Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-23
ALL Federal VICTORIES
MEXICAN REVOLUTION FROM
GOVERNMENT REPORTS.


MENICO CITY, Aug, %. - Nine
battles between frderals and constitu-
tiouaIists are reported 20 have taken
place during the last twenty -four
hours. All Of them are said to be
federal victories.
According to official reports the
military situation throughout the re-
public Is greatly improved. The reb-
els are said to he gcenrally on the de-
fenSve.
The official reports virtually are the
the only source Of information on
which news for local consumption is
based. The other side of the story
rarely reaches tn ecapital because of
interrupted lines and censorship Of
dispatches at points outside the cap
ltal. In three of the fights reported,
ITS rebels are said to have been Kill
ed, while the federal loss is given as
eight.
TpIrCOn situation Worse.
The situation about Torreon is now
admitted to be slightly worse. 1t is
understood the rebels control my"n
Of the country about that section and
that 1000 more are marching south
ward from Castro Ciencgds, Coahuila,
to reinforce those already there.
General Pcna's headquarters at
MonoCloayH has reported portion of
his men cut off by the rebels and nj
need of help. General joaquin Maas,
who is marching northWard from
Monclova to Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, has
been instructed to delay his move
meuts in order to cooperate with
General Pena. The government cN-
It.la 4r 4
Mas will be able to check the south
ward mOfement of the rebels
No News From GuaNmaS.
improvement in the situation in the
state of Chihuahua is reported by the
government. The public has given no
news from Guaymas for several days,
except assurances that the rebels I'm
that vicinity are domOrIlized because
| OF dlss ,usiOns between the rebel lead
ers Maytorna and Pesquiera, south of
Sonora. The government, howecvr
insists that this headWay is not inn
portant one of the recent exploits of
| the rebels in Sinaola was the de-
structiun Of Southern Pacific rail
way bridge, 225 feet long.
Burn Whole Towns.
The government Is displaying keen
satisfaction over it's energetic com
paign of determination. Scores of
email towns have been destroyed, nun
| drcds of families disposs ssDd, and
| many young men shot. Since the tul
| lowers OF Zopata invaded the fcIcr1
| district, General HohIes has destroyed
| seven towns within 20 few miles of tn,
| capital including Aiusco, which Is al'
| most within sight Of the city. I'm these
| destroyed towns only the churches
| were left stflding. and they have
| been abandoned 10y the priests whose
| congregations have disappeared
Three more towns near the city Were
| ordered destroyed today.
| In the capitals suburbs, there arc
arriving daily hundreds Of dispossess'
| ed refugees from destroyed towns
who carry their personal effects or
| thei rhacks.
| ZapatStas Active.
| The followers Of Zapata are more
| active than ever in their campaign Of
| destruction and personal outrages
| They are raiding numerous village!
| and ranches and suhiectlng their vic
| TINS to torture i'm the state of Mexico
| ard HidalgO, west and north of the
capital The government papers de
| scribe these outrdges as the las
struggle cf "A wounded beast
For days past the badly Informed
public believed that Achuca, capita
| of Hidalgo, was In danger of attack
but has been reassurcd by the govern
ment. Around Pachucha are a mum
Der of important mines. Americana
and Englishmen are preparing To de
| fend them.
The newspaper FL Pals reported to
dyu that there was q greatly increas
ed rebel movement in the state o.
Jalisco. All the newspapers toda.
print news of the defeat Of the rebe
chief Candidao Navarro, near Silao
state of Gunajuato. The public pre-
viously had believed this state fire.
from rebels
The state Of Zacatecas ADMITTEDLY
4. infested by rebels but the govern
ment expresses confidence that it |
able to maintain control there. or
ficially. conditions Ia san LUIS Potos
| are reported to be imprON ed.
There also has been some improve
ment recently in railway communica
i tions The area In which actual traf
II. is still restricted is limited to tn
center Of the republic.