Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-18
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT or
MEXICO HOLDS ON To HIS
OFFICE
DOESN'T TRUST GUTIERREZ
SAYS MAN NAMED TO SUCCEED
HIM WILL NOT CARRY OUT
CONDITIONS
A BATTLE EXPECTED soon
VILLAS FORCES ARE PREPARING
AN ATTACK UPON CITY or
MEXICO


MEXICO
4 Washington NOV. Isl General Car
rama has repudiated the telegram
sent for him by General Pablo Con
zales to General Gutierrez, in which
1.-THE first CHIEF was represented as say
ling he would retire This was an
nounced today in an official dispatch
from American Consul sillinan.
4 Carranza declared he had been mis-
understood. In the telegram Gonzales
sent on behalf Of Carranza, the flrm
chief was described as ready to re-
Sign if both he and villa relinquished
their commands and met III Havana
not later than November g.
No mention was. made Of the man
to whom the executive power was to
lbe delivered and Carranza now de-
clares he never intended to resign in
favor Of Gutierrez and will not deliver
his place to any other than man
whom he could trust TO carry out the
eanel ltians he Imposes
V9iiiBe AnerIean gunsuI sillsna1
PORTED that great efforts we're beia
made to patch up the difficult
through Intermediates. other ofiieIa
advices said troop lnoYements wee
under way and battle was imminent
north Of Mexico city, where the villa
troops we're advancing sosHhward
Must select Successor
General Carranza has again refus-
ed to deliver the executive power TO
any but man of his own selection,
and once more peace plans Tor Mexico
are upset, according to official dis
patches today from American agents
lin Mexico
Just as it seemed that an amicabls
adjustment had been reached, Gener-
al Carranza has announced that ha
was misunderstood. From both Ann
erican Consul silliran and Leon Ca-
nova, special agent at AguaH Calien-
tes, the state department received
practically the same version Of the
newest split, summarized as follows
Carranza first tessgraphed General
Gonzales that he was willing to deliv-
er the executive power to Gutierres
provided both he ((carranza1 and VIII
Ia relinquished their commands and
met IN Havana on November rs. Gen-
eraI Gonzales telegraphed that to ca.
tierrez, chosen provisional presideBl
BY the convention at Aguas calientas,
who took it to mean that Carranza
was ready to deliver the executive
power to him Row Carranza has an
nounced that when he used the words
provisional president's he meant
man who enjoyed his entire confId
ence, such as Generaf Pablo Gonzales
with the previous movement under
way and hostiIities imminent efforts
were being made BY some of the gem
erals 10 patch the differences A COM
promise proposal being diseussed e
THAT CarTanza should resign his COM
mand to Gonzales. who would retain
control of the territory held by Car
rama. while villa would turn ever Bis
forces to Gutierrez
both Gonzales and Gutierfe could
then remain ii power in their resna
tive territories. while the convention
reassembled to ratify the choice 9f
Gutierrez or choose another proyi on
al president 0f6csaI dispatches iaal
cate there Is some hope of -
ment along That line
H Confidential information reae ea
bv officials today indicated lhat vhl's
carranza and other chiefs we're par
leying. villa wss moyine soutlrar
toward Mexico city @ assist aHIie
Z rez III SETTING np paglslana
s meni S ordered s. ne
I Fenles convention
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