The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-20
VILLAS LEADERS
WANT CARRANZA
TO TAKE ARMY
Northern Chief Ousted, They
Negotiate for Surrender
Of Forces.
VILLA ASKS L. s. TO
LET HIM LIVE HERE

r. r,sa, TEX. Dec. 1o.-Fidel Avila,
co,crror.,;cncrll of the State Of Chi
,p,hul Manuel Banda, superintendent
=, Railroads under the villa Govern
,.n, Gems. Jose Emon and Jose
,.,b,l Robes. villa leaders. conferred
,nr Two hours this afternoon In FL Paso
vih Andrcas Garcia, Carranza's Con-
.l relative to the surrender of the
villa forces in northern Mexico.
ANcr the conference 1t was admitted
Tn, its object was the incorporation
a, the villa army into the Carranza
,-p,,. but i WIS said that arrange
r.n,s mad not been concluded and
.Aat IN, conference would continue to-
morrow
The Villa Generals returned to Jua-
rel while In FL raso they we're under
The escor' Of Lieut.. VI. &. Shallenberger,
Provost Marshal OF the IL Psso patrol
district iud aid on the stan of Gen.
John j. Psrshing.
Tnere is still a question as to IN
whereabouts OF villa himself. His Cen
sals at the border decline to locate
him. hu, admit that he Is 'out" and
,ha, within a few hours he will be on
American territory,
one report IS that he left Chihuahua
oir saturday afternoon ON horseback
bound westward. accompanied by a few
Of his faithful followers. This repor.
sAys the belief prevails that he had an
automobile waiting for him and that
ne aoald head for the American border
Al once and might he expected momen-
,Ar.l!.
VIII Leave Turadas.
Another report has It that Villa Il.
ELL In the city Of Chihuahua and thu,
he will leave there 10y train Tuesday for
Juarez and III Paso.
That villa has asked permission OF
ne United states 10 enter this country
certain. one version OF IL is that he
asked the state Department on last Fri
day for such permission and that n. re-
ceived It on saturday. Another report
more generally credited is to the effect
that he t~eiegraphed President Wilson a
PERSONAL message Saturday night asking
Tor asylum In the United States and
has not yet received a reply.
All accounts agree that Villa Is out"
ana that he is preparing to quit Mex.
GO. All accounts also agree that I'm a
speech TO his officers he accused Thorn
u t~reachery. ~
We lave no more bullets TO waste on
urranSistas, he Is said To have de-
Jared Tor the United States will In
'ervene In Mexico before many months
anu we VIII need all our bullets for
nat "
This sally is said TO have bronrh,
tremendous cheering from his office,.
Hose OF his officers who were presen,
And are now on the border. declined to
ahlrni or deny the truth Of this.
MIS- Luz Villa. one OF the wives OF
ne General. Is preparing To leave for
ZOE Angeles Tomorrow. II Ia
A. Villas last wife. who was a Miss
Juanita Torres Of Torreon, is now living
mere with her small baby. this IL taken
as an indication that Villa may make
Los ANGELES his home when he comes
70 che United States.
Forced Husban nd to Quit,
Mrs Luz villa has been at chihuahua
recently and 1t is said that IL was
argely due 10 her efforts to convince
, MA mat he was surrounded BY trail
;os and could no longer succeed that
he qui, the fight.
American advices from chihuahua
cry assert that there is a strong feel
~ against Americans, because Of the
40 the tnited States has given Car
ahld AdVlces from the same sources
ay there is strong talk among the villa
'9rces of reorganizing the Villa army
4ader a new leader and continuing the
war against Carranza.
Consul Garcia said of this THE Villa
suse mas gone 10 pieces. Gen. Avila,
GOVERNOR OF the State OF Chihuahua, Is
ne strongest man Ia the villa ranks. He
was selected TO preside over the meeting
Al which the Villa Generals decided 10
sdetrdck their chief. He Is acting as
'~pokeslnan of the Generals now here and
Nr IS dealing for peace"
zen. lsobles a tonight ut merely
means change in leadership. The villa
aus Is not lost"
NobleS Is TO be the head OF the reorgan.
's*d FORCES and that he may. IL the Car
ANA terms are o "a satisfactory, con-
.hue armed opposition to the Carranza
party.
monetary consideration il said to bs
n'olVed In the negotiations now on be-
'"een Consul Garcia and the Villa lead
eT The Nillistas insist upon being inc
..rpolat"d into the CarranZa army and
OF their present organization being con-
.hued In charge Of the country which
mem to continue to exploit northern
hlhuahud, which Is one OF the richest
sections of Mexico and In which more
iorelgh mining concerns are interested
man any other sections Of the country.