Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-01
COVE RNMENT Of
CHIHUAHUA Is
DISINTEGRATING
Villa Officers Are Attempting
to Hold Juarez Until Racing
Season Is Over, Says 81
PasO Report.

El Paso. Tex Noy go-Uuder
seeming tranquility. the organization
.of the convention or Vina government
in the territory below Juarez IT'S sole
port of entry is apparently progress
sively dis.ntesIating. MS Indicated hy
the departure 81 functiou3ries tho
elimination of functions. Shrmkage of
territory without contest M the an-
proaeh IF Carranaa forces and the
suspension of am foreisn-owned indus
tries Within ITS precincts
Ministers Quit Country
Francisco Eseudero, minister OF
finance. the last Of the Villa govern
ment 10 leave Mexico. is reported 90
be 30 Los Angeles Miguel Diaz Lom-
bardo. minister Of foreign relations. is
in El Paso. Dr. Cara Cardenas min
ister Of goberRacion. IS reported Ia Ar
iona
The departments of the government
have been removed. unofficially, 10
Juarez No mail Is received or sent
south Of Juarez and no news is al-
lowed to percolate south
chihuahua Government
The state Of Chihuahua is nominally
ruled by Governor Arila and Secretary
of state Sylvester Terrazas, actually
by Cen. Manuel Ochoa, military com
mander "a Juarez, and Col. Hipolito
villa. financial agent of the govern
ment. who is brother of Gen. Fran
cisco villa
They hold in silence the plans Of
the convention and collect its revenues
and dispense its justice, Tor there IS
M law on civil police ln the disinte-
grating domain OF the convention gov
eminent General Ochoa dispenses
justice from Juarcz with conspicuous
partially toward foreigners
May EVaCuatc city.
IT is said. however, upon good au-
thority. that Colonel villa and General
Ochoa have decided upon the cvacua-
ton OF Chihuahua City to begin within
"a few weeks The railroad will be
torn up and bridges destroyed from
the capital to the border TO impede
the advance of Caranza forces for at
least three months when the racing
season at Juarez will end.
From admissions Of Juarez officials,
IL is known that the southernmost Of
the organizations control is Santa Ro-
sofia. about 100 miles south OF Chi
huahua CITY. on the main line Of the
railroad
CaranLa Force Near.
Luis Herrera. leading "a Carranza
force. is there with a variously osti-
mated force, and recruiting, largely
it is reported. from disintegrated villa
divisions. To the west Of Chihuahua
city. ON the line TO Minaca, il is re-
ported Carranza force has been
several months awaiting orders to
approach the capital direct by rail-
road Along the eastern side of the
sierra MADEIRA mountains deserters
from Villas army that marched from
Casas Grandes when not operating as
bandits. are said Ia be afliliating with
little bands of Carranza adherents.
TO the west of the villa railroad,
Ojnaga, opposite Preside, Texas, with
railroad line leading to Chihuahua
CITY. Is under Carranza control. With
the exception of one plant at ParraL
now under Carranza control none of
the hundreds of big mining properties
or smelters Is operating in the terri
tory from Santa Rosalla 10 Juarez.
/ The foreign ranches are de-
serted of foreign managers and their
stocks of cattle are disappearing.