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Show UNITED STATES URGING GENERAL CARRANZA TO CEASE HOSTILITIES I ' Influence Being Used to Bring About Immediate Cessation of Fighting and Agreement of Peaceful Transfer of Power at Mexico City Wilson Sends Further Instructions to John R. Silliman to Impress Constitutionalist Chief With Importance of Quick Action. PROTECTION OF PROPERTY AND AMNESTY I Consul Makes Plea for Clergy in Mexico Carbajal Repre- sentative Busy Sending Despatches Financial Compli- H cations Loom Up International Commission May Ad- judicate Claims Spanish Government Al-ready Al-ready Active Ambassadors Confer With Secretary of State Bryan. H "Washington. July 17. The Unitetl : States continued today to exert its ' Influence wMth General Carranza to bring about an Immediate cessation of hostilities and an agreement with the Carbajal government for the peaceful transfer of power at Mexico City tc the constitutionalists. John R. Silliman personal representative repre-sentative of President Wilson, received receiv-ed further Instructions urging him to Impress upon the constitutionalist chief the advisability of giving guarantees guar-antees for the protection of lives and Dropertv of those who had supported the Huerta government. Besides en dcavoring to obtain a general amnesty representations on behalf of the clergy in Mexico, now in disfavor with the constitutionalists, have been made by Mr Silllm3n Jose Castellot. representative here i of Francisco Carbajal. Huerta's suc- essor was occupied during the forenoon fore-noon In sending dispatches to Mr Carbajal concerning the result of his conferences with Secretary Bryan and the South American mediators Carbajal Envoys Given Power. Definite official advices came through Mr. Castellot that the committee com-mittee of three constitutionalists who started for Monterey on Wednesday to talk with Carranza was authorized author-ized to negotiate with him for the triiisier of the government at Mexico City It probably will be three or four days before the committee will be able to reach Carra.nza. On the outcome of the conference and the arsurances given by Carranza Carran-za as to an amnesty and the adjustment adjust-ment of claims will depend whether recognition will be accorded Carranza by the United States at once or whether such action will be indefinitely indef-initely delayed. Complications Loom Up. Looming up as an ultimate complication compli-cation in the situation is the proposed repudiation by Carranza of the fi nancial obligations Incurred hy the Huerta regime Since that adininis- ! traticn was recognized as legal by j the powers of Europe, every effort i will be exerted by them to maintain the alidity of the claims of their subjects. While Carranza has given notice of his intention to repudiate such debts, there is some confidence in diplomatic diplomat-ic circies here that he will not care to invite the disapproval of Europe at the very beginning of his admin-isiraUon admin-isiraUon and it is being suggested that an International commission to adjudicate such claims will be form-j ed. The powers of Europe may with? hold recognition until they receive definite assurances as to how- such claims are to be treated. The Spanish government is alreadv active in seeking to have restored! the property of those subjects driven out by the constitutionalists The ambassador had a conference with Secretary Bryan toda Later Minister Min-ister Naon of Argentine also discussed discus-sed Mexico with Mr. Bryan. Mr t astelot later received a mes-I mes-I sage irom President Carbajal saving I he would make no further appointment appoint-ment of members of the cabinet and that he had chosen General Velasco as Kecretary of war, merely that the I army should have a directing head New Kresiaeni nxious tot react. "Although the United States, of: i course, cannot recognize the Carbajal I government. " sold Mr. Castelot, "I 'know that Mr Carbajal is anxious to restore good will with the United States as well as to bring Internal peace to Mexico. He has sent the commission north to talk with Car-1 rana directly in order that no time may be lost in arrhing at a settle- j ment. These men he has chosen have, been conspicuous supporters of Ma-! dero in the Mexican congress and have been in obscurity in Mexico during the Huerta administration They are close friends of Mr Carbajal Carba-jal and of course very intimate w ith Mr Carranza. so naturally 1 am very hppeful that they will be able to arrange ar-range ior the peaceful transfer of the government." Mr Castelot revealed that during his stay In the United States in the last three months he has been secret-) lj endeavoring to arrange for the transfer of Mexico, but the obstinacy ol iuerta bad twice spoiled his plans. Washouts Delay Troops El Paso. July 17. -The movement toward Mexico City of the northern division of Ihe constitutionalist ami) has been delayed a fortnight by wasa out on the Mexican Central line south of Chihuahua City General Vllld Is expected to leave Juarez for 'he south tonight Starving People Relieved. in accordance with the armistice arranged several days ago the dti-Bns dti-Bns In Guaymas were disarmed to-j flay The federal mines planted at alrateglc points on the outskirts of the ity were exploded, with const!-1 tuiionalist officers as witnesses Thej V- first act of the new administration w as to relieve the starving population 1 by the distribution and sale of food ' stuffs. The peaceful exchange of HI governmental authority was facilltat- IH ed by Captain Magruder of the Unit- ed States cruiser Raleigh Arrange- menu also were completed today for the formal occupation of Guaymas by Bj constitutionalists on July 18. The federal steamers will mtnn at H M .r;:t I in. Manzanillo and Salina Bfl Cruz. W Th collier Nero arrived here todav HI with malls for the Pacific fleet, the RB German and Japanese cruisers as well BB ?s for Mexican towns. The Calif or- Hl nia will sail tomorrow for Mazatlan. Hfij |