The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02
MAKES MONTEREY
THEREBELCAPITAL
Villas ACTIONS ARE BEING
WATCHED SINCE VICTORY
BREACH is OPEN
Success Of the Second Chief lii
His Campaign Failed to Ce-
ment Relations


| weeks may elapse before General
CarInnza replies TO the proposal of
| the Niagara Falls mediator. WHO have
rendered their good offices In airans-
ing conference between representa-
tives Of liurrta and the constitutions
alistH. according to travellers who ar
| rived al Laredo today from Mou:rrey.
No answer will he made until General
| t'arranza has submitted tlc proposal
to all o. hia general. a numhcr OF
| the cOminander. arc beyond reach oc
wire communication. 70 The taking OF
| ,he referendum vote will require
! some time.
| In the meantime. il is said. the vie
tory OF Villa at Zacatcras has done
absolutely nothing to bring the Car
ranza and Villa factions together AT
no place along the line where the di-
vision OF tho northeast is stationed or
at Saltillo or Monterey was there any
demonstration such aa usually fol
lows constitutionaliei victory. uc-
cordinS tc information brought here
today.
! Monterey Capital.
! Great Significance Is being placed
by I,any In close touch with the stu
alton IN the announcement that Cur
ranla vii make Monterey hia pro-
viciona! 'apital. The :tiatopic To-
cation OF at city is being puintc4:
out. II, Yicr - The crescnt situation
Monterey, ii. will be tho con-
trc'Iing gatcwu, +" available Mexi-
can >oai "nu 'Aci VA. and ammuni-
tton and any party holding ii could
cut oil from Torreon and the west
fuel supplies: necessary to move
troop trains. by checking rhipmcnts
from Tamrico and the north Mexican
coal fields. Monterey also is Il rail
road point Of great strategic import
ance. Troops can be mobilized there
quickly or distributed readily TO
points west and south toward Tor
reon and San Luiz Potosi. The tCu:
also presents numerous avenues OF
retreat besides Offering splendid ia
cllltleS fol withstanding siege
Person: In close touch with the sit
uation point out that should villa
continue hir victorious course south
toward Mexico City and i definite and
final break should come with Car
ranza. the travellers say. the latter
with General Gonzales force readily
taHailahle along the line between San
Lnis PotoSt aud Monterey, might he
In position 10 readily cut across
VILLAS lines OF communication to the
north. shutting oil all supplies south
Of Torreon and obtaining virtual
control OF north Mexico. Carranza's 8
headquarters. however. continue to
emphasize the statement that the
Ecampaign againft San Luis Potosi
and the south will be pushed at once.
I Villa Watched.
| The keenest interest obtains at
Monterey ~ to the movements of
EGeperal Villa.
The announcement Monday that
General Pablo Gonzales and General
Obregon had been promoted j. 10 be
fgenerals OF division is regarded as
significant. according to today's ar
rivals. Gonzales. ObregOn and Villa
have been in actual command of the
id!yisiOn OF the northeast, northwest
and the center. respectively. but none
IOf them has been entitled to the for
NAL title of general of division. Each
has been general of brigade only,
EVtlia was selected to command the
EdiyisiOn OF the center then called the
diyision of the north) by vote Of the
sevcn brigade commanders whc COM
posed that body. az they realized that
although each was Of equal rank. 1t
was necessary to have one directing
and responsible heal. The promotion
OF Gonzales and Qbregon will make
them superior In rank to Villa.
Monterey churches, closed since
the capture Of the town by General
Gonzalez. were opened last Sunday
by order of General Carranza.
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