Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-03
SAYS RECOGNITION
BY. c ARR A \ Z A
IS STILL PENDING


Denying that Cantu's overtures to
Cananza had been rejected by the
de facto president, d. l.. Ault, CaleX-
leo attorney, who has been retained
in the suit instituted by the Carranza
government for the possession Of $50,-
900 deposited in CaleXico banks by
Cantu, declared that the recognition
of the governor Of Lower California
by Caranza was still pending.
"Do know the text Of Cantu's mes
sage to the first chief? The only
condition that | know Cantu has i'm
posed is that he remain as governor
Of Lower California; Attorney Ault
said.
1T is my opinion that Cantu is
probably better suited for the position
that he now holds than anyone the
de facto could name,' he continued.
"He has accomplished more a. Mex
icali in the way of public improve
ments and has more generally bene-
fitted the people of the town than any
3 men have ever done in the position
before. In the past it has been a case
Of graft all along the line
In speaking of the Cantu-Carranza
case, which is now pending, Attorney
Ault denied what he termed "rumors
that we intended to allow the case to
lag until we see what the outcome of
the negotiations between Cantu and
Carranza are"
1--WE intend to push the case until
it is concluded and if the decision
in this court is unfavorable to us we
intend to carry it to the appellate
court he declared.
Washington, Dec. 3.-General Villa,
defeated by Carranza for the ruler
ship of Mexico, has announced his
intention of launching an mceasing
guerilla warfare along the United
States border. Information to this ef-
feet reached the war department in
the form of Il dispatch from General
Funston, who declared that he was
advised TO this effect by a former
staff officer of Villa. According to
this informant, General Villa, shortly
after his disastrous defeats at Aqua
Preta, Cananea and other towns in
northern Mexico, stated these inten-
tions to his officers and men, calling
ON such of them as would volunteer
to enlist with him in the new form
of warfare.
In an address to his followers. Villa
is quoted as having bitterly upbraided
the United States as the cause of all
his misfortunes, and for that reason
proclaimed his intention of menacinc
The borders Of this nation by unceas-
ing guerilla attacks.
But for certain movements on the
part of Villa and his men since his
evacuation Of Nogales, Sonora. Cen
eral Funston declared in his report
that he would not have regarded the
report as serious. He has been since
advised, however, that General Rod
, rlguez, who commanded the Villa
forces at Nogales, has captured the
town of Ysobel, 10 miles south of
Aqua Prieta, and was moving north
ward toward the latter town and Ca
nanea.
General Obregon, who is at No
gales, General Funston wired. was
greatly concerned over the situation
and was planning to rush 5000 Car
rama reinforcements to Aqua Prieta
as soon as he could obtain permission
from the Washington government to
transport his troops by rail through
Arizona.
Funston himself, according to his
report, plans to go at once to Douglas,
Ariz., which is opposite Aqua Prieta.
to await developments, and has or
dered Colonel Brown, with field ar
tillery and four troops of the Tenth
cavalry, to proceed to Naco, Ariz.,
which commands the railroad ap-
proach to the border from Cananea.
He believes that he has at present
sufficient troops at Douglas to han
die the situation there.
That Villa has become mentally un-
balanced as a result of his reverses is
the opinion expressed by General
obregon in dispatch to the Carranza
agency here, reported to have been
obtained from lieutenant of Villas
staff, who fell into the hands of Car
ranzistas. According to this report,
Villa has recently displayed signs of
"serious mental Disturbance
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