The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-18
State Department Would Like
to Know Whether Cutter
rez Has Abandoned All
Claim to Presidency.
VILLA EXPECTED TO
ENTER CAPITAL TODAY
No Confirmation to Reports
That Bandit Chieftain Has
Broken Off Relations With
Emilio Zapata.

Washington. Jan. iS.---whon Cen
eral Gutierrez lett Mexico city yes
ter,iay morning ne took with him
most OF the troops garrisOning the
capital state department adviccs m
dicate that Gutierrez present com
mnnd is 5000 strong aud officials
here infer that few soldiers remained
la the capital from the fact that the
first act of General Gnrza. the new
provisional president. was to utilize
the present force temporarily for
military purposes.
The state department Is particu-
larry anxious To- know whether Gu-
ticrrcz had abandoned an claims 90
the provisional presidency or had
gone To Pachuco with part OF his
cabinet to set up government there
In defiance of the conyentionnlist
faction in Mexico city.
50 far there has been no confirma-
tion of reports that villa ana Zapata
have broken off friendly relations
villa is ON his way from Aguns call
entes. where he has formidable
army assembled. and is expected TO
enter the capital today. As part of
the garrison remaining In the capital
IL said To- be- made up of Zapata
troops, the report OF breach be-
tween the two leaders soon will be
put 20 a practical test.
\ telegram to the state department,
dated January 10. . q. m. from Mex
leo city, states that ali business
houses were closed and uncertainty
existed ns To- what faction controlled
the city. Another telegram sent at
6 y. M the same day said the reason
for the sudden departure of Cutter
req still was unknown. The governor
OF the federal district had given as
surances that there was no cause for
alarm In the capital. adding that he
had sufficient troops for the prcser-
vation of order, and anticipating no
attack upon the city.
\ telegram dated January n from
Aguas Calientes said an rail trafdc
south of that place had been sus-
pended.
An undated telegram from Mazat-
| Ian said the cruiser Maryland and the
Mexican gunboat La Paz had arrived
there. Nine railroad bridgea had
been burned between Nayaioa and
| Ma2atlan, the message said, and op'
posing forces had been engaged al
| NaNatou
/ The Carranza decree regarding for
/ eigu owned OH fields IN the Tumpico
! district was not 80 luxurious to the
| operators as was al first reported
The state department was advised
| today by Vice Consul Beyan nj Tam
pico that the order was Intended "a
apply only 90 wells In process OF drill-
ing or about tp be started Bcvan
forwarded the following official in
tcrproiHtian Of the decree.
Article one refers only to work
hcgun aud work about 60 he begun
such operations must ho suspended
not the operations of properties ir
'actuai production and much less
those who have paid an taxes and
impusts 20 date, the suspension OF
which would cause serious damage
Tho object is 10 prevent the cuntin.
uau,c ut drilling further wells ant
the prosecution Of further construc'
tiou without the authorization We re-
fcrrcd Go In the decree"
The message says an companies
have suspended drilling new wells