The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-17

v seated in the information bureau when the soldiers burst into the room. They ordered Perez Abreau in charge of the bureau not to touch a paper. The same soldiers in personal com mand of the Juarez commander short- ly before had taken over supervision
 of the telegraph office adjoining.
 The American finally slipped through the line of soldiers and ar
 rived here.
 The action today followed conflict ing reports from the south regarding the success or failure of troops un der General Natera, the Carra1za ap- pointee, in attacking Zacatecas. From Natera official reports had said the attack was progressing successfully, while from other sources details were given of Nateras rout.
 General Villa, in the meantime, has remained at TOrreon, although order ed by General Carranza to proceed to the assistance of Natera. Carranza officials today said Angeles, the con stitutionalist secretary Of war; left Torreon today with five thousand of Villas troops, including full divi- sion of artillery. Natera had com plained of a lack of cannon.
 Villa remained today at Torreon but was said to have begun a general movement of his army toward Zaca- tecas.
 The information bureau at Iiminez was instituted and sustained by Ra- fae Hubaran, CarranZa's cabinet min
 ster, who at present is representing the constitutionalst party at Washing ton The question of the supervisor ship of telegraph, heretofore a service of national ownership long has been disputed between the Villa and Car ranze elements. according t0 authen, tic reports from Chilean and Torreon Colonel Ornelas, the Juarez command CT. was Villas appointee.
 Since press reports received from Mexico City stating the constitution alists were routed at Zacatecas were confirmed by private advices received here from the south, the constitutions alists officials have been silent The announcement tonight by the informa- tion bureau that an important bulletin was to be issued caused a general an- ticipation, which only was dampened by the unexpected display of martial power at Juarez.
 Matter received over the telegraph at Juarez from correspondents with Villa has been subject to dual cen scrship, that by the Villa officials at the front and by Carranza appoi1tees who took it on themselves to inspect all messages here before they were de. livered.
 The seizure of the offices in Juarez tonight was taken here as conclusive evidence of the long predicted spit between Carranza, leader of the con sttutonaIist revolution, and Villa, his most successful chieftain.
 Private advices received here at ldtC Hbui bOlu bi ClHllldl ditiOU isi taking over Carranzas offices at Chi- huahua City and Torreon, evidently placing the entire northern part of Mexico in the power of Villas mili- tary leaders.
 In addition to the information bu- reau and telegraph office it iater was learned that the customs house and the treasury department at Juarez had been confiscated by Villas off cers.
 IT. Perez Abreu, Carranza's public ity agent, was reported jailed and it was made known that nearly all of the employees of Alberto Pani had been arrested. Pani has been in charge of the treasury department in Juarez and has been the trusted relay man in recent exchanges between Carranza from Saltillo and Rafael Zubaran at Washington, who in turn transferred the messages to the me. diators at Niagara Falls Manuel Bo- nillo, Vil'a's confidential agent at JuareZ, said tonight that he had been ordered to hasten to Torreon to con fer with his chief.
 Although Villas persistent military successes had occasioned speculation regarding his relation with Carranza. the matter did not receive serious consideration until the appointment by Carranza of General Panfilo Ma tera as commander of newly creat- ed military zone. Natera's appoint meat pIaced him in charge of a strip of country which Villa previous had planned to invade. including the yet uncaptured city of Zacatecas. Ma tera attacked Zazatecas while Villa remained at Torreon viewin gthe ex- pertinent from the rear
 According to reports from Mexico City. confirmed by private advices from the revolutionist front below this point, Natera was defeated decisively in frequent attemptes to take the ciyt Then it was that Carranza requested Villa to rush to Natera's assistance.