The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-10-30
ATTEMPT MADE
ON VILLAS LIFE
Carranzd and General Gonzales
Deny Responsibility.
CHARGE CONFESSION FORCED

occasions Prevented Northern Lead
ers Observation-Disclosures to Gust
misunderstanding Foreigners.
ri Paso, Tex, Oct. 2S.-Oficial de-
NAL OF responsibility either direct or
through General Pablo Gonzales for
the attempted assassination of Gen.
eral francisco Villa has been received
~ Carranza officials here from Cen
eral Carranza. According to the state
ment General Carranza and General
Gonzales both have been instrumental
at various times in preventing the as
sassination of Villa. A plot was formed
~ Generals Rosalio Hernandez, Her.
rera and Manuel Chao to kill Villa
When he and Carranza were in Chi
huahua some months ago, according
to this official.
Carranza, according to the state
ment, learned Of the plot and de-
nouLced the three generals. They de-
fen6ed themselves by declaring that
villa surely would prove traitor, and
expressed the intention of carving
out their plans. In the course of the
discussion revolvers were drawn and
1t was only by the strongest repre-
sensations that Carranza was able to
effect promise from the three that no
harm would come to Villa.
Villa Strongly Guarded.
Following the attempt on his life
by Francisco Murgia at Villas head
quarters near Aguas Caiientes. Villa
has surrounded himself with q strong
guard Fear Of widespread plot to
take the life of the northern leader
has resulted from the late attempt.
The confession Of Murgia to George
c. Carothers. special representative Of
the state department. that he had
been hired to kill Villa by General
Gonzales, Csrranza's chief command.
er. is denounced by Carranza men,
who say Murgia was tortured into
ma King the statement.
Villa and zspata Won't Quit.
Aguas Calientes, Mex, Oct. 2S.--De-
maids of General Carranza for the
retirement of Generals Villa and Ia.
pata and the REIMBURSEMENT CT thei.
armies to him as a prerequisite to his
retirement from the post Of chief ex.
ecdtive were refused after heated az.
guments in the convention here. 1t
lasted the greater part Of the day and
the first steps were taken to declare
accepted CarranZa's resignation which
has not been rendered. This would be
equivalent to ousting him. Debate on
the subject continued at the time this
dispatch was filed.
Prepare to Gust Carrsnza.
Tcrreon, Mexico, Oct 2S-Orders
have been received frcm General vii
la, who Is watching the progress of
the convention from his train at
Guadalupe, for the troops under his
CONN and to prepare at once for field
service. The order applies to COM
manders CT brigades as well as sub.
ordinate officers and their soldiers.
This was taken to mean that General
Villa, in compliance with an agree
ment with Zapata and the Carranza
generals who have aligned themselves
In the convention against the first
chief, are preparing to make good the
oustine of CarranZa by force of arms
unless he complies with the mandate
of the convention,
Executing Many Foreigners.
FL Paso, Oct. 2S.-Americans and
other foreifEers are being freely ar.
rested in Jua-ez and some have dis.
appeared crm~'-'ely. J. u. McPike
returned fror req and reported
that his tmplc3 d, James Zeal, tour.
list, had been taken out Of the car by
soldiers witfCut giving reasons for
his arrest. joseph Kleinmap, an
Aust o-Hungarian merchant in Juarez,
was arrested on charge Of circulat- |
ms counterfeit money and faces exc.
cutiOn
Edward +. Baker, an American who |
crossed to JCareZ, was arrested and |
disappeared. The body of Alvin |
FrcuCenstein, German-American. was |
found twentyfour miles from Parrall |
He HAD been executed.