Evening star., 1915-06-27
HUERTA GENERALS
START TO MEXICO
Large Party Of Former Military
Commanders and Legislators
En- Route to Ell PaSO.
EX-DICTATOR SAID TO BE
HEADING A NEW PARTY
News Overshadows Defeat of Car
rama Troops by Zapata Out
side Mexico City.

Official news of a severe defeat OF the
Carranza forces advancing on MeAie'
City was quite overshadowed in inter
est yesterday by announcements iron
both the Carranza and Villa agencies
here that a large party of Huerta ad'
herents. former military commanders
and legislators, were en- route to T.
Paso, presumably with the intention OF
starting new military movement
The Villa agency's announcement
communicated to the State Department
said 1t had a report, which. however
was not positive, that Nictorianc
Huerta was among those in the party
Gen. Huerta's secretary in New YORK
however, denied that the former die
tator was on his way to the border
Gen. Huerta left New York for the
west last Wednesday and it was re-
ported he was bound to San Francisco
The Carranza agency. in statement
charged that Gen. Felipe Angeles
Villas chief lieutenant, now in the
United States, came to set the new
movement afoot.
have agreed in their public announce
ments, probably never before since
they were established. The fact that
both agreed that a new movement was
afoot in Mexican affairs was regarded
as more than usually significant.
Mr.. Llorente's Statement.
Enrique Llorente. confidential agent
in Washington of Gen. Villa, issued the
following statement:
The confidential agency has received
most authentic Information that on a
train early this morning, en- route from
Kansas City to Ell Paso, there passed
through San Antonio. Tex. Gems.
Yngacio Bravo, Eduardo Caus. Vicente
Callero, Jose Alessio Robles, Victor
Huerta, Enrique Corostieta and several
other military chiefs. with former con-
gressmen and senators of the Huerta
administration.
1T is also reported. though not
stated positively. that Victoriano
Huerta Is with the party.
The agency is advised that the pur-
pose of the visit OF these former
Huertistas to Ell Paso is to organize
expeditions against Juarez and Ojinaga
with mercenaries recruited along the
border. In view OF the suspicious cir
OF the trip. the confidential
agency. by means of a note to the
State Department. has officially trans
mitted to the American government
its advices on the subject.
The confidential agency was advised
today that the Carranzista army under
Gen. Obregon was repulsed at Peneu-
les, south of Aguascalientes."
The Carranza Statement.
The Carranza agency issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Former officers of the federalist
army are concentrating at Ell Paso.
with view to organizing new move
ment against the constitutionalist
in Mexico. and in favor Of
the reactionary elements, according to
received today. In the
group en- rouse just now for Ell Paso
Robels, together with a number of Of
ficers of lower rank f1r the old army
of Porfirio Diaz and Nictoriano Huerta.
Gathering at Ell Paso. it is known
that the plan of the ex-federals is to
eliminate Villa, assuming control of
his forces and driving that army into
line for the old regime. This is the
plan of Gen. Felipe Angeles and it is
on his initiation and as the result of
his recent activities in the United
started
"Eliseo Arredondo. head Of the
agency. last night expressed the opin-
ION that the attention OF the United
states government might be directed
Immediately to the present situation
with a view to stopping the organiZa-
tion of "A reactionary movement at a
time when the settlement of the diff
ficulties which have beSet the republic
for nearly five years is at hand "
Move Rumored for Months.
While such move has been rumored
for several months and many confer
ences have been held in the United
States by Mexicans identified with the
Diaz and Huerta administrations. no
effort thus far has been made to gain
a military foothold in Mexico.
The fact that both the Villa and
carranza agencies here indicated in
their announcements that they ex-
nected the United States in some way
to use it's influence toward preventing
the former federals and their support
ers from re-entering Mexico was re-
In some official quarters as like
lv to impress the present factions that
they must reconcile their differences if
they wish to get the moral support of
the American government.
The CarranZa agent. Mr. Arredondo,
declared Gen. Carranza believed the go
called reactionary party. formerly in
control in Mexico, was busily engaged
in fomenting situation that would
cause America Intervention.
My government. he said, directs
me to explain that efforts of the reac-
tionaries are backed by diplomatic and
consular representatives. of foreign
countries in Mexico, who are sending
the American State Department false
information with regard to the condi-
lions prevailing in Mexico"
Reliable reports reached here through
official channels last night that Gen.
Pablo Gonzales. the Carranza com
mander, has met with a severe defeat t
by the Zapata troops in his effort to
ca pture Mexico City. Details still are
lacking A brief report that Gen. Car
rama had ordered all available roll
ing stock from Vera Cruz to assist Gen
Gonzales, however. tended to confirm
previous intimations that Gen. Con
zales had suffered decisive check.
Mexico City Isolated.
For nearly week Mexico City has
been isolated from the outside world
bv rail and wire and the America II
government does not know whether or
not the fighting affected the safety of
foreigners or their property
The State Departments summary of
conditions in Mexico revealed that the
silence of the newspapers at Vera
Cruz on the campaign against Mexico
City had spread the impression in Vera
Cruz that Gen. Gonzales had met with
reyerses Officials generally were of