Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-19
VOLUNTARILY GO OVER TO
NORTHERN cHlEFTAlN IN
MARCH ON MEXICO CITY.
FIRST IMPORTANT CLASH
EXPECTED At QuERErARo
Gonzales Army, Loyal 70 carranxa, TO
Make Stand There Reported That
President Gutierrez Plans General
Attack on carranza Garrisons-FiIi.
clustering Plot in United States.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Two thousand
Carranza troops voluntarily surren-
| dered to General Villa when he took
Leon, and other garrisons all along the
| line are changing allegiance to the
northern chief as he marches on to-
ward Mexico City.
General Villa, in command Of the
troops under the control of the Aguas-
calientes convention, is marching on
the capital. His army took Leon, the
first important railroad center south OF
Asuascalientas, without firing shot.
The forces of Gen. Pablo Gonzales.
who is loyal to Carranza( ere gathered
at Queretaro and Irapuato, where the
1rst important clash in the hostilities
between General Carranza and the
convention probably will occur.
Situation in Capital Serious.
From American Consul Silliman
came dispatch saying conditions were
far more serious in Mexico City than
they had been since the parleys for
peace began. He regards actual hos
tilities as inevitable, tho some of the
generals are still trying 10 patch up
| the differences.
General Carranza, according to mes
! sases from Mr.. Silliman and Leon
CanoVa, special agent at Aguasca-
iientes, has declared that he has been
misunderstood; that he never intended
| to deliver the executive power except
70 General Gonzales or some other man
OF his own selection and in whom he
had entire confidence.
General Attack Ordered?
Altho there has been no definite ad-
vices 1t was believed by officials that
| General Gutierrez who was chosen
! provisional president by the convention
at tAguascallentes had ordered. q gem
eral attack on Carranza earrisons.
Gutierrez controls practically all of the
northern half OF Mexico and General
| Villas advance guard is within 200
miles OF the Mexican capital.
one column of the convention forces
| IS moving eastward from San Luis
Potosi to Tampico. Another is endeav.
oring to cut off the forces Of Gen. Jesus
Carranza at Puerto Mexico from COM
munlcation with Mexico City or Puebla
An engagement near Puerto MEXICO. at
! june. was reported today by American
Consul Canada. Gen. Jose Caryaial a
Villa commander. was killed.
Misunderstanding With Catholics.
MISUNDERSTANDING over whether the
government or the Catholic church ex-
tension society would pay for bring
ing refugee priests and nuns out of
Vera Cruz brought forth an exchange
OF kilograms between Secretary Garri-
son and President Francisco Kelly of
the society and left the issue undecid- :
ed. President Kelly telegraphed that
the society took the work with the
Understanding that the government had
declined. Meanwhile the TRANSPORT
San Marcos on which General Funs-
ton had planned to send the refugees
has arrived In the United States.
General Funston will make a further
report which is expected to decide who
Will transport the churchmen.
No Fighting As Vet.
American Consular Agent Carothers
with Villa. reported there had been no
fighting since the southward move
ment began and ventured his opinion
that there would be no hostilities be-
cause the rank and file Of the constitu
tionaltst army seemed 10 favor Villa.
Leon was taken yesterday without
the firing of shot. and other reports
tell OF the occupation Of Irapuato and
Guanajuato also without resistance
No reports were received here Of the
alleged interruption by Villa Of tele-
graphic conferences between General
Gutierrez and General Go;zales but II
was thought in official quarters that
Villa had ordered all telegraphic com
munication with the troops south OF
him to cease SO that the enemy would
be unable to learn of the onconing OF
his forces.
The general expectation in official
circles today was that General Villa
would reach Mexico City without much
difficulty. fighting perhaps one battle
as his troops clashed with those OF
Obregon or Gonzales near the canital
Filibustering Plot in United States.
Laredo. Tex. Nov. 19-Discovery OF
an alleged fllibustering. plot agains,
Nuevo Laredo. Mexico. was announced
here today. Four Mexicans were ar
rested here late yesterday and another
was arrested in Sar Antonio. They
were said to be former Villa men. The,
were charged with recruiting on Amer
ican soil.
May Make Stand at Queretaro.
u Aguascalientes, Mexico Nov. IS, Ode.
Ilayed).-General Villas forces have
driven the Carranza troops into Quere-