New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Carranzistas Force All
Civilians in Juarez
TO DiSarm.
Kindred PLOTTERS
HELD, TO BE SHOT
,o,,eou Practically Under Con
troll of Couspirators
volt in Chihuahua.

81 Paso. Tex, Aug. l2.-Carranzs
.-my officers at the head OF squads OF
c.-r.rzs soldiers tonight diSarmed all
.,r;Iisns in Juarcz. More than 5000
"a. which had been given to the
,sn;.rs 20 use against Americans
Eve taken from them tonight.
Tonight Carranza troops are guard
nc every approach to Juarez IN antici-
-, of an attempt TO take the town.
~ town all who are suspected OF
'.,arsi,v 20 Csrranza are being put
under arrest
n;,eovery to-day Of a widespread
Ia, Of Leralistas 10 inaugurate new
.i,,;o, IN Northern Mexico by the
.',.re Of chihuahua City, Juarez'
IN. Abumada and Ojinaga was fol-
,.rs5 by the arrest Of more than lou
,,rrsr orozco and Villa followers, in
eln6ine General Ynez Sslazar' all OF
rso,, had been granted amnesty by
-. carranza government in the last
three months. 80.
The first arrests we're made in Chi
,r,bua City. whore. it is alleged. Cen
81 Salazar had organized a force TO
.si,, the capital. imprison the Car
r.,zs officials and inaugurate new
,royisiorsl government, with Manuel
c,l,,o As Provisional President.
Plotters Gaining Strength.
leralista plotters have gained
strength in Torreon, according to re-
mort. from there to-day, and the efforts
n the Carranza officials to check the
Movement there have failed, the city
beine practically under control OF the
new revolutionary element.
Asviees from Chihuahua to-day say
all now under arrest there are to be
mt to death tomorrow morning. and
that hundreds Of additional arrests are
b.ing made by Carranza soldiers. who
ave searching the city for plotters.
Discovery OF the plot was followed
bv an order BY General Trevino Tor
the disarming Of all civilians through
out the state of chihuahua. and the
issuing Of an order by General
Gonzales, in Juarez, for every CIVILIAN
in the city to turn in to the com
msndencia whatever arms ne had
Only two men obeyed the order TO-
night, and arms were being torclply
taken from the civilians.
General Felix TerraZas, one OF tng
leaders In the new revolution, rs helu
with General Salazar as an lnstlgatoi
Of the plot to seize Chihuahua CITY
He formerly was a leader IN the fas'
eusl Orc. % revolt against Madero.
Several Villistas Held.
Anumber Of Villistas, including Gen
ersl Ortis and Colonel Ventura Rod
rieuez and Felix DelgadO, also are helC
as plotters. -.
In Chihuahua and in Juarez the plot
il is learned, had progressed TO th'
point where a general revolt wa
planned for tomorrow, simultaneous
in the two cities. 800, -.
Canuto Reyes, a former Villa baldl
leader who had been given amnesty
when he surrendered near Torreon, Il
said TO have been implicated IN th'
revolutionary plot. but withdrew fol
lowing a quarrel with Salazar and gave
the Carranza officials warning OF th'
conspiracy.
Conditions in Mexico City are Dor
dering on anarchy because OF 1905
shortage. according to arrivals from thf
capital here to-day. The refugees, al
Of whom are Mexicans, said that riot.
ers had seized the electric lighting anc
power plan, outside the city and ina,
as result the town had been without
lights or streetcar service for more than
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