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Show ADVISE CONSULS TO QUJTMEXICO WARNING TO WITHDRAW FROM DANGER ZONE IS GIVEN TO OFFICIALS. Measure Result of Advance of Obre-gon's Obre-gon's Forces Into Northern Mexico and Lawlessness for Which Army Chief Denies Responsibility. Washington. American consuls in northern Mexico, which now has become be-come the chief battle ground between the contending factions, have, been advised hy the state department not only to notify American citizens to withdraw from the danger zones, but to leave Mexico themselves in the event that conditions become intolerable. intoler-able. Secretary Lansing Wednesday described de-scribed the Instructions to consuls, which were issued several days ago, as simply precautionary on account of the diturbed conditions. They are similar to those given to American consuls in Europe whenever the contending con-tending armies draw near cities previously pre-viously untouched by the fighting. The rapid advance of General Obre-gon's Obre-gon's forces into northern Mexico and frequent reports of lawlessness on the border, for which General Villa has disclaimed responsibility, have led to the present measures according to state department officials. The only formal announcement on the subject was as follows: "Owing to disturbed conditions prevailing pre-vailing along the Mexican border, department de-partment repeats the advice heretofore hereto-fore given to American citizens to remain re-main on, this side of the international line for the present." As soon as American citizens have withdrawn, theTe will be no necessity, in the opinion of high officials here, for the consuls to remain, but it was denied that they had been ordered to leave, discretion being vested in the consuls themselves. |