The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-01
CARRANZA TO QUIT
PRESIDENT SAID TO HAVE
AGREED TO RESIGN AND
AWAIT ELECTION.
FIRST BLOOD GOES TO VILLA
Rebels Win Fight After Battle South
Of Arizona Line-Seventy-Eisht Car
ranzistas KilIed-u. s. Troops to
Stay.

Stay.
FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 2S.-Gen. Juan
Cabral, Carranza's general who was
sent to Sonora to take charge Of af-
fairs there, said he had word from
Mexico City that Carranza had agreed
to resign as first chief in charge Of
the republic and take his chances at
the November elections rather than
plunge the country into war.
Carranza forces under Gen. Benja-
min Hill were routed by the troops
of Governor Maytorena in the first en-
gagement of the new revolution pro-
claimed by the state of Sonora in con-
nection with General Villas defiance
or Carranza.
Maytorena reported that his men
had killed 78 of Hills troops, includ-
ing two majors and nine other officers.
One hundred prisoners were captured,
with large quantity of ammunition
and supplies.
A concentration of the Carranza
forces, including all garrisons in north
ern Sonora which answer Hills gen.
eral order for their aid, is ordered for
Naco, where it is expected the definite
test of strength will come. Hill is
playing for time until General Iturbe
arrives with re-enforcements from Sin
aloa.
Maytorena's forces are said to be
following closely.
Washington, Sept 2S.-The striking
developments in the Mexican situation
were the breaking of all telegraphic
communication between the United
States and the interior of Mexico and
orders by Secretary of War Garrison
to General Funston not to withdraw
the American troops from Vera Cruz
within the next ten days.
Explaining the new move of the war
| department in the face of recent or
ders for the troops to move out of
Vera Cruz, Secretary Garrison said the
order to General Funston is the result
of the delay that has taken place in
the adjustment of details incident to
the transfer of funds at the custom
house at Vera Cruz
Washington, Sept. 28.-Definite in
structions were sent by Secretary of
War Garrison to General Funston, in
command Of the American forces at
Vera Cruz, not to make any prepara.
tions to leave the Mexican port for at
| ony1t hnr
has decided not to take any steps
toward the evacuation of Vera Cruz
for this period, as it is thought that
1t will take at least that long for au.
thentic information concerning the
| Villa revolt to reach Washington.
Secretary Garrison explained that
no indications Of the extent or gravity
of the new revolution has reached
here and that it is impossible to make
any plans concerning the latest devel
opment in the Mexican situation until
such news is received.
Ell Paso, Sept. 25.-Gen. Francisco
Villa has split with Provisional Presi
dent Carranze and is in open revolt
against the first chief, according tc
reports from various points on the Dor
der.
A confirmation of the report was
received by the military commander
at Neuvo Laredo on Wednesday in an
official telegram from Mexico City, an
nouncing that Carranza has issued 9
manifesto in which it was stated
Villa had disavowed Carranze as
first chief" of the constitutionalists
and that the breach between the two
factions was permanent.
simultaneously Villa was rushing
troops south from Chihuahua as fast
as trains could be made up to carry
them. Their destination is believed tt
be Zacatecas, where 100, 900 men of the
constitutionalist army are reported tc
have appeared suddenly Tuesday nigh
and fortified the town after having cut
railroad and telegraph lines to the
northward.