The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-19

WASHINGTON, March lS.--Though
no official reports have been received
confirming the reports of fighting be-
tween federals and rebels in the vicin-
tty of Torreon. officials here were to.
day more inclined to credit these re-
ports than was the case earlier In the
week.
1t is presumed that the advance Of
the federals has served to precipttAke
fighting sooner than General Villa and
his s1lbordfnates had expected. Army
officers predict, however, that 1t VITA
be some time before a. really dccdsfvo
engagement occurs between the op-
posing forces. According to state do
parurnent dispatches the federalS have
extended their lines well beyond Tor
reon and are keeping open railroad
coranlu nication. Fighting Ia reported
from Monclo~a, Carranza's former
stronghold now held by the federah
Rebels have burned the railroad atA-
ton and rolling stock. Two Americans
were killed lighting with the revcau-
tiorists.
That Carranza is not able to MAIN
tin order in the Nogaies district, where
antil few days ago he had his head
quarters. was Indicated by a report to
the state department today that YaQui
Indians had raided the ranch OF an
American citizen named Dingfelder.
resisted the Indians and killed two
of the attacking party, which after
taking some Of the live stock, retreat.
ed.
The governor of lower California
has prompted thorough search for
the guilty parties in connection with
the murder of Postmaster Johstone at
Tee ate, on the California border.
For larger Garrisons.
Secretary OF War Garrison s,.dav
forwarded % Major General Murray
at San Francisco an appeal from 3cv-
ernor johnson. Of California. for In
creased garrisons of United States
troops along the California MeAican
boundary
Secretary Pryan said today that he
had no information regarding the trip
OF oFreign Minister Rojas of tho
Huerta cabinent, to Vera Cruz, and
knew of no conference to take place
between the @exican official and John
Lind. the presidents agent in
Mexico.
From the fact that Minister gofas
has been surmised that he intends to
send them out Of the country 1t il
no. expected there will be any serious
lalk of pea..e at present.
Real Rattle In Week.
Ell PASO. March 1S.-~-Whatever
fighting occurred south of chihuahua
on Tuesday was of minor nature.
for Pancho Villa left the battlefield
and came back to the city OF Chi
huahua Tuesday night He was there
this morning. but tonight his lieuten-
ants in Juarez say he has returned to
the front. They frankly say that
there has been no lighting of conse-
quence, and that when the real fight
ing begins villa will be in 1t.
Yesterdays most serious lighting
was at Yermo, near Bermajilio. one
hundred miles south of Torreon. and
the federals, il they did not repulsc
the rebels. at least halted them.
This is as good as admitted by thu
rebels. That Tomas Urbinas force at
Rosario was also defeated. is cred
tied but this was minor. fight as his
&C nlmand was small. Rebels in Iuarez
&c 'lare that Villa is not yet ready TO
beGir the fight. and that the federals \
ere not going To press it by trying ia
advance any further north. The first
and only fighting was that of pcster
Gay 1t Yermo and Rosario. wait =
week" said rebel official today.
then you will hear battle news
An Execution Ordered.
That the fighting will begin in thA
neighhorhood OF Rermajillo, thirty.
six miles north Of Torreon Is the pre-
FALLING opinion in Juarez Consul
General Diebold reported that the
tIuerta government stated positively
tonight that the federals had ad-a
ve need north ~ Torreon. and were
making satisfactory progress against
the rebels
Americans who arrived from Chile
huahua Tuesday night brought = re-
port that Sebastian Vargas. Ir.. treas
urer for General villa in Chihuahua