Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-05
FATE OF CAPITAL
MATTER OF DOUBT
Mexican Generals Hold Council
to Determine Whether to
Fight or Leave.
SURRENDER DEMANDED
WITHOUT CONDITIONS
Reported Battle Within Twenty
Miles of Mexico City-Maintenance
of Guarantees Assured.

MENICO CITY. August THE fate OF
the capital remained in doubt today. The
H. generals of the fedora! army. con-
stitutng the council of war, had not de-
cided whether to fight or evacuate the
city.
The generals We're in conference un-
til a late hour last night and. failing
10 determine their policy. separated to
meet again late this afternoon.
President Carbajal will issue call
FOR mass meeting of business men
To learn their feelings regarding the
matter. He Will inform them that Gen
Carranza demands the unconditional
surrender of the city and that non-com-
pliance with the demand will mean
that the capital will be taken by as
Sault
Battle on at Teoloyucan.
Railway telegraph operators report
fighting between the advance guards
o. the federals and constitutionalists
az Teoloyucan, twenty miles north of
this city. The positions of the two
forces We're unchanged early today.
one of the generals who was present
a. the session of the war council later
made this statement:
President Carbajal Yesterday learned
that the federal peace proposal had
been rejected by Gen Carranza and
that Mexico City would be taken BIZ
assault n necessary. The president
also received Information that Ameri-
can forces might aid the constitu-
ticnalists
the generals present last night in case
OF Joint action by constitutionalists and
Americans the federals should eva cuate
MsAlCo ny ana retreatins southwark es-
aoH>h TIE present government in city
Ee' To he selected. thus presenting tne
honor of the army. In case the canitaI
was assaulted by conStitutionaGsts alone
the iederais are resolved to resist and
employ the force of 1900 men now
available.
All Guarantees to Be Preserved.
ten, Alfredo Robes Dominguez. the
personal representative of Gen. Carranza.
SAID today that he would Immediately is
sue proclamation to the people of the
capital promising in the name of the
coas;itutionalists that all their guaran-
lees would be preserved during the pc
Rod while the government was he;ng
transferred from the federals to tbe con,
sututionalists. He will give assurance
tnat all the rebel advances will he
checked until arrangements for the
peaceful transfer of power have been
perfected.
The present municipal police force will
De retained to maintain order He will
can upon the Inhabitants in the name of
Gen Carranza to permit the peaceful nc
cupauon of the city.
Breach Between Villa and Carranza
Ell PASO. Tex, August 1.-The failure
OF Gen. Carranza. chief of the constitu-
journalists. and the peace delegates of
Provisional President Carbajal to agree
on terms of transferring the national
government into constitutionalist hands
will result in an open breach between
Gen. Villa and Carranza. according to
even the most optimistic opinions of per-
sons who reached here from the south
today. cit was said that Gen Felipe An
geles, Villas artillery chief is reor.an-
1zing the army into proportionate units
OF infantry, cavalry and artillery This
Is the first time that any perfect organi-
cation of constitutionaiist troops along
strictly modern lines has been attempted
-Four men, according to the arrivals
have been appointed by Villa 10 solve the
land problem of northern Mexico II is
proposed TO divide all the lands owned by
unfriendly elements" among the SOL
ci.rs of Villas army and the unemploy-
co Foreign owners probably will not be
mp!ested. 1t was said. Raoul Madero,
bfothrr Of the late president: Felipe An
gees. Lezaro dc la CARA and Jose Que
vadp form the land commission"