Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-07
Hope OF PEACE IN MEXICO
RUDELY DASHED TO EARTH
Carranza's Foremost Military Leader
Makes Sensational Indict-
ment Of Villa.
WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH
Victorious General Is Accused OF All
Sorts Of Crime Against Mexico and
Humanity - Branded as Traitor
and Murderer.

WASHINGTON. December Gall
hopes of peace between Villa and tho
forces supporting CarranLa were dash
ed to earth tonight by statement
from General Alvarado obregon. Car
ranza's foremost military chioftain.
General Oregon, In a sensational in
dictment OF fourteen counts against
Villa. declares that tho supporters OF
Carranza will fight Villas domination
to the death. This Is the Oregon in
dictment OF villa as given out by r.
Iubran Campmany. head of the Con-
stitutionalfst agency In Washington:
Maytorena nullhed the efforts of all
honest men to establish peace, fol-
lowing the triumph Of the revolution
American gold helped this perfldy.
BILL OF INDICTMENT
DRAWN AGAINST VILLA
"All patriots must fight against tho
domination OF Villa for the following
reasons. which will place more or less
In their historical order:
IL. He attempted to assassinate Ma
dero at Juarez, thus initiating his life
Of treason.
"2. He assassinated the Maderista
Congressman, Enrique Garcia de la
Cadena.
"3. He assassinated Benton, provok-
ing international difficulties.
~ He attempted to kill General Chao
because the latter declined to pny
draft against the treasury signed by
an unknown lady, Chao being Cover
nor of Chihuahua
"5 He betrayed the traitor Huerta
when the latter was still loyal to Ma
dero.
&c. lie has rejected the plan Of Gun
delupe, which secured the following
Of several thousand men.
81. lie tried to bride me to treason
by Offering me first command OF the
army. Later, on three occasions, first
in Chihuahua. secondly in Carralitos.
and finally in Gomez Palicio, lie en-
deavored to have me killed, giving his
last order to General Almanac.
as. He secured by violence 5000, 900
pesos from the national treasury. COM
polling the treasurer to sign receipt
for $4,000.
20. He fomented the treason of May
torena.
40. He entered into pacts with the
Federals OF the northern district of
Lower California.
I'll. He has granted gambling and
viciously immoral concessions to mem
bers of his own family and encourages
vice In the State OF Chihuahua for their
benefit. II
"l2. He assassinnted Colonel Man
zanero. representative OF General Ar
because he declined to second Villas
,raitorous conduct.
''13. When I demanded the surrender
of the City of Mexico from General
Velasco. the Federal commander, villa
urged him not to surrender. and offered
to support him with his command.
ia. He is in collusion with the re-
dictionaries and supported by them.
II challenge any one to deny the
truth OF any OF these allegations. A
movement blackened by treason and
murder cannot succeed. Our cause
which Is that Of right and justice, is
certain to triumph"
Two brand-new revolutions have
broken out In Mexico. and n probably
fatal rift between General Villa and
Zapata and their Provisional President,
Gutierrez. are the subjects of authentic
reports to the State Department to-
day.
Consul Bucer, at Eagle Pass, re-
ports that General Villareak who ia the
Governor of Tamaulipas Province, has
set up new revolution. Another re-
port says that General Jose Calizar
and General Campo, who trained with
Huerta. have started n new revolution
in the interior on their own account.