The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-01
.CARRANzA'S REPLY MAY
BE DELAYED FOR WEEKS
He Will Submit Proposals of Peace
Mediators to All of His
Generals.
FACTIONS NOT YET TOGETHER
Victory OF Villa at Zacatccas Abso-
lutely Without Effect in Restoring
Harmony Within Ranks Of Consti-
tutionalistS.

Laredo. Tex, June 3o.--Sevcral
weeks may clapse b@fore General Car
rama replies to tho proposal of the
Niagara Falls mcdiators. who have
tenG, red their good OFFICES III arranE-
ing Il conference between representa-
tives OF Huerta aud the Constitutions
alisis, according to travellers who ar
rivcu st Laredo to- day from Monterey.
No answer will he made until General
Carranza has submitted the proposal to
all of his generals. a number Of the
commanders are beyond reach of wire
communication. so the taking of the
referendum vote VIII require some
time.
In the meantime, II Is said. the vic
tory of Villa at Zacatecas has done
absolutely nothing TO bring the Car
rama and Villa factions together. At
no place along the line where the Di =
vision of the Northeast in stationed or
at Saltillo or Monterey, was there
any demonstration or celebration such
as usually follows Constitutional
is: victory. according to information
brought here to-day
STttTEGIC LOCATION
CHOSEN by CARRANZA
Great significance is being placed by
many III close touch with the Situa-
tioi on the announcement that Car
rama will make Monterey his pro
visional capital 1N:v strategic loca-
4,
III view of the present situation. Mon
terey, ii is said, will be the controll-
ing gateway for all Mexican coal and
fuel oil and ammunition, and any
party holding il couId cut off from
rorrcon and the west fuel supplies
necessary 20 move troop trains. by
checking shipments from Tampico aa,d
the North Mexican coal fields. Mon
tercy also is a point OF great strategic
importance. Troops can be mobilized
there quickly. or distributed readily
u points west and south toward Tor
reon and San Luis Potosi The town
also presents numerous avenues of
retreat. besides offering plentiful fa-
ciiities for withstanding siege.
Persons in close touch with the
situation point out that should Villa
continue his victorious course toward
Mexico City. and Il definite and final
break should come with Carrunza the
travellers say. the latter with General
Gon2alcs's force readily available
along the line between San Luis potosi
and Monterey, might be in position
TO readily cut across Villas lines Of
communication TO the north, shut
ting off all supplies south of Torreon
and obtaining virtual control of North =
ern Mexico. Carranza's headquarters,
however continue TO emphasize the
statement that the campaign against
San Luis Potosi and the South Will
he pushed at once.
MOVEMENTS or VILLA
AROUSE KEEN INTEREST
Tine kecnest interest obtains at Mon
terey as TO the movements of Villa.
The announcement on Monday that
General Pablo Gonzales and General
Obregon had beer promoted to be gem
erals of division is regarded as sig
nificsnt. according to to-days arrivals.
Gonzales. Obregon and Villa have been
in actual command of the Division OF
,hc Northeast. North west and the Cen
tire. respectively, but none of them has
been entitled to the formal title of
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