The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
SCOTT AT NAC0
TO SEE BORDER
PACTE ENFORCED
General to Watch Transfer of
Carranzistas to Aqua
Prieta.
VILLA GOES SOUTH
TO ATTACK TAMPlCO

H. PAsu. jan. l0--Gen. Villa left to-
night for southern Mexico after his con-
ference here with Gen. scott. chief Of Stan
Of the United States Army. and the latter
left this afternoon fJr Ndco. Ariz., to
supervise the transfer OF thc CarranZa
garrison from Naco. Son IA, to Aqua
Prcta.
Gen. scott Will have Gov Maytorena
sign the neutral agreement which Gen.
villa signed yesterday.
According TO the agreement reached ny
DEN scott with Gen. villa and represent
tatives OF Carranza the Unit States Will
permit the Carranza garrison at Naco 70
transfer by train to Aqua Pricta, dis
lance Of twenty-nine miles, through the
United states. This completed Gen. Scott
Will probably order most Of the 1000
United States troops now at Naco 10 I'll
Paso for the rest of the winter.
Naco, sonora, will he administered by
Carranza officials, but no trOops are TO be
oougregated there by either side. Nogales,
sonora Is 10 remain the villa port OF
entry and Aqua Prieta remains tho Car
tanza port of entry.
This gives villa control OF the Southern
Pacific hallway south from Nogales
through lIermosillo to Guaymas. Hold
ing Aqua prietI gives Carranza control
Of the Phelps Dodge railroad leading
south from Douglas, Arl2., to Nacozari'
sonora, headquarters OF one OF tho big
mining properties Of the Phelps-Dodse
people.
Maytorena. Villas lieutenant in Sonora.
retains Cauanca. the location OF the Cole
Ryan smelter and mines but CarranLa
will hold the custom house at Naco, where
tlvo railroad leaves the United States.
The movement Of villa troops through
.Iuarez To- Sonora was completed to-day.
i In tl.. = nOO
the villa officials boosted were being sent
dwiudled To 1000. They carried no ar
tiHery, but had several machine guns
They were all cavalry. Part OF these VIII
Join MaytorenR at Cananea and part Will
move TO Gusymas.
Gen Scott viii leave regiment OF
cavalry and perhaps battery OF artil-
lery at Naco to enforce the neutrality OF
the port y Is not his intention TO keep
any more troops at NHco than is neccs-
sary He expects TO be back in Washing
ton inside Of a week.
G,u villa said tonight that he would
stop tomorrow at Chihuahua and would
then hurry on to Aguascalentes to make
preparations for his campaign against
Tampico. which is held by Carranza. lie
expects to start against THmpco In
another week lie declared the Carran-
zlstas had been driven from Saltll!o and
that the Carranza army sent against Tor
rcon had been cut to pieces near Ramos
Ari6pe,
"They will starve on the desert" he
said, "as we captured all their supplies
and transportation"
Torreon, he declared. was positively In
no further danger and he asserted that
Carranza would he defending Monterey in
a few days.
AS soon as my men recuperate at
Saltilio and are reinforced by others from
rorreon and San Pedro they will be ready
10 take Monterey" lie said. Gen. Felipe
Angeles will be in command. ] am going
personally 10 take Tampico from them.
BY that time | hope Gen. Iapata will
have taken Vera Cruz"
Gen. villa said that no meant to re-
store the Mexican navy in a short time
as he believed 1t would be important in
helping to keep down rebellion in the
future.