The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-24
Have Three zones
VILLA and CARRANzA Divide THE
REBEL TERRITORY
SETTLEMENT POSTPONED

/ SETTLEMENT POSTPONED
Rebel Chieftains Forget Present Dis
agreements In Face of Service They
Owe Their Native La1d-Au Ques-
tions Between Them to be Settled
Later By Them.
| Gen. Cararnza Thursday night ad-
vised Lazara de Ia Cara, Villas
agent here, that the difficulty be-
tween himself and Villa had been ad-
ijusted by Carranza giving his per-
mission for Villa to proceed south to
the City Of Mexico, regardless OF the
appointment Of Gen. Natera as head
of the new central zone. Carranza
tsaid that the forces Of Gen. Obregon
in the west and Gen. Gonzales in the
east would work independently of
Gen. Villas troops.
The Constitutionalist commander
concluded by saying that the misun-
derstanding between himself and VII
Ia and any future isunderstand dings
between any of the leaders would be,
left for adjustment when the three
armies meet before the national cap
ital. In the meantime Gen. Villa will
trun his own military and civil Offices
in his territory.
Villa will proceed with his army
south toward the City of Mexico, dis
regarding Gen. Natera, whose ap-
pointment by Carranza as head Of
the new central zone evidently caus-
ed the open breach between the
north northern zone commander and
the Constitutionalist commander-in-
chief.
This made clear for the first time
the relations between Carranza and
Villa. It was said officially that
Villas forced step in taking over the
Carranza Offices at Juarez was but a
step in the general plan to oust all
Carranza elements in the territory
Villa dominates.
While not declaring that he is not
under Carranza's orders, Villa is
known to have told his chief that he
will take the central strip of country
leading to the City Of Mexico, while
Carranza's other divisional command
ers can do likewise down the east
| and west coasts.
According to this arrangement
there would be two distinct govern
ments, both military and civil, in
northern part Of Mexico held by the
Constituencies. One would be
Villas strip, where not only his mill
itary leaders but his own appointed
civil officials would hold Office. The
other would be that directed by Car
rama in his capacity as military and
political chief of the movement from
his capital at Saltillo.
It is not doubted that Gen. Alvaro
Obregon, commander Of the western
military zone, and Gen. Pablo Con-
zales, in the east, will remain firm
adherents Of the Carranza party.
Villa already is reported to have TAX
en- over some Of the petty leaders Of
the central zone territory south Of
Torreon. The news that Gen. Natera,
whose troops have been repulsed at
IZacatecas, had come north to visit
Villa was taken as significant. Ma
terra, previous to his appointment as
zone commander, blocking Villas
movement, had been staunch Villa
man.
It also was learned that Gen.
Chao, who some time ago had been
reported ousted by Villa as governor
of Chihuahua, has Joined Villa with
column of troops from Parral, al
though having been ordered by Car
rama to proceed to Saltillo. The
authoritative narrative of what oc-
CURED between Carranza and Villa is
as follows:
On Saturday Carranza ordered Vii
la to send 5000 men to the assist
ance of Natera, under command Of
one of Villas generals. Gen. Villa
replied that he was going to Zacate-
cas- himself with his entire army.
Carranza asked Villa to obey his or
ders, which would have placed Villas
troops under command Of Natera, in
whose zone Zacatecas is located.
After this exchange Of kilograms,
Villa proffered his resignation. Car
rama asked that his successor be ap-
pointed Immediately. Then followed
a conference of fourteen generals un-
der Villa, who declined to accept
new leader. Villa then told Car
rama he was going to move south as
he had announced previously. The
exchange ended.
| Villa took over the Carranza Offices
and put his own men in. Among the
national officers arrested at Juarez
was Scrapio Aguirra, Carranza's
treasurer-general, who had been is
suing a new series Of Constitutional
list money. The money was confis-
cated by Villas troops. 1t amounted
to more than s1,000,00o.