Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-14
CARRANzA DECIDES
TO HOLD POWER
WILL REMAIN AT CORDOBA AND
DIRECT HIS CAMPAIGN FOX
OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE.
Chief DEfIES CONVENTION
First Chief Issues Proclamation De-
claring Himself Head Of the RePuo-
Ilc-Guiterrez Appoints His Cab
inet-Fighting Goes On.

Vera Cruz. Mex.-General V. Car
rama will remain at Cordoba, anu
from there direct his campaign tor
the office of chief executive, according
| to Colonel Edmundo Martinez, Cen
! eral Aguilars representative, VINO re-
turned 10 Vera Cruz Monday from
conference with General Carranza and
| his delegates to the Aguascalientes
| convention.
Colonel Martinez said Generals Cd
RECON and Blanco were among those
who had agreed to support Carranza
against Villa. He denied the report
that Lucio Blanco had been named as
ad interim president.
All the members of General Car
ranza's cabinet except Foreign Min
lister Fabela are now in the capital
General Carranza Monday issued an
ultimatum declaring himself the CHIEF
head of the republic. The proclama-
ton was issued at Cordoba and was
directed to the military chieftains and
the civil employees of the central gov
eminent, who were ordered to obey
Carranza, the first chief of the consti-
tutionalists. and disregard the Aguas-
calientes convention.
To these military chieftains he said
that unless they left the conference
and were back at their posts by
o'clock Tuesday evening their next in
rank would assume places.
General Eulalio Gutierrez, who was
appointed provisional president OF
Mexico by the Aguascalientes conven-
ton, has proclaimed himself the chief
executive, beginning Nov. 10. and has
appointed the following cabinet to act
with him:
Foreign minister, Fernando Iglesias
Calderon.
Minister of communications, General
Antonio Villareal
Minister of war. General Juvenico
Robes.
Minister of interior, General Jose
Blanco.
Minister of public instruction, Sig
nor Solo Cana.
Minister of justice, Jose Vasconce-
los.
Minister of progress, Pastor Rouaix
Minister of the treasury, Felicitas
Villareal.
Enrique c. Llorente will be appoint
ed Washington representative of the
constitutionalists
Rogue Estrada, private secretary to
General Carranza, arrived in the CAPT.
tai Monday from Cordoba. In an in
terview he said:
I'VE have exhausted all legitimate
means to bring about a peaceful ar
of this trouble. The Aguas-
calientes convention must obey Gen.
eral Carranza or the delegates to 1t
will be treated as traitors. We have
sufficient means at our disposal to
make good our mandates"
Heavy fighting has been in progress
in the suburb of Xochimilco, between
followers of Emiliano Zapata and Gen.
eral Carranza. Carranzas forces
checked the Zapata-advance.
Administration officials at Washing
ton admit that the Mexican situation
has again assumed a delicate aspect.
o. General Carranza has partially full.
filled the Washington governments
request for guarantees before with
drawing the American troops from
Vera Cruz, but his decree does not
satisfy the main point asked for by
The United States. that Mexicans who
served the American government dur
ng the occupation Of the port be not
punished.
In the City of Mexico those who hold 4
postal money orders have been unable pr
% cash them and are in need Of funds.
Recently the postoffice department an. pr
the discontinuance of money
order service with Mexico at the re-,
quest Of the Carranza government.