El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-18

to cause at any cost an immediate
cessation of the turmoil at the capt.
tai Mexico City is reported IN
state of disorder and excitement only
equaled by the Diaz-Huerta uprlslIiS
against the MaderO government lhfA5A-'
Angeles May BE President
Gen. Felipe Angeles. the villa com =
mander who Saturday occupied Mon
terey. an important center in north
eastern Mexico, has appealed for the
Immediate sending there of American
Red Cross supplies contracted lor
some weeks ago by Philip Q. hanna
American consul general to Mexico at
Monterey. Cen Angeles describes as
desperate the condition Of the populace
at Monterey.
Angeles probably viii proceed at
once to Mexico City to assist Villa IN
his adjustment of conditions there, me-
like Villa, leaving to others the cam
paign against the CafranZa forces. tenn
pOrarily. Angeles has been mentioned
prominently as probable successor TO
Gutierrez Gonzales Cara was ap-
pointed only temporarily for the post
Gen Villa is also mentioned as prob
able selection to succeed Gutierrez
open Break with Zapata.
tt is said that villa and Angeles have
decided that the time has come Tor
drastic action against the Zapata rae
ton which was represented IN the
original convention of mllitary chleLa
at Aguascalientes and later at Mexico
CITY after the Villa split with the Car
rama faction. The Zapata element
admittedly has assumed a belligerent
attitude towards the Villa as well as
the CarranZa forces and Zapata ana
his brother, Euphemio, are said to have
quit the capital city and entrenched
themselves at CUeruavaca, south OF
Mexico City. In the absence OF Villa
in the north to visit Gen. Scott at FL
Paso and later to campaign against
the Carrancistas around Monterey ana
SaltillO. Zapata is said to have taken
all authority to himself in the conven-
ton.
Gutierrez's Flight Forced.
The flight from the capital of provis-
ional president Gutierrez was caused
by an ATTEMPT of the Zapata faction to
assassinate him and his cabinet mem
bers, according TO reports received
here. Gutierrez had been reinstalled
last week on certain understandings,
among which were that If he moved
his official residence he automatically
would become impeached. The report
ed attempt on his life which occas-
Toned his flight. resulted
The report OF the change Of presi-
dents and Villas hasty move to the
capital, as he was ready to move
against the Carranza forces in the east,
confirmed fears felt mere for some time
that some serious hitch had occurred in
the Mexico City government Reports
that Gen. Oregon, with the main
group of the CarranZa army had en-
tered the capital, are denied on good
authority. but passengers who left the
capital on the last train to arrive here
said that Obregon had been reported
as moving on toward Mexico City after
his taking of Puebla-
Sketch OF GqFAR-
Gonzalez Cara is the ninth provis-
iOual president of Mexico in about four
years in an attempt to complete che
original six year term which president
Diaz had just begun when the MaderO
revolution caused his flight to Europe.
IT Is understood that he has been ap-
pointed only temporarily, however, and
not to serve until the first of next
year, when Gutierrez was to have COM
pleted his term. Gonzalez Cara was
q major on Francisco MaderO's staff
during the MaderO revolution His
brother, Federico Gonzalez Cara, was
q NaderO cabinet member Both have
been connected with the Villa revolt
against the Carranza government.
Rogue was prominent in the sessions
OF the convention at Aguascalientes
and Mexico City. He recently acted as
president Of the permanent committee
Of y members OF the convention after
the flight of Martin EspinOsa, the com
mlttee head, and nine other members
Of the committee who fled they de-
clared. in fear of assassination.
Hurryint- Troops to Capital.
All spare villa troops are being rushed
from both the north and east to Mexico
City. All trains on the central division
Of the National lines have been can
celed and nothing but troop trains are
moving, according to advices received
in JuareZ.
A solid trainload OF artillery. tOgeth-
or with guard OF 400 men, left TOrreOn
Sunday atfnoOn, according to these ad-
vices. which also state that troops are