The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-04-22
VILLAS FORCES
LEAVE MONTEREY
DISPATCHES INDICATE DEVEL
oPMENT IN MEXICAN WAR.
U. S. ARMY BIPLANE FIRED UPON
Villa Said To Be FortifyIng Aguas
caIientes Against obregon's Ad-
vance North Along the Mexican
Central Railroad.

Vera Cruz, April 21.-Dispatches
received here say that Monterey has
been evacuated by the forces of Gen
eral Villa.
The failure OF the state department
at Washington to fulfill the request
that transport be sent to Vera Cruz
to take off the 800 foreign refugees
who are expected to arrive here this
week from Mexico City has placed
the responsibility for their care on
kindly disposed foreigners in Vera
Cruz.
w. w. Canada, the American con.
'sul, has appointed committee OF
Americans to secure accommodations
for the refugees in private residences,
as all hotels are crowded.
6ipIane Fired Upon.
Brownsville, Texas, April GA
United states army biplane, flying
over Fort Brown, near here, was
fired upon last evening by CarranZa
soldiers in Matamoros. About TWEEN
ty rife shots and fifty shots from a
machine gun on the Mexican side, ii
is believed in army circles here, were
fired at the air craft. The machine
landed safely.
The biplane was piloted by Lieut.
IB. Q. Jones, with Lieut.. r. -. Milling
as passenger-observer. Both were
unaware of the incident until they
landed about $3.50 O'Clock. The BIZ
plane was not struck, but one bullet
hit the army wireless station at Fort
Brown and another was picked up
near the city hall in this city.
The aircraft, whseh was sent here
recently for border patrol duty, had
made circle near the Rio Grande
when fired upon by the rifiemen
Upon making second circle, and
when within 200 feet o. the river,
the rattle of the machine gun was
heard. All the shots were fired over
American territory.
Col. A. =. Blockson, commandant
at Fort Brown, has reported the mat
ter by wireless to Major Gen. Fred
erick Funston, commander of the
lower border patrol, at Fort Sam
Houston, San Antonio.
Villa Fortities City.
Ell Paso, Texas, April 21.-General
Villa is reported to be terrifying
APuas Calientes against Obregon's ad-
vance north along the Mexican Cen
trail Railroad after the Carranza vic
'tories about Celaya. 1t was indicat-
ed that Villa mad abandoned his base
at Irapuato.
An official Villa report, however,
stated that the CarranZa advance had
been checked at Salamanca, the first
station south of Irapuato.
West Sees zapata.
Washington, April 21.-Duval West,
personal representative of President
Wilson, telegraphed that he had
conferred at length with General
Emiliano Zapata at Cuernavaca. there
by completing his canvass of the
leaders of all Mexican factions.
With respect to the apparent i'm.
pending Reorganization OF the Villa
movement, Mr.. Bryan was asked if
there were any plans under consider
alton by the United States govern.
ment for recognition OF the victorious
faction.
II don't think" he said, 1--WE have
! information complete enough as to
the effect of the battle which has just
taken place to discuss the question"
carranza Gaining.
Washington, April 21.-The end of
the reign in Mexico of General Fran
cisco Villa is in sight, according to
the general belief in official circles
here.
Consular dispatches to the state de-
partment confirm the CarranZa claims
of a great victory by General Obre-
gon at Celeya. They told of Villas
! retreat northward. These reports, to-
gether with other official advices
stating that the Carranza forces ap'
pear to be winning on the west coast
strengthens the belief that Carranza
is about to gain the ascendancy in
the revolution-torn republic. for the
present at least. Other reports reach
ing Washington have indicated that
Villas defeat has caused his men tc
lose much of their former respect
for him and that thousands are desert
ing,
Military experts believe that Vills
with the remnant of his forces Is max
ing for the American border.
! Border reports indicated. however
that Carranza soon may have another
revolt on his hands. These advice.
tell Of q gathering OF followers OF thu
former dictator Huerta.
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