The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-29
Carranza People Declare Za-
pata Has Kidnapped Presi-
dent, Taking Him South
Obregon Nears
Mexico City
Lack of Fuel Causes Suspen-
sion of Villa Activities in
South $500 Situation Is Much
Mixed

Ell Paso. Tex. Jan. 2s.--Generai
Rogue Gonzales Cara. provisional
president of Mexico. has not fed the
capital of Mexico. according to VII
iista advices General Tomas Orne-
las. commander Of the villa forces IN
Juarez. tonight declared positively
that he had received advices during
the day from Mexico City direct from
the provisional president himself. The
IN essage was dated this morning, said
General ornelas, and It denies posi-
lively that the provisional president
has fed.
II will not follow my predecessor
in fight into exilo" General Orneles
neias could not explain reports from
the national capital that General
Cara had fed. unless they were
circulated by the Carrancistas from
Vera cruz" General Ornelas pointed
out that Juarez and FL Paso are the
only outlet for telegraph wires direct
from the City of Mexico. except
through Carranza territory; all other
wires and cables are being held at
some point or other by Carrancistas.
Up to tonight no news has passed
through the Juarez telegraph office
from Mexico City indicating that Gar
"a has fed the capital.
Would Isolate Him.
General 0rneias pointed out that
II would have been a most impolitic
thing for General Cara to have fed
to Cuernavaca, which is sixty miles
south OF Mexico City. He showed
that in the event of the capture OF
the City of Mexico ny the Carranza
visional president and his cabinet
from villa and the Villa army north
OF Mexico City.
The reported fight and its cause
and significance have been puzziing
Americans and Mexicans of both fac
lions on the border today and they
cannot understand why Cara would
have left the Mexican capital for the
South unless the N.llistas and Zapa-
tistas have been completely estranged,
and the Zapatistas have kidnapped
the provisional president. as rumored
and taken him south with them, leav-
ing villa to his own resources In the
north. and the national capital to be
occupied by the Carrancistas. Such
Is The report circulated by Carranza
officials, bu. Villa officials maintain
that there is full accord between
General Villa and General zapata.
Vera Cruz Carranxa Capital.
Vera Cruz will continue to remain
tho Carranza capital of Mexico de.
spite the evacuation of Mexico City
by Cara, X he has fled, according to
high Carranza officials here. 1t /:
stated by these that the movement OF
Mexico City by General Benjamin
Hill and General Ohregon will con.
time as outlined, and that the capita
will be occupied. but that for the
present no general offensive move
ment north will be attempted.
Runiors of the kidnapping of Cara
by Zapata were general here today
according to advices received by Car
rancistas. Cara attempted to flee
north to Aguascalientes and join villa,
but was prevented by Zapata. who cap
tured the president and four OF his
ministers and forced them to retire
to Cuernavaca. General Oregon. al
the head OF large force OF men, arr
rived at a point seven Kilometres from,
Mexico City this morning. and ex.
pected to enter the capital. accordins