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Show GENERAL PEBSHIG MAY BE iTffill WASHINGTON'. Jan. 1. The American members of the Mexican-American joint commission will meet here tomorrow to discuss General Carjanzas latest communication com-munication on tiie protocol signed previously pre-viously for a settlement of bonier (pies- lions and to fix a date and place fur a ! meeting of I hip fit 11 con unit-" si on, at which tiie decision as to whether there are io i be further conferences will be made ', known. i Without regard to ihe altitude of Par-' ranza. sentiment is knvwn to be growing, in the administration in favor of withdrawing with-drawing General Pershing's expedition in Mexico to tho border, and al the- same; time notifying the de facto government ! thai further border trouble will be prompt- ! !y followed by more decisive action on tne part of the American forces. .M.'ARKZ, .Ian. 1. Carriir;za fors met and defeated a Villa command at Ums-tilhts. Ums-tilhts. fifty miles west of chihuahua City, on the Mexico & Northwestern railroad, on I i-'-cembcr L'7, a f'arranza. of f icia I from i 'in i.uahua CM y, who a i ri ved bre today, sta t "s. The V ia lorce w as comma nded by Juan Murcuia. who las been op-rat-!ng nrth and west of Chihuahua City. Slxtv 'iila jirisoners were taken and e.c-cuied, e.c-cuied, tiie (.'arraiiza offi- lai said. LA Kl-2I0, Tex.. Jan. L N.-w Year's day pasi-d without any attempt by Mexican Mex-ican revolutionists to capture Nifvn Laredo. La-redo. 1 -r-i'sistfiit rumors laM ni-:'nt had il thai a demand had been pi--.-.eri I ed for iiie surrender of the town todav. |