El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-24

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! other localities. Gen. Oregon viii
Francisco villa"
/ Oregon was arrested by villa at Chi
/ huahua last Friday and IL was THIS fact
l which FASTENED the formal break be-
/ tween Villa and CarranZa. In retalia-
( ton for the arrest Of ObreSon, Carranza
| Is said TO have issued orders cancellng
all train communication Del"een his
l territory and that held by Villa, where
I upon Villa Immediately declared war
where Is ObregonF
Conflicting reports regarding the
{ movements Of Gen. ObregOn, who has
I been held prisoner in Chihuahua by
Villa, were received Thursday. In a
Z telegram received late wednesday
night by consul +. Z. MuzQulZ, Obre-
gon stated that he was leaving at 10
o'clock for Mexico City. Advices ear
lier in the evening were to the effect
that he was coming 10 the border.
ConstitutiOnalist and railway officials
are without information regarding his
movements
Word was received Thursday that
Francisco Carbajal former provisional
president Of Mexico, and Felix Diaz.
who recently landed at New Orleans,
were coming to FL PasO. Carbajal was
reported TO have left san Antonio
Wednesday.
Villa Rushes Troops south.
All available troops under Villas
command were rushed last night to
meet what was reported as a strong
force Of CarranZa troops moving north
from ZacaJecas- Even the two brigades
which were sent on an overland march
into Sonora TO assist the Maytorena
revolt there, We're recalled hurriedly
from GuZmaE- They passed through
Juarez last night on their way back
to Chihuahua city. Villas capital
According TO official estimates villa
controls nearly 10000 troops in Chihua-
hua state alone. His total force is
said TO number upwards Of $4,000 men.
MaytOrena has modified about 5000
troops in Sonora The latter are mostly
Xaqui indians. Villa also probably will
be able to recruit many troops from
Durango state, where he has operated
frequently.
CarranEa's Force PrObIemntieaL
Carranza's forces comprise the uni
fled force OF Gen. Pablo Gonzalez. his
eastern division commander, probably
numbering about 10000 men, and those
Of the west coast troops under Oregon,
which participated in the entry Of the
national capital
If ObregOn escapes from Villas ter
ritory and joins the Carranza forces,
it was asserted that all Of the west
coast forces with the exception OF those
led by Maytoren awould stand loyal to
the Carranza government
Since the lifting OF the embargo about
a week ago when official Washington
decided that peace had been established
in Mexico. Gen. villa has been import
ing daily large quantities Of arms and
ammunition and sending financial and
material assistance TO NaytOrena, who
as governor Of Sonora first rebelled
against the Carranza governments
Long Standing Estrangement.
The Carranz1-Nilla arrangement
dates back several months, even before
Carranza's ascension TO power at the
national capital It was the subject
of conferences held at TOrreOn between
the agents OF the two leaders, after
which il was announced that all differ
euces had been adjusted. Francisco, or
sPancho." Villa began his career as
chief in the Madero revolution He was
recruited by the eN-president after
many years in which villa engaged
openly in banditry. Madero was cred
tied with his reformation Villa as the
present day idol Of the pOpulace Of Chi
huahua. holds much the same position
as Pascual OrOZCO, the antl-MaderO
leader, who revolted soon after Ma
derO's success as a revoluuonlsL
Federals VIII Join Villa
The old federal contingent In Mexico
Will swing to Villa in the present Mex
lean reToluuon, aceorolns % LepoLCs
received here by Carranclsta agents
The federal junta in Houston, it was
learned Thursday. has had at least one
representative here for the past rev
0aEE ana NUMBER DA ELAAA4AlEA-A
Villistas have been approached with
the proposition that the federal
strength be thrown to Villa An at
tempt was made Wednesday by one OF
these agents TO see Gen Felipe An
geles the former federal general. when
angeles arrived in JuareZ with the
Villa troops from Guzman. It is also
understood that Angeles was seen by
federal agents during his stay in
Juarez prior to taking command OF
the Sonora expedition.
The juEta at Houston, which IS the
headquarters for the juntas at san
Antonio and New Orleans, IS reported
TO have large financial backing Ac-
cording TO reports of secret service /
agents received here extensive orders
for arms and ammunition have been
placed. Many Of the wealthy scientifi-
cos. besides practically all Of the Off
cial and military family Of the HuerJa
and Carbajal regimes are members Of
the junta-
WIN Retire All Carrnnza Money.
All Carranza money Is 10 be retired .
from Villa territory. according to re- q
ports in JuareZ Thursday. This will {
be done gradually, however. the morey I
being retired in much the same man
uer as the old federal currency was Z
retired BY the ConstitutionaIists. It /
is expected that a specified date will
be set after which CarrauZa money
viii no longer be recognized. Steps Z
in this direction have already been ]
500. 900 pesos to NOgales with the de-
cree that no other money is legal ten I
der. All classes Of COnstitutiOnalist I
money were quoted at IS cents in I
Juarez Thursday.
Embargo Not Restored.
No orders regarding the replacing 4
OF the embargo on arms and ammunl-
ton were received Thursday either by 7
the military or federal authorities Or .
ders for large amounts OF both arms I
and ammunition have beer placed by 7
villa in this city and in the east None .
OF this had been crossed up to noon .
Thursday. 1t is understood that Villa {
has ordered the return to Juarez OF I
four of the eight carloads OF ammuni- !
ton that were dispatched Tuesday to 4
Nogales to outfit the MaytOreEa forces. !
There were no reports Of fighting in J
Sonora Thursday. The recall Of the }
entire Ntllista eXpeditionary force, the Z
last Of which arrived in Juarez early 4
Thursday morning, leaves MaytOreua !
IN precarious position, according to I
Carrancistas-
GIL to Combat MaytOrena-
It Is pointed out by them that Gen. ,
Benjamin Gil who. they declare. has !
announced he will fight to the last, is /
IN excellent shape, both as to position /
ana equipment He controls CanaEea
and the branch line to Naco, Ariz-,
over which he can receive supplies. 4
Carrancistas state that he has been ]
quietly recruiting ard that he now has
2OOO men under his command When /
last heard from he was at Cananea /
with about 1000 Of his men. May