New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-19
Villa to Take Control OF
Central Strip of Rebel
Territory.
MEANS TWO RULERS
IN NORTH MEXICO
General Willing to Leave
East and West Coasts
to CarranZa.
ANGELES AUTHOR
OF SUDDEN COUP
War Minister Credited with Engi-
neering the Seizure of First
Chiefs Powers.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

fBy Telegraph TO The Tribunel
Juarez, Mexico. June 1S.-An unoff:-
cial report reached Juarez this after
noon that General Pancho Villa. with
1000 soldiers, had left Torreon to-day
for Saltilo. Villa officials in Juarez
were unable to confirm the report, say
/ ing they had had no word from Villa
regarding his movements Villa has
! been in communication with hts rep
resentatives in Juarez and El Paso all
day. but the strictest secrecy is main
tained. and except to state that there
has been no violence as a result of
! Villas coup. they remain silent.
Villa is known to have told Carran-
/ "a that he will take the central strip
4 Of country leading TO Mexico CITY,
while Carranzas other divisional COM
mandcrs can do likewise down the east
I and west coasts
Under this arrangement there would
be two distinct governments, both mil
itary and civil, in the northern half OF
Mexico held by the rcvolutionists. One
would be Villas strip, where not only
his military leaders but his own ap-
pointed civil officials would hold office.
I The other would be that directed by
. Carranza as military and political chief
Of the movement from his capital at
Saltillo.
II is not doubted that General AlVar-
do Obregon, commander Of the western
military zone, and General Pablo Con
zales i'm the east will remain firm ad-
herents of the Carranza party.
II was officially stated to-day that
] the twenty-five Carranza civil officials
arrested in Juarez when Villa ordered
the seizure of the government offices
and railroad were taken to-day to Tor
reon. where Villa has decided to make
| his headquarters.
I-nti1 Villas new government plans
are perfected, it is announced there
will be no cessation OF hostilities as
result of the deposing of Carranza as
first chief of the revolution. 1t IS
stated that Villa already has ordered
an advance toward Zacatecas TO rerew
the attack on that city. General Pan-
flo Natera. whose army was defeated
al Zacatecas, is in Torreon, and Is re-
ported under arrest. His command has
been taken from him by Villa and will
be given 10 General Eugenio Benavides,
it is understood.
Engineered by Angeles.
II is generally admitted here that,
while Villa gets the credit, General An
COLES. Carranzas War Minister, en2i-
neered the coup which changed the
course of events in revolutionary Mex
,co. II was Angeles who suggested TN"
seizure of the civil offices, who frame"
the ultimatum to Carranza, who coun-
selled a bloodless revolution within the
Constitutionalist party, and who IN
sisted that no violence he 1one that no
ovcesses be permitted and that the
world be shown that Villa could be de-
nended upon TO maintain order where
other men probably would have re-
sorted to violence.
villa leaders here appear to be walt
ing for developments. The rebel lead
or has made his purpose known and
his next move, It is admitted, will de-
mend on Carranza. Prompt acquies-
cence by the overthrown first chief may
restore him 10 civil authority, but it is
asserted that never again can he have
military power.
villa will not harm General Carran-
"a nor will he execute any Of the de-
nosed Carranza officeholders. IL Car
rorza refuses To concede the supreme
military authority Villa will send him
IN the border under guard, warn him
To remain out Of Mexico and make
General Felipe Angeles first chief OF
the revolution.
This is stated tonight by villa men
az coming from Villa. 1t Is the frst
authoritative statement or the generai :
attitude toward the chief he has de-
posed. ,L;J ,,;u.
I, is stated that villa has assurance
~ tho support Of all rebel forces. In
cludiug the army OF General Maclovio
Herrera, supposed TO be Villas enemy,
IN Chihuahua and Coahuila, but ne
has been told that in the state OF
Durango, where the Arrietta brothers
control. the troops always viii DO
against him. and that he will receive
snpport in Sonora only from Governor
! Maytorena. who has no troops except
| the Yaqui Indians.
/ General Carrarza tonight ADVISED
Iazaro di la Cara, Villas agent at
m Paso. that the difficulty between
himself and villa had been adjusted by
Carranza giving his permission Tor
villa to proceed south TO Mexico CITY,
regardless Of the appointment oil Gen
orai Natera as head OF the new central
zone.