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Show I MEXICANS STILL DENYDEFEAT Cancel Exquatur of American Consul Because of His Confirmation Con-firmation of Fall of Torreon ACT HAS LITTLE EFFECT Carothers to Remain With WW Rebel Leaders to Look Aft- er Interests of all gfj Foreigners. H' V; Washington, D. C, April G. The ! .cancellation By the Huerta govern-! govern-! ment of the exequatur of American Consular Agent George C. Carothers, because he sent to Washington dispatches dis-patches saying the rebels had taken i Torreon from the Huerta forces, failed to disturb state department officials today. The Huerta government still denies Torreon has fallen. '; Mr. Carothers obtained hiB cxequa- ) tur when he was accredited to the jj Madero government and stationed at j Torreon. Since the outbreak of the j Carranza revolution he has had a rov- j ing commission in northern Mexico and his exequatur from the Mexico City government has been of little value to him, all his dealings being ; with the Constitutionalists. Consul to Stay With Rebels. It is the Intention of the American j -''government to keep Carothers with S General Villa and the Constitutional-ist Constitutional-ist leaders to make prompt representation represen-tation for the safety of Americans and ' ! other foreigners and to look after 1 : their interests generally. j I Official advices, telling of the ex ; ! pulsion of the 600 Spaniards from ! Torreon by General Villa, were ex ; pected today. Until the Spanish am- ; bassador calls it to the attention ot ' the state department there is little likelihood of any action by the Wash ington government. ! Warning to Americans. ) The United States has issued a 4 ! warning to its own subjects to leae j those pans of Mexico where military operations are being carried on and i has more than once intimated that . other governments might well take ; similar steps. i The right of deportation is one provided for under the Mexican con- stjtution and has been exercised alike by the Huerta government and the constitutionalists Tor alleged military j or financial support of the enemy and I various other reasons. oo |
