The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-25
IS CARRANZA
PREPARING To
LEAVE: NE X|CO {!
PERSISTENT RUMORS
TO THIS END CURRENT
Officials Say Departure of His
Family at This Time Was
at Least a Blunder.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2l-Char$es
that General Carranza is preparing ID
leave Mexico are being freely made by
his political opponents in Mexico CltE.
They are based on his decision 20
! leave his capital for Queretaro, ana
the fact that Mrs. Carranza alreauE
has crossed the border into the united
| State accompanied by the wife OF hsr
husbands war minister anu chle[ sup
porter. General Obreson.
Again information TO this effect ls
reaching officials here from various
! reliable sources. So far nothing tangl-
Bile, lending to support the story aaS
come through official channels. 1t IS
known. the many officials here believe
General Carranza has committed 20
l;tical blunder at least ii he is not Ill
fact preparing for flight, by permitting
his family 10 leave Mexico just at this
time.
The trip, they say was certain 10 ne
construed by his enemies as L COnteS-
sion of weakness.
The purpose OF the visit OF Mrs. Car
rama and Mrs. ObregOn, us explained
at the Mexican embassy, is for tour
of the United States. Word Ut the
arrival at the border also Of Mrs.
Jacinto Trevino. wife OF the military
commander of Chihuahua state, had.
ont been received tonight.
Would Be Warned.
1t was pointed out that Trevino has
been among CarranzaS Staunchest
supporters and that if the first chief
believed his hold on the political stu
alton was weakening Trevino very
probably would be warned in order
that he might also place his family in
safety.
The state department had not re-
ceiyed tonight word that Generals
Carranza and Obregon had left Mex
leo City for Queretaro.
Persistent reports that CarranZa
was about to leave Mexico have been
in circulation along the border for
some time Ii is not known that the
American military authorities have
been able TO gather any definite in
formation in this regard outside of the
coming OF Mrs. Carranza and Mrs.
ObregOn. Many var department. Off
cials have privately expressed their
conviction that the de facto govern
ment or at least General Carranza'
personal control Of the political Situ-
alton, was growing steadily weaker.
f, They have anticipated that the time
might come soon when he would be
forced to leave Mexico City.
DUMAS Defeat Confirmed.
Ell PASO. Texas. Oct. 2i.-Guvcrn-
, ment agents here claim 10 have re-
| ceived additional confirmation of Vii
! las Reported defeat CT General Carlos
{ Ozuna'S column al Palomas, weSi of
chihuahua City, last Friday. The
continuation is said TO have come from
refugees reaching the border from Chi
: huahua City, who claim that Villa cap
;ured General Ozuna'S eleven troop
and supply trains carrying ammunl-
! ton. arms, machine guns and sup
plies.
! The refugees who brought this re.
! port TO the border claim 10 have talked
! with survivors Of OZuna'S column, who
! said Villa led the Carranza troops into
. a trap at Palomas. then attacked from
the front, flank and rear, and cut the
! railroad line between the trains. The
! same source claims 230 Carranza sol
diers were killed and an equal number
! taken prisoner.
The refugees claim 10 have seen Vii
! las camptircS six miles west Of Chi
! huahua City. Sunday night: 1t is
: stated that Villa had received Il large
amount of arms and ammunition sto-
len from the government arSenals by
agents serving in the Carranza army.