The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-19

ing the responsibility for the col
lapse This statement, it is under
stood, will also declare against Amer
ican Intervention unless forced by
some over. act and will indicate
plan to permit the civil war in Mexico
to be fought out to the bitter end.
Villa .carranza Duel.
Ell PASO, Texas, June 19.-Though
still refusing to admit he has broken
with Gen. Venustiano Carranza and
insisting that Carranza is his "jefe
supreme Gen. Francisco Villa Is 60
ing ahead with his own plans regard
less OF Carranza, according to dis
patches today from. -Torreon.z -s
Just how wide Is the breach be-
tween the two leaders Of the Mexican
constitutionalist leaders in the north,
if breach really exists, 1t is 1mpos-
sible to ascertain. Scores of rumors
were current today regarding the sit
uation but none could be confirm I'd.
One was that Villa had served a def1-
mite ultimatum on Carranza declaring
his intention Of taking absolute con-
troll Of the constitutional army and
using 1t as he sees fit.
This story is that Villa agreed to
support Carranza's claims only so
long as Carranza maintained hands
off" policy SO far as the army is con-
earned. This would leave two distinct
governments in northern Mexico, one
civil directed by Carranza from Sal
tillo; the other military, directed by
Villa from whatever point in the field
lie happened to b..
According to reports, Villa resigned
after refusing to go to Zacatecas with
5, 600 troops and serve under Gen.
Panofil Natera when ordered to do SO
by Gen eral Carranza. Before Car
ranza could consider the resignation.
villa wired again declaring fourteen
subordinate military leaders had sign
ed an agreement not to accept any
Iother lsadsre than himself This vas
followed by seizure Of the gOvernment
ofnces in the north.
All reports reaching here indicate
villa has won every point In the con-
trovarsy. The advance guard Of his
troops reached Celera yesterday but
there will be no general movement on
Zacatecas until villa and Gen. Felipe
Angeles, Aguirre Benevidez and Other
subordinate chiefs have had oppor-
tunity to consult General Natera ana
reconnoiter the ground. .
Al all of the ammunition brought
to Tampico by the American steamer
Antilla is now in Villas possession,
rebal leaders say there need be no
further. delay in the campaign. Villa
now has enough ammunition to carry
him through the fighting to Mexico
City itself.
Friends of villa at Torreon wired
here today stating that Villa Is taking
his new power with great modesty."
All day yesterday he superintended
the loading Of cavalry Horses. and
pieces of artillery on trains for, the
front.
Perez Albren, chief of Carranza's s
Information bureau h ere who has been
missing since Villa seized the reins
or government ucSudy uiSAl II 1S
been located at chihuahua City with
forty-seven other Carranza employees.
A story was circulated Wednesday
that the men had been executed by
Villa at Samalayuca.
Faint Hope Remains.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June 19.-
Failure OF the mediation plan to in
sure peace in Mexico was bsifeved al
most certainty today. The Ameri-
can and Mexican delegates are 1rrec-
onciliably divided on the personnel
OF the proposed provisional govern
ment. The faint hope yet remaining
is that the mediators themselves may
! be able to pick a Mexican for the
/ presidency agreeable to both factions
and this would involve at least are
cession on the part of either the
American or Mexican delegates.