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Show UNITED STATES WILL ACCEPT ' I PROPOSAL TO SEME TROUBLE I Direct Exchanges Between Mexico and American Government H Will Be Opened Soon Officials Unable to Predict Final M Outcome of Negotiations Which Are Forshadowed M Immediate Withdrawal of Pershing Not Ac- M ceptable Basis Demonstration of Car- H ranza's Ability to Carry Out H Promises Still Lacking. H : DE FACTOS ARE FACING SEVERE TEST I l Francisco Villa Leads Force Northward and Preparing to Make M Vigorous Fight With Carranza Forces President's Ef- H ficiency and Measures Must Struggle M to Make Good. H Washington, July 6. Formal acceptance ac-ceptance of General Carranza's proposal pro-posal that differences between the United States and the de facto government govern-ment of Mexico be settled by direct negotiations will bo dispatched soon to Mexico. This was decided by President Presi-dent Wilson today at a conference with Secretary Lansing The Mexican note delivered yesterday yester-day said the defacto government had accepted in principle Latin-American offers of mediation but was awaiting information as to whether the United States believed the desired results could be accomplished by direct exchanges ex-changes between the two governments govern-ments Secretary Lansing will leave tomorrow tomor-row for a month's vacation. It was not stated today whether he would prepare the reply to Mexico beforo his departure but indications are th.it it will go forward within a day or two at most Officers Unable to Predict. While General Carranza's amicable rejoinder to the last two American notes haB greatly eased tension no official was willing today to predict the 'final outcome of the negotiations which are foreshadowed. It was made plain that immediate withdrawal of General Pershing's force from Mexico will not be an acceptable ac-ceptable basis for whatever plan of co-operative action along the border is worked out. Must Demonstrate Ability. Washington officials take the position posi-tion that onlv tho preliminary step has been taken by Goneral Carrauza toward the friendly adjustment, ho now appears to desire. Demonstration of his ability to carry out the vromises expressed and implied in his note is still lacking. The efficiency of Mexican police i measures may be put soon to a severe test according to rumors transmitted from the border today to the state department. de-partment. These state that Francisco Villa has recovered from his wounds and is personally leading a force northward from the region just south of Parral. Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador-designate, made an engagement engage-ment for a conference with Secretary Lansing late today It was intimated at the stale department that the response re-sponse to Carranza's note probably would be sent tomorrow A cablegram from Mexico City, received re-ceived at the Mexican embassy today, said that General Pablo Gonzales had reported that Morelos has been cleared clear-ed of Zapata followers and that the rebels formerly in arms against Carranza Car-ranza received amnesty by the thousands. thous-ands. Mexicans Avoiding Clash. Efforts of Mexican authorities on tho west coast to prevent incidents which might strain relations with t he UnitPd States were reported to the navv department by Admiral Wlnslow, commander of tho Pacitic fleet. As an example the admiral describ-ed describ-ed an incident at Guaymas. where . difficulty dif-ficulty with the Mexican port officials threatened because a boat from the destroyer Hopkins stopped a Mexican schooner to ascertain whether she carried supplies expected by Americans Ameri-cans living in Guaymas men the commander of the cruiser Cleveland, ranking American naval officer in port explained that the boat crow had misunderstood its orders, the Mexican commander sent a friendly note expressing ex-pressing his satisfaction at the action. Army department commanders were Instructed bv tho war department today to-day to use their discrimination In waving wav-ing minor physical defects in officers and enlisted men of tho natlonnl guard. This step was taken to expedite ex-pedite recruiting. Washington, July 5.' After a con-ference con-ference with President Wilson at the White House today, Secietary Lan-sing Lan-sing said that he thought a reply soon would be made to General Carranza s note. It was understood that all negotiations nego-tiations between this government and General Carranza will be conducted through regular diplomatic channels and directly between two governments. govern-ments. Women Lead Bread Riots. Guaymas, Mexico, July 5. (De- layed). By Radio to San Diego, Calif., :H July 6 Women are leading bread H riots in interior towns of the west H coast Mexican states, according to re H ports leceived here today. The food H situation has reached a more acuto , H stage there with practically no harv- I H est of crops owing to the depredations H of roving bands of Indians and ban- H dits. M I H Leave For Eagle Pass. ,, H Fort Riley, Kansas, July 6. Troop ' H A, battery of field artillery and a com- ' H pany of. signal corps of the national H guard of California departed this j H morning for Eagle Pass. H Lieutenant Adair's Father Dies. i M Portland. Ore.. July G. Without H knowiug his son had met death on tho H Carrizal battlefield, Samuel .dalr, fa- H Uier of Lieutenant Henry Rodney .H Adair is dead today after a lingering ' H illness. His last words were for his H H "Henry Is now a captain," he said. ,) H "Henry has received his promotion." H Lioutenant Adair was to have been H made a captain July 1. H Morris Adair, another son, tele- jH graphed to El Paso today asking that vM his brother's body be sent here. Fa- H ther aDd son probably will be buried iH at the same time iH Samuel Adair was in his sixty-ninth H year. He came with bis father to H Oregon in 1S48 from Louisville, Ky. ( H Canadian Demands Family. IH Douglas. Ariz., July 6. M. P. Le- H favre, a Canadian, whose Mexican H wife and five children have been de- H tained at Magdalena since Saturday H todav notified General Calles, gover- H nor "of Sonora, that if his family was TM not across the border before night he ' .H would place the matter in the hands . iH of the British embassy in Washington. ' IH The notification was sent through tho JM Mexica nconsul at Douglas by tele- ( M graph. ' H ' H Iowa Guards Ready. ' :H Camp Dodge, la., July C With the 'H excopton of the cavalry outfit which 'H is not sworn for federal service, the I H Iowa National Guard is ready to start H for the border at a moment's notice. f jM An inspection conducted today by , ;H Colonel George K. Hunter, inspector- , m general of the central department, U. H S. A., completed the formalities. H Nebraskans Await Cars. (H Lincoln, Nebr., July C The Fourth M Nebraska regiment, ordered to the , H border last night is still here await- M ing railroad cars. Unsatisfactory hiH equipment, especially shoes and blan- l H kets is also admitted to be delaying I H final preparations to entrain. It Is H not expected that the regiment will jM entrain before tomorrow noon, the H time limit set by the war department H for departure from the mobilization H camp. A few rallrood coaches havo H arrived as have also some refrigtiator ,H and flat cars. However, but a frac- , H tlon of the number needed is on hand. H |