Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13
Military (Pro-German) Party
So Strong Carranza May
Not Dare Refuse to
Recognize 1t.
GENERALS AID TEUToNs
Civil Party, Favoring Neutral.
ity, Opposes Army, Bring
ing About Condition of
Utmost Gravity.

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the international bridge here dur,
ing, the past u days thar returned
ports received BY government
agents. The unusual number Of
Mexicans, a majority of whom were
men, has caused ar investigation
Of reports that Mexicans were be-
ina sent to El Paso and the border
from the interior Of Mexico by
German agents.
Juarez. April "a truce has beer
arranged bet TIVE %s.,ct VIVA ear ana Ssne ss.
cordina to a refugee who arrived here
yesterday from Chihuahua City: Carlos
ketelsen, a leading German resident OF
Chihuahua City. went to Villa with a
proposal to cease his attack upon the
city, urging Villa to wait until the
many, when both factions would unite
against the United States, the refugee
said.
Laredo. Tex, April 3-Internal poll
tics, used as n lever in an effort to reg.
ulate Mexico's course in international
affairs, have brought about a situation
of the utmost gravity in that epubllc,
according to travellers just arrived from
the Mexican capital.
These travellers say the constitutions
alist party. now holding the reins OF
government, is ivide into a so-calleh
.'civil' group and a military party en-
bracing many of the chiefs of the army.
Tremendous pressure is being brought
to Dear on General CarranZa by each
party, but the president ELECT, so far,
has not definitely aligned himself with
the policy of either, although it is
known he desires to curb the Undue
activities of the military, according to
the recent arrivals.
Army to Aid Germany.
The civil party, these men say, was
strongly opposed to any alliance with
Germany against the United States and
is standing firm for n policy of neutral
ity i'm tho event of the entry of the
United States into the European con-
flict. The military party, according to
these stories, is strongly pro-German
and advocates the entry of Mexico into
hostilities against it's northern neigh
bors with all that such entry implies.
The reports brought from Mexico
City assert that German influence and
money nave been active among certain
of the military party and that certain
members have in contemplation and
preparation plans for an extra active
invasion of the border states after the
United States has been goaded into
making the first active hostile move
j. . dl9O asesSCl y AA<SS AANhoS AsSib w
template the folmenting of a revolu-
tionary movement in Guatemala and
the burning of the oil wells in the
Tampico district, from which the large
part of the British naval fuel supply is
drawn
To Force U. S. War.
The story has been brought to the
border that General Macmillan Klaus
q Mexican commander, has be
gun the recruiting of a brigade of 1906
Germans, whose duty it will be to force
hostilities With the United States il
Chihuahua and Sonora. General klau
now is believed to be in Guadalajara.
1t is alleged by the travellers that the.
were informed before leaving Mexico
City that 16 generals closely allied will
General Oregon, minister Of war
called on C%arranZa and demanded tina
he withdraw his support from the civil
faction. stating that if he did not d.
so they would cease to support his ad
ministration. They also are allege'
to have asked that any foreigner speak
ing ill of the army be deported from
the country under article 33 of the con
stitution.
Laredo. Tex. April 3--tiermany is al
legged to have promised the Mexica,
military chiefs Texas. Arizona and Ne,
Mexico and also British Honduras. Dor
dering on Yucatan.
Al evidence of the ~tenseness of tn
situation in Mexico City those arrivin
here instance the suppression of tw
prominent FL Nacional, a
afternoon publication and FL Universe
a morning paper. Gonzalo de la Par;
editor of Ell Nacional, recently pub
lished a signed editorial protestin
against the misues of authority b
military men, and the abuse of civilian
by officers. This editorial was printe
the next morning by Felix Palavicin
editor of Ell Universal. who commente
~favorably upon it's tone.
General Benjamin Hill. military com
mander of the city, called at the ma
tional palace to see Gen. Carranza re
garding these editorials, and when tol
it was impossible for CarranZa to Sc
him then, is said to AVE loudly dc
nounced the civil party and the positio
of Luis Cabrera. finance minister, whol
he designated as the tool Of the Unite
States.
Hill. it, is said, then left and immed
ately ordered the suppression of bot
papers and the arrest of P%alavicini ar
De la Parara. All troops in the capit'
are Under command of Obregon al
Hill. but outside the city within reacl
ing distance are other troops und'
Pablo Gonzales, who with certain 9th
military chiefs. it is believed by tho.
coming from h capital, is loyal
Carranza and would support him
event of any break 18th he milital
party. According to the stories brougl
here, Carranza- has ordered 10000
cartridges issued to these outsit