper dispatches relat-
ng to the conference be left in the
hands OF Pershing and that nothing be
permitted to be given 10 the public
y hich might have tendency to preju-
lice the case in the minds Of newspaper
-eaders in either country before mat
.ers had been threshed out to tie sat
sfaction OF the conferees-
Dinner to GaEira.
Last evening Gen Gavira and staff
we're guests Of Gen Pershing at q typi-
al American soldiers dinner in the
Ield- Dinner was served in an arbor
erected near the headquarters camp
ents Of the cavalry, the arbor being :
decorated with American flags for the
occasion The guests were brought TO !
he American camps in automobiles
provided for the purpose by Gen. Perish
ng and. after the repast, returned to
heir private car by the same means
rhe dinner was a particularly happy I
affair.
Iced drinks were served, which was
an event OF some Importance to the Z
Americans, as il was the first time ice Z
had been available in the American /
amps during the long, hot and dusty !
weeks Of campaign
Pershfng Satisfied.
On his return 10 his camp after the :
Gen Pershing made this
lrief statement to the newspaper cor
profitable talk. We went over plans
which I am not at liberty to disclose
md will meet again at o'clock this
ifternoOn- Gen. Gavira outlined what 1