The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-22

Carranza Force at 0jinaga Re-
ported to Have a Strong
Leaning to Villa.
FORMAL DENIAL BY TREVlNO
Rumors of DisIoyaIty to Government
Denounced BY the Facto Officer
Bliss at San Antonio.

San Antonio, Tex, July 14-Infor-
nation indicating that the garrison at
Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, Tex,
would join any considerable body of
Villas men moving northward instead
of resisting them was received at Gen
eral Funston's headquarters today.
The information contained no intima-
ton that Colonel Rojas, commanding
at Ojinaga, was lacking in loyalty, but
doubt of his ability to hold his 700
men was expressed. Many of them
formerly were in Villas command.
Army officers here are convinced
that Villa personally is directing rebel
operations south and east of Chihua-
hua, and that after attacking a force
of CarranZistas near Parral, he sent
one detachment of his newly-formed
army in a northerly direction. Efforts
to get definite information as to the
present location of the detachment
have been unsuccessful.
Chihuahua, July 14.-General Igna-
clio Enriquez, formerly civil governor
of Chihuahua, who has been in Mex
leo City for some time, in conference
with General Carranza, has not left
that city, according to message re-
ceived today by General Jacinto Ire
vino.
Rumors have spread in the last few
days that General EnriqueZ and three
other Carranza officers were taken
from train by Villa force while on
their way here from Mexico City and
executed. This was denied by Gen
eral TreviEo, who also issued a for
NAL denial that he had made any sort
of disavowal of General CarranZa.
This, he said, was in answer to state
ments published in the United States
to the effect that he had revolted
against the first chief
Washington, July 14.-Authority for
the state department to permit restor-
alton of normal movements into Mex
leo of all commodities except NUM-
lions of war, was asked today by the
treasury department. Shipments of
clothing and food already are being
passed freely by the customs and mil
itary authorities, but large quantities
of freight, chiefly lumber and coal,
have accumulated along the border.
Customs collectors along the bor-
der have been instructed upon re-
quest of the state department to per-
NIT railroad rolling stock to enter
Mexico by equitable exchange of cars.
For every car permitted to enter Mex
leo, the order stipulates, a car from
Mexico shall enter American terri
tory
Bliss at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex, July 14-General
Tasker H. Bliss, assistant chief of
staff, arrived here tonight. He was
met by General Funston and taken to
his headquarters, where the two con-
ferred until late regarding troop dis
positions and the state of the national
guard.
General Bliss refused to discuss the
character of his mission other than to
say he would study the militia He
will make careful inspection of the
camps where guardsmen are concen-
trated in large numbers, going in a
few days to Brownsville. He was ac-
companied here by Lieutenant Colonel
McNair, who has been made brig
adler general of the New York nation,
al guard. and Major Dennis Nolan
General Bliss denied that he would
superintend the organization of tacti.
cal units. adding that all belongs to
General Funston.
Anti-Faction is Forming.
Douglas, Ariz., July IA strong
anti-Carranza faction is forming in
Sonora, according to persons arriving
here today from the south. The &C
ton is attributed to dissatisfaction
with the action of the first chief in
recent diplomatic negotiations with
the United States. 1t was further
stated by arrivals that the action OF
General P. Elias Gales, military com
mander of Sonora, in disbanding g
large force of volunteers, was taken
because they were poorly organized
and equipped.
No regulars have been moved from
their stations along the Nacozari rail
road, they said. although public an
nouncement that they were to be
transferred to the Yaqui river valley
was made by General Gales. Ameri
can military men say the disbandins
of the volunteers has strengthened
Gales military position
To Solve Border Problems.
Washington, July 13.-Informal ne
gotiations for settlement OF bordei