Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-11
Carranzista General Would
Have American Troops
Removed From Mexico.
HAVE GAINED YOUR
PURPOSE, HE SAYS
Americans, However, Hear
That Another Insurrec-
ton Has Broken Out.

EL PASO. April 10.-General Ca
T. briel Gavira Carranza command.
or At Juarez. tonight announced ina.
Tho forces of the de facto government
were in a position to take immeuiate
contro, of the villa situation IL tne
American troops withdrew.
General Gavira's statement was
made in connection WIN tne az,
nouncement Of Major General sco..'
chief of staff of the American ny,
that the purpose of the expeditiohary
force would be considered accom-
riished when the Viliista bands We're
fisnered or "as soon as the de iacto
government is able to rele'e Iiieih VI
the work. , than enough
now. said General Gavira' %o W.
we're able to overcome VIVA "llen ''o
had seventy thousand men, 49,
hundred cannon ana P,1h'! a;snose
Mics we ought to be aple 10 uiSpooo
Kim now when his numbers nave
du,indled to a few hundred Sut IL is
a bie territory to operate III anu :"
single man has more chahce W 20
cane and hide than large loioS
Ivnrld have. However, on accoul,. "
Villas wounded condition we thihh uv
will be taken soon. III hol !. 10 ,,,icaI
likely tlHt without prope, nn ' '0'''
care he will survive for long. j.,
The arrival of General Bertahi III
1,aroy gave renewed force to the re-
r,s nat General Gavira mas peeh
ppudered puae to the field. Nothing was
fnarned of the whereabouts OF Gen;
petronillo Hernandez, who was saiu
to have been named as SUCCESSOR W
General Gavira ana VINO Was
pected to reach JuareZ toua!' ,S;ois of
1;avira said today that tne 'iiai9 ~
tho men implicated in the plot 10
sai1e Juarez in the interest OF REM
Diaz had been practically completely
and that the death sentence Wouio
be passed on three or four
New Revolution.
Interest in the pursuit of VIVA anu
the diplomatic situation at Wasn'te ss ;.
ton was largely diverted TO-DAY as iai
as the border was concerned 10 tiio
reported raising of new reVolutioh-
ary standard by Gen. Ynez SalaZar.
General Salazar. who mas neeh Nv =,
ing here, was one OF the pes' kno",, a
of the Huerta generals. He Is beileVeu
TO have crossed the border near OJi-
naga after issuing statement ue-
nouncing Carranza for bringing about
the invasion of Mexico by Americans
and declaring 1t his intention TO De
fend the sacred soil Of his native
land ,,o,,
Salazar is reputed one of the ablest
of the Mexican generals. 1t was re-
ported here today by men VINO nave
been closely associated with him tha'
he Intends to declare for Felix Diaz
1t is known that up to short time
ago Salazar was in the greatest pow
erty. He complained bitterly that on
account of his persecution pl
Americans he was forced to live or
the charity of friends. A few days be-
fore his disappearance. however, ne
received a large sum Of money and
repaid several debts he had incurred
On Intimate Terms.
There are number Of Americans
here who are on intimate terms with
the vanished general who was willing
to admit individual Americans to M
- friendship, while never Disgusting MI
hostility toward the American gov
ernment.
these men aver that Salazar has {
very large following in northern Chi
huahua and that hundreds, II no
thousands, of the Carranza soldiers
who fought under him in previous
campaigns will gladly follow their OLE
leader If he summons them.
A story was current here tonigh
that Salazar was in hiding IN Juarez
but as this was hardly possible with
out the connivance Of the Carranz;
officials, it was not generally credited
LOOting Of Stores
Reports received here by American
mining concerns state that there ha
been extensive looting Of stores ant
warehouses in Parral and in towns II
that district. Some damage Is SAT-
to have been done to American prop
erty, but its extent is not known. TIL
lcoting is said to have been the resul
of the desperate condition of the peo
pie. who are almost destitute of foo
and clothes, and to have no furthe
political significance. A Telegram
was sent from hcIe today to Governo
EnfiQuez, governor OF Chihuahua
esking for protection for America
interests.