The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-18
Reports Declare He Is in Chi
hauhau Bringing About .
Government Of His Own
Question Is, Has He
Strength Enough
Eiuerta's Representatives Score
Distinct Advantage at Medi-
alton Proceedings Rabasa
lssees Statement Defining At
titude of A-B-C Delegates

FL Paso, Texas. June l7-Pancho
Villa is in Chihuahua arranging the
details of his new rebel government
for Mexico. according to his lieu-
tenants at Juare2, Just what the dee
tails are, they decline 70 state, but
there is q general belief in juarez that
Villa is backing General Felipe An
geles for provisional president Of
Mexico.
Tonight ii Is said by friends ct Villa
that his action Of last night in SEEING
the government of northern Mexico
from Carranza was inspired by higher
ambitions than the mere settlement
of q grudge for being displaced in thsa
command of the army. 1t is asserted
today that villa declared Carranza
was making a mess OF the peace nsgo-
tiatioEs Mt Niagara Falls ard deter
mined te eliminate Carranza.
Whether Villa is powerful enough
to dominate the situation is not GER
tain. Panfiio Natera, whose elevation
70 command the rebel army in the
attack on IaCatecas at least con-
tributed 10 the final break between
Carranza and villa, is To he reckoneG
with. also the Herrera brothers and
the Arrieta brothers. leaders Of con-
siderable ARMIES. Villa has quarrelied
with all Of these.
Friends Of villa and Carranza In Ell
Paso and Juarez all declare ignorance
OF the real cause Of last nights action
by Villa.
That villa has come north from
Torreon, and is now in Chihda hna.
several Of his iieAteriants asserted in
JuareZ today. The presumption Is that
ne has chosen that city fer his head
quarters and that he means to hold
Juarez also in order To prevent SUR
Tfec y, hx- hza
permission.
Follow Seizure.
Following the seizure of the offices
in Juarez from the Carranza officials
last night. Villas officials today sent
several prominent Carranza officials
south from Juarez 10 Chihuahua
under guard Serapio Aguirre, gem
eral treasurer of the constitutional
lists. a Carranza appointee, and IT.
Perez Abreu. chief of the Carranza
publicity bureau, were among the
prisoners.
Manuel Chao. former governor Of
Chihuahua, under appointment Of
Carranza, who has been in Iuarex
for the past ten days following his
removal from office by villa, today
took refuge in Ef Paso. 1t had been
rumored that he WAS sent to Juarez by
Carranza or CarranZa lieutenants to
attempt to swerve the garrison from
villa. That CarranZa was practicing
such an attitude towards Villa COM
sistently Is charged by friends 81
villa. They assert whila Villa has
won all the battles of Importance,
and has religiously in all his public
utterances proclaimed his loyalty to-
Carranza, who did no lighting, Car
rama has studiously insulted him.
CarranZa's dilatory tactics in deaf-
Ing with the mediators at Niagara
Falls was the leading cause of Villas
action. his friends assert. Villa be-
came convinced that Carranza would
not be satisfied with anybody for pro-
visionai president except Carranxa,
villa knew this corid not be accom-
plished and is said to have been op-
posed to it anyhow. because of Carr
ranzas dislike of him. Villa favored
General Angeles, who was formerly
Carranza's minister of war. for tho
provisional presidency