Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-25
CARRANzA PACKS
FOR FLIGHT FROM
MEXICO, IS BELIEF
Enemies of First Chief Point
to His Leaving Capital and
Sending Wife to United
States as Proof.
h. s CONTROL GROWS WEAK
Families of His Generals Also
Take Departure From
Troubled Land.
LONG RUMoRED ON BORDER

Washington, Oct. 24.-Charges that
General Carranza is preparing to leave
Mexico are being freely made by his
political opponents in Mexico City,
They are based upon his decision to
leave his capital for Queretaso, and
the fact that Mrs. Carranza already
has crossed the border into the United
States, accompanied by the wife of
her husbands war minister and chief
supporter, General Obergon.
Information to this effect is reach-
ing officials here from various 're-
liable sources. So far nothing tangi-
bic tending to support the story has
come through official channels. 1t is
known, however, that many officials
here believe General Carranza has
committed political blunder at least
if he is not in fact preparing for
flight, by permitting his family to
leave Mexico just at this time. The
rtip, they say, was certain to be con-
strued by his followers as confession
of weakness. T.
Explanation of Her Visit.
The purpose of the visit of Mrs.
Carranza and Mrs. sObergon as ex-
planned at the Mexican embassy is
for tour of the United States. Word
of the arrival at the border also Of
Mrs. Jacinto Trevino, wife of the
military commander of Chihuahua
state, had not been received tonight
1t was pointed out, however, that
Treyino has been among Carranza's
staunchest supporters and that if the
first chief believed his hold on the
political situation was weakened Tre-
vino very probably would be warned,
in order that he might also place
his family in safety.
The State department had not re-
ceived tonight word that Generals
eCarranza and Obergon had left Mex
leo City for Querretaro. Previous
advices, however, said that the first
chief would go to that place in con-
nection with the meeting Of the con-
stitutional conventions, at which the
delegates were elected last week.
Circulated On Border.
This is the only explanation OBJ
tainable here for Carranza's departure.
Persistent reports that Carranza was
about to leave Mexico have been in
circulation along the border fer some
time. .5
1t is not known that the American
military authorities have been able
to gather definite information in this
regard. War department officials
have expressed their conviction, how
ever, that the de facto government
or at least Gen. Carranza's personal
control of the political situation was
growing steadily weaker. They have
another report that the time might
come soon when he would be forced
to leave Mexico,
Troops Go North.
Ell Paso, Tex, Oct 24.-Twelve
thousand Carranza troops are to be
sent north at once, to take part in
the campaign against francisco Villa
and his bandit commander, Andres
Garcia, inspector-general of Carranza
consulates in the United States an
nounce today upon his return from a
conference with General Carranza and
General Alvero Obregon, minister of
war at Mexico City.
He announced that 1000 of these
troops would be sent to Juarez, where
base would be established for oper-
ations in the field in western Chihua-
hua. These troops will be made up
largely of cavalry, in order to pursue
the Villa commands in the mountain
districts of the state, it was an
nounced.
The remainder of the troops will
be sent to Chihuahua City and will
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