Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-25
VILLA SAID TO
Be LOCATED
Armistice With Carranzis-
tas Arranged During
Conference
u S. DEFERs ANSWER
Army Chiefs Will Discuss Plans for
Further Pursuit Of Bandits in
Mexico ....--.ass:f-.

Washington, April 25.-Hopes Of
the capture of Villa are revived with
State Department advices that Villa
has been located sixty miles west
of Satevo.
Marion Letcher, consul at Chihua-
hua City, reports that nc has been
"reliably informed" that Villa has
been located.
Washington, April 25-Further de-
velopments in the pursuit of Villa
and the relations between the United
States and the de facto government
Of Mexico now await personal dis
cussion of these subjects by the SEN
.r., military advisers Of the two gov
ernments.
A conference between Maj.-Gen.
Hugh l.. Scott, Chief of Staff OF
the American Army, and Gen. AL
yaro Obregon, Minister of War of
the dc facto government, was ar
ranged late yesterday to take place
probably in Juarez. General Scott is
now in San Antonio, Texas, and Gen
eral Obregon is thought to be al
ready on his way north from Mexico
City. They may meet today or TO-
morrow.
Announcement that General Car
rama had agreed to the conference
was made by Eliseo Arrendondo,
Mexican Ambassador designate, who
paid q, second visit to Secretary Eans-
ing yesterday to communicate the
fact. Secretary Baker was promptly
informed and the. information tran.
smitted to General Scott.
Mr.. Arredondo called at the State
Department first to say that his gov
ernment asked that some reply be
made to the note of April u sug-
gesting that American troops be
withdrawn from Mexico.
The Ambassador was informed that
no reply could be made to General
Carranza's note at present. Secre-
tary Lansing is understood ito have
made it plain that the, Washington
Government was anxious that General
Scott be given chance to talk the
situation over with General Obregon
before formal answer was prepared
On his return to the embassy Mr.. Ar,
redondo found q message announcing
that General Obregon would go to
the border.
Details of the meeting were left to
General Scott by Administration Of
ficials. At the Mexican Embassy, how.
ever, it was said that while no word
had come that General Obregon was
on his way to the border, there was
reason to believe he had already left
Mexico City. AS the two officers
hold equal military rank and as Gene
raj Obregon is q Cabinet officer IT
addition, it was assumed at the en-
bassy he would suggest that Genera
Scott call on him in Juarez in accor
dance with diplomatic and militar!
meetings, it was said, probably woult
take place across the border in E
Paso, because of the better accom-
modations there.
General Scott has an enviable ant
unsual record for conducting friend
~ negotiations. The arrangement O
n neutral zone at Naco, Sonora, dur
ing fighting between Carranza an,
Villa troops; later conference witt
Villa, which resulted in the releas
of American goods detained by him
and the quelling of an uprising o
Piute indians in Utah are recent ex
amples of his skill as a diplomat. H
is known to have believed that
greater degree of cooperation coul
be secured from the Carranza force!
if a personal conference with any Q
the leading commanders could be al
ranged.
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