Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-17


great Importance for the republic
would be discussed at an extra ses-
sion of the chamber of deputies which
would result in a complete restoration
! of peace.
FL Paso. Texas, June 17.-General
Villa. through his agents here, today
issued a general denial that there has
been a split between himself and Car
rama. He said the arrest of Carranza
officials al Juarez was the result of
misinterpretation of orders on the part
of Colonel Ornales, in charge of the
Juarez garrison.
Ii is learned. however, that between
20 and 80 employees of the Juarez Of
fees were sent on a special train early
today TO Chihuahua City, the state
capital. to be transported to Torreon.
where villa remained. These men,
employees of the customs house, tele-
graph Office, treasury department and
information bureau. were arrested late
yesterday by Ornales in raid on var
ious national Offices where Carranza
appointees are employed.
Press Agent Missing.
The whereabouts of Perez Abreu
caused much speculation. He had
been selected by Rafael Zuburan, Car
ranza's agent at Washington, as pub
licity agent of the revolution, whose
function was to issue official bulletins
-to--tile- american press. Abreu d!sap-
peared when his office was taken by
Villas soldiers. He just had issued an
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into bulletin regarding the Zacatecas |
attack, in which the Natera forces |
were defeated, according to official ad- |
vices from Mexico City. and confirm |
ed by revoIutionists at the front below |
Torreon.
Rigid censorship on kilograms from
Villas headquarters az Torreon pre-
vented from arriving at Juarez other
than messages denying in a general
way that Carranza and Villa had reach
ed the point of divorce on account of
the appointment of Natera as chief of
the new central zone, and other incl
dents the Villa elements had been re-
ported as resenting.
Angeles For President
Partisans of Carranza and Villa at
El Paso discussed hotly the future of
the constitutionalist movements. Some
of the Villa supporters declared Gen ]
eral Angeles, secretary of war in Car I
ranza's cabinet, had been selected by I
Villa for provisional president in place
Of Carranza. Angeles, a former fed
eral general. has been commanding
Villas artillery since the battle of
Torreon. and yesterday departed for
the front above Zacatecas. according I
10 official notice here. Mexican news
papers at Torreon are reported to have I
begun an open discussion of the Villa !
carranza estrangement.
Huerts Captain Suicides.
San Diego. Cal. June IA wire :
ess from the battIeship California :
ays the constitutionalist gunboat
7ampico was sunk by the federal gun
'oat Guerrero in twenty fathoms OF
gater. leaving the Guerrero the sole .
urviving warship representing either ;,
action. The battle began at 500 a.
q. and lasted till noon. r
Washington. ID. c.. June 17-Admir- =
! Howard reports that the gunboat :,
iuerrero defeated and probably sunk .a
he constitutionalists' gunboat lamp vi
20 at Mazatlan. The captain and y
hief engineer of the Tampico commit
ed suicide.
The naval battle was witnessed by
ne United States ships New Orleans. v
erry and Preble. No details were re- n
orted. Il
The engagement took place last tC
light at Topolobampo. Some of the oi
rev OF the Tampico were rescued by ia
le New Orleans. others by the Guer- c
sro and the surgeon of the New Or G
ans assisted in the care of the in ei
Ired on both sides. cooperating with p'
ie staff OF the federal gunboat cl
The report that the Tampico was II
INK was not verified. but II is certain b;
le is badly disabled. The Tampico In
ily yesterday was repaired, having "
zen sunk June IL by the federal tv
IVY. The Guerrero is nearly twice er
q size OF the Tampico with ordnance is
per cent more powerful.
4 long dispatch was received from CO
g American delegates at the Niagara pc
inference, which officials said did not er
ange the situation. Beyond express III
z the view that there was hope of lei
innate success the mediation offici- til
did not comment The war and th
ate departments and the white house br