The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-29
villa and Zapata Try to Make
an Iron Ring" Around
0bregon's Army.
YAQyI INDIANS ON WAR PATH
Mexican Troops Afraid to Tackle
Rsdsklns on West coast-Fight /;
Near Nosaies.

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in few days somewhere south Of
Torreon, according to statement is
sude here by the Villa agency. villa
Is declared to have completed his con.
centration at Aguas Calientes follow.
ing his retreat from Irapuato and the
advance Of the Zapata forces from
Mexico City is said to have drawn an
iron ring" about Obregon's army. The
agency is advised that General Obre-
gon has not reached Irapuato. The
next battle will be fought perhaps
within two weeks.
Obregon is now completely isolated
from all sources of supplies and rein
forcements. The Zapata forces ad-
vancing from Mexico City upon Obre.
CONS rear had welded together the
iron ring with which the convention
forces have been slowly inclosing oh.
RECON. Interruption of the railroad
between Pachuca and lula completed
the work Of cutting off Obregon. He
has no communication with Vera Cruz.
Guaymas, Mex. (By wireless to San
Diego CALI, April 27.-Yaqui upris.
ings and the Indians defiant attitude
are causing Villa authorities much
concern. Troops have refused to op.
crate against the Indians on the war
path in the Yaqui valley, ninety miles
southeast of here, it is reported.
In Guaymas soldiers went on ram
page, smashing windows. In northern
Sonora, Villa and Carranza troops are
reported to have been fighting Satur-
day near Imuris, forty miles south of
Nogales. The result is unknown here.
Battle With Smallpox.
Washington, April 26.-Vaccine and
other medical supplies to combat
smallpox and prevent spread of the
disease in Mexico City is to be for
warded from Vera Cruz by special
train. The medical supplies were or
dered from New York some time ago
and are now due in Vera Cruz.
State department officials say there
Is no epidemic of smallpox or other
contagious disease in Mexico City. but
1t has been known for some time that
there were large number of cases
and they have been taken care of from
time to time. To prevent further
spread of the disease an extra supply
Of vaccine was ordered and the state
department was advised that 1t had
been forwarded from New York on the
steamer Moro Castle.
Ono VIC Nav hNy po6fn Gan
Diego, Cal, April 26-The Villa forces
have been badly defeated in southern
Sonora, evacuating the town Of Nava-
joa after having lost and retaken 1t
before their final defeat and losing
many pieces of artillery, machine guns
and ammunition.
They have retreated north forty
kilometers to Fundacion station. Or
ders were received by the Southern
Pacific railroad at Empalme to dis
patch every available car to Fundacion
for wounded. The latter are arriving
at Guayamas now
The Carranza forces are pushing
under Generals Iturbe and
Flores, while General Gales is work
ing northeast toward Hermosillo and
Is reported as being now at Ures.
Capital 10 Quieter.
City Of Mexico, April 24.-Authen-
tic reports of the signal defeat of
General Francisco Villas forces near
Celaya in Northern Mexico by General
Oregon, the Carranza commander
nave had quieting effect on condi
ions here and the best interests CT
he city are hopeful that the worst IS
,ver for the country.
1t has been felt for some time that
conditions would remain chaotic so
ong as rival revolutionary leaders
were about equal in strength and con- +,
inued to fight for domination of the
epublic.
General Villas. propaganda has not
'een popular with the class of peo-
lie who hold property, because he"de
Jared 1t his policy to take from the
ich in order to better conditions :
mong the masses.
General Carranza's policies were 3
onsidered to be somewhat along the =
anne lines but much more conserva.
I've. Hence the support given him .
y the wealthy interests following
be collapse Of the Huerta regime. 2
ven II villa had driven Carranza =
nd his followers to cover and become Q
be dictator Of Mexico. or II he should 2
y some turn Of fate yet secure con. q
rol, 1t is believed he could be pre-. 9
allied upon to do the fair thing by all =
lasses. 9
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