El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-30
VILLA LAYING IN
BIC SUPPLY Of
MUHITI0NSOF WAR
ALSO Buys Medicine and Pre-
pares to Fight, While
Carranza Talks Peace.

reports reaching here today told Of
~ move on the part of Francisco
bj ne troops other than ! gradual mo-
o.---1t non al Torreon- Villa himself
remained at Chihuahua city, while
throughout the zone dominated by his
loops recruiting continued. The ex-
Sit-Lg ana the smuggling Of ammuni-
ton over the border here continued
according TO official reports.
II was said that villa had ordered
Hie0lcaI supplies sufficient for 1000
wounded, as If he expected much fight
ing IN the near future. Inasmuch as
Mexico City reports say that CarbajaI
ana Carranza have agreed upon terms
py which the federals are to surrender
Mexico City in peace, this activity OF
VIVA indicates either that he has no
faith in what Carbajal has promised
and does not mean TO be trapped If he
joins Carranza in the formal entry or
that villa is planning a war on his own
account In the latter eYentuality, il
could mean but one thing-that he was
gong INTO the field against Carranza-
The steamer Hatteras, laden with
ammunition for Villas army is missing
mysteriously some place between Cal
weston and Tampico. Inquiry was made
today OF "ConsututfOnalist' agents
here about the matter.
Whether the boat has become lost or
been kidnapped IS not known. She
sailed about 20 days ago routed by way
Of Havana This was about the time
ference at TorreOn, which IL was be-
heved had settled the difficulties be-
tween the two revolutionary leaders
The matter OF securing arms was one
OF Villas main complaints against his
sOcalled cOmmanderlnchiet- villa
agents bought about 100000 cart
ridges and several hundred rifles, ship
ping them on the Hatteras to TOrreUn
BY way OF IampicO.
CarOthers TO See Wilson.
George e. Carothers, special agent
Of the state department, departed
Thursday morning for Washington, d.
g., where he viii hold a conference
with president Woodrow Wilson and
secretary William =, Bryan, relative
10 the Mexican situation. some time
ago Mr. CarOLners asked the depart
ment TO permit him 10 come 10 " ash
ingtOn Tor the conference he viii dis
cuss the CarrauZa-Nllla situation and
Villas attitude toward the United
States Other important matters viii
also come up at the conference
Home Taken for Hospital.
Because of the cOugesteu condition
Of the military hospital at Chihuahua
the --COnstituLiOnausts have cOnrls-
Gated the home OF Juan Terrazas and
viii convert IL into a hospital The
new hospital has been christened Pine
SaureZ- There are large number OF
rebel wounded at Chihuahua being
men shot during the battles Of Torreon
and Zacatecas.
Rebel Officers Sent Home.
"COusuLutlOnaLst' army Officers
viii no longer be permitted TO cross
the international bridge TO wine and
dine at local hotels and mingle with
friends. General George Bell, Jr-s sent
word 10 RodOlfo Fierro anc ISABEL
Robes, who were visiting at the Shell
don. that il they did not return TO Jua-
rex at once, he would have them ar
rested and sent TO Fort Wingates where |
the federal prisoners are held. Both
officers beat hasty retreat across |
the line and IL is not very likely that |
they, or any Of the other rebel officers
will visit in FL Paso soon
Rebel Consul Here.
Angel de Case Soto, constitutional |
ist" consul at Washington, arrived In |
the city Thursday and is holding a /
conference with the Maderos.