The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-10-10
TRUCE IN SIGHT
AGAIN IN MEXICO
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE HAS
LED TO AGREEMEsT FOR
LATER CONVENTION.
PERMANENT PEACE NOW LIKELY
calderon to Succeed carranza Later;
Villa Faces Divided Forces-En-
tire Army Broken Into
Factions.


FL Faso.-Luis Aguirre Benavides, |
secretary 10 General Villa, under date
of September 80, telegraphed the Asso-
ciated Press that an armistice had
been declared throughout Mexico with
Aguas Calientes as a neutral zone.
He stated also that elections would be
held according to the first agreement
about Oct. TO- This election will name
Calderon as president.
These points had been agreed upon,
he said, at a preliminary conference
at Zacltecas. after which General
Villas party left for Aguas Calientes
TO confer with General Obregon and
other CarranZa leaders. villa was met
at Zacatecas by a commission headed
by General Eduardo Hay. Benavides
said that the first meeting had aroused
great optimism for happy outcome Of
the conferences.
Reports OF divisions in General
Francisco Villas army were confirmed
by definite information received at
the border from both official and i'm
partial sources. The Arrieta brothers,
who long have dominated the consti.
tutionalist troops in the state OF Du-
range, are said TO have revolted to
Carranza. Rumors that General Mon
clovio Herrera with his entire brigade
had revolted against Villas authority
were confirmed. Tomas Urbina. one
OF Villas leaders. is reported to have
taken Durango City from the Arrieta
troops after a battle.
Had Disobeyed Orders.
While nominally attached to Villas
division the Arrieta brothers, Domin.
go and Mariana, on previous occasions
have refused TO obey his orders.
At the time OF Villas final attack
on Torreon he ordered the Arrietas
TO Join him before that town with
their brigades.
They refused, saying they would not
lead their troops out OF their homo
state. Villa issued an order for their
arrest but was unable to spare troops
I to carry out the order. Il was said
that Carranza's visit to Durango in
May was 10 adjust these differences.
AS a result OF his visit Mariana Arrie-
ia was placed in command in Durango
and Domingo led his troops to Join
( General Natera, in the assault on Fac.
atecas. Carranza's order TO villa to
reinforce Natera at Zacatecas was in,
timstely connected with the first break
between Carranza and Villa
After the defeat OF the Arrietas a,
Durango Tuesday, II is reported in
sdvices 20 Juarez. they fed into
strongholds IN the mountains. Gen
eral Tomas Crhina, who is reported
to have taken -Duraago from the Ar
rietas. captured that city from the
federsls IN August. 1878.
Herrera and his troops are en-
trenohed az PArrsL II was reported
that when Herrera announced allie
glance 10 CArranEa that Villa oricla!,
inpriSoaed his brother, Luis. and theiI
father, Jose De IA Luz Herrera, a
chihuahua City.
Railroad Traffic Suspended.
These internal disorders in Villa Ter
riio-y, il Was admitted. had occasione,
suspension OF all outgoing traffic ol
the Mexican Central railroad to pre-
vent the news reaching the border.
Rafael z MuEQuiI. CarranIa eonsu
general on the border announced her
that he had received definite informs
tioa that scores OF officers OF the oil
federal army we're preparing TO joiI
{ villa
Fron NSco IL Is reported Sonora /
dominated slmos; completely by Yaqu
Indians whom Governor Mayotren
salistea in his revolt against Carran1s
Arrivals from the western state d,
clare Indians have been placed 1
civil oSsces in the state capital, He,
zcsillo. and other towns and ths
the entire state was in their powe
The Y&quis, Il was declared. had 50
about taking fonibly the lands whSc
they have claimed for years an