The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-12
Fresh Border 0utrages, tncIud-
Ing Raid Into American Ter
ritory and Murder of Ranch
er, Follow Close OF Conference
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED
BY GENERALS IN TALKS
President Carranza Takes Up
Slogan of Mexico For Mexi-
cans and Washington Finds
United States Near Actual War
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wlrsis.sJ

" border outragcs, another raid
and the killing Of q Texas ranch
er by Mexican outlaws, the breaking of
of the conferences between Generals
Scott and Funston and General Obre.
gon, and the report that Carranza il
playing politics with the situation, and
has been winning popularity and add.
ed strength for himself and his de fac.
to government by the slogan - Mexico
for the MexiGans, combined 10 alarm
the administration here last night.
~7 II Is asserted in despatehes from Ell
Paso and elsewhere along the border
that General Carranza has seen MS op-
pOrtunity to weaken the Obreaun efe-a
teSseh. Which Ia n, stpehg oaes D IA 4ssy de.
clining TO grant any Conversations 10 the
"Gringos has won for himself added
strength, throughout the country. The
Obregon faction, on the other hand. is
said to be admitting that their leader.
who is representing the de facto gov
ernment at the conferences with tho
American generals at Uarez, IL stead
lily losing popularity because Of, his
agreeing to certain Of the American
proposals. a@t' -
Actual Break Seems Near
"Mexico for Mexicans,'' which il
the slogan of the Carranza party, Is
spreading all over the republic like
wildhre and is gaining adhereuts for
Carrnnza everywhere. The situation
consequently is becoming more and
more strained, and government officials
admit that the possibility of an actual
break between the countries is nearer
than it has been for some time.
1t has been definitely announced that
the conferences on the border have
been suspended The eonferees last
night issued a statement In which they
declared that they have now reached
point wherethey believe IL bnst 10
cease talking and refer the whole mat.
ter to their respective governments and
allow the remainder Of the negotiations
to be handled by the foreign Offices.
The situation is exactly where it wns
when the conferences started, the par
levs having accomplished nothing. Tho
Mexicans are still insisting upon an
early withdrawal of all American trou1s
from Mexico, while General Scott and
General Funston, acting on Instructions
from Washington, have fatty refused 10
grant this demand.
New outrages On Border
New outrages fared up in two places
along the border yesterday. The first
| followed on the heels of the column of
cavalrymen under the command of Mai.
George T. Langhorne. Before the dust
Of his horses feet had settled down up
on Boquillas a party of Mexican ban
dts crossed the Rio Grande, about four
miles north Of the little town, and be-
gan attacking civilians and soldiers,
guarding the ore terminal, four miles
from Boquillas. Although surprised the
Americans put up game fight and af.
ter n smart skirmish the bandits fed
across to Mexican soil again.
Near Brownsville, at the mouth of
the Rio Grande, and closer still to the
little border town of Mercedes, Texas,
a party of four or five robbers crossed
the river and attacked Curtis Bayless,
an American farmer, who was at work
in his fields. They gave the man no
chance for his life, shooting him down
from cover. After rObbing him the
bandits fed and are believed to have es.
capped across the river into Mexico,
Big Posse Fails To Score
\ party Of cavalrymen, thirty strong,
and posse Of civilians were INSTANTLY
formed and began the chase of tho
murdcrrrs, but up to late hour last
night had not reported any success It
is understood that the bandits left no
trace by which they could be followed.
FL puso reports that snipers have re.
sumed their work of shooting at Ameri-
can soldiers and teamstefs wherever
they get Il chance. A number of shots
wcr" fired at military automobile ear.
rying messages TO Major I.anghorne aud
Colonel Sihley in the Big Bend country.
80 damage was done to the car and
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