Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-20
PANIC IS CAUSED
BY V|LLA'SACT|0
Reported to Have Menaced
Peace Delegates With Army
of 1900 Men.
WITHIN AN HOURS MARCH :
OF THE CONVENTION CITY
Members of Carranza's Family Re-
move for Safety to Mexican
Town on Border.

Town on Border.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, October 90
The Mexican consulate here today re-
ceived a report from Mexico City stat
ing that Gen. Francisco Villa created
a panic among the delegates to the
convention of military chiefs in Aguas-
calientes today by moving an army Of
49, 600 men into position where he can
enyelop the city and imprison the en-
tire conference. Villas army is re-
ported to be within an hours march OF
Aguascalientes. To oppose him there
are Carranza troops at Monterey and
Saltillo. but it would take from four to
twelve hours to get them to Aguas-
calientes.
According to the message from Mexico
City to the consulate here the dele
gates. who include many chiefs of the
|constitutionalist army. have made an
appeal to Carranxa to guarantee their
freedom during the convention which
was resumed today.
Make Charges Against Soldiers.
They declare that Villas soldiers who
are in Aguascalientes as escorts to the
chiefs of Villas army rob them and
insult them in the streets. They ask
that Aguascalientes and surrounding
territory be declared neutral during the
convention or that the convention be re-
moved to Mexico City.
Antonio I. Villareal. president of the
convention. today ordered that a train
carrying E. G. Llorente, Carlos Domin-
guez. Manuel Bonilla and Andreas
Cusxman to the border be stopped.
These men were released from prison
In Mexico City last night by order of
the Aguascalfentes convention and
were to be permitted to go to Villa ter
ritory. They were arrested on charges
OF attempting to incite rebellion
against Carransa. 1t IL expected they
are to be held as hostages pending
further action by villa.
Carranza's Family on the Border.
EAGLE PASS. Tex, October 20.-The
family Of venustiana Carranxa. consti-
nationalist first chief. reached the
Mexican border today. II was an
nounced that they would make their
residence temporarily at Piedras Ne
gras. opposite here on the Mexican side
Of the Rio Grande. The move was re-
ported to be for the safety of Carran-
za's family In case Of developments un-
favorable to him.
Officials Express Satisfaction.
Administration officials, as well -
agents of both Carransa and villa in
Washington. expressed satisfaction to-
day over the prospects Of peaceful ad-
justment OF affairs in Mexico. which
they describe as constantly growing
brighter"
Oficfa1 reports to the government in.
dictate that the Aguascalientes CONFER
ence will iron out all difficulties be-
tween the rival factions and that all
be satisfied.
Gen. villa has informed the United
States government that unless some
thing unforeseen occurs hostilities In
Mexico are at an end. ana that he will
support any provisional government
set up by the national convention 1t
Aguascalientes.
Villa said he would not ACCEPT Car
raflza as provisional president, but was
satisfied he would not be chosen. The
general understanding on all sides has
been that Cafranza himself does not
desire to be provisional president.
wishing to be free to enter the presi-
Dental race the succeeding election.
Reports to the State Department de-
scribe in detail the visit last Saturday
of Gen. Villa to the convention at
Of the division of the north arrived.
suspicious were awakened as to his
purpose. but when he addressed the
convention all doubt was removed.
Gen. Villa said he came to pledge his
support to the acts of the convention
and to take the oath, and that he
wanted to go on record so that no on.
could ever say that he was UNI
patriotic. He was received with storms
Iatar h. a~hracad Con Ohrepop over
whom Villas break with Carranxa &C.
Cured recently.
Convention wild With JOY"
As the two generals greeted each
other effusively the convention went
wild with joy. Gen. Villareal, chair
man OF the convention. made a speech.
saying that the country owed debt
of gratitude to Gen. Villas military
achievements, but that they were as
nothing compared to his patriotism.
Then Gen. villa wrote his name on
the Mexican flag. as did all the other
DELEGATES, and kissed the banner.
pledging again, amid a storm OF APP
plause. to abide by the decisions Of the
convention. villa departed soon after
ward for Guadalupe, saying that he
did not desire his presence in Aguasca-
lientes to be misinterpreted.
To American Consular Agent Caro-
theirs, who accompanied him. Gen. Villa
stated emphatica1ly that he would sup
port any choice Of the convention ex-
cept CarranZa. and that he thought
permanent peace in Mexico was now in
sight Mr.. Carothers reported that the
fighting generals visit had produced
profound Impression on the delegates.
Villas statement that he would sup
port any man chosen is taken to mean
that he has withdrawn his original de-
mand that no military man be given
the provisional presidency and the prev
alent belief here Is that Gen. Antonio
villareal will be selected.
The convention 10 awaiting the ar
rival of delegates from Gen. Zapata,
and it is reported here that the south
ern chief himself may attend the
assembly.
Decree vacating Concessions.
Details Of the decree Of the Carranza
government yacating all Of the mining