Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-10

i've IaQul Indians captured MONDAY
night in soTtie.
City OF Mexico.-General Venustinno
Carranza placed his resignation as
first chief OF the constitutionalists be-
fore delegates to the general confer
ence of southern chiefs Saturday night.
The question of whether the resig-
nation should be accepted was fiercely
debated.
Orators opposed to the acceptance
of General Carranza's withdrawal were
repeatedly cheered by delegates and
spectators. A motion was made that
the chief be informed that 1t would
be impossible TO accept his patriotic
act of abnegation, but the hours pass
ed without vote being taken on the
motion owing to the turmoil In the
chamber.
City of Mexico.-Shortly before mid
night Saturday night delegates to the
general conference of southern chiefs
rejected by an almost unanimous vote
the resignation of General Venustiano
Carranza as first chief of the consti-
tionalists.
Naco. Sonora-Fighting Saturday
was in progress along the entire bat.
tie front to the west of this little
war-torn town. The Maytorena
troops composing Villas loyal Sonora
command started a general advance
toward the plaza at 3 o'clock in a
cloud of desert dust. The line moved
up in irregular, fan-shaped formation
with Yaqui Indian scouts leading, a
cavalry screen of vaqueros following
in front of 1900 infantry, eight ma
chine guns and four mountain howitz-
ers.
At 4 o'clock Governor Maytorena
sent an Indian courier into the town to
demand the surrender of the Plaza de
Arms in the name of Francisco Villa
and constitutional government. The
answer was a firing squad In hollow
square near the bull ring and the
courier did not return to report to his
commander
This execution was witnessed by the
entire Villaista army and was the
automatic signal of attack from both
wings and the front. The engagement
was to the west and southwest of the
town. The warning of Colonel Gull
foyle of the Tenth United States Cav
airy that no shooting across the line
would be tolerated was observed until
after dark Colonel Guilfoyles warn
ing carried with it the threat that
Vera Cruz and its invasion by the
American troops might be repeated II
a single American was killed by the
belligerent fire in the town of Naco,
AriZ., across the narrow street from
the besieged Mexican town.
Fighting ceased at 9 o'clock by re-
tirement of Maytorena's forces to the
mountains to await daylight.
Naco, Ariz.-Firing across the Dor
der Sunday was general from both the
Villa and Carranzaa forces which have
been battling against each other. A
leaden hail fell on the American side
in spite of Colonel Guilfoyle's warn
ing that he would stop the fight If any
bullets fell on the American side.
This was declared to be another
gringo bluff" by one OF Hills men.
An unknown American was shot
through the hand in the eastern part
Of the town and was given emer-
gency treatment at the Red Cross hos
pital of the Tenth Cavalry. A negro
trooper of the Tenth was also wound
ed by being shot through the body by
lost ball. He is in a critical con-
dition and was rushed to the Fort
Huachuca hospital for an operation to
remove the bullet The strings OF
steel cars on the railroad tracks are
preventing the town from being rid
died.
The Hill forces under Captain Camp
bell. an American, captured twenty.
five Yaqui Indians who attempted to
cut the barbed wire trocha. They
were brought into camp at dark. Both
sides are using their artillery pieces
and the Hill machine guns are sweep
ing the dry wash to the west of the
town. which is the only approach to
the besieged town except from the
American side.
American troopers of the Tenth
Cavalry are warning everyone off the
streets and no one is being permitted
to enter the town from any direc
ton.
City OF Mexico.-Representa OF
Venustiano CarranZa and Francisco
villa will meet In a general peace con
ference at Aguascalientes Oct. 10
This decision was reached Sunday al
a session OF the chamber Of depu
ties. The vote came after 4 long de
bate on the right Of civilians to par
ticipate in the conference.
FL Paso. Tex.-Reports of division.
in General Francisco Villas army vsrs
confirmed Thursday By different in
formation received 1T the border from
both official and impartial sources