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- V - 1 I1 - , r !i 1 I MM- - KM' THE WEATHER. 1? I- i ,5 t'-.H .,3 Tartly cloudy Wednesday;" cooler ex cept in extre west, portion; Thursday, fair. . ' , : . i "if VOL. XCVin3S0. 55 WILfTOK, C., TvIXESDAY MORKING, MAY 17, 1916 a. v i . : i . 1 t. -sa WHOliE NtJMBER 39,585 1 ''T( 10 Pages Today ONE SECTION -. : . . . . " I l ' i i i i w i ii 1 - 1 1 1 WILSON THREE REVIEWS YEARS NATION'S Makes Public Speech Delivered Confidentially at National Press Club on Last Monday Night. TELLS OF DIFFICULTIES Speaks Particularly of Motives Which Have Guided Handling European Situation. HAS SPENT NIGHTS AWAKE America Wants Peace, But She Must Also Have Respect. Washington, May 16. Presi dent Wilson tonight made public the frank and intimate review of his three years in the White House and his impressions of foreign and domestic problems, delivered con fidentially last night before Wash ington correspondents gathered at the National Press Club; He spoke of the difficulties of 'the Presidency, and particularly of the motives which have guided his. handling of the European situa tion. ; America Is for Peace. America, the President said, is for peace, becaust: she loves peace and be lieves the present war has carried the nations engaged "so far that they can not be held to ordinary standards of responsibility." But, 'he added, the United States has grown to be one, of the great nations Of the world :j and, therefore, must act "more or less from the point of view of the rest of the worldV. ; -.-. . ;.;.- - i -v--, .v "If I cannot retain my moral influ- j ence over a man except by occasionally knocking him down," he said; "if that! is the only basis on which he will re-, spect me, then, for the sake of his soul I have got to occasionally knock him down." . i Kept Awake Nights. ! The President declared he had been kept awake nights considering- the Eu ropean situation, because there might come a time when the .United States would have to do what it did not de sire to do, and "the great burden on my spirit fcas been that it has been up to me to choose when that time came." He added that he did not conceive that he had been elected President to do as he pleased. "If I were, it would have been very much more interesting," he said. Impressions of. public men, as a class, were given frankly by, the President, with the comment that some grew and some swelled. He also discussed the relations of the newspapers to the af fairs of the nation and sounded a warn ing that false information about for eign affairs was more than likely to lead to trouble. The President's remarks as original ly delivered, were read by him careful-, ly before it was made public, but no Im portant portions were eliminated, and the wording was not changed substan tially. In beginning his speech, the Presi dent made reference to his previous visit to the club and to his statement at that time that he felt constantly a per sonal detachment from the Presidency. Personal Inconvenience of President. "I am constantly reminded as I go about as I do some times at the week end," he said, in that connection, "of the personal inconvenience of : being President of the United States. If I want to know how many people live In a small town all I have to do is to go there and they at once line up to. be counted. . I might, in a census-taking a?al of trouble by asking them to ac company me and count the people on the spot. Sometimes, when I am most beRet, I se.Hnil.s1v tVHnlr nf rentinir - a. Pair of whiskers or of, doing something e that will furnish me with an ade quate disguise, because I am sorry to end that the cut of my jib is unmistak- drie and that I must sail under false, wjjors, if i am going to sail incogpito. es, as I have matched my expert "ices with my anticipations, I, of jurse, have' been aware that I was ken by -surprise because of the prom- "'-ce of many things to which I had looked forward." pn dealing with- domestic, affairs, he continued, we are dealing with Ines that to Americans are more or ess calculable, but when the fortunes 1 the country are subject to the in "'rulable winds of passion that are Rowing- through the utmost parts of "e -wrkl, "there is no knowing what rn of the wheel of fortune may wrest control from the guiding hand." - Great Strain Upon a President. . 