Evening star., 1915-06-24
DELAYS ATTEMPT
TO TAKE CAPITAL
Gen. Gonzales Explains That
Zapatistas Are Intrenched
in Mexico City.
BREAK WITH CARRANZA
IS DENIED BY OBREGON
Gems. Villa and Angeles Brand as
Untrue Reports of Friction
Between Them.

1oTCeS OF Lapata nave lHtrtHci''u '''et
selves in Mexico City. and that the oc
cupation of Mexico City. which Con
zales, a Carranza general. had set ou'
| to undertake, has been postponed fo'
that reason.
| This postponement. the dispatche!
state, has been ordered by CaIranza II
order to spare the city the horrors O.
attack. 1t is declared that Carranza
has instructed Gonzales ITO exhaus
every means before taking the city il
the face of attack and it is added that
"Zapatistas as they see the futility OF
defense will either surrender or evacu-
ate.
Supplies will be taken into the city
as soon s conditions permit. even pos
sibly before evacuation by Zapatistas
Apparent Inconsistency Cited.
While the good faith of this dispatch
is not questioned in Washington today,
observers of events in Mexico are
pointing to statements made yesterday
in circles friendly to Carranza in Wash
ington to the effect that ''Zapata has
not had one round of ammunition since
February" 1t is therefore not under
stood here why Gen. Gonzales is un-
Sires.
Current history in Mexican affairs has
contained dozens of statements that Mex
leo City is "a white elephant" and that
no Mexican faction wants to occupy it,
in view Of the fact that the former Mex
lean capital possesses no strategical
value and that the faction occupying it
must count on tying up 5000 or 5000
troops there for police purposes to main
tain order, which could be better used
<f t1> n 10,
paigns going on all over Mexico.
Charles A. Douglas, Washington coun-
sci for Gen. Carranza, said today that
he intended to leave tomorrow for a
trip to Vera Cruz, to confer with Car
rama. Elesio Arredondo. confidential
had no intention of going to Vera Cruz.
as has been reported, but Mr.. Douglas
today said Mr.. Arredondo would leave
with him for the Mexican port. Their
time is not disclosed. Mr.. Douglas
said he might have something to say
on the subject tomorrow.
obregon Denies Rumors.
Rumors of disloyalty on the part of
Obregon, Carranza general, toward his
chief were denied in the following dis
patch, made public here today by Mr..
Arredondo:
"Encarnacion. Aguascalientes, June
23-I am very much improved in
health. Please make a categorical
denial of all reports spread by our
a new Francisco Villa. Yours affec-
tionately,
(signed) "ALvARo oBREGoN."
Denials that there has been any seri-
GUS break between Villa and Angeles
again were made today. News dis
patches from Boston. where Gen. An
geles was last night. quote him as per-
sonally denying rumors of such a
break.
Enrique C. Liorente. Washington rep
ernment. today gave out two messages
received here by Manuel Bonilla,
former cabinet minister under Madero
one from Gen. Villa and another
from Gen. Angeles-denying friction.
Both Deny Any Friction.
The villa message, dated yesterday
at Aguascalientes. follows:
You can make a wide and emphatic
declaration that the relations between
Gen. Angeles and me are very cordial
and that there has been not the slight
est disagreement between us. Learn
ing that member of Gen. Angeles
family was i'll / gave the general a
leave of absence to hasten to the bed
side"
Gen. Angeles telegraphed from Bos-
ton:
Gen. Villa and 7 are the best of
friends, and We will continue fighting
to prevent the establishment Of a die
tatorship in Mexico again. Once more
We give assurance that we shall never
accept a high office and that our ear
nest wish is to see fulfilled the demo-
cratic ideals Of the revolution, saving
Mexico from leaders who begin fight
ing for liberty and finish by oppress-
ing the people when victorious"
Relief Train Through Valley.
Department last night, Admiral How
ard reported that he had been informed
that a relief train had succeeded in
passing through the Yaqui valley, car
rying Sonora state troops to Esperanzs
to protect United States and other for
eign settlers, who had been threatened
by the Yaqui Indians
Arrival of the Mexican troops. II !.
hoped. will relieve fears of the set
tiers, and make unnecessary the land
ing Of an expedition from the American
warships.
Admiral Howard reported that he had
moved his flagship. the armored cruiser
Colorado. from Guaymas to Tobari bay
II is supposed that his object was to
hnd better anchorage. Other reports
transmitted told of raid upon a Mex.
ican ranch near Cororit by Indians
who killed two Mexicans and carried
off two women
The local press at Guaymas. the dis
patch said. spoke in friendly terms o1
the conference Monday between Ad-
miral Howard and Cen Leyva, the port
commandant, and expressed the hope
that the landing of American marines
would be unnecessary. as the Mexican
army would give foreigners the same
protection as Mexicans.
Carranza Refuses Cancellation.
President Wilson had before him late
Yesterday afternoon a long report on
Gen. Carranza's views as given in In
formal conversation with an American
consular officer at Vera Cruz. He found
in 1t little hope for an accommodation
of differences as between the Mexican
factions Gen. Carranza gave the same
peace negotiations with Gen. Villa as
| he has made on previous occasions re-
Gently, reiterating that his was not a
campaign for the elevation of person
alities, but for the principles of the
revolution, that his opponents were
"reactionaries" and desirous only OF
satisfying personal ambitions.
| Of1clal hope that the heads Of the
warning military factions In Mexico
would settle their differences, there.
fore. has waned. Gen. Carranza's notice