El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-28

department., Gems. FalGfON md
Gomez, Of the Cara government,
remained in Mexico City and Is
sued n manifesto stating they as
sumo the military md civil powers
and will protect the city until the
return of the convention and pro-
vIstOnaI president CARA. The dis
patch adds that nothing definite
appears TO be known regarding the
entry Of COnstitutiOnalist forces
into Mexico City.
.X7ERAcRUz will continue to remain
despite the evacuation Of Mexico
City by the Vina-forcss, according to
high Carranza officials here. 1t is
stated by these that the movement on
Mexico city by Gen. Benjamin. Hill viii
continue as outlined and that the cap
ital will be occupied, but that, for the
present, no general offensive movement
north will be attempted. The prlnclpal
point of CarSanza attack, according TO
these officials, will be from IamplcO,
i'm the direction of both san Luis Po-
tOsi and Monterey and Saltillo.
Rumors of the kidnapping of proVls-
ional president Rogue Gonzalez CARA
by Zapata were general here and In
San Antonio Thursday. According 10
advices received by Carranclstas from
San Antonio, Cara attempted to go
north to Aguascalieutes ana JON VIVA
but was prevented by Zapata, VINO cap
tured the president and four OF his min
listers and forced them to retire TO
CuernaYaca.
Gen. Aware Obregon. at the head OF
2 large force of men, arrived at point
seven kilometers from Mexico City
Thursday morning, and expected TO en-
Ter the capital by nightfan, accord
ing to adyices received by Col. ?. Ellas
Gales at Aqua Prieta, from Carranza-
r-rs al Cd n
rama consulate here Thursday noon
Villistas here, while admitting they
have received no direct advices, state
that the evacuation Of Mexico City mas
been planned by Villa since the deser-
zion OF EuIalio Gutierrez and that with
the Villa forces concentrated in the
north. the entire northern tier of states
will be subdued before the offensive
in the south is again resumed
Villas Lines Threatened.
The Immediate cause of the with
drawal of the Cara government from
Mexico City was the fact that Nifla
lines of communication have been men
aced by Carranza movements north OF
the capital according to Carranza ad-
vices. These state that Gems. Pablo de
Ia Cara. FREDERICK Montez, francisco
Mariel and Juan Larreaga, at the head
of A force estimated at lO.OOO, nave
captured Micos, near San Luis Potosl'
and have also worked their way sOuIh
to Celaya, an important railroad juno
ton point south Of AEuascallentes.
These operations are under the com
mand of Gen. JacintO 3. Treylon IN the
absence of Gen. Pablo Gonzales, VINO is
directing the operations around Mon
ferev The Carran1a consulate received
an unconfirmed report Thursday from
Laredo that Maclovio Herrera Car
rama leader former Villa commander,
had reoccupied Monterey Wednesday
me n, r7,,o1. rr-ooDs emit Move.
Gen. Aware Obregon is at Apam, on
the Mexico City-Veracruz line. il IS
stated that the railway tracks from
the Fort to the capital can soon be re
DAMAGED. and that food and fuel VIII
be rushed TO the capital Reports from
Mexico City have confirmed the reports
long current on the border that lack
of fuel has, for some time PasL caused
a practical suspension Of all military
movements in the south by Villa
troops.
Governor Jose Maria Maytorena Is
breaking the pact to maintain Naco as
a neutral port, according to Roberto
Pesoueira. shecial agent Of Carranza in
this country, who has returned from
Douglas. According to Mr.. Pesqulera,
Mavtorena's men were within Two
miles OF NacO on Wednesday and were
repairing the tracks leading up from
Cananea. in readiness for movement
OF a considerable number of trooEs into
the port 1t is declared that a state
ment as to this movement VIII ne Wlreo
in full to Washington.
Aqua Prleta Is Closed
The port of Aqua Prieta was closed
Wednesday by the CarTancistas. Here
tofore, in order to allow the con-
tinued operations OF the mines at Ma
Cozsri both sides had agreed to allow
supplies to go south and ore nortn
over the railroad, which was not to pc
used for military purposes. Accorulhs
to Mt. Pesqueira, the Maytorena IorceS
have been using the road for military
purposes, and on Wednesday he says
It was discovered that a large detach-
ment of troops was being moved from
Nacozari TO Fronteras. Upon learning
of this move, Col. p. Elias Gales, the
Carranza garrison commander aL-A l.lit
Prieta, Immediately ordered the port
closed This will cause the shutting
down of the huge MOctezuma Copper
company phelps Dodge plant at Ma
eozari, as no supplies can be entered
Maytorena and Cnbral Confer.
Both Maytorena and Gen. Juan Ca
bral are at Nogales. 1t is reported by
Villa agents here that a conference IS
being held regarding the future move
ments OF the troops sent overland ~
Cabral, and that important action wiz
soon be taken in southern Sonora. IN
this connection the Carranza consulate
is in receipt of adVices TO the efIecL
that Gen. Florez, Of the command o.
Gen. Ramon ItCTne, mas advanced ClOS0
into Cuaymas with 1000 men. His pro-
gress has been delayed by lack OF
transportation facilities, huge stretch
es of the Southern Pacific Of Mexico
tracks having been washed out by the
recent storms.
GuadaIajnrn Fails Again.
Guadala jara, second largest city III
Mexico. has been retaken by the Car
rama forces at great loss to the VIVA
troops. declare official advices TO Cal
rsncistas on the border here. rms
added to the dilemma of the villa rae
ton caused in losing Mexico City the
capital deserted yesterday by Gen Gar
"a. the Villa-Zapata provisional preSl-
dent. following his attack before tne
sovereign convention against the EN-
cheney of the ZapGta troops. 1t was
not doubted by observers Of any 1ac-
ton here that the Carranza troops
soon would occupy the national capital.
II was announced today that no tel
ecraphic or railroad communication eN-
listed below the border farther south
than Aguascalientes, Gen. Villas base
of operations.
Salasar in Casas Gr1ndes.
Adding to the complication in the IN
terror between the Villa, Zapata and
Carrsnza factions. it is said that the
troops of Gen. Ynez SaIazar, an lnde-
pendent operator, on Sunday last occu-
pied Casas Grandes. dominant rau-
road and supply center of chihuahua
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