The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-03-05
fighting AROUND
MEXICAN CAPITAL
ZAPATA AND CARA FORCES All
TACK MEXICO CITY FROM !
THREE SEPARATE POINTS,
PEOPLE Ire IN DISTRESS
General obregon Issues Statement Rs4
gardng Tax Decree Declaring That /
People Should Mark Enemies.
Conditions Still Bad.

Conditions Still Bad.
Observation-Disclosures to the Cara
rama agency at Wash ngton from
Vera Cruz tuesday announced thad
the garrison at the City of Mexico
Monday rcpulsed attacks from three
different points by Zapata and Cont
zalcs Cara forces. The message as
made public follows: !
"The rcactionaries met with Sc
we're defeat Monday when they attack
ed the City Of Mexico from three diff
ferent points, namely; Churbusco,
Penon and San Lazaro The fighting
was heavy and the reactiOnaries were
repulsed at all points with great loss4
General Iriarte, a Zapata leader,
was killed and documents found on
him showed that the attack had BEEN
ordered by Zapata and Gonzales
Cara.
Several trainloads of food have ar
rived in the City of Mexico and the
water works are being repaired.
General Salvatore Alvarado has
been appointed governor Of Yucatan."
The following dispatch from Ell
Paso was given out by the agency:
villa, after having failed to attack.
Manzanillo, and meeting with a Sc
we're defeat there, has abandoned his
campaign on the west coast and has
gone to assume personal command OF
any movement that may be directed
against Tampico."
Word received from Yucatan Tues
day says press reports have eXagger-
ated the disturbances at Progreso.
which were entirely local, both local
factions recognizing the first chief
tainship OF Carranza Difficulties
have all been virtually now adjusted
Washington. Several American
manufacturers brought to the atten-
ton of the state department Monday
an embargo on exports of sisal fiber
from Progreso, Mexico, when they
said threatened a serious shortage in
the supply of Irvine for the 1915 har-
vests in the United States.
The department is expected to take
up the question with General Carran-
"a. The embargo was imposed, it was
said at the department. because Of
differences between Carranza factions
at the port.
Consul LespinaSse, at Frontera, pro-
tested to the Mexican authorities Mon
day against the arrest of the captain
of the American vessel Martha, who
is being detained because of the nom
payment of fines imposed on his cargo
Of cattle for Galveston
A state department memorandum
Monday told of efforts Of the Ameri1
can colony in the City Of Mexico to
raise money for the relief of the poor
Prompt response had been made to-
the appeal, it was said, and other for-
eign colonies we're expected to join in
the movement
The department also gave out the
text Of statement by General Obre-
gon relating to the special tax decree
in the City of Mexico, which was re-
voked by Carr.nza a few days ago SO
far as it affected foreigners.
THAT man of fatal memory" said
Obregcn's statement, who ruled our
country for less than thirty years
wanted it to be converted into moth
er for foreigners and a stepmother for
Mexicans. If in all civilization this
crime of Lese Patrie were committed
no one would remain in his native
land
Il am not an enemy of foreigners.
but am an enemy Of infamies. | be-
lieve that the for oncis aEiding at
present in Mexico ere very to-v, but I
believe also that {; e are Try few
obligations imposed upon them by our
laws"