Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-24
Villa Announces
 His Independence
|DENoUNcEs CENTRAL GOVERN.
 MENT HEADED BY cARRANzA
NOTIFIED FORMER CHIEF

Neither Villa Nor His Delegates are te
 Participate in National Convention
 Called for Oct. 14 to Designate Pro-
 visionaI President.
 Francisco Villa. dominant leader in northern Mexico, tonight denounced the central government headed by penustano Carranza and announced ms independence in a statement to The Associated Press.
 This placed the state of Chihuahua Tn open revolt against the party in power at Mexico City as well as Son. ora, the next border state to the west, where Governor Maytorena pre- dence of the constitutionalist party as represented by Carranza.
 Has Notified carranza. Washington. Sept 23-General yil- Ia has telegraphed General Carranza oisavowing the latter as first chief or the constitutionalist army in charge oI the executive power in Mexico. Inis was announced in telegram rom General Carranza tonight to the constitutionalist agency here. Take No Part in Convention. General Villa at the same time an nounced that neither he nor his del- egates would participate in the na. ionaI convention called for October l4 at Mexico City to designate pro- visional president.
 Cause of Rupture. The exchange of telegrams result ed from General Carranza's order to suspend railroad communication he- tween Aguascalientes and Torreon until he could learn whether General Opregon, commander of the division l of the northeast, was held under ar rest by Villa.
 Carranza Issues Statement. After receiving long message from general Carranza, Rafael Zubaran Capmany, head of the constitutionalist agency at the Mexican embassy au- thorized the following statement: Contrary to Villas denial that he had arrested General, Obreeon- who mad gone to Chihuahua on a special | invitation from Villa himself, the lat est official reports received from i Mexico City this afternoon b the that he is still being held in the fer
 ritory controlled by Villas forces Tn view of this unjusti1able act on Villas part, Carranza took pre- | cautionary measures to protect the railroads. giving orders to discontinue |
 north of Aguacalientes Thereupon Villa asked the first chief for an i'm | mediate explanation of this act. Car ranza answered Villa that before he would vouchsafe him an explanation ne demanded on Villas part an ex- planation of Villas conduct in un- warrantably holding General Obregon. instead Of giving to Carranza a satlsractory explanation, Villa inform ca the first chief that he had given | orders n hoI o& rr,a that the forces under Villas command would not be represented at the na- tlonal convention to be held in Mex l leo City on October 1. In conclusion Villa said he no longer recognized Carranza as the first chief of the constitutionalists
 This sudden break between the two foremost factors in Mexico's politics caused a profound sensation here. Secretary Bryan would make no com wise were silent
 May Delay Evacuation. It was generally understood, how ever, that President Wilson, who has set no date for the departure of American forces from Vera Cruz, probably would delay the evacuation un1i the controversy was adjusted.
 Omcfa1 reports from various points In Mexico throughout the day had pictured, the situation as ominous From Mexico City came reports that General Carranza was considering the advisability of postponing the conven- tfon ten days. From this fact a ray of hope was obtained by some off, | cials who thought the breach might be healed if a new method of repre- sentation at the convention was agreed upon.
 Prominent Mexican Incareerated.
  fila, minister of communications in the cabinet of President Francisco Ma dero, and number of other persons were arrested yesterday and incarce- rated in the penitentiary. No reason for the arrests were made public.
 LoyaIists MobiIizing at Monterey.
 Brownsville, Tex, Sept 23-GeneraI Mexico loyal to General Carranza is under way at Monterey. according to reports current in Matanoras, opposite Brownsville, tonight. The Matamoras garrison departed suddenly for Mon terey with the explanation from off, cers that all troops were. being re- turned to their native states and that state troops would replace them.
 Americans arriving from Monterey today said they noted no unusual mill tary movements, but there seemed to be considerable unrest in the city.
 Villas Troops Moving to Meet carran-
 za's Forces.
 Fl Paso, Tex, Sept. 23.-Al avail able troops under Villas command were rushed tonight to meet what was reported as a strong force of Carranza troops moving north from Zacatecas. Even the two brigades which were sent on an overland march into Sonora to assist the Maytorena revolt were called hurriedly. They passed through Juarez tonight on their way back to Chihua- hua City, Villas capital.
 Will of Mrs. Mary Emo Pinohot.
 New York Sept. 23-The will of Mrs Mary Enc Pinchot, who died on August 25 at Saugatuck, Conn, was filed today for probate. Her estate is estimated at about s1,132, 900 in real property in New York state and more than S10,000 personal property. Mrs. Pinchot's sons, Clifford Pinchot of Milford, Penn, and Amos R. Pinchot of New York, each receive $325, 5000