Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-23
HOWARD REPORTS FIGHT
OF MEXTCANS AND YAQUI
"a Soldiers Killed in Attack on
Train-No Mention of Land
ing of Marines.

WASHINGTON. June %. - Twenty
-Four Mexican soldiers were killed in a
battle with Yaqu Indians last Sunday
Admiral Howard today reported to the
Navy Department from the cruiser Colo
rado at Guaymas. The Indians attacked
a worktrain on the railroad into the
Yaqui Valley.
The train was guarded by an escort of
30 soldiers. Eight of the Mexlcans were
wounded and 22 are missing. The In
dian losses were not ascertained
military train was sent from EN-
paine yesterday with 200 Mexican troops
70 bring to Guaymas a construction party
numbering two Americans and l6 Mex
leans. who were repairing bridge over
the Yaqui River near Corral, about 100
Kilometres from Guaymas.
Admiral Howard made no mention of
the American settlers in the Yauui Val.
ley or of any present plan to land Amer
lean marines to go to their relief He
said telegraphic communication is in
terrupted beyond Torreon.
Mexican leaders had been warned to-
day that foreigners lives and property.
especially in Mexico City, must be re-
speeted. The latest warning followed
news OF threatened street fighting in the
capital. Communications being cut II
was not known whether CarranzIstas
had occupied the city.
The Sonora situation seemed improved.
The Villista commander at Guaymas had
undertaken to get foreigners out OF the
Haqui valley 1t was hoped an Ameri-
can landing would be unnecessary.
AT the War Department II was stated
no military preparations were being
made All troops on the border were
being retained but only as a precaution
A request that another transport be
sent to the Mexican east coast 10 bring
out refugees was forwarded to the de-
partment by Vice Consul Bevan at Tam
pieo' bevan reported the arrival at Tam
pico, in destitute circumstances. OF the
family OF George ogden, consisting Of 10
adults and 10 children, They We're COM
PEELED to leave their ranch at Guerrero,
san Luis Potosi, because OF unsettled
conditions there
Consul simplch. at Nogales, reported |
hat two Americans arrived there from |
ne faqui Valley He gave them trans |
'ortatlon 70 their former homes at Sacra- |
nento' Cal. These men stated their |
Aomes and ranch buildings were burned |
'y the Indians. They were brought out |
Wo years ago on the cruiser Colorado.
'ut went back again. Simplch added that
Sogales Is overrun with destitute ref1-
sees from whom there is no work and
Another dispatch from simpleh said
nat Governor Maytorena assured MIN
IN Sunday that he could control the
aqul Valley, having sent a force OF ESQ
men there.
CARRANZIsTAs' DEMAND
Rafael Nieto, Sub-Secretary OF the
treasury In the Carranza Government.
allied on Secretary OF State Lansing.
hey merely were introduced Later
'ieto gave out a formal interview yir-
ually demanding recognition OF Car
anza. lie characterized General Angeles
s a mere military lieutenant OF villa. who
fas thoroughly reaetlonary at heart He
escribed villa as illiterate. ignorant. un-
outh and easily led by designing per
9ns The Carranza Cabinet crisis he
sserted, Is or minor signihcance and
Ieneral carranza has gained Ia prestige
mong his own people. He added that
ma since the battle Of Celaya practi-
ally has been eliminated as an important
actor Ia the Mexican situation.
A Vera Cruz dispatch 20 the Carranza
gency states Constitutional troops were
2 the outskirts OF Mexico City awaiting
sYelopments 70 the south and supplies
ON the north, and that Obregon had
ifed his allegiance 10 Carranza from
asos. san Antonio adYices said General
neeles Is going 20 confer with Huerta.
'Foring union between Huerta ana
he reactionaIies"