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Show Mexico Modifies Confiscatory Con-fiscatory Oil Tax Decree. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The threatened crisis in tho relations of Mexico with the Entente allies and the United States apparently has been averted by a modification of the new Mexican oil tax decree by President Carranza. It was learned today that on August 12 Carranza in effect cancelled provisions pro-visions of the decree of July 31 under which undeveloped oil lands might be seized by the Mexican government upon failure of their owners to maite declarations and submit to what they regarded as excessive taxation. |