The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-28
OREGON IS
SURROUNDED
General Villa Agency An
nounces a Battle Is
Imminent
TO OCCUR SOUTH
OF TORREON
McCleary, the Correspond
ent Arrested at Vera
Cruz, Is Released

Washington, April 2S.--rhe forces o.
General Villa and Oregon probably viii
meet in second battle within a few
days somewhere south of Torreon, ac
cordng to statement issued here Mon
day night by the Villa agency.
| Villa is declared to have completed
his concentration at Aguascalientes, fol.
lowing his retreat from Irapuato, and
the advance of the Zspatista forces from
Mexico City is said to have drawn an
iron ring" about Obregon's army.
General Obregon's army is not at
Leon, as claimed" the statement says,
"but somewhere south of lrapuato. The
agency is advised that General Oregon
has not reached Irapuato. The next
battle viii be fought perhaps within a
week. Obregon is now completely iso-
| lated from all sources of supplies and
reenforcements. The Zapatista forces adj
vancing from Mexico City over Obrc
CONS rear have welded together the iron
ring with which the convention forces
have been slowly enclosing Obregon. In
terruption of the railroad between Pa
chuca and lula completed the work of
cutting off Oregon. He has no com
munication with Vera Cruz"
Advices to the state department made
little reference to the Villa Obregon sit
uation.
Mail advees from Sonora said condi-
tions there were nearly normal, with the
exception of the Yaqui valley district,
where the Yaqui Indians have been ac-
tive and have recently attacked several
foreign owned properties.
1T is stated" said state department
summary, that if the American com
psnies in Sonora can be kept at work
the situation of the poorer classes in
the matter of food supplies will be great
ly helped. The CrestonC Colorado com
pany is said TO be trying to relieve the
situation by accepting flat money OF
the state at forty amnts United States
on the dollar. 10 is reported
that the governor has increased taxes, |
making some payable in United States |
currency at the rate OF two for one"
A telegram 10 relatives at III Paso
says that Philip +. McC1eary reported |
under arrest at Vera Cruz was released !
shortly after his arrest and left Vera
Cruz three days ago. McCleary was in
the employ of the Carranza government
as publicity agent. Secretary Bryan had
Consul Silliman to investi
gate complaint that McCleary hadl
been sentenced to be shot for sending
mt uncensored dispatches. Friends of
NcCleary appealed to the state depart
nent in his behalf, giving the first in
formation received here concerning the
mans arrest. Officials accepted as au-
hentic the press dispatch from III Paso
tating that Met lcary had been released
md had left Vera Cruz. They said that
I an American had been sentenced 10
eath the United States consular officers
would have made a report
N the case.
General Luis Cahallero. Carranza com
handler. Is reported 60 have evacuated
'ictoria. capital Of Tamaulipas, which j.
nder General Torres.
The cruiser Washington arrived At
era Cruz Monday from Tampico. The ,
unboat Wheeling also came ia and en-
cred the inner harbor yesterday. The ,
attleship Georgia sailed for home wat !
r. Monday. q
The lnited States transport Sumner I
rived Monday night at Galveston, Tex