New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-22
Retreat of Carranza Said
To Be Move to Sur
round Him.
OREGON HAS ARMY
OF NEARLY 100, 900
Funston to Reliuquish Vera
Cruz 10 Forces in
Control.
.r, telegraph 90 The raeooel

Fl Paso. Tex. Nov. Of Information
reached here to-day which indicates
,bst General Carranza is not surren-
fcrirc territory TO General villa with
aut purpose. That Villa has been led
.rto q trap which may cost him ms
army and his prestige as a military
commander is the boast made tonight
IN Carranzistas here, who say they
lave received details Of Carranza s
plan OF campaign.
Villa. E. is said. learned of Car
rsr7a's strategy to-day and hastily d.
,.aed his forces into three divisions
i- an effort TO avert the threatened
trar. it Is regarded as omlnous by
Nl'a men ON the border shat every
c.tv held by Carrau1a for which Villa
eN0ccted 90 have fight mas been
..y.r over TO him without battle.
In, movements OF Carranza troops
..te been mysterious. and the dest-
--.c-. uf t.o cvacuatirg armies have
trr~ different from those announced
.v Catrsr.a leaders.
ID ;s now learned that while Carranza
+-oors apparently have been retreatlng
f~on San Luis potosi. Cordoba ana
orcretaro they really have been gath
r..~r DID a sewicIrc.c around Cuefe-
.,ro and Mexico City. The apparent
evacuation of NeN.ca City by General
Ohrrron's army was par, OF the plan.
Instead OF moving 20 Or.Zaba, where
Csrraree announced he had established
his TEMPORARY capital. Dc Us now known
.bst Obrccou's army is ln q position
20 return 20 Mexico City quickly, ana
-bat around the capital are nearly 100
200 Carrauza troops, ready 90 close IN
.r Villa. Carranza viii not attempt
.. rrcvavt Villa from entering Mexico
r+y but viii iucircle his army there
ana az Cuerc-aro and TampIco. toward
-rf-r cities ne now rs moving.
Washington. Nov. Oh Evacuation Of
rf.,.-o Citv by Carra1Za troops VIII be
COMPLETED tomorrow noon, according to
,Tcisl DISPATCHES to-day 90 the state
DEPARTMENT. Generals Obregon and
RIanco. in command there, have assured
No brazilian Minister and Consul Silli-
man that o small force VIII be left TO
preserve order.
The Carranza forces are moving east
lard 20 Orizaba, Carranza's temporary
.sp.tal. Just what their plans are with
respect 10 Mexico City has not been re-
.ea.eo.
General Villa has advanced to Que
-e-aro. which he occupied without re-
.i,tsncc. This fact has given rise TO
the impression iu official quarters here
-hq. his entrance 10 Mexico City also
viii be unresistcd. Il is believed pos
,ibIe. however. that the withdrawal Of
The CarranZa forces is q strategic ma
npuvre. and that General Obregon VIII
begin an erveioping movement, aiming
20 rut Villas communications with the
northeru states. while the forces under
Jesus Carranza and other generals loyal
20 the First Chief attempt 70 strike ms
columns with Or.zaba as a base.
Wire communication between Mexico
Cit- and Vera Cruz is uncertain, and
officials would not be surprised If they
lost Geographic communication with
Consul Silliman when tomorrow. 3
evacuation of the Mexican capital Is
completed.
OfoaIs at the State and War depart
nents declared tonight there was no
change boo the announced plan OF the
evacuation Of Vera Cruz 10y the Amerl-
can forces on Monday. II was said
Officially that the question OF which
faction or force would receive posses
sion OF Vera Cruz had been lett 70
General Funston for determination. II
is understood ne viii deliver the city
% whichever force is iu de facto con
-rol OF the immediate vicinity OF the
port no question OF recognition, 10
War s8Il was involved.