El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
o Scatter Surrendered Force.

stopped TO purchase some meat FL
nally. they came back, at dusk, unmo-
Tested.
To Scatter Surrendered Force.
The 1000 former Villista troops
Surrendered" Monday to the Consti-
tutionalist government. will be shipped
into the southern interior points of
Mexico and every command broken up
into detachments by Gen Alvaro Obre-
gOn. it is announced at the Mexican
consulate. New forces will be brought
to Ell PasO and marched across the in
ternatiOnal bridges into the little Dor
der town opposite here. completely
shifting the garrison. All this is pro-
vided Gen Manuel Ochoa, in supreme
command Of his garrison forces, is
willing.
The COnstitutionalist administrati ton
of Juarez affairs is being carried on
entirely from the FL Paso side of the
river. Uncertainty is the order on the
position of Ochoa-
Oregon Arrives.
Gen Obregon, COMMUNICATIVE Of the
CarranZa forces in Mexico, arrived in
FL Paso Wednesday night on Southern
Pacific train No 10, at 11-45 10 take
charge of the situation for the Next
can government at this point on the
border. Thursday morning he re-
manned in FL PasO. receiving kilograms
and comforting with consul Garcia
opens Office.
At 20 minutes TO 10 o'clock Thursday
Gen. Obregon, his staff. his sisters and
his office force and office equipment,
arrived at the Del Norte hotel, and
established their headquarters in rooms
529. $50 and 531. Room 529 was Ia
beled ''oficina del GraL Oregon
The hotel mana cement posted house
detectives. and sent the chief service
man to report to the general that ne
and his force of protectors were at his
orders.
Confers With Consul.
Consul Garcia reported in person 10
Gen. ObregOn as soon as the latter had
arranged fer the comfort Of his house
hold. The consul and the general went
into secret session at about 10-l5 a. m
and remained clOseted until noon A
batch Of kilograms were handed the
general, some 80 in number These
were run over rapidly
The Mexican consul at once went
into the details of the complicated sit
uation across the river, where Cen
Ochoa IS IN supreme control
Declines to Talk.
Gen. Oregon would make no com
ment on Gen Villas apparent plans as
reported to him from below Juarez.
No one was allowed to interrupt Cen
Oregon and consul Garcia in what
was stated TO be the most mOmenlouS
conference Of the Carranza govern
ment in this section of the border for
two years
with Cen Obregon arrived ms starr
including Col +. L. SOrniO, Nal j. n
Carpo. Mai. Rafael Valdez. AlejO Bay.
Senorita Rosa Oregon, the generals
sister, senOrita Carmen Tapia and
senorita Soledad Gonzalez were with
the general
Americans Safe.
The Carranza consulate in Fl PasO
announced Wednesday night that the
thirty Americans recently taken from
the MADEIRA company and held by villa
are safe in Chihuahua city and free to
come TO the border.
Capture of Chihuahua
A telegram from Gen JacintO Ire
vino Of the Carranza forces moving
northward, at Chihuahua city, dated
Wednesday night. arrived at the MeXi-
can consulate today, stating that in the
occupation of the state capital some 100
locomotives. more than 1000 freight and
other cars. and quantities Of arms and
ammunition had been taken by the Con- /
forces. /