Evening star., 1914-09-24
ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENCE
OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Efforts Being Made in Mexico City
to Patch Up an Agree
ment.
EsTRANGEMENT FOR MONTHS
Differences Subject Of Conferences,
After Which It Was Announced
Two Leaders Had Reached
an Agreement.

MEXICO CITY, September 24-Ef-
forts are being made here to patch mp
the break between Carranxa and villa,
1t was announced today.
Efforts were made to conceal the
break, but news of 1t leaked out in GER
tain circles, causing q sensation among
military men. 1t was regarded as most
serious. Gen. Pablo Gonzales. chief of
the army of the east, has telegraphed
Villa an appeal, which gives eight rea-
Sons why villa should reconsider his
action and remain friendly to Carran1a.
Ell PASO, Tex, September 24.-If
Gen Villas revolt against the Car
rama government results in armed
revolution, the first battle probably
will take place at the old battle ground
of either Torreon or Zacatecas.
Gen. Villa, forced to abandon his ex-
pedition in assistance of the Mayto-
rena revolt in Sonora. today prepared
to rush his troops south from Juarez
and Chihuahua city to meet what was
reported as a strong force of Carranza
soldiers moving north from Aguas
Calientes and Zacatecas. All was astir
in Chihuahua, the state which for four
years and in almost as many revolu-
tfons has furnished the greatest and
most efficient force Of fighting men.
Gen. Villa. dominant leader in north
ern Mexico, last night denounced the
central government headed by Car
rama and announced his independence
in statement sent to the Associated
Press. This placed the state of Chi
party in power at Mexico city, as well
as Sonora, the next border state to the
west. where Gov. Maytorena previously
had proclaimed his Independence OF the
constitutionalist party as represented
BY Carranza-
Gen. Villas Statement.
Villas statement, in which he as
serted that, besides Chihuahua and So
nora, Zacatecas and a part of Cohuila.
Carranza's native state, had Joined the
uprising, was received here as follows:
TN view of the attitude of Venusti-
ano Carranza, which has been the
cause of great injuries to our country.
public or make happy a country which
aspires to real democracy. a country
which wants to have a government en-
anating from the people subject to an
Interpretation of the national feelings.
We have been obliged to renounce him
as in-chief of the consti-
tutionalist army in charge of the ex-
ecutive power; and We have declared
the last-until he is forced to abandon
his power and place the same in the
hands of the real representatives of
the people. who are disposed to remedy
all evils of the republic and to direct it
. through the proper road of progress
and well being.
We are not in favor Of personalism
but we are defenders of principles. and
consequently we will not fight against
any other of the chiefs who have con-
tribured to the downfall of the usurper
Huerta. our difficulties being against
the person of Venustiano Carranza
The state of Sonora, Zacatecas and a
part of Coahuila have seconded up to
the present, and shortly we will be
Joined by adherents from other locali-
ties. Gen. Obregon will leave tonight
for Ell Paso. Tex.
(Signedj FRANCISCO VILLA"
Has 10000 Men.
According to official estimates Villa
controls nearly 10000 troops. May
torena has modified about 5000 troops
in Sonora They are mostly Yaqui In
dians- Efforts, 1t Is said. are being
made by the Carranza element to en-
list the services of the Mayos, a rival
tribe. who outnumber the Yaqui in the
west coast country. Villa also proba-
bly, will be able to recruit many troops
fro mDurango state. where he has op-
Grated frequently.
Carranza's forces comprise the uni
ned force of Gen. Pablo Gonzalez. his
eastern divisional commander, probably
numbering about 10000 men, and those
of the west coast troops under Obregon
which participated in the entry of the
national capital.
1t was asserted that all Of the west
coast forces with the exception Of those
led by Maytorena would stahd loyal to
the CarranZa government.
Since the lifting Of the embargo
about a week ago, 1t is said Gen. Villa
has been importing large quantities of
arms and ammunition and sending
financial and material assistance to
Maytorena, who as Governor of Sonora
first rebelled against the new Mexican
government.
The Carranza-Villa estrangement
dates back several months. oven before
Carranza's ascension to power at the
national capital 1t was the subject of
conferences held at Torreon between
agents of the two leaders, after which
IT was announced that all differences
had been adjusted.
Francisco villa began his career as a
chief in the Madero revolution. He
was recruited by the ex-president after
many years in which Villa engaged
openly in banditry. Madero was
credited with his reformation. Villa,
the present-day idol of the populace
of Chihuahua, holds much the same
position as Pascual Orozco the anti
Madero leader. who revolted soon after
Madero's success as q revolutionist