El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-20
T0RRE0N MAY Be
MEXICAN CAPITAL
Villa Decides to Abandon
Mexico City; to Pursue
the Carrancistas.

forces are at a point 90 kilometers
3 from the capital Between Mexico
! City and Puebla there is a consider
I able force Of Zapatistas. No general
! movement against PUebla has yet been
undertaken by THE convention forces
Attacking GundaIajara.
/ Following his defeat and retirem ent
! from GuadalajaTa Gen. Miguel Dieguez,
: the Carranza leader, has returned, 70
I the attack On Monday he was within
/ 10 miles Of the city with a large force.
/ EIe has recaptured much Of the terri
4 tory in Jalisco that he abandoned when
3 Gen. Julian Medina began his west
coast campaign. Medina is nov in
known how many men She has under
l his command. but the attacking force
Z of Dieguez is estimated at 1900.
Gen. Benjamin ATguemedo, tine colo
RADIO" leader who figured prominently
in the battle of Puebla, IS severely
wounded. He was struck by piece OF
shrapnel 81 Puebla and is now being
cared for at Cuatla, a town near Cuer-
naYaca-
Looks For Intervention.
Villa is declared to expect interven-
ton from the United States, and for
this reason has announced that all Tor
mer federals not directly connected
with the death Of MaderO may return
to Mexico As was announced in dis
patch to the New York World. which
was recently printed in The Herald,
Villa. prior to his recent trip to the
border. made a public address to some
$50 former federal officers IN the cap
ital, in which he declared that the SER
vices Of all loyal MeNicans we're needed
at this time as "a war with foreign
country is not far distant He Of
fered 10 place all the federals on halt
pay and fun pay later. Many refused
TO accept this offer, declaring private
~ that in the event of a war, they
would be sent in small groups TO the
front and in this way would be virtually
executed.
the Carranzd agency at Washington,
hut is in Zacatecas with his entire COM
mand, numbering about 1000. HIS
loyalty TO Villa, however, is ques-
toned, and a large force OF Ntllistas
is located in Zacatecas
Irain Delayed BY Wreck.
The train arriving Wednesday morn
ing in Juarez was the first from the
from the capital. It was delayed "A
hours by bad wreck at Rellano,
south of Jiminez. The tender Of the
engine was thrown from the track and
two day coaches were almost COM
pletely turned over The PullmanS on
the rear Of the train did not leave the
rails. No one was killed in the wreck,
though q number of passengers riding
in the two day coaches were badly in
jured;
scarcity Of fuel in the capital. Most
of the factories have had to close
down. The American Smelling q Re
fining company shelters at Aguascali-
entes and Yelardena have been forced
to close.
Some CarrnEza Claims.
Cen FortuanO Zuazua is advancing
on Saltillo and Gen. Felipe Angeles has
evacuated Monterey and is ooncentrat-
ing his troops at the Coahuila capital
TO meet Zuazua, according 10 Carran-
ciSta advices received here. Zuazua
was formerly connected with Angeles's
brigade during the Constitutionalist
revolution.
Cen. F. Murgia, who was prominent
in the operations about Guadalajara, is
attacking QueretarO, according to the
same adVices. These also state that
Hermino Alvarez, Nillista governor OF
convention and has turned over the
state government to CarraH2a.
Says Villa and ZaBata Friends,
The situation in the interior Of Mex
leo is described as favorable to
peaceful solution in an official bulletin
given out by Ernesto Fernandez Ar
teaga the consul here of the Villa fac
tion. The statement said in part:
Gen. Francisco Villa will not go to
the Mexican capital until the election
by the supreme convention of the pre-
constitutional president He has as
sumed this attitude to avoid erroneous
Interpreted tons regarding his influence
on the decision of the convention.
The armies Of the north and south
continue in perfect accord in their rev.
dictionary ideals, no misunderstanding
whatsoever having existed. It is safe
to say that the recent crisis viii be
solved satisfactorily.
The utmost tranquility prevails in
Mexico City and there is not the
slightest fear of an attack by the rebel
(Carranza) forces"
villa Makes Statement
Gen. Villa, under date of Tuesday.
from Aguascalientes. sent a statement
70 the Associated Press at FL Paso.
declaring that when Gutierrez fled he
was in company with Gers. J. Isabel
Robes, LuciO Blanco and Mateo Al
mama, and that they took with them
luOOOOOO pesos from the national
treasury, footing everything and
leaving abandoned all interests. lives
and honor of the society entrusted to
their care"
"Details contained. in later kilograms
informed me about the alarm and
panic existing among the Inhabitants
of Mexico City when they learned OF
the attitude of the first magistrate of
the nation and of his companions
villa continues. i WAS further sur
prised upon learning that some forces,
belonging 10 the fugitiyes intended to
abandon the capital by marching in the
streets IN disorder and permitting all
sorts Of abuses and outlaw acts.
Fortunately the forces under my
command in the city at once took up
the task of reestablishing order.
Therefore have the honor to notify
the republic and the world that not a
siDgle act was committed against life
and interests of the inhabitants Of
Mexico City, and that the forces Of
the liberating army (the Zapata
forces), together with those OF the
division Of the north, kept order.
'GutierreZ Traitor"
u have learned that president Gu"
tierrez had addressed the military con-
vention in an attempt to ignore it
and. turning against it. defrauding the
hopes Of the country which had been
left with him, turned traitor to the
public aspirations and those OF the
revolution"
villa Wants No office.
Villa adds that Zapata is with him
in his present position, and continues:
Il can state that the major part OF
the forces remain loyal 10 the conVen-
ton and are ready to aid in the pactfi-
cation OF Mexico. and the reestablish-
ment OF constitutional order.
i believe it oppOrtune TO let the
Mexican people know that now, as
ever, am ready to fight for their in
terests and honor, and that / shall fight
the enemies, without seeing their NUM-
Der or their power. On doing my duty
I have consulted only my conscience,
which 7 protest to be subject to all the
resolutions of the convention. Again,