New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-13
Gives Chance to Villa to
Take Part in Capture
of City.
ACTION TAKEN ON
VERGE OF VICTORY
Fear of Retaliation by Rebel
Leader Believed to Have
Influenced II.


Fl Paso. Tex, July r. In order that
General Villa may participate in the
campaign against Mexico City if he
wishes, the advance of all Carranza
forces to the south has been halted
General Obregon, whose army is at
Guadalajara and ready to push on 20
Qucretaro and thence to Mexico City,
has been ordered by General Carran1a
to suspend operations. General Pablo
Gonzales. whose army of nearly thirty
thousand is in readiness TO move sou.n,
will await orders from Carranza be-
fore making further advance.
In the meantime, it is said, Villa
has been asked by Carranza TO resume
activity in the field as soon as he can
get his army into shape. Whether
Villa Will accept the invitation is a
question he has not yet answered. Il
is asserted by Carranza men here that
Villa will join in the general moYe-
ment against Mexico City. 1t is said
Villa has been advised by Carranza
that coal and ammunition are being
sent to him, the coal from the field in
Coahuila which Carranza forces control
and the ammunition from the cargo OF
the Antilla at Tampico.
Villas army was still inactive to-
day, and CarranZa men fear the lntiu-
ence Of General Felipe Angeles on
Villa. and they also fear that Villas
threat to retain control of Chihuahua
and possibly to convert it into an n
dependent republic may be the reason
for his Withdrawal of all forces from
the south in Chihuahua territory.
No intimaticn has been given by
Villa as to when he will come 10
Juarez. He was in Chihuahua City to-
day, and it is believed here that he
will come on the border quickly fol-
conference with his agents and to de-
termne definitely his future. General
Angeles remains in command OF Wins
army and there appears to be no dis
position on Villas part to dispense
with his services in response to Car
ranza's demand.
1t is regarded here as significant that
General CarranZa suspended the ac
tivities of the forces of Oregon and
Gonzales just when they were in pos
ton to bring the struggle against
Huerta to speedy termination. Obre-
gon, at Guadalajara, is in position to
move quickly upon Queretaro and Con
zales has San Luis Potosi so completely
invested that he could probably take it
by assault in few hours and then
have an unimpeded way to the capital.
Only fear that Villa would retalia.e
by some radical action in the north is
restraining the First Chief, in the opin-
ion of Villas sympathizers, and il Is
believed by them that Carranza viii
make many concessions in order now
TO get Villa to join in the movement
against Mexico City.
The possibility of President Huerta
resigning and the Huerta government
being turned over to Francisco Carba-
jail does not appear TO be interesting
the border representatives great.
Constitutionalists consider that with
Carbajal as Provisional President, the
central government still would be IN
the hands of the men who are in SYM
pathy with Huerta. It is admitted
however. that the suspension of hostili-
ties by Carranza and Villa forces will
give peace advocates an opportunity TO
make new overtures to the rebal lead
ers.