El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-09
VILLA To TRY
To HOLD5TATE
Is Back in Chihuahua and
Will Attempt to Keep it
+ From Carranza.

4 Villa is on his way to Chihuahua
city and Gen. Jose Rodriguez is expect
ed at Juarez in a double movement to
protect Chihuahua state from Carranza
invasion. according 10 advices in
Juarez and Ell Paso-
With the arrival Of Gen. Villa at Ma
dera, Wednesday. reported 10 the state
department at Washington, and the an
nounced expectation of the arrival of
Gen. Rodriguez in the vicinity Of the
Ojitos pass in western chihuahua, near
Casas Grandes. a double movement to
defend Chihuahua state from threat
ened Carranza investment is declared
in progress.
Gen. Villa FASTENED back from upper
Sonora under the screening maneuvers
Of Gen Rodriguez. who marched east
ward close to the Arizona and New
Mexico international line and then to-
wards OjitOs pass in the Sierra Madres,
it is stated authoritativeIy in Juarez.
With the arrival Of Villa in MADEIRA. a
rail move will take him to Chihuahua
city almost at once. II is declared In
the meantime. Gen. Rodriguez viii col
lect his forces on the eastern side Of
the Ojitos pass and then come 10 the
border over the North Western to
strengthen the garrison Of JuareZ and
defend il from a possible Carranza at
tack from the eastward. 1t is said.
The abandonment Of the Sopora CAM
paign for the decision 10 hold Chihua-
hua state against all odds is stated as
Villas sudden decision when he found
his efforts at Aqua Prleta against that
reinforced and entrenched garrison
fruitless. His subsequent maneuvers
with Gen. Rodriguez thrown out to the
nOrthward as a screen. We're executed
to perfection, leaving Gen. Aware
ObregOn and his boasts Of traps and
three day limits for the determination
n a ct in
FL PasO and JuareZ claim.
Also. Villa has now left his enemies
divided into two parts. the Sonora army
and the southern army, il is pointed
out He Will concentrate to keep upper
Chihuahua state. including Chihuahua
city and Juarez-untl he thinks of
something better to do-his lieutenants
declare
In the meantime. the Villa CONNER
cial and financial agency in Juarez an
nounces the arrival there Of three Of
the delegates from the south for the
reconVening Of the Villa convention"
for the election Of a new provisional
president Of Mexico. a Mexico, a new
cabinet. and the perfection of the or
Sanization Of the Villista government
in the republic
With the convention in session at the
border. If plans announced across the
river materislize. and the driving Of
Luis Herrerais Carranza troops out OF
southern Chihuahua and Parral, the
Villa organization viii have new
lease Of life, il is declared.
Rodriguez Trapped
That the Villista general Jose Rodri-
guez. is in another of Obregon's famous
traps" between two forces in eastern
Sonora. is the expressed opinion OF
Alejo Bay. of Gen. Obregon's staff. in FL
PasO- villa himself has no more than
200 or 500 followers, declares Bay, who
states that Gen. Urbalej0 reported to I
him personally the shattered condition /
Of Villas Sonora army in its attempts
to maneuver and get back 10 Chihuahua I
state
The talk that Gales is cut off from /
Aqua Prieta is all nonsense said Bay.
''ObregOn was talking with Gales by |
telephone last night 1 know that At /
the same time. all the passes to western /
Chihuahua are blocked. and Rodriguez /
cannot get back to Casas Grandes. or 4
any other part Of Chihuahua. Rodri- !
suez is between two Carrancista bodies /
Of troops right now"
Consul Garcia has a report that trains 4
are again running between Nogales at /
the border and Guaymas. on the Sonora /
west coast, marking the radiance Of /
hat portion Of the state through which
he southern Pacific OF Mexico runs. OF
al Villa forces