11 makes no difference how deep the Passion of the nation lies," said the rr orient, "that passion may be so ri borne by the rush of fortune In ircurnptances like those which now ex 'l at you feel the sort of I had al st sakj resentment, that a man feels f en his own affairs are not within his n hands. You can imagine the strain Pon the feeling of any man .who is y'ne to interpret the spirit of his . -'it!y when he feels that that spirit ,n"t have its own way beyond a cer iHoin. And one of the greatest (Continued, on Page Twoo' HIS AS THE PRESIDENT r To Raise Funds to Assist the Des titute and Starving Millions in the War Zone. 100,000 APPEALS MAILED Minister . Throughout Country Asked o Make May 28 Memorial Day for Taking- Collection for the War Sufferers. New York, May 16. An appeal to make May 28 a memorial Sunday when funds would be raised for war sufferers through collections taken' in churches throughout the country, was mailed .o 100,000 American ministers tonight oy the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. ' The purpose of the council is not only to inaugurate nation-wide efforts to as sist destitute and starving persons In Europe and Asia, but to begin "a move ment that shall prepare our Christian churches t play the vital part that belongs to them in the period of construction - and reconciliation that must follow the close of the war." Funds raised on May 28 will be sent to the treasurer of any relief commit. tee which may be designated among the various organizatione listed-in the appeal. These include committees which are assisting people in Belgium northern France, Serbia, Poland, Eaal Prussia, Armenia, Persia, Austria. Syria, Turkey and Montenegro and in the various organizations listed in the similar work is being done by the in ternational Young Men's Christian As sociation i . , . Crista Transcends Ordinary Rales The "appeal points out thst "nrn churcadff-not faitor special uppea Vs. but that-"a; crisis transcends all ordi nary rules and even church rules.". The appeal is the fruit f ' "nina thoughtful representative conferences," among church leaders and of a journey by the Rev. Charles S. MacFarland, gen eral secretary or the council, during which he interviewed many responsible men both in EurODe and America TTia co-operation of church federations, ministerial associations, denomination al boards, religious journals and kin dred institutions will be sought, anfi the initial appeal will be followed up "so long as necessity may exist. ' WAJVT SUFFRAGE PLANK. South Carolina Women to Urge In ' traction of Democratic Delegates. Columbia, S.. C, May 16. Petitions from woman suffrage organizations in all parts of South Carolina asking that the Democratic state .convention in struct the ' delegates to the National convention at Sfe Louis to vote for a plank in the National party, platform pledging the, party to support equal suffrage will, be presented to the state convention here tomorrow. . M GRAW ON TRIAL FDR ALLEN'S DEATH Mrs. Brodie Martin Tells of the Fight in Her Home. Persons Attending the Tria at Hills ville, Va., Searched for Fire Arms. McCraw Heavily Guarded In Jail. Hillsville, Va., May 16. Jasper' Al len was shot and killed by Will McCraw in the home of Mrs. Brodie Martin on the Virginia- North Carolina line, five miles from Mount Airy, N. C, between 12 and 1; o'clock In the morning of March 18th as the result of a quarrel precipitated by a statement .from Mc Craw in Allen's presence that "Wesley Edwards does not have the nerve people claim." This was the testimony of Mrs." Brodie Martin, who was the chief witness in the trial of - McCraw, which began here today 'in the Carroll coun ty circuit court. - , According- to i Mrs. 1 Martin, McCraw in conversation reflected on the couragw of Wesley Edward, Allen's kinsman. whereupon-Allen said: . "If any one don't believe it let theni tin jsaid, but in a few minutes returned over him.". ' Allen then left the room, Mrs, Mar tin said,-but in a few minute sreturned in an angry mood. He said to McCraw; "You have thrown Off on Wesley Ed ward ' and "he is in the penitentiary." The two men suddenly went togefh- "I ran .out of the house," said Mrs Martin.; heard , two shot sflred; and then' a . man who looked' like Will Mc Craw ran from the house." t - Mrs. Martin's testimony was sub stantially corroborated by Mrs. Ha-ttie Houseman who was in the Martin home when . the tragedy occurred. Persons attending .the .trial s today were searched for firearms. No weapons were found ' S SUPPORT IS ASKED OF THE CHURCHES U tUMHUUSi ISiSTEP NEARER General Conference Adopts the Re port of the Special Commit ... tee on Unification. GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN Bishop Cranston, of the Nortnern, and ;:. Bishoj Hendrix, of tke Southern Church, Clasp Bands and Weep with Emotion. