El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-28
VILLAS FORCES
HESITATE ON THE
MARCH SOUTH
Alleged Murderer Of William
Benton Permitted Free
dom of FL Paso.

days ago to the effect that rebel
! - officers would not be allowed to
/ cross the international line TO Fl Paso
I is not being rigidly enforced With
! party Of friends ROdolfo Flerro, ac-
I cused of the killing OF William ). Benton
! the British subject came to this city
! Tuesday morning and spent the day at.
the Hotel Sheldon, Paso del NOrte and
! other places
/ Fierro has been in Juarez for several
days. He is attached to Villas army.
! He was recently appointed commander
of one Of the brlgadeS by Ven villa
but Carranza brought such pressure
to bear that II is understood the ap-
pointment was contaminated The
/ Carranza commission, IL is alleged,
upon its investigation of the death Of
William S. Benton, held Fierro guilty.
Other Officers Leave.
Gen. Calixto Contreras and a party
of Villas staff officers, who have been
on the border, left Juarez last night
for the south on a special train. Sew
eral thousand new uniforms and guam
titles Of ammunition were aboard the
trans The departure Of these men
gave added strength TO the report
brought here by travellers from Chi
huahua City that Villas army was on
the eve Of marching towards Mexico
Order More Uniforms.
The "Constitutionalists, through
their purchasing agent here have or
dered $4,000 more uniforms from a
New York firm. These uniforms viii
be shipped TO chihuahua and later dis
tributed among Villas soldiers.
So far there has been no movement
Of Villas troops south OF Torreon.
Some brigades in the state have
Car0Thers Secs villa.
George C. Carothers. special agent
of the state department. arrived here
late tonight from chihuahua City.
where he has been in conference with
villa It was reported that his mis-
sion was TO impress on the northern
leader that the United States would |
look with stern disfavor on another in |
stitutionalists" CarOthers refused to |
discuss that phase Of the subject but |
stated that he thought there is now no |
danger Of repetition OF the recent |
Carranza-Villa quarrel
May Release TerraEas.
Arrivals from the state capital Of 1
Chihuahua said today that Luis Terrazas, !
ir, who has been held in the Chihuahua /
Penitentiary for several months by |
Villa. has been released on parole and /
negotiations are under way between /
his family and the revOludonists 10 ef- \
feet his full release
Executions of Officials
Executions are taking place almost |
daily in Parral, Chihuahua and Santa 4
Rosalia districts. according to cattle i
men who arrived Tuesday morning from 4
these points. The svictims are office
holders and officers in the "ConStitu-
tiOnalist" army convicted Of petty I
graft Within the past week eight I
persons have been executed at Parral 4
W lille an even larger number are be-
lieved to have been shot at Chihuahua
Villa as Godfather.
Villa is arranging to leave Chihuahua i
for a visit to Moves ranch. according /
10 these cattlemen- He is going there 4
to -christen the infant child of Gen L
Tomas Urbina- After this visit II is 1
expected that he will leave for the /
south with his forces
Labor Is Scarce.
Labor is very scarce in the mining
districts OF Mexico. The American
Smelling & Refining company, one Of
the largest operating, has offered
bonus TO secure a sufficient force OF I
men to operate. They are giving the /
men a so percent bonus and an addi-
tonaI 25 percent if they remain in their
employment for a month.
CarraHza To Monterey.
Gen Venustiano CarranZa is expected
o reach Monterey Wednesday. Con
consul R E Muzquiz has
lad private kilograms from friends
Who are leaving Salullo for Monterey |
oday to attend conference with Gen.
Sarranza there wednesday. CarraHza
las been in Tampico awaiting the ar
wal Of the Carbajal peace commission
or several days, but will 90 to Mon |
Grey and Saltillo, where he expects to
onfer with the Carbajal envoy, Reg
laldo Cepeda, and the peace commits
ion appointed by provisional president
.srbajaL
Cabrera Coming.
Luis Cabrera, who has been repre- I
enting Carranza in Washington, has /
eft San Antonio for Monterey. where /
e viii confer with his chief He will /
e accompanied by Alberto PAM, who /
said to have been selected to be min |
ster Of communications in Carranza's
abinet.