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Show VILLA SENDS I AN ULJIMAT1 Demands of Carranza Com plete Control of Army and Military Policy. WILL RECOGNIZE CHIEF j I Promotion of Officers and Dii position of Commands to Be in Villa's Hands. Eagle Pass, Tex., June 18. That General Villa has presented an uttl-j uttl-j matum to General Carranza, demand- Ing the absolute separation of the I civil and military branches of the constitutionalist government, was the substance of dispatches received at 'H constitutionalist headquarters in 1 S Piedras Negras today A committee or three officers was said now to be In conference with General Carranza at Saltillo, presenting General Villa's plan. According to constitutionalist officials offi-cials at Piedras Negraa. his plan Is ij ! as follows. General villa's Plans i "First Villa to have complete con- j trol of the army and to direct the j military policy without interference. 1 while Carranza is to have control of the civil government and foreign re- 1! lations. "Second Villa agrees to recognize Carranza as his superior, provided Carranza accords him recognition as supreme military chief Third The promotion of officers and the disposition of their commands to be In Villa's hands." Constitutionalists expressed thpl belief that if thepe demands were granted. General Villa would proceed with the campaign and take personal command of the forces in the field Otherwise, they said, they thought hp I I would persist In his resignation and 1 retire to Chihuahua to await such j time as he could serve the constitutionalist constitu-tionalist cause without friction. i The third clause of Villa's alleged ultimatum was accepted here as a direct di-rect answer to General Carranza's . promotion of General Natera to com- I mand the division of the center, and his resulting disastrous attack on Zacatecas " I Laredo. Tex.. June 18 Pascual 1 Morales, chief of staff to General Jesu6 Carranza. commander of the i on8titutional)st forces at Nuero Ledo. left for .Monterey today. In ! formation concerning his mission waa refused but was said to be due to orders or-ders from Monterery General Carranza Car-ranza is a brother or the first chief Of the constitutionalists j Carranza to Flee. Washington. June 18. Represents-tive Represents-tive Kent of California told the president presi-dent and Secretary Bryan today he I had telegraphic information from Mexico that General Carranza was about to leave his headquarters and flee to Laredo, Tex Mr. Kent did not give the name of his Informant |