El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-23
4 HOT FIGHT At
TANPI6O CERTAIN
Carranza Has His Best Sol
diers Gathered There; An
archy in South Mexico.

Carranza's best trained and equipped
troops, to the number Of 11,ueg, To-
gether with the very finest OF his ar
filIerv equipment. are now stationed
at Tampico. according TO an American
who recently left Neracruz should
the forces operating around NlcIorla
he forced to retire, the TamplcO gar
rison viii be better than doubled, the
Carranza is sparing no effort to for
tify TampicO and the feeling IN Vera
cruz is that this viii be the last stand
according to the American Trans
ports have been leaving Neracruz al
most daily and hui supplies OF pro
visions and munitions Of war have been
transferred to the port Garrisons IN
the central part of the country, near
Mexico City, have been stripped TO sup
ply troops for the TampicO garrison
Veracruz Undefended.
Esperanto, on the Mexican railway,
is the farthest point west still con-
troled by CarranZa on the Neracruz-
Mexico City line, according TO the
American. A garrison Of about 1000
holds this point and Carranza bands
are farther west. but this is the
strongest post held near the capital
No preparations for the defence OF
Veracruz had been made when the
American left. Conditions in the port
are bad from sanitary point Of view,
but the officials apparently have
plenty Of funds for the purchase Of
ing supplies from South American
countries. A small arsenal has been
established at NeracruZ. and, besides
small arms cartridges. some shrapnel
shells are being made. This is being
tested daily and has proved fairly sat
isfactory-
anarchy in south.
Chiapas, southern Veracruz and
OaNaca~ are in q state Of anarchy. &C
cording TO the American, Large row
ing bands affiliated with no faction
are continually raldlng ranches prac-
ticalIy without hindrance. Traffic on
the lines in southern NeracruZ has
been suspended and the Tehuantepec
National line, across the isthmus, is
continually being cut
Gen. NsabeI Robles, who deserted
Villa with provisional president EualiO
Gutierrez, has appeared between Tor
reOn and Zacatecas. and has cut the
railroad line, according to advfces to
announced by Villa officials here that
traffic on the line I'D been suspended
on account Of military operations.
Robes is said to have most OF his old
command with him
ChaO Rep --ted Defeated.
While Villa reports state that the
movement OF convention troops from
the Monterey district towards Victoria
continues without interruption and
that the Carranciseas are retiring
without offering any real resistance,
Carranza reports Tuesday declared
that Cen JaciutO TrevinO, commander
at Tampico, decisively defeated Gen.
Manuel ChaO in an engagement near
Ebano. where ChaO has been main
tanning his headquarters for some
weeks EbanO is a short distance from
Iampico, on the san Luis POtosi line
Carranza reports ash state that Gen
Cesaro Castro, with 5000 men. has
arrived at Tampico from Veracruz and
that the garrison Of the port is now
sufficient TO warrant a vigorous cam
paiEn both north and west
CarranZn Force Routed.
\ large CarranZa force was totally
routed near GuZmau, in the state OF
j aliscO, by a detachment sent out from
according to reports re-
celFed by Nillistas here. It is stated
that the Carrancistas were attempting
an advance from Colima in force
against Guadalajara- The remnants OF
the Carrancistas escaped back TO Coli
ma and Aanzanillo, the report states
Five machine guns we're captured. to-
sether with other supplies.