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Show TROOPS LEAVE WITH GUTIERREZ Future Attitude of Deposed President of Mexico Causing Caus-ing Some Anxiety. VILLA IS EXPECTED Chief Has Formidable Force Assembled Business Houses Closed and Uncertainty Un-certainty Exists. Washington, Jan IS. When General Gen-eral Gutierrez left Mexico City yes-; yes-; terday. he took v. ith him most of ! the troops garrissoning the capital State department advices indicate that Gutierrez present command is 5000 strong and officials here infer that few soldiers remained in the capital cap-ital from the fact that the first act of General Garza the new provisional president, was to utilize the police force temporarily tor military pur poses. The state department is particularly par-ticularly anxious to know whether Gutierrez has abandoned all claims to the provisional presidencj or has gone to I'achuco with part of his cabinet to set up a government there in defiance of the conventional factiou in Mexico City So far there has been no confirmation confirma-tion of reports that Villa and Zapata have broken off friendly relations Villa Is on his way from Aguas Call-cntes Call-cntes where he has a formidable army assembled, and Is expected to enter the capital today As part of the garrison remaining in the capital is said to be made up of Zapata troops, the report of a breach between the two leaders soon will be put to a practical test A telegram to the state department dated January 16. 0 a. m . from Mexico Mex-ico City states that all business houses were closed and uncertainty existed as to what faction controlled the city. Auother telegram sent at 6 p m.. the same day said the reason for the sudden departure of Gutierrei still was unknown. The governor of the federal district had given assurances assur-ances that there was no cause for alarm in the capital, adding that he had sufficient troops for the preservation preser-vation of order, and anticipated no attack upon the city A telegram dated January 17 from Aguas Calientcs said all rail traffic south of that place had been bus- ponded An undated telegram from Mazat-Ian Mazat-Ian said the cruiser Maryland and the Mexican gunboat Lapaz had ar rhed there. Nine railroad bridges BB had been burned between Xavajoa IQI and Mazatlan, the message said aud Hfi opposing forces were engaged at EB Navajoa. Villa to Return. IB? EI Paso, Jan. 18. General Villa BK , with the main group of his army Is expected to return today to Mexico Hfife! City in an attempt to adjust the sit- HgF nation of the convention government ElS incidental to the flight from the cap- ErP ital of Eulalle Gutierrez, the provi- w sional president and the appointment WbK to that place of Roque Gonzales WtW Garza. KlPS Mexico City was reported In a state Ek of disorder and excitement only BBS equaled by the Dlaz-Huerta uprising kIw against the Madero government in flfin 1912. BPS Red Cross Supplies Needed. HH General Angeles, the Villa comman- der who yesterday occupied Monterey, BgH an important center in eastern Mex- RSfs ico has appealed for the Immedlato WBP sending there of American Red Cross supplies contracted for some weeks ago by Phillip C. Hanna. American mm-? consul general to Mexico at Mon- Htf; terey, General Angeles described as Kant desperate the condition of the popu- Hm lace at Monterey. Bne Angeles probably will proceed at once to Mexico City to assist Villa mRsi in his adjustment of conditions there, Wrf Villa abandoning temporarily at least BL the campaign against the Carranza forces. Hi Angeles has been mentioned prom- b" inently as a probable successor to 1 Gutierrez. Roque Gonzales Garza, it h is understood, was appointed only . temporarily. r |