The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-29
OBREGON FORCES
Menace TORREON
Investment of Important City
Said to Be Planned by Car
rama Commander.
rADD ANITA MI AVG DEDJ "
CARRANZA DELAYS REPLY
Outcome Of Army Movements May
Decide His Attitude Toward
Peace Appeal.

According 10 advices which the Car
rama agency here claimed TO have re-
ceived last night from Laredo, Tex,
Gen. Obreson. commander of tine main
Cnnstitutiunailst army. has begun OPEL
,ationS looking 10 the investment of Tor
rcon. ono Of the largest cities in the
northern part of Mexico These advices.
thu agency announced. reported that
Obregon had occupied the city of Du-
raEco. which is 100 miles southwest Of
TorreUn. and would use it as a base of
operations against Torreon.
Capture of the latter city would give
the constitutionalists a commanding po-
sItion in the northern part of the coun-
try. In the center of rich mining and
industrial locality, it forms the hub of
practically the entire railroad system OF
Northern Mexico. The fall of the city
more than a year ago 70 the combined
forces of Villa and CarranZa marked the
turning point in the military fortunes of
Gen. NctorianO Huerta.
Attack on SaItiIIo.
The same advices from Laredo. the
agency claimed. reported that Gen. ia
cinto Il. Trevino. who has been in charge
of the military campaign of the consti-
tutionalists in Northeastern Mexico. has
begun an attack on SaltillO.
The oUtComc of these military opera
tons its is believed here. will go a long
way toward determining the final at
titude Of Gen. Carranza toward the get
together appeal" addressed to the rival
leaders, in Mexico by the United States
and the governments of Argentine. Bra
I'll. Chile. Guatemala. Uruguay and Bo-
lvia. CarranZa is planning TO move his
capital from Vera Cruz to Mexico City
tomorrow According to Charles A
no., hi Of n
Ianza will not make his reply to the ap-
peal before the middle or latter part of
next week. In the meantime. il was
stated. he will await an answer from Mr.
Lansing and the Latin-Amerian diplo-
mats who signed the appeal. to his in
quiry as to whether they had acted for
their governments or on their own re-
sponsihlitv
Without indicating whether any atten-
tion would be paid to this inquiry. the
State department Yesterday held out the
promise that further action by the PAN
American powers might he expected short
ly. II WAS stated that no date had been
nXed for another pan-AmeTican confer
cnCe. bat the impression was conveyed
that It's would b" Gone in a few days.
Reports ON Food situation.
Tn. Carranza agency made public the
lO'loMlnS Telegram received ny MT. DOUG
las iInm Gen. Pablo Gonzales, COM
manIr~ OF the ,nustitutiona.st forces in
MeXi-o city. regarding food conditions
th,lc.
Il have the pleasure of informing
YOU that the general situation is i'm
proving daily. The hunger problem is
almost solved. and with reference to
railway traffic. so soon as this is re-
sumcd with the North. which will be
accomplished in :hrcc or four days,
the aspect of tins country will have
changed favorably."
+! Ias0 Ten. Aug. 2>.--Twrlve hundred
'arI lnziStHs have captured the town OF
Minaca. - miles west of Chihua hua. from
tho Nillista force. according to official
CarrauZI$ta adTircS. Two troop and
provision trains belonging TO the Villa
column defending til" Gown were seized
by the CarranZa army.
This is the first time in Villa S
career that enemy troops (-red to
hcCome active in this country. Now
il is said the CarranziStas are prepar-
ing to mrSc against chihuahua City.