The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-11-18
CARRANzA DECLINES


vembcr %. General Gonzales telc-
graphed that to Gutierrez. chosen
provisional president by the conven-
ton at Aguas Calientcs.. who took 1t
10 mean that Carranza was ready to
deliver the executive power to him.
Now CarranZa has announced that
when he used the words provisional
president he meant a man who en-
i0yed his entire confidence, such as
General Pablo Gonzales.
With troop movements under way
and hostilities imminent, efforts
were being made today by some OF
the generals to patch the differences.
compromise proposal being dis
cussed is that Carranza should re-
sign his command to Gonzales. who
would retain control of the territory
held by Carranza. while villa would
turn over his forces to Gutierrez
Both Gonzales and Gutierrez could
then remain In power in their re-
spective territories while the conven-
ton re-assemblcd to ratify the choice
of Gutierrez or choose another pro-
vistonal president. Official dis
patches Indicate there is some hone
IOl All agreement tuAI line.
Confidential information received
by officials here today indicated that
while Carranza and other chiefs
were parlcying. Villa was moving
steadily southwark toward Mexico
lefty to assist Gutierrez in setting up
a provisional government as ordered
.by the Aguas Calientcs convention.
From American Consul Canada at
Vera Cruz comes a report of fighting
yesterday at Julie, near Puerto Mex
leo. where forces under General Jose
CarbajHi changed their allegiance
iron Carranza to villa and attack
cd troops under General Jesus Car
rama, brother of the first chief. Car
bnjal. who Is a distant relative OF
Francisco Carbajal. who succeeded
liuerta as provisional president for a
brief term. was killed in the engage
ment. the outcome of which is un-
known.
Governor Caballero of Tamaulpias
has sent to Cardenas troops to meet
lthe Villa forces moving toward Tam
iDico from San Luis Potosi American
Consul Bowen reported today by wire
loss that conditions at Tampico were
unchanged.
Washington. Nov. 1s-Gcneral
Jose Carbajal. n Carranza chief. was
killed in an engagement near Puerto
Mexico yesterday. when with his
troops he Joined Villas forces and at
tackled General Jesus Carranza,
brother of the cohstitutionalist first
chief
Washington, Nov. 1S.-General
Carranza has repudiated the tele-
gram sent for him by General Pablo
Gonzales to General Gutierrez. in
. which the first chief was represent
ed as saying he would retire. This
J, was announced today in an official
" dispatch from American Consul SILL
y man.
Carranza declared he had been
misunderstood. In the telegram
Gonzales sent on behalf of Carranza.
the first chief was described as ready
to resign If both he and Villa re-
; linquished their commands and met
in Havana not later than November
%. No mention was made of the
man to whom the executive power
a was to be delivered and Carranza
now declares he never intended to
resign in favor of Gutierrez and
would not deliver his power to any
other than man he could trust to
I carry out conditions he imposed.
While American Consul SiIliman
, reported that great efforts were be-
ing made to patch up the difficulties
thru Intermediates, other official
advices said big troop movements
;. were under way and that battle
eminent north Of Mexico City. where
, the villa troops we're now advanc-
ing southwark.
r MeXicoCity. Nov. 1S.-Gcneral AL |
, varo Obregon. who Yesterday as
: sumed command of the capital and
. of the federal district last night re-
ccivcd a telegram from General Pablo |
Gonzales in which the latter declared |
that General villa, by advancing /
, his troops southwark had repeatedly |
broken the truce agreement entered |
into on November IL between Gem
eral Gonzales and General Eulalio |
Gutierrez who was recently chosen
provisional president by the Aguas
Calicntes convention. General Con-
lao f,Iu IrI &c ho