The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-04-30
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Crisis imminent
IN REBEL RANKS
R~::asicns Between Carranza
and Villa Said to be
Near Break.
REFUSE TO LEAVE VERA CRUZ
Women Whose Husbands Are Still in
Interior na!k at Badgers Order
More Stories Of Affronts
at Tampico.

| AT iampIco.
FL Paso, Tex, April 2S-That a
crisis IN the relations of General /,
Villa and Carranza will be- reached at
Chihuahua tonight or tomorrow is in.
dicated in private letter received
from that city today and by informa.
ton in the possession of we'll IN
formed officials here.
Harmony will be re-established, 1t
| is said, or complete rupture will
occur.
Villa left today for Chihuahua on a
| special train, accompanied by his staff
| and bodyguard of twenty-six men.
He announced that he would return
to marez before leading his forces
against the federal garrison at Sal
tillo, the next objective point of at
tack by the rebels. His train carried
also a carload of ammunition. His
determination to return to chihuahua
was taken suddenly last night on re-
ceipt of important messages from his
u4uCO III Iu1I -tIty. lAG IlQO hOt ilICuu-
cd to leave for several days.
The two leaders will try TO compose
their differences over the. attitude
which the Constitutionausts shall hold
toward the United States. and over
grave problems of military command
Refugees brought word that affairs
between Villa and CarranZa had
reached a stage where one or the 9th
err must accept distinctly second pc
sition in the revolution.
Tension Reiaxes on Border.
The situation along the Texas. A
iona and New Mexico border was X
garded as more reassuring. Refugee;
generally reported that they were not
ill treated, although some of them re-
ported that bandit bands were taking
advantage of the exodus to loot prop
erty left unprotected.
Rebel commanders everywhere re
ceived warnings to treat foreigners
and their property with every respect
and not to pay heed to exaggerated
reports of strained relations with the
United States Ell.
6alk at Badgers Order.
Vera Cruz, April 27.-To Admiral
Badgers many problems was added
another here today-that of mutiny.
More than one hundred American
women were the mutineers.
The mutiny followed an order, post
ed by Admiral Badger at the consulate
and other conspicuous places. COM
manding all American noncombatants
to leave Vera Cruz by the steamer
Mexico. The order stated in terms
that could not be misunderstood. that
all must be aboard the ship by 4
o'clock this afternoon.
Women Were RebeiIlous.
Most of the refugees here were de-
cidedly opposed to obeying the order.
Nevertheless, about $50 men COM
piled. The women, however, were
rebellious.
The husbands of many of them, of
whose fate they are ignorant, were
still in the interior. Knots Of the
women gathered in the streets and
held indignation meetings. Most OF
them expressed their intention OF not |
with the order.
More Tampieo Affronts.
Galveston, Tex, April 27.-Refugees |
from Mexico, arriving here today, |
brought fresh stories of sudden flight,
Of privation and insult to the Amer
lean flag. Many of the refugees we're
nearly destitute, with children on
their hands.
: Dr.. p. G. Opperman, formerly of
Ohio, Dixie refugee, said
he escaped violence at Mexican hands
n the Tampico-- Municipal building /
Tuesday, after the Vera Cruz fight
news waB posted by passing himself /
III aa1 German.
Il. F. Sessions of Florence. s. c., a
Dixie passenger, said he brought twen-
y-one women and children down the
ohnuco river TO Tampico Tuesday II
rom Topila. an oil camp, until the
dexican government gunboat Vera
,rus stopped him and sent him back
Ipdsr threats Of Smelling his boat and
Messengers. He-retired and returned
lying German nag, whereupon he
~ allowed to pass.
Rebels Take Monterey.
Brownsville. Tex, April 25.-"Mon-
erey il in the hands of the constitu-
lonAlists after I'VE days battle"
1as an official announcement late to-
~ from constitutionalist headquar-
srs IN Matamoras. accompanied BY
he ringing Of bells and IN outbuEst
{ rebel enthusiasm throughout the
w.
Monterey is the capital Of Nuevo
'eon and, an important railroad cen.
= 4 was the largest stronghold
l1leining to the fsderals IN northern
lexico. No details OF the fighting
~ hssn received. -
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