Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-11-26
VILLA HOLDS HIS
AID AS PRISONER
Lille Wonder C2TT2oza Won't
Out for GutI3rr9z.
AGUAS CALIENTES IN DURESS

Ex-Randit Stops ParIeys Between
Carranza Representative and His
Provisional President - Latter
Seems LittIe More Than Stool Pig
eon-Carranza Refuses TO QuIt.
FL Paso. Tex, Nov. Ito end all
parleys with General Carranza, Gen
e"al Villa made Provisional President
Gutierrez and the entire Aguas Ca
Hentes convention virtual prisoners in |
Aguas CaIientes, excepting the few OF
his own officers who have not yet
rejoined their commands. according
to dispatches received here today by
constitUtiOnalist representatives. The
messages stated that General Villa
justified his action by the plea of mili-
tary eXigencies the purpose Of which
is to prevent possible unfriendly men,
hers from entering into dangerous
communications with General C2rran-
"a or his forces in the field. It was
stated that the members of the pro
visional government at Aguas Calien
tes have the freedom of the city,
though under surveillance, but are
not allowed to enter into any com
munication with the Carranza govern
ment. To make this matter d0uh!y
certain, all the telegraph wires c9u,
Meeting Aguas Galleries with the
south have been cut.
Gonzales Will Support car~anza.
The same advices say that General
Pablo Gonzales has definitely decided
to support Cc.~~~Qnza and that he has
concentrated his army at Queretaro
and will make a stand there against
Villas advance.
The virtual arrest of Gutierrez by
Villa is said to have decided General !
Gonzales to declare for Carranza
Gonzales. who had returned from Cor
dOba, where he interviewed CarranZa |
TO Queretaro was in conference by
wire with General Gutierrez at Aguas
zales again attempted to renew the
conference, he was informed that
General Gutierrez had been request
ed" to cease entirely giving out any
further statements Upon Gonzales
still attempting to get into communi |
cation with the provisional president, |
according to the reports, General
Felipe Angeles cut the telegraph |
wires at SiIaO.
Sharp Fighting Reported.
According to reports received hire |
there has been sharp fighting south !
OF Silao. The Villa troops were under
Angeles and the Carranzistas were
commanded by General Dieguez. Ac. J
cording to reports received by Car !
rama officials mere, the Villistas were
forced to retire.
Carranza Balks on Flight.
Washington. Nov. 19.-General Car
rama again has refused to deliver the
executive power to any one but man
of his own selection. Just as it
seemed that an amicable adjustment
had been reached Carranza announced
that he was misunderstood
Carranza first telegraphed General
Gonzales that he was willing to de- /
liver the executive power to Gutierrez |
If he (CarTanZa) and Villa relinquish
their commands and met in Havana
Nov. 25. Gonzales telegraphed to Gu /
tierrez, chosen provisional president
b" the convention at Aguas CaIientes,
who took it to mean that Carranza
was ready to deliver the executive
power to him. Now Carranza has
announced that when he used the
words provisional president" he
meant a man who enjoyed his conf
dence, such as General Pablo Con.
zales.
American Consul Silliman referred
to this IS % new proposal from Car
rama" while Special Agent Cancva
describes it as "a reputation by Car
rama Of his telegram to Gonzales"