The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-20
VILLA GAINS RECRUITS.
HE Army Advance. Southwar d
without Any Opposition.

WASH NGToS, Nov. I9-ticn villa and
s troops are having an easy advance
outhwtrd toward Mexico city. according
% advlres received at the state Depart
nsnt to-day. Unofficial reports tonight
said that Villas army had marched into
Vaeretaru without fight.
despatch from George Carothers, the
state Department special travelling rep
,ssentatiye with Villa. says the leader
q ihr ngni against Carranza has now
'1@ncsd 20 Ifapuata, nifty miles nearer
NsNcO city than Leon. the occupation
q which by villa was reported TO the
DEPARTMENT yesterday.
Villas forces are not only advancing
sihout opposition. it is said. but they are
even gathering adherents as they pro-
ced Two thousand Carranzistas Joined
villa oil the way from Leon TO lrapuata.
Csrothers reported to-day. There is every
indication that many of the forces at
ubuted to Carranza will Join those Of
ne Aguasca.ientes convention. Caroth-
fs makes the prediction that Mexico
city viii no taken by Villa without a
EuEgi..
From Mexico city came further reports
n the seriousness Of the situation con-
|''o0'ed 10y CArrsn2a. II is reported that
srrar2a intends to let Villas forces
|Tah- their way To Mexico city without
tNegug much opposition and then over
Fa..m Them after they occupy that city.
il j. understood that Carranzs has
iglp transferred the seat of hts govern
49, TINS time to DriZaba, which Is on
|ls railway line from Mexico city to
vera cruz ana high in the mountains. The
elSon for this move is seen in uncon-
''moi reports from Aguascalientes that
|linaId had taken Puebla.
Confusion rs Ia whether the United
isn'eS or catholic Church organizations
were 20 bring away from Vera Cruz the
tIc'- priests and nuns there was
o.ar'd away this afternoon by an order
''n acting Secretary of War Breckin-
ffge 10 Gen. Funston TO give Transports
on 20 all OF the clerica! refugees who
dts rel IL.
T'.s action followed Geographic cor
dependence between Francis c. Kelley.
pres don't Of the Catholic Church Exten-
soH Society of Chicago, and Secretary
HARRISON and between the War Depart
merl and Gen. Funston. II developed
go ''." had been a Misunderstanding
wen was nut.lv disposed of by the
'ider 100 Gen Funston to-day.
long telegram from Carranza, in
Nhi'n b.. re'irrates his Willingness to re-
''' ''om Mexico, was received tonight at
ne Cons 'tutionalist headquarters. He
chafsrS 't"n, Villa with bad faith and de-
care 'utt Gen. Gutierrez was coerced
mo i'r"iidiug a telegram TO CarranZa
N VIII. Gutierrez declared the United
S.di"N would not evacuate Vera Cruz UNI
u. Glu"rJcz vas installed in the office OF
rol s,oual Pre- Sdent.
. CdrrnIzd's telegram makes il plain that
bf is 'u an ugly mood, as HI suggests
NAT American evacuation of Vera Cruz
FISTS entirely in our own hands for set
|,'m.0,"
Cr.anzt insists that he still has the
|tnrp- o' most of the generals in Mex
fife recalls that he agreed to leave
.e country if villa would meet him In
havana on Novcmbe: %, provisional
~ dent 10 b.. named, Gems. Gutierrez
shf Gonzales 10 deliver their commands
% ta' new President, lie declares that
10 bic. Not heard that villa will comply
'F'h - demands and that If no word
comes b,'or" November 80 he will fight
'trfl ~ insists that villa hasn't soldiers
q nrh m take Tampco,
TuhaJan made public a statement
N connection with the Carranza telegram
N.h hc Dt.mat"s that George G
t..'.aIs, tine state Departments travel
.'s r.pr, -eu'ativc with villa, is lnisead
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