Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-12
OFFICIALS MP
ALLEGED PLOT
FOR UPRISING
Simultaneous Uprisings Wero
Planned by Mexicans in Us.
Border States.
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MILITIA MOBILIZATION
IS ABOUT COMPLETED
Bandits Again Make Raid North
of Boquilles and Attack
Civilians.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 11.-After n.
most two weeks of discussion the con-
ferences of General Scott, Funston and
Obregon, over American troop DISPOSE
tion in Mexico came to an end to.
night without any agreement being
reached.
The entire matter was referred
back to the American and de facto
governments to be settled through
diplomatic channels.
Tonight the situation is almost ex-
actly what it was before the confer
ences began. The Mexican govern
ment still insists on the withdrawal
of Gen. Pershing's columns ON GER
tain date and wants that date to be
soon. It is claimed that Gen. Obre.
gon had been willing to make conces-
sions in order to reach an agreement
with the American conferees. hut
that he was overruled by the irst
chief, Veniestanio Carranza and his
advisers. s;
Changed Attitude.
"a "A ffteis practically c0needipg the de-
1na I4ds OF the American copferees.
Gen. Obregon was compelled to re.
verse his attitude. according to relia-
Ele sources Of information here. The
end of the conferences came today
after two conferences had been held.
The first began at 10 o'clock in the
nor ming and lasted until / o'clock,
when recess was taken until 4
o'clock to permit General Obregon to
keep luncheon engagement. After
%-Jn on ho1f
brought to an end. aai
The Mexican sub.secretary Of for.
eign affairs emerged from the private
car, accompanied by Generals Scott
and Funston, and walked rapidly
down the railroad track and climbed
into his waiting automobile and drove
away.
Statement to Papers.
General Funston re.entered the car.
and Col Robert E. Lee Niche. aide
to General Scott, came out and dis.
tributed copies of the following state
ment to the waiting neWspapermen.
Eve wish to announce that after
several conferences marked through
out with conspicuous courtesy and
good will in which conferences mutual
were exchanged and In
formation was collected on the mill.
tary situation on the frontier, it was
agreed by The conferees to suspend
the conferences, and report back to
their governments, in order that they
may be able through their respective
foreign departments to conclude this
matter; ard that the ending of these
does not mean in any
way a rupture Of the good relations
of friendship between the conferees
nor between their respective govern.
ments.
(Signed)
"A. OBREGON,
III. l.. SCOTT,
"FREDERICK FUNSTON"
Look For Attack.
The only break that possibly can
come will follow an attack by Car.
rama troops on American troops.
enough the conditions
along the border were emphasized to-
night by the receipt of dispatches
from Marathon. Texas, to the effect
that Mexican bandits had again en-.
tered American territory and fired ON
american SOlOloCS.
With the negotiations here ended
and the discussion reverting to Wash
ington under the direct control Of
President Wilson and Secretary Ian.
sing, much more became known to.
night of the developments Of the fort
night Just past. It is stated positively
now that the Mexican government, %
far as that part of 1t represented ~
General Carranza is concerned, has
not for an instant admitted. that the
of an other subject than
of American troops from
Planned Uprising.
Corpus Christi, Texas, May IL
Two more arrests were made to-day
in the investigation of an alleged
plot for a Mexican uprising in South
Texas. simultaneously with similar
in Arizona and New
Mexico. State officers tonight e1-
pressed the opinion that : decisiya
blow had been struck against the O1ts
break.
Mr. velasquez. editor Of MexScan
paper at Kingsyille. and viet0ria1o
Continued O Pago TWol