The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-11-05
MEXICAN WAR
BREAKING AGAIN
us. TROOPS STAY
GUTIERREZ ELECTED PRESIDENT
BY PEACE CONVENTION.
But CARRANzA HOLDS TO 1903
Evidences Point to Renewal Of Con
flct Between the Faetions=-New
President Is Known as the
"Tiser Of Conception"


Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 3.--Mexico is a
republic with two claimants TO the
presidency One Is Eulalo Gutierrez,
named yesterday at the Aguascallen.
tes convention to serve twenty days
The otner is Venustano Carranza,
who has not recognized Gutierrez as
supplanting him.
Evidences point to a renewal of
actual conflict between the CarranZa
and Villa factions. Both sides are
said to have. begun moving troops.
A message from the central bu-
reau of information at Mexico City
was given out by the consul generals
Office. This followsc n a.. .
As soon as the first chief was In.
formed of the action of the Aguas-
calientes convention he told the dele
gates that he was disposed to do as
he had promised and give up his
command and executive power as
soon as the convention fixed the
form Of provisional government and
arranged for Zapata and Villa to
give up commnd of their forces.
ALSO ne asks that an explanation
be made to him of the motives which
impelled the convention to decide to
accept his resignation and the mo-
tiyes for which it considered expe.
dent his resgnaton from power"
Explains Twenty-Day Term.
Mexico City. Nov. IA dispatch
from Aguascaltenes says General
Gutierrez was elected provisional
president of Mexico after midnight,
but for twenty days only. The short
term was due to consideration for
the delegates of General Zapata,
who had no vote in the convention
for lack of authorization from their
chief.
Within the twenty days 1t was ex.
pected Zapata could arrange to al
low his agents to vote. o.
The convention voted to meet lat
er in Mexico City. 81
General Gutierrez Is known through
out the conStitutionalist army as
the tiger of Conception del Oro."
of San Luis Potosi by CarranZa for
valiant services aginst Huerta. He
Is a close friend of CarranEa. In
April ne expelled the Spanish resi-
dents from, the city of San Louis Po-
tosi.
Keeps U. S. Troops in Mexico.
Washington, Nov. 3.-United Stat
es recognition of the new Mexican
regime depends on the agreement of
all factions on the provisional presi-
dent selected.
The evacuation of Vera Cruz, 1t
was reiterated in a note to the Car
rama government by the State De-
partment, will be carried out as soon
as guarantees are given by the CEN
trail government that Mexicans who
served the United States during the
American occupation are protected
and that customs duties and munich
pal taxes are not reimposed wnen
the American forces withdraw.
The Aguascalientes convention ap-
proved tae American demands, but
CarranZa has hesatated to issue a
proclamation carrying the required
assurances.
Although Carranza told Consul Sill
liman he would not withdraw unless
Villa and Zapata we're retired, Off
eials are confident civil war will be
averted and compromise effected.
When the Aguascalieptes Conven-
ton accepted Caranza's resignation,
villa resigned from command OF the
Mexican army of the north.
Villa Forces Defeated.
San Antonio, Tex, Nov. 3.-The
Carranza forces, commanded by Gen.
erals Maclovio and Luis Herrera de-
feated a strong Villa force near Par
raj, Mex, according to an official
statement received at the constitu'
tionalist headquarters here. '".' 49,"
Gen. Ignacio Pesquiera, minister
of war, is quoted to the effect that
he had been advised that the Villa
forces lost "a considerable number
of men, rifles and quantity of am
munitica." The number of casual
ties was not given.