Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-17
MAY LATER FACE GENERAL,
WHO NOW is AT TORREON
Military Leader Says Arrest Of His
Superiors Appointees Was
Mistake.
SAID TO HAVE RESIGNED
Order That Commanders Of All Gar
risons Report to Him Is
Considered ominous,

Ell PASO, Tex, June r7.-
Gen. Villa, through his agents
here. issued today a general de-
! NAL that there had been any
split between himself and Gen.
Carranza. He said that the arrest
of the Carranza officials at
Juarez late yesterday had been
the result of a misinterpretation
OF orders on the part of Col.
Tomas Ornelas, in charge of the
Juarez garrison.
1t was learned, however, that
between twenty and thirty en-
ployes of the Juarez Offices were
sent on special train early today
to Chihuahua city, the state capi-
tai, thence to be transported to
Torreon, where Villa remained.
These men, employees of the Gus
tom-house, telegraph Office, treas
ury department and information
bureau, were arrested late yester-
day by Col, Ornelas in a raid on
the various national offices where
Carranza appointees were en-
p1oyed.
Perez Abreu Missing.
The whereabouts of Perez Abreu was
| the matter Of most speculation. He had
been selected by Rafael Zubaran Cap
many. Carranza's agent at Washington,
as publicity agent of the revolution.
whose function 1t was to issue official
bulletins to the press. Perez Abreu dis
appeared when his office was taken over
by the Villa soldiers. He just had Is
sued an announcement that he was tran
scribing bulletin regarding the Zaca-
tecas attack, in which Gen. Natera's
forces had been defeated. according to
official advices from Mexico City. which
have been confirmed by reports from the
revolutionists' front below Torreon.
Resignation Reported.
Gen. Villa rendered his resignation to
Gen. Carranza within the last week. u
was reported last night. To Villas me-
sage the constitutionalist commander IN
chief replied asking who would succeeu
him.
Following this. Villas various military
chiefs held a conference and sent
round robin" to Carranza- declaring
they would accept none other than Villa
as leader.
Gen. Villa last night ordered all COM
manderS of garrisons throughout the
territory he controls to report at once
at Torreon. This order was accepted
ominously by observers here. History
of the Pascual Orozco rebellion against
President Madero was revived
Orozco. like Villa, was leader Of
volunteer troops of Chihuahua state.
and as popular favorite led revoiu-
tion against the former president
Constitutionalist agents here today
were busy attempting to find explana-
tion from the south of the sudden turn
of affairs at Juarez, but the rigid CEN
sorship on kilograms from Villas head
quarters at Torreon prevented from ar
riving other than messages denying, in
a general way, that the constitutional
list chief and Villa, his
northern chfeftain, had reached point
Of divorce on account of the appoint
ment of Natera as chief of the new cen
trail zone, and other incidents which the
Villa elements have been reported as
resenting.
Failure Hotly Discussed.
Partisans of Carranza and Villa at El
Paso discussed hotly the failure of the
constitutionanst movement. The question
of the Niagara Falls conference played
an important part in the argument. es-
pecially as regards the naming Of pro-
visional president. Some Villa support
ers even declared that Gen. Felipe An
geIes, secretary of war on Carranza's
cabinet. had been selected by Villa for
provisional president in place of Car
rama, as some partisan publicans had
suggested Angeles, a former federal
general, has been commanding Villas
artillery since the battle of Torreon, and
yesterday departed for the front above
Zacatecas according to official notice
here.