Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
REVOLT IN MEXICO
GENERAL VILLA STARTS NEW
r. REVOLUTION AGAINST
>CARRANZA. ~
TROOPS SENT TO zAcATEcAs
Rebels Sent to Meet 10000 Constitu'
tionalists - Provisional President
Issues Statement at Embassy in
Washington-TelIs Of Quarrel.

Ell Paso, Sept. 25.-Gen. Francisco
Villa has split with Provisional Presl-
dent CarranZa and is in open revolt
against the first chief. according to
reports from various points on the bor-
der. 81, II ~ %g.4 ri EEt&'
= A confirmation, of the report was
received by the military commander
at Nuevo Laredo on WEDNESDAY in all
official telegram from Mexico City. an.
nouncing that Carranza has issued a
manifesto in which it was stated
Villa had disavoWed C%arranza as
first chief" Of the constitutionalists
and that the breach between the two
factions was permanent.
simultaneously Villa was rushing
troops south from Chihuahua as fast
as trains could be. made up to carry
them. Their destination. is believedsto
be zacatecas, where Zoe, 900 men Of the
5constitutionalist. army are reported to
have appeared suddenly Tuesday night
and fortified the town after having cut
railroad and telegraph lines to the
northward.
Villa has seized all the coal between
Juarez and Torreon to maintain his
railway lines in the southern move,
ment. At Ell Paso his commercial
agent tried to buy $4,000 tons Of coal,
but could find no dealer who could
make the delivery. All the Mexican
coal mines are located in the territory
held by tCarranza. $sEa
Villa has ordered the annulment Of
all train service until the movement OF
his troops is accomplished. This con-
stttutes practically a seizure OF the
northern railways.
Z The troop movement started upon
the return Of the 1000 men recalled
from Guzman, where they had been
sent to put down an inctpients rebel;
lion in Sonora. The troop trains were
transferred from the tracks Of the
Northwestern of Mexico to the Next.
can Central as fast as they arrived in
the Juarez yards and rushed toward
Chihuahua without rest or food for men
or animals. s$ % .s
At Villas headquarters in Chihua-
thua the sudden change in the direc1
S4SAt VI rSAO IN vCAlOAk Va NA0Op0 "~S
explained by the statement that the
sending Of the army as far as Guz-
man, had produced the desired effect in
Sonora. The report that the army was
moving south to attack Zacatecas was
denied by Villas aids.
Washington, Sept. rs. Carranza
representatives at the Mexican m
bassy on Wednesday issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Contrary to Villas denial that he
had arrested General Oregon, who
had gone to Chihuahua on a special
invitation from Villa himself, the
latest official reports received from
Mexico City by the constitutionalist
agency make clear that he is still be
ing held in the territory controlled by
Villas forces. "a 4sa
In view Of this unjustifiable act on
Villas part, Carranza took precau-
tionary measures to protect the rail,
giving orders to- discontinue
temporarily service over them to the
north OF Aguacalientes. T%hereupon
Villa asked the first chief for an Inn
mediate explanation Of this act
"Carranza answered villa that be-
fore he would vouchsafe him an ex-
PLANTATION he desired, on Villas part,
an explanation of Villas conduct In
unwarrantably holding General Obre-
gon.
Instead OF Villa giving C%arranza
a satisfactory explanation he informed
him that he had given; orders to halt
Obregon at Torreon and that the
forces under Villas command would
not be represented at the national con-
yyenton to be held in Mexico City on
October /. In conclusion he said he no
longer recognized Carranza as the first
chief OF the constitutionalists."
That Washington knew or5.several
days Of the break between Villa and
Carranza is shown in the fact that the
superdreadnaught Texas was sent to
Vera Cruz on Tuesday.
No date has been set for the with
drawal OF the American troops from
Vera Cruz, and It was generally UNI
derstood on Wednesday that the evacu.
alton probably would be delayed until
this new controversy is settled.
Nogales, Sonora, Mex, Sept. 25:-
Notices were iposted here on Wednes-
day. that. General Villa had proclaimed
Z revolution against Carranza.
Governor M%aytorena of Sonora, who
is supported by Villa, is In command
here, and is reported to be preparing
to march against Gen. BENJAMIN Hill,
military commander IN the
state
PrIcesof OIL 10 Reduced.
Findlay, o., Sept. 25.--The Ohio OIL