The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-17

FL Paso. June l6.-Rcports that Cen
eral Villa had resi;,ned as commander
of the Northern division Of Cons,itu-
tionalista army were partly confirmed
Tonight.
Carranza's offices AT Juarez were
confiscated by Villa supporters tonight
Similar connscations arc authen:l-
cally reported To nave taken place at
Chihuahua city and at Torreon, where
Villa remained to-day.
The bureau OF information and the
telegraph Office at .Iuarez. IN control Of
Carranza officials We're taken over
forcefully tonight by soldiers under
Thomas Ornelas. military commander
of Juarez and Villa supporter.
Just sfter the bureau Of inforina-
tiun had announced TO the press the
receipt Of a message from the front
above Zacotccas. Ornclas soldiers en-
tered the telegraph office ana the bu-
rcau and ordered that no paper be
touched.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MAN
IL WITNESS OF SEIZURE:
An American newspaper man was
seated in the information bureau when
the soldiers burst into the room. They
ordered Perez Abreu, in charge of the
bureau. not TO touch paper. Tho
same soldiers. in personal command OF
the Juarez commander, shortly before
had taken over supervision of the tele-
graph office adjoining.
The American finally slipped through
the line OF soldiers and arrived here.
The action to-day followed conflict
Ing reports from the South regarding
the success or failure OF troops under
General Notcra. the CarrauZa APP
pointcc. IN attacking Xacatec2s. From
NarcIa, official reports has said the at
l"ck was progressing successfully
while from other sources, details were
=iVcn Of Natcra's rout.
General Villa i'm the meantime. has
remained at Torrcon. although ordered
by carr2nZ:t to proceed TO the assist
ancc OF Nat.ra. CaTranza officials to-
day Saio Angeles. the ConstitutionaliSt
Secretary of War. left Torreon to-day
With 5000 Of Villas troops, including
fuli division OF artillery. Natera
had complained Of lack OF camno,.
Sas said 10 haze begun n general move
ncnt OF his army toward Zacatecas
or ESTIoN of SUPERVISION
LONG MATTER OF DISPUTE
The Information bureau at .Iuarez
was instituted and sustained by Rafael
Iubaran, Carranza's Cabinet minister
VITO at present Is representing tho Con-
stitutionalisl party ut Washington.
Tn" question of the supervisorship OF
telegraph. heretofore y service of ma
t"nM ownership. long has been dis
putcd between the Villa and Carranza
elements, according to authentic re-
ports from Culiacan and Torrcon COL
onel prnclas, the Juarcz commanders
is II Villa appointcc
since press reports received from
Mo>ico Ci'y stating tho Constitutions
ali@ts were routed at Xacatccas were
comm med by private adviccs received
h"rc from the South. the Constitutions
alist officials have been silent The
announcement tonight hv the infor-
NATION bureau that an important bull
lctin was TO be issued caused n general
anticipation. which was only dampened
DE th" unexpected display of martial
power at .IuareZ
Matter received over the telegraph at
Juarcz from correspondents with villa
mas oeeh subjected TO Il dual censor
snip, that by the Villa officials AT the
front and by Carranza appointees. vino
'ook II on themselves to inspect all
messages here before they we're de-
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