The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-01
VILLA BREAKS
WITH CARRANzA
Refuses Recognition as Mexico's
First Chief
TROOPS STAY. IN VERA CRUZ
ProcIaiming Of New Revolution Ex-
pected to Follow at onee-5,ooo
Of His Troops Sent, Main !
tain Torreon Stronghold.


Washington.-The break between
Carranza and Villa, has finally come,
and unless reconciliation can be
brought about quickly Mexico will
again be plunged into a revolution.
This sudden turn Of affairs again
makes uncertain the immediate re-
tirement of the American troops from
Vera Cruz and the part which this
Government will be obliged to play
in Mexico.
Villa has served notice on Carranza
that the forces under his command
will not attend the national conven-
ton of the Constitutionalists in
Mexico City and also that he no long
err recognizes Carranza as First Chief.
This declaration by Villa will
amount to the proclaiming of new
revolution unless the present breach
is healed. For months the United
States Government has been exerting
every effort to prevent this break
and now that it has come President
Wilson is certain to take the strong
est steps possible to bring about a
reconciliation.
The incident, however, suggests the
tremendous problem facing the Will
son Administration in it's effort to
establish a stable government in
Mexico, with upheavals like this oc-
curing every few months. 1t indi-
Gates that the success of "watchful
waiting is far from assured as yet.
The break between Carranza and
Villa was announced officially by the
Constitutionalist agency here. It was
due to developments that followed
Villas arrest of Gen. Obregon, one of
Carranza's foremost leaders.
Obregon was invited to chihuahua
by Villa two or three days ago to dis
cuss certain affairs in the State of
Sonora. The Governor, Joseph May
torena, has been a strong Villa ad-
herent and has openly been opposing
Carranza's control at Mexico city.
Obregon recently visited Sonora in
an effort to patch matters up for Car
rama i'm that State. Some of these
matters did not suit Villa and he in
vited Obregon to. a conference at Chi
huahua. The two generals could not
agree and there was a big quarrel.
Villa, it is said, threatened to shoot
Obregon, and finally had him seized
and made prisorer.
When Carranza learned that one of
his leading Generals was prisoner
in Villas hands he ordered the rail-
road service discontinued north of
Aguas Calientes. He did this as a
precautionary measure, apparently be-
ing suspicious of Villa, and uncertain
as to whether he might not attempt
to move on south with his forces.
Villa demanded an explanation of
! the distcontinuance of this train SER
vice and Oarranza replied that before
| Villa would get an explanation he
would do some explaining on his own
part. The First Chief then called
upon Villa for his reasons for holding
Gen. Obergon as prisoner.
Villa ignored this demand and then
served his notice Of withdrawal from
the Constitutionalist convention and
his refusal to recognize Carranza as
First Chief.
Villa now holds all of northern Mex
leo and in this position has advan'
tages, which will count seriously
against Carranza if it comes to re.
sort to arms between the two fac
tons. Villa will be able to control
the rail communication with the
United States. It has been estimated
that he has between $4,000 and 10000
troops, but these figures have been
denied by Carranza pporters, who
estimated that Villa has about 10000
as compared with between 100000 and
$4,000 controlled by Carranza and his
Generals.
For some time the embargo on the
sill lpment of arms and ammunition
over the Mexican border has been
raised, and the belief here is that
Villa has a large supply Of both.