The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-15
TO aid FOREIGNERS.
Carranza. Will Send Train to
Take Refugees from City
OF Mexico to Coast.
COME NORTH on ]. s. STEAMER
War Department Transport Goes e.
Tampico- obreson viii Not
Listen TO the Consuls.

Washington, April 13--Gereral Car.
RAMA has informed American Consul
Sillim9n ct Vera Cruz that he would
furnish q train for Americans desiring
to leave Mexico City. He will permit
. passenger train from Vera Cruz to
proceed as far as Ometusco, forty
miles east Of Mexico City, where the
Americans would be picked up. The
first chief asked to be notified as to
Me number of Americans expecting
to leave and the time they wish the
train Ia be ready.
The action grew out Of the effort Of
the United States government to OBJ.
tain the neutrakzation Of the railroad
between Mexico CITY and Vera Cruz.
Although unwilling to>make any per-
manent arrangement, General Carran.
"a now has expressed a desire to aid
foreigners, who are anxious to- reach
the sea coast.
Many Americans and foreigners IN
Tampico similarly are planning to
leave as soon as transportation ar.
rangements can be made. Secretary
Bryan sought the aid of the war de.
partment today and the transport
Sumner at Galveston was ordered to
Tampico to bring back the 300 or more
foreigners.
In it's latest summary of reports
from Mexico the state department
said some fighting was reported from
the west coast and the outcome of an
attack on Acaponota by Carranza
forces was not definitely known. Both
forces were short of ammunition, the
report said
Ell Paso, Tex, April 13.-Generaf
Obregon, who has advanced north as
far as Celaya, has declined to treat
with the German, French, British and
American consuls- from Guanajuato re-
garding the exit from Celaya of wo-
men and children, according to
statement received today from Cen
eral Villa, who is preparing to bonn.
bard the town.
The Carranza commander was quot
ed as having answered that he did
not consider necessary the interfer.
ence of foreigners in our affairs" No
further fighting was reported
Siege Fighting Now.
Brownsville, Tex, April 12.-The
Carranza monoplane at Matamoros
was wrecked today. In rising for a
fight It dipped. smashing one wing
and the propeller There were no
bombs aboard and no one was injured.
Several days will be required to put
the machine in running order
There was heavy rife firing at the
trenches about Matamoros just before
daylight, but no casualties were re.
ported.
Americans arriving here report dis
tressing conditions throughout north
east Mexico. little meat is all that
many of the farmers and people in the
small towns appear to have for food.
Coffee and corn disappeared from gen
eral consumption several weeks ago.
Some farmers claimed that rowing
bands of troops had pastured their
horses upon newly sprouted corn, ruin
ing the prospects for crop for few
farmers and lettering others from
planting through the fear that it would
be labor lost
Laredo, Tex, April l2.-Villa forces
have been defeated with loss of 5000
killed and wounded in the battle at
Celeya, according to meager reports
roo n1,i~
The reports, which came from Gaf-
rnaza sources, said the battle had
been concluded with the retreat north
ward Of the Villa army.
Send Protest to Villa.
Washington, April 10-A protest
against the recent decree issued in
Mexico, providing for the
forfeiture of mines upon which taxes
are not paid, or upon which develop
ment work is suspended beyond
fixed date has been lodged with the
Villa officials by the State Depart
ment. The decree, the department
holds. would impose undue hardships
on American and other foreign owners
Of Mexican mining property.
A large American nag, carried by
the Mexican-American ranchmen on
the American side of the Rio Grande,
near Brownsville. was fired on from
The Mexican side by men concealed In
he brush The Mexicans were plotting
! party OF newspaper men to a ferry
md the flag was intended for use In
The boat. The party by mistake APP
reared on the river bank opposite the
Mexican skirmish lines and hoisted
he flaG for protection. i