El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-09
CARRANCISTAS TAKE SUBURBS
Of MONTEREY IN FIGHTING
Have Captured the Brewery and smeer and Are Said to
Be Using Big Cannon With Destructive Effect Upon
City; Villa is at Leon, Reported Going South
Into Battle and Coming North to Juarez.

, the line to Saltillo is now cut The
northern line, through Paredon. has
been out Of commission for some
months.
Monterey has suffered greatly from
shell fire in the last few days OF fight
ing For sOmef time past artillery has
been sent by the Carrancistas to the
firing line and il is stated that there
is more artillery engaged than in any
previous fight Since sunday the artil-
lery has been close to the city and
mas been doing effective work.
This afternoon the Carranza con-
sulate insisted that Monterey was COM
pletely in the hands OF the Carranza
1Orces-that following the capture Of
the suburbs, the city proper was taken.
Fighting Near Shelter.
Fighting a few miles south of Quere-
tarO is reported by passengers who ar
rived from the south Monday night,
who also confirmed the reported loot
ing Of a mixed freight and passenger
train at Ahumado. According TO the
passengers, the fighting near Quere-
taro is on an extensive scale and il is
believed that a large part Of ObregOn's
troops, who have been moving north
from Mexico City for some time are
engaged Gen Villa was last reported
in official messages received. by his
agents here as being located at Leon.
and agents here express the opinion
that he viii continue south. but there is
a report that he is coming north TO
JuareZ.
Carranza Troops Mt Guerrero.
More than 5000 Carranza troops, I'M
der Gen Luis Herrera, are now located
in the Guerrero district Of northwestern
Chihuahua and are marching towards
the border, according to Carranza ad-
vices Herrera was reported at a ranch
near the Sonora state line about two
weeks ago by Americans arriving here.
Carrancistas claim that he has been re-
an--
the old Arriets command have Joined
him from Durango. He has not yet
made his appearance anywhere along
the line Of the Mexico North Western.
AFiafors at Practice.
Villas aviation corps, consisting OF
three machines, has been making test
flights at both Guadalajara and Quere-
tarO, according 10 a member Of the
corps who arrived here Monday night
One OF the machines was badly dam.
aged in a test flight and will be out Of
commission for some time.
Gen. Pablo Gonzales has sent 1000
men 10 reinforce Cen MacloviO Herrera
at Monclova- according to San Antonio
advices to Carranza agents here Con-
tinued fighting throughout the coal
fields district has been in progress for
the last 10 days, according TO both fac
tons here.
Gen Villa in = statement TO the
American press repeated his invitation
for the foreign diplomats at Mexico
City 10 make their headquarters at
chihuahua city.
Villas Invitation.
The Villa invitation to the foreign
Diplomats as telegraphed from Leon
follows;
Il authorize the statement in my
name TO the foreign and domestic press
that the members Of the diplomatic
corps viii be well received with the
attention they merit, in whatever part
Of the country under the control Of my
forces when they will leave Mexico I
city in order to avoid the outrages and /
Irregularities Of the Carranza soldiery. {
II they viii move TO Chihuahua. where }
The secretaries OF the government are !
governing matters in the most regular +
way. they viii receive all facilities TO I
perform their duties and have good 4
quarters for themselves"
No Recognition of villa.
E Fernandez y Arteaga. the conven- !
iOnalist consul here. and himself a 4
Ormer Mexican ambassador, pointed 4
lut in addition TO the statement of his 4
.hief that the presence at Chihuahua {
II the diplomats could not be inter Z
'reted as a recognition Of Villa more ]
han their location at Mexico City has I
Ieen recognition Of the Carranza /
action.