The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
RUMOR SAYS TRtV|NO
WON'T OBEY ORDERS
but Report Is Probably Only Another
SSfrc1ue to DisCredit
CmTTUuxa.

I'll Pane, T>er, July 4~--General
Jacinto Trevino has announced that
he will ignore the order of First Chief
Carranxa to relinquish his command
OF the main Mexican force in the
north and return to Mexico City. This
rtrmor vvas brought 10 the border to-
day, bnt .s disoredited in we'll
informed circles
General Pelisls Gales, military com
rnander of Sonora, has been ordered
TO Mexico city to explain why he per
mitted tho reputation of Carranza
currency in that State. He has an
nounoed that IL Is not convenient for
him 10 leave Sonora at the present
time.
Trevtno and Gales are important
factors In the de facto government.
without their loyal support tho First
Chief and Minister of War Obregon
are-in "a bad way.
. A consi 4 cradle number OF Carranxa
soldiers have deserted TO join
"Pancho" Villa Many others have
drifted away as bandits. Still two
thirds of what IL left OF the Mexican
army is under DSevino.
General Luis Herrera, who, accord
ing To information sent TO Washing
ton. has been ordered to relieve Ire
VINO. has not put In an appearance.
The report brought here that he had
been warned that any attempt at com
piiauce with the order would be re-
sisted by force.
The reason that villa has not been
captured" said one of the refugees.
is that Trevino does not want 10
waste his strength. He has other fish
% fry, es they saw"
NiIlistas Near Ell ,Pnso.
a f,ap n Of t1A~ me- ~, IA
Itself on the border about three miles
east OF III Paso. 1t was these ban
dts, General Bell believes. who fired
on outposts OF tho Ninth Massachu
sctts Infantry last night. They also
engaged outposts OF the same resi-
ment last week. Two months ago
they killed r. soldier of the Sixteenth
United states Infantry The bandits.
according TO Information received by
General Bell, have engaged extensive
~ IN smuggling arms and ammunition
across the border for use. Of their
chief n Is a significant fact that
though these bandits have been OPP
Grating from across; the border in this
district for several months, no attempt
has been made TO dispense them by
General Francisco Gonzalez. Carranza
commander at Juarez.
General Rel has issued strenuous
orders affordnE the military outposts
lf-protection.
''Our men have orders to shoot
back when shot at" he said. THE
sooner the Meucans learn they can
not snipe with impunity, the better
II VIII bs for both sides"
1t became known today that Car
rama soldiers, turning bandits, were
the raiders who drove off a drove OF
horses from REYNOLDS ranch, below
Fabens. Texas, last week. General
Bells ulumatum 10 Gonzales, that
unless the horses were returned i'm
medlateiy drastic action would be
taken by United States authorities 10
get them" brought a quick and salts
factory reply today. -
The Mexican commander notified
General Bell that the horses would be
returned tomorrow without fail !"
investigate showed that the Car
ranzista soldiers, after crossing the
border and raidlnR the ranch. had
driven the horses TO Guadalupe, Mex
leo, where the animals were being ex-
hlblted in defiance of "gringo" au-
thority.