South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-29
OBRE CON MISSES
DEATH IN PLOT
IN MEXICO CITY
General in Command of Car
ranza'S Troops Reentering
Capital Has Narrow Escape
Report Villa Wounded.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ga re-
port was received at the white
house today from Consul SilliInan
saying that rumOrs were current
in Mexico City that Gen. Fran
cisco Villa had been wounded.
Consul Silliman said there was
no official confirmation.
VERA CRUZ, Jan. ga spe-
cial train was made up here today
10 carry Gen. Carranza and the
members of his government back
to Mexico City. The climate
here has had a bad effect upon
the health OF the first chief of
the cOnstitutionalists and he is
anxious Is get back to the cap
ital Immediately.
Employees of the various gov
ernment departments who came
here with Gen. CarTanZa return
ed TO the capital last night.
MENICO CITY. Jan. 29.-Carran-
zista troops are again in control OF
this city, which they occupied yester-
day afternoon after a sharp skirmish
with Zapatista troops in the Peral-
villO district. AS Gen. Alvaro Obre-
gOn entered the capital at the head of
troops loyal to the cOnstitutiOnalist
first chief" an attempt was made to
assassinate him. This reulted in vol
leys being fired through the streets by
the Carranza troops. Many persons
were wounded.
Before the CarranZa troops opened
fire four of Gen Obregons men had
been killed and "a dozen wounded.
As Gen. ObregOn made his trium-
phal entry Zapatista snipers opened
fire upon him and his staff from the
and other buildings near by.
\ fusiliade met the advancing Car
rama troops as they were passing up
the avenue Francisco l. Madero. the
business thorOughfare OF the
capital.
For a moment there was confusion
in the ranks of the advancing Carran-
zistas This was Immediately ended
by a few sharp orders from Gen.
ObregOn and then the Carranzistas
opened a return fire while the cavalry
charged up the street
Crowded With Cheering POpulacc.
The tnOrOughfare was crowded at
the time by a cheering pOpulace with
whom Obregon had become popular
on the occasion of his first occupation
Of the capital These excited spec
tators dove for cover in every direc-
tiOn as the bullets ricOcheted along
the pavements. Rifle fire was poured
upon the "snipers" and they were
soon silenCed Ii is believed that sew
eral We're killed. though most of them
succeeded in making their escape.
without waiting for any formal GER
emony, Gen. Obregon dashed back to
the zocalo and issued rapid orders for
the quelling OF any disorder that
might develop. Lines Of his troops
were thrown around the business DIS
trict. The doors Of the national pail
ace were harricaded and Indian SOL
diers were dispatched TO hunt for
"snipers'' that might be hidden in the
citys buildings.
Find "SniPers'' bodies.
The bodies OF two "snipers" were
found about midnight. This increased
the total of known dead at that time
10 six. One Of the victims was
Yadui woman who had been {, soldier
of ObregOn's army for severa! months.
As soon as the situation in the cap
ital was well under control, Gen. OBJ
RECON sent Gen. Gonzales toward the
suburbs OF san Angelo and Xochi-
milco 10 drive away the Zapatistas lin
gering in that neighbOrhoLd. Then
Gen. Obregon issued the following
proclamation:
ZapatistaS Killed.
In the fighting occurred at Poral-
viIlo before the Carranzistas reached
the main city 100 ZapatiStas were
killed and wounded. The lighting
was hot there. the contending soldiers
firing from the shelter OF houses The
Zapatistas were finally put 20 flight.
and the way into the business sec
ton was cleared.
The city is quiet today and il is ex-
pected that business will be in full
swing before night The people here
has won a reputation Of being a stern
iisciplinarian.
In an interview the general said:
Il am in military command here.
more. Ten dAys ego, while