Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-04-09
Villa and Carranza Factions Agree That Ex-Dictator
 Not Wanted.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
 GLORIOUS VICTORY
tarranza Reports Defeat of, Villa by ObregOn With Loss of 1000 Killed. Fl Paso yillayis,a Agency An.
 nounces ROnt of Obreg0n.

Fl Paso, Tex, April S.--General Villa sends the following telegram from Irapuato: e-
 'The battle against the pretentious Oregon has begun, and l expect that my troops will dislodge him from the city he occupied a weex ago. As before, my troops will occu- py the city they attack, and the en- emy will flee after being soundly thrashed. Everything around Guada- lajara is quiet. Dieguese, upon hear ing Of my approach, has fled into the hills, so the only enemy we have to combat is the, Carranza general, AL varado Oregon.
 FRANCISCO VILLA"
 Washington, April S.-The pro- spective landing in the United States of Former President Huerta of Mex ico, the failure of the plan to neu- tralize Mexico City and the repor. from Carranza sources that General Villa had been defeated with great slaughter by General Obregon. exer- cised the full attention of the stare department today.
 One of the factions in Mexico, and probably both, have interposed op- jections at the state department 70 any stay of Huerta in the United States. He is expected to arrive in New York on Saturday.
 Department officials Say that at present they can see no objection to the visit of General Huerta. It IS pointed out that no crime has been alleged against him, and as a matter of fact, when he was about to leave Vera Cruz he was offered the cour- tesies of an American battleship.
 The private opinion Of important officials of the department is that the plan of the United States for the naturalization of Mexico City has been finally rejected bv both sides Charles A. Douglass, the legal ad- wiser of Carranza at Washington. had a long conference today with Secre- tary of State Bryan who. however, only admitted that the discussion was 'tCn Mexico"
 It was learned that the questions Of Huerta's coming to the United states and the naturalization of Mexico City wero discussed.
 Villa and Carranza are both wait ing to adopt the suggestion of Great Britain that the railroad from Mex ico City to Vera Cruz should be kept open at all times.
 Carranza ReDOrts Victory.
 Special Agent John R. Silliman tel egraphed today that General Carran- za had made a statement announcing the defeat of the Villayistas by Gen. eral Obregon at Celaya, after 30 hours of fighting.
 .Carranza said that Villa command ed in person and lost 1000 in killed. that many were wounded and that 400 were taken prisoners. Obregon was described as following the re- treating forces of Villa.
 As late as 6 o'clock this afternoon. Secretary Bryan and the officials of tho Latin American bureau, who are in touch with George c. Carothers. with Villa, said they had no official news to confirm the announcement of Carranza at Vera Cruz.
 They were inclined to discredit the news that General Villa was un- derStOOu 10 nave OooA pAoA"AJ piled with artillery for the fight against General Obregon.
 Other dispatches to the department say that martial law has been pro claimed at Tampico. The fighting at Ebano and near that town continues
 Carranza has reinforced the garri- son at Tampico by troops sent by sea from Vera Cruz.
 The state department received a dispatch tonight from George Caroth- CTS. who is with General Villa. The telegram was dated April 6. Caroth- CTS says Villa was moving from Que retaro to attack Obregon.
 officials are puzzled as to why MT Carothers has not sent any news re- lating to the battle.