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., May 16. The unification of American Methodism was advanced another step toward con summation today when, by a vote vir tually unanimous, the 880 delegates to the General Conference bf the Metho dist Episcopal Church adopted the re port of the special committee on unifi cation, paving the way to an amalga mation with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Prot estant Church. - The adoption of the. report -was the most important arid far-reaching legis lation enacted by a Methodist General Conference in many years, and was at tended by a tremendous demonstration of enthusiasm. The great', auditorium rang with 'cheers and applause as the aged Bishop Earl Cranston," who pre sided while the action was taken, and Bishop E. R.' Hendrix, senior member of the board of bishops of the Southern Church, clasped hands upon the plat form and wept with emotion. fr. Supreme Moment of His Life. 'This is the supreme moment of my life," cried Bishop Cranston. "A marvelous result has been achieved," Bishop Hendrix said. "J pray that the whole Methodist body throughout the world may, more and more, see eye-to-eye, and Bishop Cran ston and myself may live to stand joint ly over the united general conference of united Methodism in 'America." A terriff ic outburst of applause quick ly gave way to song, as the delegates joined in the hymn, 'Praise God, from Whom All : Blessings Flow," and then took up the strains of "Blest be the Tie that Binds." V .''" . On the platform ' with Bishop- Crans ton and Bishop JKendrixl was .Cler gyman i who attended the historic gen eral conference of 1844., at New York, the last in which the Southern Church was represented .before .Methodism was split; over the question of slavery. He is the Rev. Dr. ' Thompson "' H. 'Landon, of Bordentown, N. J.- Today's action . does not unite the two branches of the Methodist denomi nation, but continues the negotiations for a reunion. Los Angeles, May 16. The trial of David ; Caplan on a , charge' of ' murder in connection with the destruction of the Los Angeles Times building ejsded. today when the jury reported hopeless disagreement and was discharged. ( The Jury had been out 72, hours. HEARING III STE APPAM CASES CLOSES Judge Waddill Promises to Ren der an Early Decision. (Counsel for German Government Cloa cm Case Contending Status of Ship Cannot Be Determined by Federal Court. Norfolk, Va., May 16. With Robert M. Hughes, of Norfolk, concluding the argument in behalf of the German gov ernment and' Frederick R. Coudert and James K. Symmer, of New York, briefly replying for the British . owners, the hearing in the Appam libel cases in the United States District court closed ear ly today afternoon. Judge Edmund Waddill, presiding, took the cases un der consideration. He promised prompt consideration and an early decision. Mr. Hughes rested the case of the German .government on the claim thot the status of the prize ship Appam was a question between the State. De partment of the two nations concerned and that the Federal courts were with-, out jurisdiction. He declared that Eng land had recognized the contention of the defendants in the Civil-War case of the prize- Tuscaloosa, taken into St. Simons BayCape Town, by the Confed erate cruiser Alabama, commanded by Captain. Semmes.- The Tuscaloosa wat seized, said Mr. Hughes, by the British authorities,- but Immeditaely released, on the contention of ' the. Confederate commander had the right of asylum in the harbor. Mr. Hughes also contend ed that Lieutenant Berg's commission f rom ' Count Dohna, , introduced by the libelants, made it unnecessary for the introduction : of the Moewe's commis sion.' ' ' ' " "' Mr.' Hughes created' quite a stir( in court when in discussing Mr. Lansingi answer to f .Count " von - Bernstorff , in troduced by the libellants he remarked that If it were seat to the Federal court here as a direction as to what the ? court should do 4n : the Z matter of the : Appam libel cases, it was piece of impudence . on the part of the Sec retary.! He -questioned Secretary Lan sing's accuracy -as to history and law Involved, :-He argued for a. literal coil struction of the Prussian treat yof 1799. In his repl Mr. Coudert took up the Tuscaloosa case 'at length, declared it was a tender and not a prize, therefore not a," parallel case, - E THAN 2,500 First Line Italian Trenches at Sev era! Points in Southern Ty rol Are Captured. MUCH ARTILLERY SEIZED Artillery Continue Active in Bel gium and Frances-Further Advance by Russians. Progress for the Austrians against the Italians in Southern Tyrol and on the lower Izonso and a continuation of the Russian advance through Kurdistan toward Mosul, the Russian objective be ing the Bagdad railway, are related in the latest official communications from Vienna and Petrograd. In the othei theatres there is much artillery light ing, but little activity by the infantry The Austrians in the region'south a,nc" southeast of Trent in southern Tyrol are reported by Vienna' to have captur ed Italian trenches at 3eyeral points taken prisoner 2.565 men, amfng them 65 officers and captain seven guns and 11 machine , guns. Th. entry of Aus trians into Italian trenches east of Monfalcone, .near the head. of. the gulf of Trieste, and the capture here of ad ditional officers and men, also is record ed by Vienna. . Petrograd reports that" the Russian force which recently drove out the Turks from the Bowanduz region i continuing its progress westward, to ward Mosul and the Tigris river region and drawing nearer to the Bagdad rail way. To the northwest, around Diar bekr, the Turks attempted an attack on the Russians but were repulsed. , Artillery Continue Active. ' ,On the greater portion o the line in Belfflum' . and - Franca ' the artillery of both- the Germa a.ncr th- En teste- Al lies continues active being especially vigorous in Belgium in the regions' of Dixmude and St. Georges and in France around the Avocourt wood. Hill 304' and Lemort Homme, .northwest of Verdun The Germans "have directed another in fantry attack against the French posi tions west of Hill 304 for the possession of which there has been much sanguin ary fighting, but the maneuvre was again checked by the French curtain of fire. i ' . v- The Germans in the lake region be tween DvlnsK and Vilna attacked and occupied advanced Russion trenches near Lake Dolje. . The . Russians, how: ever, in a counter attack expelled the invaders and drove them back to their former positions. In the lower Strlpa region, of Galicia the Teutons launch ed an attack againat the Russian trenches, but were repulBed. Trans-Continental Joint Session Held PRESIDENT CARTY, IN NEW YORJK, CAIL.S INSTITUTE OP ELECTRI CAL ENGINEERS TOGETHER IN SIX CITIES. New York, May 26.; When President John J. Carty.of the American Insti tute of electrical Engineers, banged his gavel on his desk at the society's building here tonight he called to' or der not only the "members assembled In this city, but in San Francisco, Chi cago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and . Boston for "a-national meeting of the organiza tion. The meeting Irooms in each of the six cities were connected by telepnone. 2ach member and guest had an -individual "receiver and was able to parti cipate in a joint trans-continental ses sion and to hear addresses by speakers in all the cities. ". - A telegram from President Wilson was , read by President Carty here to all six meetings ana brief addresses were made from New-York by Dr. Al exander Graham Bell and Thomas j. Edison. The president, 'In his message, congratulated the engineers on their accomplishment "of the work the insti tute is doing .in the developing of tt country's resources." '- -, . After each meeting had transacted its local business and listened to ad dresses by speakers present at the widely separated gatherings resolved themselves Into a general meeting. President ; Carty, in - Ne w York, 'asked : "Is there any other business tc coriTe before the meeting?" , From across the continent came "he voice , of A. H. Holbrook, in San Fran cisco, offering a resolution, to spread a record of the proceedings upon tne nun utea'of the institute, "where, for yen erations to come, it will serve as an. in spiration to engineers everywhere and mark an epoch in the history of Am erican engineering, achievement.'