Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-01
VILLA IN REVOLT
AGAINST CARRANzA
u. S. Men Force Mexicans to Dis
perse in Vera Cruz.
WILL GUST MEXICAN HEAD
Former Aid of Provincial President
Announces His dependence-
Troops Start South From
Chihuahua.

Vera Cruz, Sept. 25.-American ma
rines quickly put down an incipient
riot here. A group of constitutional
lists who had entered the city were re-
ouested by the patrols to move on
They refused TO obey the command
and were then forced to comply. A
crowd gathered and offensive remarks
were hurled at the Americans. lmme-
diateIy marines under Captain HOOK
er moved into the midst Of the throng
and scattered it.
FL Paso, Tex, Sept. 25.-Gen. Fran
cisco villa has split with Provisional
President Carranza and is in open re-
volt against the first chief, according
to reports from various points on the
border.
A confirmation of the report was
received by the military commander
at Neuevo Laredo in an official tele-
gram from Mexico City, announcing
that Carranza had issued manifesto
in which it was stated Villa had dls-
avoWed Carranza as first cher OIL
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 believed
to be Zacatecas, where 100000 men OF
the constitutionalist army are re-
ported to h&ye appeared suddenly
Tuesday night and fortified the town
after having cut railroad and tele-
graph lines to the northward.
Villa has seized all the coal be-
tween Juarez and Torreon to main
tain his railway lines in the south
ern movement. At Ell Paso his COM
mercial agent tried to buy $4,000 tons
of coal, but could find no dealer who
could make the delivery. All the Mex
lean coal mines are located in the ter
ritory held by Carranza.
Villa has ordered the annulment of
all train service until the movement
of his troops is accomplished. This
constitutes practically a seizure OF
the northern railways.
the return of the 1000 men recalled
from Guzman, where they had been
sent to put down an incipient 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
h h1J1h TIn or
men or animals.
Washington, Sept %. - Carranza
representatives at the Mexican en-
bassy issued the following statement:
Contrary to Villas denial that he
had arrested General Oregon, who
had gone to Chihuahua on 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.
In view of this unjustifable act
on Villas part, Carranza took precau-
tionary measures to protect the rail-
roads, giving orders to discontinue
temporarily service over them to the
north of Aguacaientes. Thereupon
Villa asked the first chief for an i'm
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 Carranza
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
convention to be held in Mexico City
on October 1. In conclusion he said
he no longer recognized Carranza as
the first chief of the constitutional
lists"
That Washington knew for several
days of the break between Villa and
Carranza is shown in the fact that the
superdreadnaught Texas was sent to
Vera Cruz.
No date has been set for the with
drawal of the American troops from
Vera Cruz.