The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-18
Not a Word Of Movement OF
Troops Around Torreon
Breaks Through Villas Gen.
sorship Today.
DEATH OF BENAvIDEs
PROMPTLY DENIED
Washington Remains Without
Information as to Progress
of Skirmishing; Carranza
Nears Juarez.
lny I.ca.cd VIC 10 le,cnlhs Ilernld.

iby Leased Wire to tstcnIhN Efcrald. 4
duarez, Mex, March Emphatic
denial was made today that General
t,haNides bod been killed in nxntiur
aoovc Torrcon. The inSurgunf lead
q, Iaihct resldsat here, showed
tolegram OF recent Gute from his
son Actual confirmation of tae ge-
l"ft7d ineurRent rryerseH wis NOT
i"ithcoming this afternoon from any
sources
Tho American governmonts repre-
sentative at the Torreon battle.
''eorge g. Caruthcrs, left at noon to-
day on "a special train bound for the
front Carothers who h AmerTcnn
consular agent al Torreon. had been
designated BY ihe department OF state
20 i"oS after the interests of AmcrI-
cams and othe. loreigners during and
after the battle
Washington Has No News.
Washington, March iS.-Secretary
Harrison today forwarded 10 Major.
General Arthur Murray. commanding
ne western department, Governor
JohnsoB's request for additional
troops To protect the nouthcrn Gale
iornia border from Mexicans The
secretary VIII leave action entirely -
1cncral Nurfays discretion.
No reference to the pending cattle
ntAt Iorreon WAS contained In any
dispatches received at the state de-
/ puftment' overnight ofIiciui dlt-
pa,ches we're sumnwrized IN this
statement
The release of Andrew Hamilton,
arrested With Byrd aud Goldschmidt.
/ has been reported. The other two
men vii IL is thought be Transferred
I 10 Mexico city. 10 accordance with
orders 10 federal Mexican officers 10
send all foreigners arrested on
c''"tges oi furnishing aid To the rebels
/ 20 the capital Trains run Via Sal-
I ullo aud Ciudad pornfiu niaz 10 Tor
I rrnn. Monterey Is reported quiet.
Further dcstruction of railroad
/ property by the rHyolutionists at Mon
I ciuNa is reported. Fedorals are ln
I possession Of the city. Ia the nBhiing
b there it is reported that three Amer
I leans ware lighting with the ,'arran-
3 2iHttS and that two were killed"
Carransa Now la chihuahua.
Juarcz, Mex March iS-General
I Carranza has crossed the mountains
/ from sonora and nov is ia Chihuahua
, state, said "a message received today
/ directly from the Constitutlonulist
/ commander in chief u WAS estimated
I that he would arrive 40 Juarez by the
( first of next week. Carranxa's over
3 land ride from Agua Prieta. opposite
Douglas. Arlz To- the border az this
Z pcin, was said to have been made
I Without special incident The insurg-
ont leader was reported In good health
and enjoying his hard ride through
/ the rugged mountain parseS.
strung Column Leave tor North.
J Mrzicu city. March iS-A column
J Of fourteen hundred federal uoops
I commanded bS Genearl IHVicr 81
/ MotTe left today for the north to join
/ la the Campaigu against the rebels az
MaN,moius. opposite hrownsvill".
Texas.
Tho column took with a large
/ equipment including ten armorcd au-
tnmubiles The federal war Office has
| no confirmation of the reported iight-
lng 40 Escai0n ia ths state OF chi-
huahuu.
MAY Go tu sre lind.
Mexico City March 1S.--The de-
I parturc from the federal capital iOi
I Vera Cruz tDdag cot lose Lopez Por-
uuo Rojas minister Tor foreign at-
? flirs gave rise to ru'uors heer thut
hc Intended to confer with John lana,
personal representative of President
Wilson
The foreign minister was accom-
painted by his family but it was stated
that his stay at Vera cruz would ho
The Daily Dcnounccmcnt.
Mexico CITY March a IA bitter 1s-
ssult ou the policy of the United
States toward Mexico was made today
iu an editorial article in "a Diario.
The writer declares that "achiud tnr
American policy is r. determination to
wgcst from Mexico Lower California.
sDuuta and parts ot auevo Leon and
CuahulIl.
Rclci Dollar Worih iS Gents.
Douglas AriE Mar h is,-lho
prie. of constitutional currency fell
30 d. cents per pcso gold today.
The sonora Mercantile company.
one of the largost concerns in ta-
[ northern ptr of sonora failed %
omen its doors today The reason
I given WAS the company could not at
lord Go pay gold for lts stncas and
thon soil for rebel money which is
constantly nuctuating in value
Dealers in constitutional currencif
| ~ hiie refusing % buy large amounts.
expressed confidence today that the
MINI m.nLIII nhAnnna ~ 20 nanis anln.