The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-23
VILLAS FORCES
NEAR ZACATECAS
Reports From Juarez Say
Army Is Nineteen Miles
North of City.
FIGHTING FOR 3 DAYS
State Department Agent
Leaves To-day to Join
Rebel Chief.
OBREGON Is UNDER ORDERS
Every Commander on West
Coast Proclaims His Loyalty
to Gen. villa.
OBREGON Is UNDER ORDERS

FL. PAso. Tex, June 22--Gen. VHIa's
advance army is at Caiero. nineteen miles
north g Iaratccas. according to announce
ment in Juarez tonight They en-
countered the first of the Federals. It is
asserted. Mt Fresnllo. thirty nine miles
north OF Zacatecas, and from that point,
where they were forced to abandon their
trains, they have marched to their present
location.
There has been more or less aghting
Tor the last three days. the dispatches
say. II can be stated positively that
there has been no heavy loss on either
side up to the present.
Gen. Aware Oregon and every other
commander OF Constitutionalist forces on
the west coast of Mexico from the border
to the city Of Topic has allied himself
definitely on the side OF villa and has
placed himself on record as being under
| villas orders, according TO advlces re-
ceived here II is said that message
| from Gen. Obregon Is authority for the
statement Much surprise was occasioned
inasmuch as Oregon has been counted
Carranzista Of pronounced type. 1t is
said that with the exception OF few
minor civil officials who retain their
| friendship for Carranza the west coas,
/ Is for villa
| For the iirst time since the Carranza-
/ villa breach Carranza agents attempted
/ to-day 10 explain the trouble
1T IS a courtesy between Generals.
declared a Carranzlsta statement to-day
, Gen. Villa sent Gen. Natera to O1inagO
last winter to command the villa army
ana now Cicn. Natera whom Gen. Car
rama named as supreme commander a
IacaSecas. has invited Gen. villa to com,
down and take commend In the presen
lighting"
The explanation is typical Of the Mex
lean after "A quarrel X. V. Pesluefa
Carranza's diplomatic representative to tn
. United States made statement In al
effort to show that the Carranza- Vill
trouble was being patched up. He said
The fact that villas vanguard has EN-
, gagged the Federals near Zacatecas am
his Generals are once more busy with tn
enemy Will do much to clear up the situa
tion. villa has told me that he does NJ
Intend TO play politics. and now that h
Is in the field again there will be no tim
for those around him to think OF niue
else besides the campaign.
. II have had several conferences wit
Lazaro de- La CARA, Villas CONNIE rcii
agent here. and have learned that Serapi
Aguirre Perez Bareu and the othe
! Government officials removed from Juart
= to Chihuahua by villa are being treatc
with the utmost consideration They al
0 stopping At the Robinson House. Al
= rivals from thai city tell mo the" hay
been treated as guests"
n George G. Carothers, special agent
e the state Department. Intends to leay
g here tomorrow TO rejon villa VI
!. Carothrrs came to the border several day
u ago to communicate with Washington r,
garding the CarranZa-Nllll split tt
= text Of his communications h. not bee
: made public. He says he will probabl
= accompany villa during the Zacateca
) campaign and the Inference IL that Wasl
!ngton has instructed him to pay mol
. attention to villa than to Carranzn
: ignaclo Bonil!as. Carranza's peace 81
g vOy TO lIermosllo. has returned to y,
IS gales. his mission OF mediation betwet
the civil and military faction at Il
sonora capital being described as u con
plete failure. Maytorena. backed
villa. is said to dominate the situation,