Evening star., 1915-04-08
Wires Agency Here That Gen.
0bregon Had Defeated
Villas Army.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION
NOT RECEIVED BY BRYAN
Battlefield Between Irapuato and
Queretaro-40, 900 Men En-
gagged: Is Report.

a telegram from Gen. Carranza. dated
yesterday. to his agency here concern
| ing the battle that was expected to
take place at Irapuato. In which 10000
| men were supposed to be ready to en-
gage. and which was likely to be a
pivotal encounter In the conflict be-
i tween the rival chiefs, was made public
| here today.
which Is south of Irapuato on the Mex
lean Central railroad. where the mar
row gauge National Railroad of Mex
leo crosses the Mexican Central and
some miles north of Queretaro. where
Obregon had his headquarters. Car
rama claims sweeping victory, but
the State Department here has no Of
fetal confirmation of the victory. Gen.
Carranza's telegram is as follows:
Since yesterday morning a battle
forces commanded by Gen. Obregon
and those personally led by villa, and
] am just in receipt of communica- :
tion from Gen. Obregon advising me
that he has defeated the enemy, In
f1icting upon them a loss of over 2,O0o
dead and wounded, and a large num-
ber of prisoners. arms and ammunition.
Obregon is in pursuit of the neeins
enemy"
The State Department had received
no confirmation of the reported Car
rama victory.
Villa Claims Victory.
Advices to tho Villa agency here
said Carranza forces under Cen Mac
lovio Herrera had been routed at
Lampazos, and retreated in disorder
toward Nuevo Laredo. Many officers
and men are crossing to the American
side. The Villa troops, the message
said would attack Nuevo Laredo with
in week.
Duval West. personal representative OF
President Wilson. who arrived yesterday
in Mexico City, had not today transmitted
any report on conditions there. He was
received yesterday by Gen. Cara, the
villa-Zapata executive, the Brazilian
minister informed the State Department
Secretary Bryan said the Indications
were not favorable for success OF the
proposal to neutralize Mexico City and
take it out Of the fighting zone. He was
not sure, he said, that either Carranza
or Villa favored the plan, but was still
hopeful.
Claim Villa Defeat.
Complete defeat of the villa army
moving against Tampico was claimed
in a message from Tampico received
by the Carranza agency here last
night.
Fighting still continues in the vicinity
of Tampico, but Indications are that
both sides have drawn on their forces
there to strengthen their lines in the
neighborhood of Queretaro.
Summary Of Advices.
A summary Of conditions In Mexico
given out by the State Department gives
the following details:
"a mail report, dated March 80, from
Aguascalientes says the troops Of Gen
Obregon were reported to be attacking
Queretaro In force and the troops Of Cen
Dieguez were attacking Guadalajara
Fifteen trains Of Villista soldiers had
passed through Aguacalientes. going in
the direction of Queretaro and Guada-
lajara. and at the time these advices
were forwarded trains were bringing in
wounded Villa soldiers to Aguascalientes
indicating that there was probably con-
siderable fighting between Guadalajara
and Queretaro.
Train service from Aguascalientes to
Ell Paso was resumed March 25. 1t is
stated that there is no through serv-
ice from Ell Paso to Mexico City and
that there is only an irregular train
tes to Celaya and sometimes as far as
Queretaro.
To Attack Nuevo Laredo.
1T is reported to the department from