South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-11
Peace Convention Declines to
Accept "FirSt Chiefs Con-
ditionS and Orders Army to
March Against Mexico City.
ARMIES WILL MEET IN
BATTLE OF 0UARETARO
Carranza Asks for Personal In
terVieW With Gutierrez AS
Last Hope of Averting a
New Civil War.
BULLETIN.


LAREDO, Texas, Nov 11.-Rail-
road communication between Mexico
City and the American border was cut
of today. AnnOun, ement was made
here that only trains between NuevO
Laredo and Monterey would be Oper-
ated ON the National railway a train
which left for the Mexican capital
yesterday afternoon returned this
morning.
AGUAS CALIENTES. Mexico, Nov.
11.-Gen. Venustiano CarranZa's con-
ditional offer to resign has been reject
ed by the revolutionary convention
and the troops controlled by the gen.
erals assembled here have been order
ed to march on Mexico City and drive
the Carranzaistas from power. Gen.
Villa has been placed in supreme COM
mand of these troops.
The official announcement that Gen.
Carranza's proffer had been rejected
stated that he had expressed his read
mess to resign as soon as the peace
convention elected provisional preSi-
dent free from the influence of Gen.
Villa. This was taken as a slap at
the convention for electing Gen. Gu
tierriez.
AS soon as the convention had acted
on the message from Gen. Carranza,
Gen. Jose Isabel RObles, secretary OF
war in the cabinet of Gen. Gutierrez.
appointed Gen. Villa cOmmander-in-
chief of all the forces under the au-
thorities of the convention.
Movement OF troops southwark has
been going on for several days. The
first big battle is expected 10 take
place at Queretaro, where Gen. Palo
Gonzales is said to have 10000 Car
rama troops and many guns.
War Was Expected.
Twenty thousand revolutionary
troops are south and east of Aguas
Calientes. while 35, 900 more have been
gathered here for the march on Mex
leo City, which has been expected
since Gen. Carranza refused TO accept
the first mandates of the convention.
Gen. Angeles, commander of the ar
tillerv forces in Gen. Villas army. has
1O2 guns and a large quantity OF am
nunition. a great part of which has
heen brought across the American
border at Juarez since Gen. Huerta re-
tired.
The only possibility of averting a
great battle at Queretaro VIII be Ior
Cen. Gonzales TO abandon the cause
of Carranza and submit to the con-
vention. Some of the delegates here
believe that he will do this, but those
rolding this opinion are in the minor
ity.
Mai. Julio Madero, who has led the
Carranza. delegates at the convention.
admitted today that he had lost all
hope of q new war being averted. Cen
Raoul MaderO, a brother of the major,
has been staunch supporter or VIVA
since the convention opened its session.
WANTS PERSONAL TALK.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 11-(Delayed
nv Censor. Gen. Carranza has sent
from Cordoba TO Gen. Eulalio Guu-
errez a message suggesting that they
hold a personal conference in an at
tenpt to avert the new war that Is
threatened. No reply has been re-
ceived from Gen. Gutierrez, 1T was
stated at the Office OF Foreign Minister
Fabela today.
In the meantime the Carranzaista
troops are preparing for a defense OF
the capital. Gen. Obregon has re-
placed all the police with soldiers and
double guards are kept on duty night
and day. ObregOn has $4,000 men
under his command and all are wen
provided with ammunition. The city
is calm and there is absolutely no eVl-
dence of the unrest that prevailed IN
the latter days of the Huerta regime.
The residents are confident that order
will be maintained, no matter which
faction of the constituuonallsts pre-
walls