Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-18
FULL CONTROL OF ARMY
ALSO is A STIPULATION
Believed Villa Will Persist in Res.
ignation if His Conditions
Are Rejected.
APPEALS MADE FOR HARMONY
Desperate Efforts, It Is Declared, Are
Being Exerted to Patch Up Diff
ferences Between Constitu-
tionalist Leaders.

EAGLE PASS. Tex. June 1S.-That
Gen Villa has presented an ultimatum
10 Cen Carranza, demanding the alb
solute separation of the civil and mill
tary branches of the constitutionalist
government, was the substance Of dis
patches received at constitutionaIist
headquarters in Piedras Negras TODAY
A committee Of three officers was said
now to be in conference with Gen. Car
rama at Saltillo presenting Gen. Villas
plan.
according to constitutionalst officials At
riedras Negras. his plan is as follows:
flrst-Villa to have complete control
OF the army and to direct the military
pohcy without interference. while Car
rama is to have control of the civil gov.
ernment and foreign relations
Second-Villa agrees to recognize Car
rama as his superior. provided Carranza
tary chief.
Third-The promotion of officers and the
disposition of their commands to be in
Villas hands.
To Quit if Rejected.
Sonsleutionalists expressed their belief
that II these demands were granted Gen.
80 ~o'.u pioIeeu Win tne campaign
in the field. Otherwise. they said, they
thought he would persist in his resigna-
ton and retire to Chihuahua to await
such time as he could serve the constjtu-
tionalist cause without friction.
The third clause of Villas alleged ulti-
matum was accepted here as a direct
answer to Gen. Carranza's rronotion a.:
Gen. Narera TO command the division of
| l. IL.
Oficers Of the Piedras Napras r,rrs.o,
expressea exp sympatny WIN Gen. VIVA, and
met.
bIeacn heported AVerteo.
SALTILLO- Mexico via Laredo JJune
16-Gen. Villas RESIGNATION as command
or of tho constitutiona,ist army of tho
o.,4.,, ,,,,,,,,.,,, - -.
~ ~ oe n t'Sop1ee'
ana ehe threatened preach between Zen.
Villa and Gen. Carranza has been averted
according to a statement from Gen. Car.
go N.. - .o1as
II WAS reiterated that representations OF
the strained relations between Gems. Villa
and Carranza had been greatly exagser-
ated and that Villa wou,d 90 inmad,,ta
~ 70 lacatecas TO direct the assault on
that town.
Ell PASO. Tex, June lS.-The success
or failure of the constitutionalist cause.
depends upon a complete settlement Of
the differences batwen Con Carr,rza
political head of the Mexican revolutions
ISIS; IS. ana A., t Cen ;,i nhla' nus enie1 military
oers OF poth iactlons mere. VINO To-Day
s.i.1 tu ,;anL ,as. ,ial,t io;,t
a,7,.ai fo, ha rmonv To hnfh leaders
NO Reason Given Tor Ousting.
N.;+,.r .ao,+s ~ c.r-.n or =,
vi,,a have att.u,,.d 70 ,,y. ro.son.
to 49, e..,as,,, a.estt. su c
All .'e Aoi. ou'.is VI ah anIA
appointees IN the omces at Juarez by
Villas supporters. According to Roberto
Pezoueira Carranza.s confidential agent
80 49, -. -. :. S.,.;u. .
-. - .he .aen 49, ser, mi. ~ o. .. - "a.
lanIa tsauqua.
received py agents OF oo.n idc,ols as d
- was no. ueiIeu iIot'l any souiee .i.a.
siita soidiers had taken over lhe enure
IaDrlc OF civil government lhat hefeeo
Iore was mamp1,a.ed oy oarraTIa Ia,Ia,s
caoinet omcers. Ionias oae.as' ins a
to discuss the reasons for seizinz the
men who had filled them.
Closing of the telegraph office pre-
vented any news ar,iSahs tIoIl .se
souea. , .,nh e.;.h The sitmatjon that Al,
Carranza men had been thrust out OF
office throughout Chihuahua and west
ern Coahuila.
80 r.+r.n..,,.rt rrnfo,rd.d
Oe0Aai VI
A s+atement was issued Yesterday by
,-s,I. 80. 40 - tho anact ,,.,
VIVA asenl ne,e " ."s
his chief had authorized MIN TO issue
a general denial of the reported
advancement The statement was
,ovnd later IN have been made w,thou,
.n.a.
aoehorits'
Partisans OF both villa and Car
rama We're unaole TO get an off1cial ex-
preston from Coahuila. where Carranza