El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-24
NEAR RIOT IN
JUAREZ AGAIN
Troops Demand Change for
Carranza Honey; Street
! Cars All Stopped.

Juarez was tbs easened by a second
demonstration Of soldiers Thursday
night The commercial and financial
agency al the corner of Lerdo avenue
and Concrete street was stormed by
a ragged force of unarmed troops
angered by their failure 10 find small
denomination bills to make change for
the ten and twenty peso Carranza bills
with which they had been paid earlier
in the day.
The situation got beyond the ability
Of the police TO handle, and the mill
tary was called on Silvestre Terrazas,
in temporary command Of the gar
risoned town. but staying in FL Paso,
was appealed TO by Mrs. Consul Ed
wards" from the del Norte hotel, and
through his lieutenant. Col Campos.
the demonstration was taken in hand
effectively.
The United states military officials
refused to let Americans cross the
river Thursday night. The street ca.
stopped running TO JuareZ. The Amer
lean consuls office in Juarez called
every available American citizen on
the telephone and warned him TO get
OUT while there was time a riot
similar or surprising in violence that
Of Tuesday morning was feared
FL PasO police captain Greet warned
the-American military of a crisis in the
situation across the river on the sud
Manuel OchOa and his staff across the
Rio Grande, leaving the garrison with
out controlling head. Provost mar
shall Lieut. NJ C. Shallenberger, repre-
senting Gen. John J. Rershing, was on
the job practically all night at the San
ia Fe street interpational bridge. and
troops were kept DIP and alert till after
daybreak.
Ochoa fled from Juarez, evidently
suspecting treachery, the day after re-
M an hInfr "a
rama commander for all villa terri
tory.
Gen Manuel Ochoa and staff are on
their way to san Diego, Calf. accord
ing 10 local government authorities
he was given Dig sum OF money TO
withdraw from JuareZ, it is asserted
The Carranza government advanced the
cash in American currency.
Offering Allegiance to Carranza-
A conference OF all the chieftains OF
the former Villa forces who had sur
rendered to Carranza here. met with
Gen Aware Obregon ana consul Andres |
G. Garcia on the fifth floor OF the Ho- |
tel PasO del Norte Friday morning and |
agreed unanimously TO nold themselves |
subservient TO the Constitute nalist 4
government in Mexico and to accept as /
a military leader any man appointed by 1
the first chief, VenustianO Carranza-
No details were settled upon, Gen /
announced after the meeting,
following this statement with the one /
that Gen. Jacinto Trevino, in command /
OF the Carranza campaign in Chihuahua /
state, was officially recognized a. the /
chief Of military operations at this time /
without dissent.
No jefes were selected OF nominated 1
for ratifica ion by Carranza at the con-
ference. said Gen. Oregon. and the 1
final outcome Of the congress Of some /
30 chiefs Of the ranks from major to !
general, was a united pledEing Of 10y
atty for the recognized government in |
Mexico No permanent military head |
vas selected or discussed for the gar
-ison Of Iuarez
Disbanding sVfnistas-
1t was made plain and agreed to at
he conference that those of the form
r -Nillista chieftains who wished to
90 home, would be supplied with trans
,ortatiOn by the Carranza government.
Those who wished to remain in the
military service, would have to rein
ist
Gen Isabel Robes. It was announced,
would superintend the gradual muster
ng out of the former Villista forces
seenlisted troops and commanders
would be shipped south to various parts
Z the country.
The complete reorganiza ton Of the |
lila army in its Incorporation into the
'onstitutionalist soldiery would be I'M
er the direction OF Gen. Robes, in
ouch with Oregon.