The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-18
breach Mended
Between Chiefs
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my. Come with us or remain away.
as you choose. was said to be the
purpOrt Oi the message.
| 1t was reported In Saltillo, that i'm
following out the plan. two brigades
already have left Torreon for Saltillo.
to operate under villa, who was ex-
| pected to leave Wednesday,
FL Paso. Texas, june 17.-(;cneral
Venustiano Corranzn and General
Francisco Villa tonight failed TO deny
that their relations had reached {,
breaking point. Neither did agents O
the constitutionatist leader or his field
commander attempt to give reasons for
the ousting yesterday by Villa SUP
porters of all Cnrranza appointees in
the Offices at Juarez.
~ statement issued early today by
Il Villa agent here, said Villa had an
thorized the agent to issue general
denial Of the reported cstrangemcnt.
the statement was found later to have
been made without authority.
/ Followers of both Villa and Carran-
ia were unable today to get an official
expression from Coahuila. where Car
I,
Torreon, where Villa evidently re-
manned.
Employees of the Juarez customs
house and telegraph Office we're sent
south today on special train. They
were reported as having been placed
by Villas officers in the State peni-
tentiary at chihuahua.
However. according to Roberto Pes
fo
here. the men were sent to Saltillo.
Carranza's headquarters. This report
was received by agents of both fac
tions as sarcastic action by the Villa
adherents. 1t was not denied from
any source that Villas soldiers had
taken over the entire fabric Of civlt
government that heretofore was ma
nipulated by CarranZa's cabinet otIi-
|1cers
n. Perez. Abreu. in charge OF the
consututionalists in formation bureau.
disappeared with the rest Alberto
Pan1, CarranZa's agent in charge of the
treasury department at Juarez, es-
capped to Anerican soil. although all
of his fellow employees were arrested.
- Much Money Gone.
In addition to the disappearance OF
the CarranZa officials from the border
port 100000 in constitutionalist
currency missing, it is said tonight.
The money was said to have been CON
fiscated>by Villa and taken to Chihua-
hua.
Lazaro de LA Cara. Villas CONNER
Gial agent at Juarez.. today issued an
invitation for the Spaniards of the
La Guna district to return to their
homes. They had been forced-to leave
Mexico by Villas order, just after the
taking of Torreon. de La Garza's
statement said: M
''Tlle order from General Villa ex-
pelling the Spaniards from Torreon
was made necessary in view of the
profound hostile sentiment against
them among the people. Now the con-
Fditions9are normal in that region and
the Spaniards may return to their la
bors with full guarantees.
Reports today indicated that the
|teiection of CarraaZa officials at Juarez
last night was followed by similar
events at other points in Northern
Mexico. Agents of both factions de-
MED in general terms there had been
any estransement, but Villas men sat
in chairs whie; yesterday we're occu-
pied ty Carranza's officers at the Gus
iices at Juarez.
One Of Carranza's representatives
declared similar transfers had occurr-
ed at chihuahua. Torreon and other
cities. The dOubly enforced censor
ship prevented specific news arriving
from the south, regarding the sudden
turn OF affairs in Northern Mexico. or
OF the military movements againts
Zacatecas.
villa ordered by Carranza to move
south. remained at Torreon, although.
1t was thought his troops had been put
in motion. 60
Saltill0. Mex, June 16-vfa Laredo,
Tex. June 1I,-General Villas resig-
nation as commander of the constitu-
tionaIist army OF the central oivis.on
has not been accepted and the threat
ened breach between General Villa
and General Carranza has been sverted
according to a statement from General
Carranza's hedquarters late today.
/ 1t was reiterated that representa-,
,ttons OF the, strained relations between
Generals Villa and Carranza had been
greatly exaggerated Snd that Villa
would go iriin1ediatelv.to Zacatecas to
direct the assault on that town.
1t was announced that the campaign
against zacatecas would be pushed at
once, that Eve thousand men had left
Torreon for Zacatecas yesterday ana
that 5000 more woald leave today. It
Is understood that the assault on the
strong positions at Zacatecas will be-
gin tomorrow and the town be carried
by assault.
1t was also announced that General
Obregon. with $4,000 men, would at
tack Guadalajara tomorrow. General