St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-23
SITUATION IN MEXICO
MORE CHAOTIC THAN [VE1|

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} Washington. Jan. 19.-Indica1
reached the State Department toda9
that General Villa is planning r.
Withdraw his forces from Mexico Cit
and concentrate his attention on
campaign for mastery Of the militar3
situation in the north. Official dr.
patches also referred to friction "
tween the Zapata and Villa elements
but Enrique G. Llerente, Villas rep
resentatfve here, said tonight he hadS
assurances that harmony PREVAILED
between the two chiefs.
Much uncertainty is known to exist
in Mexico City. Villas order thafa
officials of the Northern Railway
move their Offices north, the activitr7
of convention officials in packing
their records. and other evidences ofa
an impending change are looked upsa
on by officials here as pressging an
other evacuation of the capitol
Such an eventuality would leaVGa
the Mexican situation more confused
than ever. Officials admitted todaJ
that the exact relation of the facti0n6
never before was SO indistinct
Approaching Capital.
Carranza and his cabinet are SCI
up in Vera Cruz. Their main fOrce5
at Puebla, under General Coregon
are approaching Mexico City Gut
ierrez and 5000 men who accompant
ed him when he quit Mexico City Fritz
day, are somewhere between the capt
toll and Puebla. Zapata is believed
/ to be at Cueranavaca with the bull
of his forces. A comparatively smat
garrison commanded by Garzas teul1
porary executive, holds Mexico Citys
Villas forces control the railroa
from Juarez to Agusaclientes an
that from San Luis Potosi to Monte
rey.
The State Departments latest dr.
patch from Mexico City dated 2 pm
yesterday, was summarized in til
statement:
Mexico City is quiet, but there
much uncertainty as to what tul
affairs may take. It has been widG
" published in Mexico City that Win
is on his way there with a large fot1
of men. On the other hand, the1
are reports that he will not come fn3
Their south than Queretaro, where
is now. The general Offices of "a
National Railways have been give
orders to move north. It is STATE
this movement probably indicates d.
old central line and lack Of conf
dence in the general southern situ&
ton IA
st is now known that the proyi1
|onal president, with his party, wen
to Pachuca. Two automobiles COT
tanning a number of Blanco's star
his private secretary with baggao
and money and his paymaster, WEIR
captured in the suburbs Of the city,
It is reported that the provisional
president took with him large
amount Of supplies. General Pa1e
fox was quoted IN paper Of Janu115
Is as announcing the occupation e.
Orizaba by the forces OF the convel
ton. It also was published that Coz
doba is threatened.
Prices are High.
There Is said to be scarcity g.
articles Of prime necessity In the city
and deprecated currency makes price
high ss
The department is In receipt "a
q dispatch from Monterey with RED
erence to the departure Of the f0l
lowers Of Carranza from that place
The dispatch states that they let
there January Is and that the arm
Of the national convention, command
ed by General Felipe Angeles ~
Genera; Emilio, Madero and Ranr N
dero, entered the city the same daJ
General Angeles made an address
which he expressed qualification al
the cordial and sincere welcome saes
corded to himself and followerb
the popnlace. In this speech Genetl
Angeles said that his army had I'D
come to offend any one on account
his belief.
1T is reported that the speech
General Angeles has created a ~
sorable impression and that the peof
Of Monterey are especially gratfA&
at his liberal position in connect6
with religious tolerance.
Re dispatch further stated It N
expected railroad communication
tween Monterey and the Unit1
States would be in effect soon via
paso and Torreon.'