. . y Prof. Chas.;R. Cross, in Boston,' sec onded the motion,: and J. H." Tracy, n Philadelphia, offered an amendment- to send to "each of the speakers a copy of the ' resolution. The : amendment ? was seconded by Bancroft Gherardi, in Bos ton, accepted by Mr. Holbrook in San Francisco, and Professor Cross in Bos ton, and carried .by a. concerted voce vote" from all -six cities.' r ' f MO PRISONERS TAKEN BY THE AUSTINS - : BAPTISTS TO OPEN Completion of $1,000,000 Home less Church Fund to be Impor . tant Subject at Meeting. A THIRD ALREADY RAISED Proposed educational Board May be Brought Up Also -Approximately 2,006 Expected to Register During Convention. Ashevllle, N. C, May 16v Plans for concentrating effort on completion of the $1,000,000 fund to ajd the 4,000 homeless Baptist churches in the South will be one of the subjects to be brought to the front at the 61st an nual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, which opens here at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. While approximately one-third of this sum al ready has been raised, according to preliminary reports made public to night by Rev. Dr. Louis B. Warren, of Atlanta, Ga. superintendent of the de partmentof cnurch extension, the work of aiding homeless churches has not been stressed pending completion ofe th $1,250,000 Judson Centennial fund. This fund is. for extension of evan gelism in the foreign fields and its vir tual completion was announced at the meeting last year at Houston, Texas. Oppose Educational Board. Another subject which probably will be brought on the 'floor of the conven tion will be the" proposed formation of an educational board, as a separate or ganization from other boards within control of the convention. Many South ern Baptists, already here, have ex pressed themselves as opposed to es tablishment of such a board on the ground . that such work now is cared for by the Home Mission Board and that to add another board would serve only to "multiply the machinery." The board, as planned, would exercise gen eral supervision over, the educational work of the Baptist churches in the South, r , .. ' - . Tomorrow's sessions will be devoted chiefly to business sessions, including election of officers and preentation of various reports. . Adoption of . pro gramme for the seSsfOnswhibhTlI last through May- 22, also will be-taken up. Registration tof delegates and get ting accommodations for them took up the greater part of today as dele gates . came in on every train. The registration secretaries estimated to night that' some 1,500 persbns would be duly accredited to .' the convention at the opening session tomorrow, and that approximately 2,000 would regis ter during- the convention. The dele gates represent . more . than , 2,000,000 persons of the Baptist faith, virtually all residing south of Mason and Dixon's line, except for certain churches in Illinois, which several years ago left the Northern Baptist organization and joined with the Southerners. ALL IS PLEDGED FOR THE IIATIOII'S SAFETY Resolutions Adopted by Veterans and ; Sons of Veterans. Washington Puts In Bid for the Con federate Reunion Next Year- Old Soldiers Have a Get-Together Gathering. Birmingham, Ala., May 16. Both the United Confederate Veterans and the Sons of Veterans adopted resolutions at their meetings today pledging lives, fortunes anJ honor to the government of the United States, should it become necessary for. the defense of this coun try. :' Awards of prises in the contest for the best essays on Confederate history given by the Sons' organization, were announced. The first prize of $20 went to Lloyd T. Everett, Washington, D. C, Camp 305, and second prize of $5 to A. H. ' Jennings, Lynchburg. Honorable mention was awarded to John W. Bale, of "Rome,- 6a,'; J. Ci-Wise, Ha'ymarket, Va'.; W. A. Guy, of ' Laurel, Miss. The veterans will conclude .with the elec tion of officers tomorrow morning, i Washington, today entered the con test for the "next reunion when Colonel-, Hilary "Herbert, Secretary of the Navy- under, the last President Cleve land, arrived with the official invita tions from : the municipal - authorities and the trade bodies of the capital. The Alabama division , of. veterans adopted resolutions ..endorsing Washington as the-next convention city. .. Memphis, Tenn., and Tulsa, Okla.. delegations also were busy throughout the day eorraling pledges of support for their -respective cities. The selec tion of the ; next reunion city will be made tomorrow. afternoon. At a get-together -gathering of the old soldiers this afternoon in Capitol