The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-07
HAS VILLA BLOCKED
Carranza Stations Force at
Leon to Keep Rebels
From South.
FIGHTING RESUMED AGAIN
skirmish Reported Forty Miles East
of Aguas CaIientes-RoW in
National Convention.

Washington.-Offc reports re-
ceived here said General Carranza had
10000 troops at Leon, twenty-five
miles south of Aguas Calientes, ready
to block any southwark movement Of
Villa forces in the event the Aguas
Calientes convention fails to effect a
peaceful solution of Mexico's diff
culties.
Late dispatches told of a fight forty
miles east Of Aguas CaIientes between
Carranza troops under General Triana
and some of Villas forces. Twenty
of Triana's men were said to have
been killed and 80 taken prisoners.
Fighting also was resumed again
near San Angel, on the outskirts of
the capital, between followers of Ia
pata and Constitutionalists.
Convention in a Row.
Aguas Calientes, Mexfco.-CoaIition
of the delegates representing General
Villa and General Zapata practically
ruled the session of the Mexican ma
tional convention, after the stormiest
and most exciting meeting the assem-
| bly, had Witnessed For a time it
threatened to break into a riot The
| convention for several minutes was in
! confusion. The delegates reached for
their reyOlvers, but finally yielded to
! the becalming speeches of their col
! leagues.
Carranza Appeals to Wilson.
San Antonio, Tex.-Tnrough Robert
o. V. Pesqueida of this city, Carran-
| za's accredited diplomatic representa-
+ tive in the United States, General
| VenustianO Carranza has sent from
| Mexico City a personal appeal to
President Wilson and the state depart
ment protesting against the activities
! Of George c. Carothers and the friend
| illness of the United States for Fran
cisco Villa. The statement was for
warded to Washington for transmits
sion to the White House. 1t was Car
ranza's first direct appeal. 1t is bitter
! in its nature. The statement reads in
| part:
We have every reason to believe
that the accredited representative Of
| the American government George c..
Carothers) has sold out to Francisco
Villa, alias Doroteo Arrange. This is
| his true name. He has assumed the
name Francisco Villa only for reasons
known to himself and history alone
will tell what crimes his true name OF
! Doroteo may hide.
Carranza's Resignation In.
Mexico City.-Venustiano Carranza
| has submitted his resignation to the
! Aguas Calientes convention, His Of
| fer TO relinquish his post as supreme
chief of the nation, however, is cond;-
tiOnal on the retirement to private life
Of General Francisco Villa
In Offering to resign General Car
rama said he was actuated only by
the highest motives of patriotism and
that acceptance or rejection of his Of
fer must depend on whether or not his
elimination would contribute toward
| Fastening peace in the republic and
the furtherance of true. democratic
ideas.
Attempt on Villas Life
FL Paso-''An attempt has tean
made TO assasinate General Francisco
Villa by an agent said to have been
commissioned and paid by General
Pablo Gonzales, General CErranza' s
staunch supporter" said a message
sent the Associated Press by Luis
Aguirre Benavides, General Villa s
first secretary. The would-be assassin,
Francisco l. Mugia, was executed af-
ter making a confession before George