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Show TROUBLE WITH U. S. AVERTED. Carranza Modifies. the Oil Tax Decree, Cause of the Crisis. Washington. The threatened crisis in the relations of Mexico with the entente en-tente allies aud the United States apparently ap-parently has been averted by a modification modifi-cation of the new Mexican oil tax decree de-cree by President Carranza. It was learned Monday that on August Aug-ust 12 Carranza in effect canceled provisions pro-visions of the decree of July 31, tinder tin-der which undeveloped oil lands might be seized by the Mexican governmeni upon failure of their owners to make declarations and submit to what they regard as excessive taxation. |