Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14
Ambassador Riano Appeals to
Secretary Bryan Regarding
Nationals in Mexico.
CONSTITUTI0NALISTS DENY
VILLA MENACES TAMPIC0
Latter Reported to Have Begun Cam
paign in Earnest-Carothers to
Continue Work Indefinitely.

The Spanish amba ssador. Senior Rlano
made representations personally TO sec
rotary Bryan today i'll behalf or span
ish subjects. who, he is advised, nave
been mistreated. and Spanish interests
damaged at Puebla, Mexico. his com
plaint was based on information run
the Spanish minister in Mexico Clty'
who reported mills and other spAh'sn
property had been burned ana othe[
wise damaged several weeks ago. nc
had no report. however. that the si'ua
tion was continuing.
.cen Carranza denies from vera
Cruz that Tampico Is threateneu ~ .
villa force" according to sta.eien ne
given out al the Carranza as NJ the
tod.v This statement says that inc
.otticers of the gunboat Guerrero. re-
norted as deserving to Gutierrez IorCes.
are still loyal Gen. Pablo Gon]aies
took Wales, on the outskirts OF san
Iu;s Potosi The defeat OF the Aapa
,aists at San Martin has grown in I'M
nortance and latest information IS ina.
the enemy suffered a decisive eSIea
and that hundreds were ktlleu. oouy
of deserters from Gen. Iginio Asuliai
command has joined our FORCES, prins
machine guns
Villa Begins Real Offensive.
Official advices reaching the Umted
s,.tes government from Mexico last even
ing indicated that Gen villa, in command
of all the forces Of the Gutierrez gov
eminent, has begun u safnees the can en-
paign which he hopes VIII fosoo 'he S"A
ranza faction to capituiEte
Eight thousand men under tne coih
nand of Gen. Angeles have been as
patched by Villa to reinforce ms col.
lmns and attack Tampico Iney ~eIe
moving through San LUIS Polos.
day, according to consular dispaoches
From information received last nlght
by the Carranza agency here Gen. faofo
Gonzales, in command OF the oistIacl
surrounding Tampico, has Deen rem
REQ Castro, which, together with the
forces under Gems. Nillareal ana H Ell
rera. make an estimated total OF 2o,Ooo
men. The same dispatches say the
Carranza forces are moVlnS Low W Vat
tie between the rival forces Is mini
nent on the railroad line between TAM
pico and San Luis Potosi.
Turning Point Expected.
Tho Gutierrez government is ANXIOUS
TO capture Tampico and end the COM
plications which have arisen as a re-
suit of Gen. Carranza's decree aHect-
ing foreign oil companies. The British
embassy received word that one OF the
British companies had been smut cow
Sis leVy to the carransa officials.
Gen. Villa. himself. has gone 70
ATuascalientes, where 1t Is believed
ne is mobilizing for an attack on
Puebla. now held by Gen Ooreson.
two main strongholds Of the Carranzss
army in the vicinity OF Tampico ana
Puebla, respectively. turning point N
Mexico's civil war. bringing the rise OF
either the Carranza or gutierrez exc
ment, is generally believed here to be
in prospect
Carothers to Continue.
George C. Carothers. American consul
lar agent. who sent the state Depart
ment his resignation recently to accept
a tempting business offer, had decided
at the solicitation of Secretary Bryan
to continue his work indefinitely until
other arrangements can De maze Ior
representing the American government
wherever Gen. villa travels. Carothers
is now with villa on his southwark
Gen. Bliss, at Ell Paso, telegraphed
10 the War Department last evening
hat Gen. Maytorena, the Villa COM
inander, had begun to remove MS
troops from the vicinity of Naco, In
accordance with the agreement ar
ranged by Gen. Scott.
The disappearance Of the contending
Mexican forces from the border points,
where they threatened the life and
safety of Americans on the north side
Of the line. will relieve the department
from the necessity of maintaining the
large force of soldiers sent when the
situation became acute.
Gutierrez Continued in Office.
II is reported that the Mexican ma
tional convention has renamed Gen.
Eulalio Gutierrez as provisional presi-
dent of Mexico. Gen. Gutierrez will
serve out the unexpired term of Gen.
Porf1rio Diaz, which would terminate
IN November, 1916.