Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-09
GUTIERREZ GIVES
CONVENTIONHA!HA!
Anti-Villa Bureau Asserts Newly
Named President Has Repu-
dated Own Election.
STANDS WITH CARRANzA CROWD
Tehuacan Captured from Garrison
by Generals Asuiiar, Argumeno
and Ruiz, Says Vcrn Cruz
American Consul.

! NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Eulalio Gutierrez,
recently elected provisional president of
Mexico for twenty days by the Aguas
Calentes convention. has repudiated his
election, the convention and all its acts,
! according to the Mexican information
bureau in this city, controlled by the anti
villa faction, which gave out tonight what
purported to be a telegram signed by
Gutierrez and other prominent Mexicans.
The information bureau contends Gu
tiorrez was elected president by the con-
vent,on solely to force him to declare
either for Villa or for Carranza and that
ne has sided with the latter. The tele-
gram. which is said to have been signed
also by General A. I. Villareal. Colonel
Trevino, Luis Cabrera and General Jesus
Carranza, declared the convention had
acted Illegally In declaring itself q
sovereign power and naming a president
The message also reafsrmed allegiance
to Carranza-
Carrsnsa loses TehHacan.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-The capture OF
Tehuacan. Mex. from the Carranza garri-
son by forces under Generals Higinio
Aguilar. Argumedo and Ruiz, formerly
federal commanders. was reported to the
State department today by Consul Canada
at Vera Cruz. The message says several
hundred were killed. and wounded. but
gave no details of the fighting.
Tehuacan Is in the state of Puebla.
seventy-flve miles from the city OF that
name. where Carranza has removed with
the mombers Of his cabinet from Mexico
City It IL on the line of the Mexican
Southern railway.
Other advices to the department said
General villa was st'H at Aguar Callentes
and told OF the proclamation OF General
Gutierres as provisional president OF the
southern republic under the decision of
the recent Aguas Callentes convention
which selected him for the post He will
take office next Tuesday.
Denies Order to Attack.
During the day Rafael zuburan Cap
many, Carranza's confidential agent here,
denied that the Carranza forces had been
ordered to attack the American troops at
Vera Cruz. Secretary Garrison Of the
War department sought direct informa-
ton from General Funston as to the
situation In Vera Cruz. However. no re-
PLY had been received late tonight
To previous inqnlTtes General Funston
has stated that all was quiet in the city
end beyond the American outposts his
dispatches indicating no apprehension OF
an impending attack on his lines. Dis
quieting press reports OF the intention OF
the CarranzR general commanding out
Fida Funston's lines to seek TO CAPTURE
the city has persisted. however. and the
War department. is keeping in close touch
with the expeditIonRfy forces there.
villa VIII hack President.
FL PAsO, Tex. Nov. 7.-General villa,
in a telegram to the Associated Press
from Aguas CRlientes yesterday, said:
General Ulallo GutIerrez having taken
the oath Of office today before the mill
tary convention assembled In this city as
provisional president OF the republic.
want II made known 20 the Mexican peo
pie and the world in general that I am
In accord with his designation and tina
win sustain him with the force
arms because consider him a revolu
ZIONIST OF a heart Identical with that o
the people, and that am disposed 70 &C
oept and make respected the law and to
procure betterment and well being for
the people OF my country.
FRANCIS VILLA, General In Charge"