MEXICAN AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2541, 16 August 1915, Page 6

MEXICAN AFFAIRS

SERIOUS CRISIS PENDING By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, August 13. Carranza lias sont a peremptory Note to the American Secretary of State, advising him to.cease to meddle"in Mexican affairs. Carranza. dispatched a similar warning to South American diplomats against -their plan for the voluntary elimination of factional Mexican leaders. Carranza is conceited, ambitious, and ■unscrupulous, and is determined to resist. There is reason to suspect German intrigue, as gold is freely used to stiffen- him. It is expected at Washington that orders will be issued concentrating all the available Regular troops along the Mexican border. Officials refuse .to discuss the situation. • , IRISH MAIL TRAIN MEETS WITH AN 'ACCIDENT. (Rec. August 15, 3.50 p.m.) London, August 14. Tho second portion of the Irish mail train from Euston was wrecked between Blisworth and Weedon. The connecting rod of tho engine on the adjoining set of rails broke, and the Irish mail's engines fouled tho broken rod and wore derailed, and five carriages wore overturned. _ Eight persons were killed and thirty injured. FOUR MAIL-SORTERS KILLED. (Reo. August 15, midnight.) London, August 14. Mr. Arthur Lynoli, M.P., and Lord Mounteagle wore injured-in the railway smash. Four sorters in the mail van were killed. AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUNK BY 'A FRENCH DESTROYER, By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. Auguxst 15, midnight. Rome, August 14. The submarine U. 3. on Thursday morning attacked an Italian auxiliary cruiser patrolling tho Adriatic, but a quick manoeuvre enabled tho cruiser to escape two torpedoes. The by ramming damaged the ' submarine. Italian destroyers, with the French destroyer Bisson, were sent in pursuit. The Bisson, on Friday, discovering, bombarded and sank • the submarino, making prisoners of the crew.