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Will Not Agree to With
dlaw-TO Demand
Cooperation.

their own country"
Gen Obregon left Chihuahua for
Juarez on his special train at 10 o'clock
tonight, the despatch said.
Gen. Obregon issued All emphatic
denial OF border reports Of breach be-
tween himself and Gen. Carranza.
This is merely a revival of previous
imaginations invented by persons inter
eted in fomenting discord in Consti,u-
uonslist ranks he said There is no
occasion for discord. and we are now
ve-y busy working for the upbuilding OF
Mexico"
Conference on SATURDAY,.
From present indications the confer
enc between Gen. Scott and Gen. Obre-
son will not take place before Saturday.
The meeting will take place either at I'll
PaSo or Juarez.
Consul Silliman. at Saltillo. reported
70 the State Department to-day that
Oregon passed through there on Tues
day and left Torreon fN Jmrez las;
night, going by way Of Chihuahua, hav-
ing changed his intention OF going "a
Pisdras Segras.
secretary Baker being informed OF the
Contents OF the Sllliman despatch, wired
Gems. Scott and Funston to leave for
Il paso at once. They are due to reach
there tomorrow afternoon or evening.
Il Was positively stated az the State
Department this afternoon that no repre-
sentative Of that Department will be pres
ent At the interview, /, being the inten-
,pu - far as possible 10 coniine the con-
terence strictly TO military matters. Any
diplomatic questions that may arise will
have to ne referred back 10 Washing
ton hy Cen Scott.
Calls New AerOs TINT.
Gen Funston has registered with the
Wa Department a strong complaint
s-a.nst the first Of the new aeroplanes
purchased by the Department for use in
MeAiro.
The frst insta.ment of machines. con-
sstns OF four Curtiss biplanes of 30
horse power each. are, according to Gen.
Funston. OF the exact type OF the eight
scrpplanes which accompanied the expe-
dit.on into Mexico. All these eight have
broken down owing TO the fact that their
horsepower is insufficient for the alti-
tude at which the machines have 70
operate.
Replying 20 the complaint. Secretary
Baker before leaving Washington this
afternoon for New York Informed Gen.
Funston that while the Department was
aware at the time that these four new
machines were of the same horse power
as the old, they wer. the only ones avail
abe for Immediate delivery.
tie added. however. that four add-
t"nh Curtiss bplanes OF 100 horse
power each are now on the way TO the
border that the four new 100 horse
power Stur.eyants are ready for testing
that the Department has authorized
T." purchase Of still another lot of four
!'' morse power Curtiss machines so
''dt ~ the near future the expedition
viii h- equipped with twelve high
powered aeroplanes.
reports OF intI-American demonst. a.
t"nS 100 durango city were discounted
" acspa'cnes received to-day from Con-
su llama at that place. Although the
."nsuI stated that conditions there had
o''h "ad and that there was still a
d.'tN "f food he made no mention OF
any hostility toward Americans. Al
present he reported. the situation is i'm
proved, cen. Travino having taken effect
I've charge
!" a report TO the Was Department to-
"a Ten Funston gave corrected list
VT ''' 'hrce wounded American soldiers
III Inc battle between Dodds detach-
M'ht and Nil.istas at Tomachic as fol-
low "
t.'na> Henry, William +. Matthias
' I''IS Crank, quartermaster SER
s"' u Troop II, Seventh Cavalry.