Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
Though the Victories Re- ported by Conventionist Agency Are Small, They Are Consistent and Close ly Followed Up
ICARRANZA'S STATE
 IN ENEMY'S HANDS
Sisal Growers of Yucatan Call on Washington to Plead Cause of United States Farmers and Their Own
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcH1

WASHINGTON, March 20.-A com- mittee of hemp growers from the state of Yucatan, Mexico, with repre- sentatives of the American Hemp lm- porters appealed to the state depart ment for some action by Washington to terminate the revolutionary trouble between General AlvaradO, Yucatan's Carranza governor and the opposing faction. They said the revolution re- sulting in the recent blockade of the port of Progreso by Carranza threat ened the destruction of a large DOT ton of the ssal crop. from which most of the harvest binding twine used in the United States is made and that it would be only a few weeks before the farmers will feel the shortage of harvest twine. They declared that the people of Yu- catan do not wish to participate in the revolution, but are afraid to dis obey the orders of the revolutionists. They said that some of the sisal has been burned already and that at least two plantations have been destroyed. Several minor Villa victories are re- ported from northern Mexico. General Alvarado entered Merida. Yucatan. yesterday, the enemy fleeing at his approach.
 | It is reported that sisal burned at Merida. Pnogreso, and other places to prevent the enemy from capturing and selling it. Commander Blakely of the cruiser Des Moines at Progreso said the American schooner. J. w. Paul, was unable to complete loading on account of the labor situation at
 Yucatan
 Confirmation has been received of the defeat of the Carranza forces at San Carlos and the cOnventionist lagency predicts the fall of Matamoras
 within a few days Camargo is al-
 ready captured. giving the Villa forces.
 the agency declared. complete control of the state of Nuevo Leon. Car lranzas troops are reported to he bar
 ricading Vera Cruz with barbed wire, fearing a Villa attack.
 Confirmation of the defeat of the Carranza forces in San Carlos. is given in official dispatches summarized as follows:
 Advices dated March 19 from Eagle Pass state that the report has reach
 ed there to the effect that General
 Hernandez of the Villa forces who
 evacuated Piedras Negras on March
 13. followed the retreating Carranza
 forces from Allende to San Carlos
 four hours. a battle taking place there on March r in which the Carranza i troops were badly defeated. losing
 many horses and large part of their
 equipment. They are reported to be
 now in full retreat towards the Burro
 mountains PiedraS Negras is quie
 but without communication with the
 south. No recent news has been re-
 ceived at Piedras Negras from Sa-
 binas.
 statement. issued tonight by tho lconventionist agency here reported the
 capture of Camargo. a border city be- tween Nuevo Laredo and Matamoras with slight resistance, adding that the
 defeated Carranza troops continued their flight towards Matamoras with
 the conventionist troops in hot pur- suit Large numbers of wounded are arriving in Matamoras indicating hea- " losses to the CarranZa followers. the statement continues and it pre-
 diets the fall of Matamoras within a | few days. The taking of Camargo, it is added, gave the conventionist forces complete control of the state of Nuevo Leon.
 Details of recent fighting about
 Monterey reached the agency in let ter from Gen. Angeles. commander at Monterey "A large Carranzista force
 marching to attack Monterey was sur 7 prised near Paredon and defeated with , heavy losses" the statement said. "Or
 the following day another Carranza
 force attempting to attack the city
 from the north and east was repulseC
 after a severe artillery fire. Perfec' , order now prevails through the Mon' terey section"
 Vicar General Paredes and fifteeI 1 (COntinued on Page Four)