Evening star., 1915-06-21
CONSUL SILLIMAN SENDS
CONFIRMATION OF REPORT
Constitutionalist Agency Here, How
ever, Publishes Denial From First
Chief of Any Break.


the State Department messages to the
Carranza confidential agency here that
these designations have been accepted
He added that their successors would
! be appointed this week
Previous advices have said Gen. Oh.
regon had demanded that the officials
be retained. This development was
| regarded as widening of the breach
| between Gen. Carranza and his prin-
cipal commander.
| But Gen. CarranZa telegra phed his
agency here today denying reports of
! a break with Gen. Obregon and saying
| Please deny such reports, which are
only intrigues of the reactionaries."
Names of Four Resigned.
The four who resigned from the cab
met are Luis Cabrera. Raphael Zu-
baran, Escudero Verdugo and Jesus Ur-
| ueta. Cabrera and Zubaran at various
! times have represented the Carranza
| faction in Washington.
MIR. Silliman did not give the proba BILE
selections to take their posts.
He forwarded report from Gen.
Gonzales. leading the expedition to re-
occupy Mexico City. saying that the
force was close to the capital. 1t has
been reported that Gen Gonzales has
delayed his entry to Mexico City await
| ing the outcome of the cabinet crisis.
Rumors of New Peace Move.
Rumors Of new peace move by
prominent Nextcans. with Gen. Felipe
Angeles. formerly Villas artillery chief,
| as its moving spirit. held the attention
| of officials here today
| Various reports 'front.' the border said
Angeles had crossed into the United
States, but none agreed as to his mis-
sion Border agents of the government
reported that he was on his way to
Boston to visit his family
Cnomcial advlces from Ell Paso said
that Angeles was en- route to Washing
ton to represent the military, and that
Miguel Diaz Lombardo. foreign minis
ter, would reach the border in few
days on his way to Washington to rep
resent the conventionaiist civil govern
ment In new peace plan.
Angeles May Stop Here.
Enrique c. Llorente. Villas confden-
tial agent here, said he had positive in
formation that the coming of Gen. An
geles to the United States was not
based upon any break with Gen Villa.
State Department officials, however
were not inclined to discredit the re-
port that there had been a rupture
Il would like to have Washington see
Gen. Angeles" said Mr.. Llorente. AL
though j have not been advised 1t is
possible that he will stop here, and he
may be bearing some official proposals
l do know, however. that Gen. Angeles
is going to Massachusetts, to visit his
family. who have been in this country
ever since the break between Villa and
CarranZa.'
1t was recalled that Gen. Angeles, on
behalf of the villa forces, first took
Monterey from the CarranZistas after
which he issued an unusually humane
proclamation regarding treatment to
be accorded CarranZista officials. But
Villas forces never carried out Gen.
Angeles proclamation, and relations
between the two generals are said to
have been somewhat strained since that
| time.
Although officials are watching close
| ly the changes in Mexican politics, they
are taking no hand in the developments.
They are hopeful, however, that out of
the situation peace ultimately may
come.
Definite word as to Gen. Angeles trip
| to the United States reached government
officials last night from border agents,
who reported that Angeles had crossed
| into American territory secretly last
| Friday night.
Carranza Agency Statement.
The Carranxa agency gave out a
statement pointing out that Angeles
probably never would return to villa S
standard The statement was as fol
! lows:
The constitutionalist agency is in
| formed that Gen. Angeles and his sta #
arrived in Juarez Friday night, and il
| is reported that Angeles intends to take
refuge In the United States. Part of
his stan are in Ell Paso and part in
Juarez. but according to the message
all declare they will not return to the
front. They are keeping themselves
secluded from all except their Intimate
friends and all admit that the recent
defeat at Leon was virtual annihila-
ton of the yillista forces and that
Villas DAYS are numbered"
Many officials seemed to take the view
also that Angeles had left because of
personal differences which began shortly
before the battle Of Celaya, in which Villa
lost the first important contest of his
military career He was without the sery-
| ices of Angeles then, and rumors we're
current at the time of personal dis
agreement
With Angeles move coming on the
heels of the split between Gen. Car
ranZa and his commander chief Gen.
| ObreRon, some officials were encouraR-
ed to believe that out of the tanele
might come a new alignment compris-
ing the best elements of the Carranza
and villa factions. forming An orsani-
zation which might. II successful in
dominating the situation. be accorded
| recognition by the United States
Veteran of the Old School.
| Gen Angeles is a veteran of the old
school in the Mexican federal army.
| After Villa broke completely with Car
| rama. Angeles became Villas most
trusted general. To the ability of
| Angeles as an artillery expert has been
| often attributed many of Villas sue
| cesses.
| Eduardo Iturbide and others promi-
| nent in Mexican politics who declare
| they are liberal in their political prin-
ciples but have not been connected
| with Carranza. Villa or Zapata, are un-
| derstood to be identified with the new
| movement. and in diplomatic quarters
| here this organization is pointed to rs
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