square s a massed band of 150 pieces furnished " patriotic -music, whlle the veterans, greeted each other 'and ex changed reminiscences. . Boston. .Mass., May 16. The cruiser Tacoma. now out of commission at the Portsmouth navy yard. Is to be trans ferred to the yard here. as. receiving ship, -it was announced today, succeed ing the scout' cruiser. Salem,", " I - TENSION IS GREATLY RELAXED NOW ALONG THE MEXICAN BORDER POWERFUL FORCES DRIVING OnOiliS Russians Hope to , Take Entire Historic Country Between the Tigris and Euphrates. TURKS IN GREAT JEOPARDY Meeopotamlan Army Under Combined Pressure of Russians from Two Directions .Resistance to British Relaxed. Petrograd,' via London, May 16. With the advance of . Russian forces southward' from the Urumiah region toward Mosul, In Assyria on the Ti gris, which - resulted recently in the occupation of Rivandouza, the Rus sians are now bringing fresh pressure of the most powerful sort upon the rear of the Turkish armies In Mesopo tamia. The hope' Is now entertained in Petrograd of bringing not oniy Bag dad, the Holy City of the Caliphs, but the entire historic country lying be tween the Tigris . and the Euphrates under Russian dominion. The only serious obstacle between the Czar's, army and Mosul is the an cient fortified city of Jezioeh-Ibn-Omar, on an island in the Tigris, 130 miles southeast of Dfaxbekr. It is believed that this city, with its antiquated de fenses, will not be able long to delay the Russian advance.- The progress cf these forces already has broken the backbone of the Turkish communica tions.' between" IlarbekP; and Mosul. -Some 26Q miles southward another group of Russian forces, drawn up on the--ers$anTTnrJtlsh -before Khanikln is.prjs oared, to strike through to Bagdaci. " ' ' ' " ; ; ' - r The combined pressure ' from these two directions, upon ' the Turkish rear has placed, the entire." Turkish army in Mesopotamia, -estimated at between six and seven divisions, in the greateat jeopardy- ; According,, tp the latest dis patches tle Turks have, been forced to relax to ;'a great extent their resist ence to the British, expeditionary army and rush troops northward. Thus it is thought the successes which have been won by. the Russians will soon have an effect on the fortunes of the British campaign. NUMBER OF JAPANESE ARE KILLED BY CHINESE REBELS Fighting Monday Night In Foreign Settlement of TslnanFu. Pekln, May 16. There was contin uous fighting throughout Monday night in the foreign setment at Tsinan Fu, province- of Shantung. Forty reb els were Killed,, including among them a number of armed Japanese. The rebels' have field ; guns. ' OF PLAN FOR DEFENSE National Association in Annual Session at New York. Resolution Urges Cognress to Remove Alleged Defects in System of Federal Regulations of Railroads. New York, May 16. The manufac turing interests of the country were represented at the ; 20th annual con vention of the National Association of Manufacturers in session here, went on record today in support, of a "broad, pa triotic plan of military and naval pre paredness.". A resolution declared for such action by the government "wholly independent of partisan consideration and based upon the opinion and judg ment of trained army and navy ex perts." , The association also passed a resolu tion urging "Congress to remove the present alleged defects in the system of governmental regulation of the rail roads to the end v tiat the railroads might yield Sufficient earnings to at tract investment and thus develop transportation facilities and open re gions not now- served. ; Another resolution 'offered by the committee on Industrial . education rec ommended Federal aid for vocational education. ; It-urged: . X- That Federal appropriations be al lotted among the states upon a uniform basis and bear? a' uniform relation to appropriations made by the states for like purposes; , , . . - 2 The creation of a Federal board of vocational .education . representative of the Interests Vitally concerned, r manu facturing, "commerce," labor and agri culture. The, . commission of education to . be a member ex-ofHcio. The board to elect one of its' members chairman. ; 3 That the Federal, bureau should be required to-' appoint- advisory com mittees of five members each, repre senting industry, commerce, labor, ag riculture, home making and general or vocational education."1 -rV WUAGTUB FRS BACK Carranza and Advisers Understan