St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-09
SWEEPING VICTORIES REPORT.
ED FOR CONSTITUTIONaLsTs
NEAR SAN LUIS POTOSI.
MEXICO CITY THREATENED
FROM THE west
Senator Bradley Asked in the Senate
Ii Repeal was to Furnish Immu-
nifty for Waiting Mexico.

Washington, May 6-While the
Mexican situation was outwardly
calm today, pending the formal open
ing of the conference of South Am.
er.can mediators at N agra Falls
Canada, May Is, there continued an
active undercurrent of discussion and
preparation for the peace plans, and
at the same time definite reports
reached the Constitut: :onalists head
quarters here of sweeping victories
of their forces near San Luis Potosi
and other points far south of Sal
t.llo. whore it was thought the next
big battle would occur.
The news of Const.tutional.sts sue
cesses reached here in dispatches
from Gen. Carranza to Raphael Zu-
baran, minister of the interior in the
Constitutionalest Cabinet, who had a
direct wire set up to the headquar-
ters Of Gen. Carranza in Chihuahua
today. Gen. Carranza's messages
showed that three converg ng cam
paigns were in active operation, each
within three hundred miles of Mex
leo City. Gen. Obregon, with $4,000
men, operating from the Pacific coast
side, had captured all the interven-
ing territory, was besieging Mazat-
Ian, and was threatening Mexico City
from the west.
Nearing Mexico City.
Another division, Gen. Carranza,
reported, had founght battle at
Penzancos, near San LUIS Potosi,
which is 800 miles north of Mexico
City. This is the southernmost point
which the Cnstitutionalists have
reached in Central Mexico, and, with
the army now attacking Tampco,
they declare that the general advance
ON the Mexican capital is to De made
within a few weeks from three sides.
The significance Of these Consti-
tutionalist successes lay i'll the fact
that San Lusi is far south of Sal
tillo, and only 800 mile, from Tam
pico on the west and Mexico City on
the south. Gen. Carranza's report
of the desperate cond ton of the
Federals at MaZatlan was coincident
with report from Rear Admiral HOW
ard, who stated that land and sea
engagement was carried on there all
yesterday, the Const .tutionalists fir
ing rifles and field guns from Piedra
Island, while the Federal gunboat
MOrelOs was supported by the Fed
eral shore batteries.
Extending Vera Cruz Lines.
Aside from the notable Constitu-
tionalist success, the chief m litary
movement of the day was the au-
thorization to Gen. Funston to ex-
tend his lines at Vera Cruz as might
be required for defensive purposes,
without, however, undertaking any
operations. A report also
came from Gen. Funston that he
could get no definite information as
to the active movements by the fed
erals under Gen. Mas, but he con-
strued what they were dong as be-
ing merely defens We. No further
re;nforcements have been ordered
for Vera Cruz, nor has there been
any sign of Gen. Wood moving TO the
front to assume command.
The naval situation was shown ir
from Rear Admiral Badger
as to the Atlantic coast points, and
from Real Admiral Howard as to
on the Pacific coast side
Admiral Badger stated that sharp fir
ing had occurred between Mexican
Federals and Constitutional SITS MD
way between Vera Cruz and lamp:
co, and he added that rumors reach
ed him through ADMIRAL Mayo tina,
some Of Villas forces intended to
take and burn Tampico. Admiral
Mayo put no. faith in reports of
truce between Federals and Consti
elements about Tampico.
Il Mexico in Debate.
Congress again came into the
the Mexican situation today, when a
caustic debate occurred in the Senate
over the resolution of Mr.. Lippitt OF
Island, asking President WI
son for information as to his report
ed support of Pancho villa for next
ruler of Mexico. The resolution f.
nally was tabled by a vivi voce vote
but not until Senator Lippitt had dis
cussed reports of the administra-
tons support of "VillainOus Villa
the landing at Vera Cruz and other
Incidents.
Mexico also crept into the DEBATE
on the repeal of the Panama tolls
exemption act when Senator Brad
ley. of Kentucky, declared that the
repeal was =" to purchase immunity
for q continuation of watchful wait
ing Mexico"
The South American medsatorS
completed their plans for beginning
the conference at Niagra Falls.
Headquarters will be established a
a leading hotel there. which con
sented to advance the date of it,
opening in order to accommodate the
The mediators with