New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-21
Family of First Chief
Flees to American
Border.
CONVENTION AWAITS
ZAPATA DELEGATION
Hill Ordered to Attack Hermo.
sillo - Maytorena Battery
Threatens u. S. Town.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 20.-The
American Consulate here to-day re-
ceived report from Mexico City stat
ing that General Villa created n panic
among the delegates to the convention
Of military chiefs in Aguas Cslientes
to- day by moving an army of $4,000
men into a position allowing him to
envelop the city and imprison the en-
tire conference.
Villas army is reported TO be within
an hours march of Aguas Calientes
To oppose him there are Carranza
troops at Monterey and Saltillo, but II
would take from four to twelve hours
to get them to Aguas Calientes.
According to the message, ConstItu-
tionalist chiefs declare Villas soldiers
rob them and insult them in the streets
Anotonio I. Villareal. president of the
convention. to-day ordered that train
carrying L. G. Llorente, Carlos Do
minguez, Manuel Bonills and Andress
Cuzman 70 the border be stopped. Thess
men were released from prison IN
Mexico City last night by order of the
Aguas Cslientes convention. and were
to be permitted TO so TO Villa terri
tory. They we're arrested on charges
of attempting to incite rebellion
against Carranzs. It is expected they
are to be held as hostages pending
further action by Villa.
Eagle Pass, Texas, Oct. 20.-The fam
ily of General Carranza reached the
Mexican border to-day. 1t was an
nounced that they would make their
residence temporarily at Piedrss Ne
gras, opposite here OH the Mexican side
of the Rio Grande. 1t is said on good
authority that Carranza remarked he
might have difficulty in getting his
family out of the country, but that as
for himself, with the family in safety,
he could fight his way out.
There was an unconfrmed report
here to-day that Villa had arrested
some of the peace delegates at Aguas
Calientes.
Washington, Oct. 20,-NO word had
come to Washington through official
sources tonight of the break in the
Mexican peace plans indicated in the
press dispatches from Mexico City an
nouncing General Csrranza's repudia-
tion of the claim of the convention at
A9uas Calientes to the sovereign
power in Mexico.
Some officials interpret the adjourn
ment Of the convention to await the ar
rival of the Zapata delegates as mere
" a move on the part OF some of the
delegates to confer with Carranza and
determine what their course of action
should be.
Douolas. Ariz., Oct. 20.-General
Csrranza has ordered General Hill,
commanding the garrison at Naco,
Sonora TO advance on Hermosillo, the
eccordinp TO kilograms said to have
boon Exchanged between Hill and Gem
orai Juan Cabral. Hill is now besieged
AZ Naco by the forces of Governor
Msytorena. ,: A..
domoiition Of Naco, as he now has five
Seld n;eces planted on three sides of
the town. The guns in their present
position endanger the American town
Inore than hitherto. General Hill has
four guns en- route which arc expected
TO arrive tonight.
General Villa, it is reported officially,
has left Aguas Calentes for Durango
Citv with a strong column to punish
the Arricta brothers whose troops
have joined General Macloyio Herrera
in his desertion Of the Division Of the
North IN the CarTanZa side.