Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-28
TROOPS REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN SENT NORTH TO SAVE
LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ
WOULD TENDER RESIGNATION
Notifies carranxa He Is at Order Of
First chief-Revolt in Torreon Gar.
rison Results in Battle Between
Loyal Troops and Those Who Desert
to Carranza.

Washington, Dec. 2S-The Carranza
agency today published the following
telegram, received from partisans at
Galveston:
Semi official reports here, altho not
confirmed, say that due to lack Of COM
the Villa forces are evac-
uating Mexico City. 1t is believed they
are doing this on account Of the cry
ing need of forces in the north to save
lines of communication and To prevent
Torreon. Chihuahua and Juarez from
being captured. Villa would prefer to
engage in battle outside of the capital
with Carranza's army Of 100000 men,
lying between here and Mexico City.
President Gutierrez Would Resign.
"Eulalio Gutierrez, thru commits
sion. authorized Antonio l. Villareal. as
president OF the now extinct Aguscali
entes convention. to accept his resig-
nation as provisional president and to
notify Carranza he will be at the or
ders of the first chief.
The whereabouts of Gutierrez is
now not definitely known but it Is be-
lieved he is making his way toward
San Luis Potosi. This action on the
part of Gutierrez. which is being fol-
lowed by many of his subordnates, is
thought to account in part also for
Villas hurried departure to the north
1t was reported to the war depart
ment that half the Torreon garrison
has revolted against Villa and is fight
ing the other half in the name Of Car
rama"
Concentrate Attack on Tuxpam.
General Villas forces have suspend
ed their attacks on Ebano, near Tam
pico, and have concentrated their at
tack on the seasort Of Tuxpam, where
fighting is in progress today. accord
ing to advices to the state department
Reports issued earlier today by the
Carranza sagency here saying that Cen
eral Gutierrez had resigned and left
Mexico City. were contradicted by dis
patches to the state department. by the
Brazilian minister at Mexico City.
The general situation as reflected in
official dispatches was view as not al
together encouraging. Friction is re-
garded as apparent between the Zapata
element and the Gutierrez Villa fac
ton. Thus far, however. it has not re-
suited in any serious break.
The trouble has arisen over punish
ment Of former federals. Gutierrez and
Villa have favored stopping executions.
zapata Favors sterner Methods.
Zapata now at Cuernavaca Is repre-
sented as opposed to that, as is General
Plafox, minister of the interior In the
Gutierrez cabinet and chief spokesman
for Zapata-
Dfcn jc Hat~ 4
former federals will be given
fair trials. They also were prohibited
from joining the Gutierrez Villa army.
The American government finds that
Guterriez and Villa look with favor on
the suggestion Of a general amnesty for
the federals. but the Zapatistas look ir-
reconcilably opposed to it.
National Convention Friday.
The situation is expected to develop
rurther at the national convention
called for Jan. 1. in Mexico City, when
= new provisional president will be
chosen.
Only measer advices are In the hands
of the state department as to military
activities but 1t understood the Zapata
forces have advanced to Soldad, near
Vera Cruz, and are operating in the
OF Tuxpam and are driving tho
Sarranza troops to the southeast.
Advices from Consul Canada said
Thomas Branliff, who went from
with credentials from
Rafael Zubaran Company, to discuss
measures of peace with Carranza, has
been rearrested at Vera Cruz He had
been taken into custody on his arrival
ou. was at once released on representa-
lions from Consul Canada.