The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-27
PLANS new NATION
VILLA WOULD ESTABLISH REPUB-
Lie IN NORTHERN MEXICO
TROOPS LEAVE CAPITAL
II Neither Gutierrez, Cararnza, Or
villa Can Conquer it is Planned to
Draw OF and Establish Separate
Country-Afairs Are Greatly I'm
settled.

Country-Affairs Are Greatly Un
settled.
a dispatch from Ell Paso. Texas
Wednesday. tells Of movement tina
has started in Mexico to eliminate
both Carranza and Villa. Gen. Al
yaro Obregon, 'Carranza's militar!
chief, heads the movement, with Gen
Eualio Gutierrez, the national con
vention 'sH provisional president, who
recently fed from the capital.
They have agreed together ane
with several Of the Carranza anc
Villa leaders, it is reported, to or
sanize an Independent movement tc
establish lasting peace. This agree
ment, it was said, dates back to the
early part Of the present month.
Several prominent Villa officials
have been imprisoned or executed 81
q result Of the new movement, 1t Was
reported. Luis Benavides, Gen. Villas
private, secretary, is reported IN 1al!
at Mexico City.
The troops which left Mexico City
with Gutierrez have formed a juno
ton with Obregon's column and are
preparing to enter the capital, accord
ing to reports.
Advices from Mexico City indicates
that the Mexican capital soon would
be evacuated by the convention
forces. Carranza troops are reported
at. Apan. within fifty miles Of the city.
State department dispatches receiv-
ed at Washington said Gen. Villas
followers "were leaving for the north,
but did not explain whether the
movement was general or merely pre-
: liminary to evacuation. Gen Villa
has been named again as commander
in-chtef Of the convention forces.
From Washington comes a story
that Gen. Francisco Villa is contem-
plating the evacuation Of Mexico City,
the withdrawal of his forces toward
Torreon, and the establishment OF an
independent government or republic
IN northern Mexico.
Official dispatches received by the
state department strengthen this I'M
preston and indicate that Villa, sup
ported mainly by Gen. Felipe Angeles
and the Maderos, may .ot up such a
government in the north, giving 1t the
color Of authority by asserting that 1t
is done under the name OF the So
called convention.
villa has not entered Mexico City
IA the present crisis. He started for
the capita; from Aguascahentes when
he learned Of the fight Of Provisional
President Gutierrez, but halted at
Queretaro, and is giving orders to his
agents in the capital from that point.
There have been reports IN Mexico
City that Villa was coming there, but
lhe belief is growing that he will re-
turn to the north instead Of taking
chances on being cooped up in the
capital.
While villa is prep ring for the
contingency Of the capture OF the
capital by Gen. Obregon's forces and
arranging for withdrawal toward the
north, Gen. Angeles, who has TOT
some time been Villas real cnoice for
the presidency, is handling the slt1a-
tion in the north from Monterey as
base.
On Friday, just before the fight OF
Cen. Gutierrez from the capital, Gen.
Angeles entered Monterey with the
Maderos and delivered a significant
speech to the people. He made a
strong plea for the support OF all the
religious elements OF the country
and declared in favor Of religious
federation. The Angeles speech is In
terpreted by some as Heynote speech
for the provisional presidency OF the
proposed Villa government IN the
north.
These and other developments are
regarded as strengthening the theory
that it is Villas intention to establish
a new republic in the north which
would include everything north OF
line drawn from Matamoras at the
mouth Of the Rio Grande river
through Monterey, Torreon, and Du-
range to the Pacific coast.
The new Villa government, it is be.
lieyed, would take over the states OF
Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango,
Coahuila, and the northern ends OF
Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. 1t Is
generally admit that if Villa. An
geles, and the Maderos should mass
their troops in this region 1t would be
difficult for the Carrancistas or any
other element to dislodge them with
out most difficult campaign.
Gen. Obregon, he leading command:
er of the Carrancista forces, IS no"
preparing to capture the Mexican cap.
ital, and expects to be in contro
there very soon. The fact that the
villa, provisional government forces
are moving records because they are
uncertain Of their ability to defenc
the capital, is interpreted as fore
runner Of the evacuat' on Of Mexico
City and it's capture Dy the forces o.
Gen. Obregon.
Forces acting under the direction:
of Gen. Obregon and the Constitu
tionalists are now in control Of the
region westward from Guadalajars
to the Pacific coast. GuadalaJara /:
expected to fall any day, if it has no
already been evacuated by the con
vention forces. as the Constitutional
lists claim. The capture Of Gusdala
lara and the occupation Of Mexico
City by the forces of Gen. Obregol