The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-17
Carranzas Followers Jailed
After Battle in Streets With
Revolvers Soldiers Shout
Down With Carranza!'
Natera Led Attack
Which Villa Wanted
Rebel Generals Resignation
Handed In-Will Return to
Juarez. Which Is Strong
Point of Constituencies
Mcdiators Confer

Ell Paso. Texas, June 1s---The
open split between Generals Carranza
and Villa occurred tonight, or all In
dfcations point in the wrong direction.
This evening, shortly after dark
Colonel Tomas 0rnelas, commanding
tho Juarez garrison. marched his
troops up - the custom house and the
telegraph Office and demanded their
surrender. The civil officials, all ap-
pnintees of Carranza, walked out ane
the military. all villa men, took
charge. A short time later. two Of
the dispossessed Carranza officials
met Orneias and other military Of
ncials ON the street and opened fire on
them with revoiyers dozen or
more shots were exchanged without
damage, and the soldiers then arrest
ed and locked the Carranzista men In
Jail. under a Villa military guard.
vilia soldiers are tonight parading
the streeis denounctng carranza and
shouting for Villa Several of them
openly declared that Villa was COM
ing TO the border at once with two
thousand men, and that the rest OF
his personal army would follow and
that he intended 10 remain here until
he gets Justice from Garranza-
With Villa holding Juarex, he can
dictate terms to his chief. for Jnarez
In virtually the only port Of entry
held BY the rebels. and all supplies Tor
the army operating south of here
must pass through Juarez,
Officials in Juarez refuse to discuss
the Indications of tonight. The de-
posed Carranza1 officials declare that
they cannot account for the action
of Villas military and Colonel Or
nelas explains his act az military
necessity.
Breach Opens.
The breach between Villa and Car
rama occurred over the designation
by Carranza OF General NateFa, the
general to lead the attack ON Zaca-
secas. after villa had led the rebel
army south TO Torgeon and Saltiilo
and villa had expected to continue the
campaign to Mexico City. villa was
ordered to go TO the aid Of Nstera
when the latter found the federals at
Zacateeas too strong for him. but re-
fused The result was that Natera
has been badly defeated and driven
hack by the troops Of Huerta. II
has been known for months that
Villa WAS not in accord with tar
rama. ana that his outward aspect
Of obedience to GafFan2a has peen
FOR it's effect on ths world in show
Ing a unitedsrebei Erent. Villa forced
Carrauza to recpa nom Inc position
Of antagonism winch he openly as
surned towards 80 United States fol.
lowing the lanG.ia = American troops
at Vera. Cruz. HnA he has openly de-
cIared his differences with his chief,
but has. att the same time protested
mis- LOYALTY to the chief" In re-
turn Carranza shouldered the dipio-
matte negotiations with the United
states and Great Britain. for Villas
murder of.Wiiliam Benton. at iuarez
and gave public expression or ap-
provaI of Villas act in confiscattne
The nroperty of all Spaniards in rebel
territory, and forcing the spantards
TO leave Mexico.
The seizure Of the custom house In
Iuarez tonight Is believed tcsoe VIVA
nnal,ultimatun1 TO the chief" the fnai
ard finished break between tho ex-
bandit general and the so-oalied head
Of the constttutionalist civil govern
a,ent.