The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-02
VILLA PREPARING
tn MOVE TROOPS
ON MEXICO CITY
Armed Conflict Between Two
Mexican Leaders Is Expected
Shortly AS Result
Conference Decree
Retains Services
Keeps Villa In Mexican Army
and Makes Carranza Cen
eral-Zapata Expected To
Retire Shortly

Ell Paso, Texas. Nov. Ito enforce
the retirement Of General Carranza
from the executive power Of Mexico,
General Villa has ordered his troops TO
prepare at once for a movement TO
Mexico City Of the major part OF his
army. according to advices received py
villa officials in Juarez TO-DAY. who
were instructed to 4end south all avail
able transport material
Trains with extra engines are ofeeF-
ed concentrated at Torren, Guadalupe,
where Villa is making his present
Headquarters, and at Zacatecas. Ameri-
can shippers In Ell Paso were notined
today that their shipments could be
accepted only subject to indefinite de-
lay on account OF the need OK Trains
tor military purposes
REPRESENTATIVES of Villa In Juarez
and Ell Paso declare that the contem-
plated troop movement III merely 10
take possession of Mexico City after
the withdrawal of General Carranza.
In order to prevent disorders
Carranxa Has 10000 Mem
To oppose Villas southwark ad-
vance, however. IL is understood that
Carranxa has 10000 men At Leon
under General yiilareal. 5000 at TIA
maulipas under General Cabaliero. and
many other troops at San LUIS Potosi.
There Is a general belief here that
armed conflict will be precipita'ed BY
any southwark movement OF villa
3rrry, inasmtlSh as Carranza has made
his withdrawal wholly contingent on
the removal Of villa from Mexico. r
Dispatches today from Aguas
Caiientes stated that the conference
adjourned Saturday night until Mon
day, and that no vote had been taken
On the selection OF provisional presi-
dent to succeed Carranxa- whom the
conference daposed by decree. Ell
forts were being made by the Villa
delegates. before bringing the matter
70 vote to secure the seating OF
Zapata,s twenty-six delegates
Il Is believed that Emilio Madero.
brother of former President Francisco
Madero. may be General Villas candi-
date for president This view was
strengthened when 1t became known
today that Villa had summoned Ma
eeFo ffem New Fork city to Guadalupe
TO act In an advisory capacity. DIR.
Miguel Silva. long prominent In Max
lean politics. Is also being mentioned
as a possible successor to Carranxa.
The only other candidate 30 Tar dis
cussed Is General Antonio Villareal.
OIL tAc GpiNchlph- Niftd-
real has recently been regarded with
some suspicion. however. since his
army was moved by carranza's orders
to point south OF Aguas Calientes.
where is manaced the convention.
Villa LIZ Retained.
Authorized copies of the decree de-
posing Carranza, received here from
Aguas Caiientes today. disclosed the
interesting fact that although the con-
vention deposed both Carranza and
Villa. provision was made for retain
ing Villa In the Mexican army in equal
rank to that " hich he now holds. Car
rama is accorded the thanks of the
convention for his services during the
revolution. and is rendered the rank
of general in Mexican army. A sec
ton of the decree abolished the Office
OF chief OF staff in the army, and
makes all generals OF division directly
Answerable to the secretary of war.
The effect Of the decree, therefore.
is to apparently remove Villa from his
command Of the division OF the north,
but in reality to keep him in the Mexi-
can army whore his services will be at
any time available. No decision re-
garding Zapata was reached
1t il coming to be believed that the
adoption Of the plan Of Ayala, foster
ed by Zapata for the solution of the
land problem. will be sufficient to In
duce his retirement. II he continues
hostile. it will probably be necessary