The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-07
CARRANzA' ARMY
CLOSING IN ON
MEXICO CITY
Rebels Say They Will Have Cap
iltoI In a Month
FORCES ARE CONCENTRATING
Have Won Battle al san Luis Potosi
and viii Soon Attack
Saltillo

Washington. May 7.-Rafael Zubar.
an. minister OF interior in the consti-
tutionalist cabinet after his confer
ence by telegraph with Gen. Carran-
IN in the city OF Chihuahua on the
military situation in Mexico. late in
Washington yesterday. estimated
that within one month their forces
viii have reached Mexico City. Mr..
Zubaran made public the following
message from Gen. Carranzaon the
military successes OF the constitution
alisis:
Gen. Pablo Gonzalez informs me
that on May Gen. Carrera Torres de
feated 1900 federals at Penazcos.
near San Luis Potosi. capturing Gen.
Arzamendi with all the officers OF his
stan. three military trains. 1900 p.is-
oners and a great quantity OF arms
and ammunition.
Gen. Obregon. operating on the
west coast, informs me that no has
captured Acapone,a. 100 miles below
Mazatlan. In the territory OF Topic,
the whole federal garrison having sur
rendered. composed OF more than
1900 men. We captured 1000 Mauser
rifles. three field pieces, several ma
chine guns and. what is best OF all.
100000 rounds Of ammunition. Cen
Obregon has completed the siege Of
Mazatlan. the gunboat Morelos hav-
ing grounded at the Island Piedra.
and has been put out OF commission
by our artillery.
Tho forces OF Gen. Pablo Gonzalez
overlook the column which fed from
Monterey to Satllllo. capturing six
field guns and much artillery and ri.
fie ammunition.
(Signed) Venustiano Carranza."
Mr.. Zubaran has gone TO Washing.
ton on a mission as yet unannounced.
Secretary Bryan said yesterday he
had received a statement from Mr.. Zu
baran, but declined TO reveal it's con.
tents beyond saying 1t did not con-
Germ mediation. II is believed to re-
late to means of facilitating commu.
nication between the constitutions
lists and which hitherto has been
presented by American consuls 10 To-
cal authorities.
Nj Zubaran declined TO speak OF
his own mission. talking enthusiastic
ally of the military progress that had
been made by the constitutionalists
He said many people in the United
States had an idea that the forces in
Chihuahua commanded by Gen. villa
constituted the whole constitution.
list army. He declared that Gen. VII.
la had about $4,000 men in north cen.
trail Mexico, but that Gen. Pablo Con
zalez on the cast coast. operating
near Tampico commanded more than
$4,000 men. while Gen. Oregon on
the Pacific coast had about $4,000
men. These three big forces" said
Mr. Zubaran, "all acknowledge Gen
Carranza as supreme chief. There is
no truth in the stories that there is
any friction in our ranks"
Mr.. Zuburan explained by tho use
of map that the constitutionalists
controlled railroads and telegraph
lines to the principal capitals OF most
of the states of Mexico and that Gen
Carranza was in direct communica
ton with all his military leaders and
was receiving constant reports from
them. He added that with the three
campaigns against Mexico City, the
capture of San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas
and other big cities around the Mexi
can capital would be easily accom-
plished. Reinforcements, he said
were on their way to Tampico. Til,
constitutionalist representative alst
said Gen. zapata's forces were work
ing in harmony with the constitution
alists south of Mexico City.