Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-14
Gentlemen's Agreement Has Developed Out of Confer ence for Cooperation In Mexico.
MEXICAN FORCES ARE
 ALREADY ASSISTING
Oregon Sends Troops to Par raI and Big Bend Country to Help Americans Protect Border.
(sy Review Leased Wire.)

tions reached the War Department to- day that the Scott-Obregon border conferences, although officially de- scribed as having ended in deadlock actually had resulted in closer coop eration between the American and Carranza forces in Mexico, and there were intimations that no written a greement had been drawn up by the conferees because they decided more could be accomplished without it.
 General Scott telegraphed that Gen cral Obregon had indicated fear as 10 the effect a formal agreement might have in regard to American troops on Mexican soil on the MeXi- can public opinion, in view of Gereral Carranza's request that American troops be recalled. presented more than a month ago. This generally was accepted here as explaining the failure of the conferees to go further than an unwritten gentleman's a greement as to the methods of coop eration in the campaign against the bandits.
 Evidence that this agreement was being carried out came today in of fcial telegrams reporting the move ment of both American and Carranza troops General Scott telegraphed that he had assurances from General Obregon that CarranZa commanders had been ordered to campaign against bandits, both about Parral and along the Coatuila Chihuahua borders in the region of the Big Bend raids. Gen eral Pershing reported in accordance with instructions following the border conferences. he was shortening the American line of communication and drawing in his scouting on patrols. Officials here believe that Namiquipa soon will be abandoned as his field base. Today was taken to indicate, early retirement of the head of the American forces to Colonia Dublan.
 General Pershing also reported that there were no Mexican forces in his vicinity.
 With CarranZa troops advancing to- ward the border and joining in the Big Bend region reports from General Funston indicated that American op- eraticns there were attaining consid- erable magnitude. An entire motor truck company has been tranferred from Columbus to Marathon, Texas, to form the line between Marathon as the base, and Major Langhorne's troopers pursuing the bandits who raided Boquillas and Glenn Springs.
 While cooperative military move ments are proceeding, diplomatic ne gotiations for formal agreement GOV ering the American expedition are ex- pected to be resumed next week be- tween Eliseo Arredondo and Secretary Lansing General Scott will return Monday from the border to report to Secretary Baker and Secretary Lan- sing. That General Carranza is wait ing for Washington to make the next move was indicated today by MT. Ar redondo and by Special Agent Rod gers at Mexico City. The former said he was awaiting instructions and MT. Rodgers telegraphed that Genera Carranza had not indicated that he would make immediate renewal of his demand for withdrawal.
 Use of the Mexican railways for the transportation of American soldiers as well as supplies probably would be one of the prominent points urged by the United States in the negotiations. The advent of the rainy season in northern Mexico. impeding motor truck transportation, emphasizes the need of the railways, although it was officially stated tonight that every pound of ca--alry forage which has reached General Pershing since es- tablishment of his advanced base had been sent over the railways through private shippers.
 That customs restrictions which have prevented shipment of ammuni- ton 10 Carranza authorities would be continued while the diplomatic negO- ? tiations proceeded was also stated. Policy which has stopped all muni- tions shipments across the border since the American expedition was launched. had not been changed. Or ders issued today permitting General Pershing to convene general court martial. were officially explained as calculated only 10 provide a means of dealing with infractions of military