Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-31
Eararza Told Of Threaten
ing Revolt.
bLANS MADE BY
VILLA YEAR AGO
id Followers TO Plant Crops Early
10 Insure Provisions for
Campaign.

arranza government OF Mexico was
armed nearly year ago by the
nited States of preparations for the
resent revolutionary campaign which
as resulted in the proclaiming Of
eneral Felipe Angeles provisional
resident and Francisco Villa sec
eary Of war, little attention was
aid to information given by this
Duntry.
Specific warning of the threatened
kenace to his power were given
Resident Carranza by the United
tates last October 18th, and again
st November 9th, it was learned
hthoritatively today. President Car
hn2a was reminded on these and
lher occasions particularly of his
nty to protect Americans and Ameri-
bn property in Mexico.
villa began the collection of arms,
bunitiOns and money a year ago for
he campaign which, in the opinion of
ffcals here, now has grown to con-
titute the gravest menace to Carran-
bis power, since Villa was defeated
y the government forces three years
(go Last winter, it is said, Villa
otifed his followers to plant their
rOps early as the campaign would
egin as soon as the grass was green,
insure forage for their horses. I'm
sual activity was displayed through
put Northern Mexico by the willis
Ias in getting their crops into the
ground to provide against famine.
Warned Carranza.
All this was learned by agents of
he United States and formed the
pasS for the warnings sent 50 Car
tsnza.
Just why Carranza paid little heed
y these warnings or was unable to
Vert any military forces from other
Parts Of the republic to the campaign
4 the north, is mystery to officials
Pere' In the opinion of some, the ex-
va expense of such an undertaking
may have deferred him, remembering
Eaal the campaign of Huerta, sent by
s4hader0 against Orozco, in the same
parl OF the country, cost the Mexican
sovernment approximately 10000, 900
pesos The total revenue from all
N soarces for the first four months of
sns year, according to official figures,
p.ougnl to the Mexican treasury only
'oout 100000 pesos.
SIX weeks ago, Carranza had 5000
men IN Torreon, it is officially re-
pOs1ed' with a large supply of arms
.na ammunition at Chihuahua. Off
.'sls mere are unable to understand
wy ne did not move those troops
aor'l before Villas men assembled
!" large force at any point.
v,, Villa Is Popular.
s.l'a's popularity among the troops
: explained here by his conduct upon
= = capture recently of Parral. After
a. surrender of the garrison, Villa
y uuressed the men, having imprisoned
: olhcers, telling the soldiers that
: ~. ~ realized that they were con-
, c,'p's ana as he needed their wea-
~, 'ney We're free to return to their
y he II they would give their word
!, NV, aonor That they would not take up
:. sa,s against him. This information
oaoaed the federal troops and ac-
81 Tor the ease with which Villa
80 as, oefeated the federal troops sent
galnst him. ' n'
,ono was learned today that INQUIRIES
~ ~ peen made of the Mexican GOV
~ n,snt, regarding a reported seiz-
~, y villa of shipment of arms
,srr, .ne United States designed for
| .su Information received here
eas. a' villa obtained one-half of at
hraa. ohe recent schipment on a
nd 49, ~. 70 attack the Carranza agents
en ON axe all the shipment. 1t also is
hinms that none of the recent
, o,pnents Of arms to the Mexican
rnma nuient authorized by this gov
,uahra nave got farther than Chi
ma which is now threatened by
av r re, here had no information to-
nish. esardlng reports that an attempt
ral ~, ~ made to send Mexican fed
ono Muops through Arizona in bond
pctdte against Villa