Motives of Washington Govern- . ment More Fully. SCOTT MAKES HIS REPORT? Promises Made by Obregon antj Approved by the First Chief Being Carried Out. DE FACTO, FORCES ACTIVH Situation is Studied by President? and His Cabinet. "Washington, May 16. An optiW mistic view of the Mexican borden situation was laid before President! Wilson and his cabinet today byr; Secretary Baker, after a long con ference with Major General Scott, chief of staff. General Carranzai and his advisers now understand the motives ; of the Washington! government more fully than ever before, as a result of the confer ence at "El Paso, between Generals Scott and Funston and Obregon said Mr. Baker, and tension along the international line has greatly;, relaxed. . General Scott believes the whole situation is less active than it has been , at any time since the raid on Columbus, N. M. . Mexicans Feared . Intervention., - "General Obregon, rns learned,' enfer ed .the-, conference, wjthrmuch apprehen sion as to - the real '; purpose of . Gen eral Pershing's swift march deep into Mexico in pursuit of Villa and his raid ers. In Mexicans eyes, he said, it seemed as though a great force armed" with artillery and aU the impediments of war could not be moving merely in pursuit of one bandit chief and his handful of followers. Undoubtedly Ob regon reflected fears felt in Mexico City that the expedition was in reality a step toward intervention. The American conferees were able to convince the Mexican war minister and through him General Carraza, that its mission was only as described by President Wilson!, to disperse or capturo. the bandits and return across the line.) The striking accomplishment of Gen-, erals Scott and Funston lay in the facta that they succeeded in doing this with out . making ' any pledges as to whot American troops would be recalled. Obregon's Views Changed. The change in General Obregon's) views was. clearly indicated by promis-i es he made at the conclusion of the conference, promises approved by Gen eral Carranza and which official reports indicate now he is carrying out with promptitude and vigor. These pledges, interpreted as forming an unwritten) f agreement, included the following: That 10,000 picked troops uder Gen eral Trevino, the ablest pf the Carran-I za field commanders," occupy and po- lice the territory about Parral, the.' southern limit of General Pershings drive, and .in. other districts where there are no American troops. That an effective patrol be thrown! about the Mexican side of the Big Bend region of the Texas border to head offi the Glenn Springs and Boquillas raid-l ers; , That every effort be made to liberate Deemer, the American store-keeper, captured and carried away by the ban dits, and; ! That no -troops will be moved from the forces in Sonora state through Pul pit Pass tc operate in rear of Gen-, eral Pershing's forces. . v While General Scott clearly stated to General Obregon that United States troops would stay in Mexico until Car-, ranza -forces had fully demonstrated? their ability to handle the bandit situ-4 ation, assurances were given that Am A erican troops w,ould not operate'; In parts ; where Carranza forces were ac tive. No attempts at'eo-operative troops movement will be made unless it be oyi arrangements of the local commanders, American and Mexican. Orders Being Carried Out. r General Scott said today that recent: reports of Carranza troop movements, in the region south of General Per shing, In his opinion, showed Gener al Obregon's orders were being carried out promptly. General Obregon was in ' constant communication by telegraph during the conference, General Scott reported, anS there is no question that his pledges" as to steps the de?facto government would take to demonstrate its ability to con trol the-border, situation were given only after they had been approved la Mexico City. ; After the cabinet meeting today it! was announced that there was no' chaneg in the situation, and that the question of possible intervetion was ot discussed by the Presldet and his ad visers. ; It was further stated that re-4 ports Indicated .slow but, steady prog- ress .was being, made by, the defactai government In readjusting the revolu- tion-shaken republic. .- May Delay Negotiations. State Department officials . believedr tonight. that, .diplomatic negotiatipna with Mexico City may be delayed soma( time. 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