The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-05-14
VILLA AND OREGON
ARE MIXING IT AGAIN
.,omsHES HAVE TAKEN PLACE
sn no supremacy IN CENTRAL
PART OF REPUBLIC.
ulNY MEN ON BOTH SIDES
"a. Week No Doubt viii Report a
'' d, Battle in Mexico Between the
Villa and Oregon Forces.
Other News of Mexico.


Vsshington.-Both of the Mexican
.,.,ces at washington were claiming
successes Sunday in the fighting south
), ,uascalientes, where General Villa
!, begun a new offensive movement
.,.irst the Carranza army under Gen
81 0bregon. All reports indicated
y. .r.,o skirmishes preliminary to the
-aooted battle for supremacy in Cen
tai Mexico.
The Carranza agency had dispatch
...m Vera Cruz announcing that OBJ
..aon entered Leon Saturday and had
..srmed his march northward, while
eorqales had occupied the suburbs of
,,,rtarey and the Zapata forces had
q, driven back to their base within
.rsntv miles of the City of Mexico.
rba villa agency received a dis
..,.b from General Villa stating that
1 me fighting Saturday Obregon's
l,,.aq we're driven back to Hacienda
Il Romita, some distance south of
Isop The message was given out as
bIoEs:
II beg to advise you that our troops
saturday engaged the enemy for al
mast four hours with complete suc-'
,sss Our losses we're twenty dead
md thirty wounded. The enemy was
idven back to Hacienda de Eomita,
We inflicted upon the enemy a loss
II more than 200 killed and captured
bu machine guns and other NUM-
ions Of war.
Tae enemy has lost in these last
igbts more than eight hundred dead
and many wounded, eight machine
Uns and much war material.
rFresh cavalry troops have arrived
II Trinidad to relieve those who have
been engaged and afford them some
rest These fresh troops are COM
handed by General Jose Rodriguez.
b the engagements we have had up
b this time neither our infantry nor
our artillery have been obliged to par
Hcipate. We are receiving ammuni-
ton in large quantities every day"
Washingtons-Activity on the part
atthe Zapata forces who are operating
behind the army of General Obregon,
he Carranza commander who has
been keeping Villa on the move, is
threatening to isolate him from his
base at Vera Cruz, attracted most at.
Esatiol this week in the Mexican sit
nation.
While some official reports to the
Eate department said the Zapata
lofees apparently had been successful
I cutting 0bregon's communications
Elh Vera Cruz, the extent Of the
break or the ability of the Carranza
commander to restore his lines was
not Indicated.
General Villa has received thou
lands Of rounds of ammunition and
has concentrated what his agents es-
innate as an army of nearly $4,000
lea to attack General Obregon, the
attle being expected within a week.
zoe lapata forces, numbering several
thousand, have cut the railway be-
Ween Celaya, General Obregon's head
quarters, and Vera Cruz.
Washington. - Messages sent by
resident Wilson and Secretary
agan to Cardoso de OliVeria, Brazil
~ minister at the City of Mexico,
warmly thanking him for his efficient
soiE IN caring for diplomatic inter
ss q the United States in the Mexi-
q capital were made public Tues
ses Oy the state department. 1t was
w 9 year ago Monday that Senior
olVelra was asked to take charge of
Y United States embassy, the United
sales having broken off relations
~ the Huerta government.
'sOasaout all the changes that have
p place since then the Brazilian
ps0laat has been most active on be-
Y q the United States with what
u authority he found in power,
lausacllng the business of the state
al'ment and exerting himself in be-
q American citizens.
lAe Presidents message said;
year ago you were kind enough
h,4 W tllls government request
~, sOa act as its diplomatic repre-
s,lse In Mexico, and l can not al
slis anniversary to pass without
sslng my cordial appreciation of
generosity in adding-so largely
s.l U cares Of your office and the eff
Z, !. manner in which you have, un,
ss.. ~ most trying circumstances, I
man risen to the exacting re.
suents Of this representation. /
sweating this telegram to your
at,ir. lsnt and thanking it for per-
s,s you 70 thus act for the United |
Is. s'al West, President Wilson'S per
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