El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-15
RAILROAD TORN
Up BY ENEMIES
Carrancistas Claim to Have
Cut the Track Behind
the Villa Army.

Carranza has but 1000 men at Tam
pico and these have Communicated all
Of the launches and small boats in the
/ harbOr and are ready for flight, &C
cordins TO an American who has ar
rived here from the port He made
the trip from Victoria to Brownsville
[ by automobile
Gen Jucinto Trevino is in command
OF the port The guuboat Bravo is in
the harbor and the Villa forces, under
( Gen. Manuel ChaO, are encamped u
miles from the city on the san Luis
POtosi line. According to reports heard
J.! in Neracruz by the American, Gen. Al
Faro ObreSon has been ordered TO take
command at Tampico.
Cut Villas Railroad.
Rail communication between Torreon
ana Monterey has been cut as the re-
suit Of raid by troops under Gen.
Jose Santos. according TO a Carranza
Official who arrived here today from
a general inspection Of the Carranza
lines around Monterey. The raid oc-
CURED between ParedOn and Monterey
after the villa troops had passed from
TOrreOn to Monterey. Thirty kiIome-
tiers OF track was torn up, according to
the official
Carranza now has about $1,000 men
IN the Monterey section, divided into
three columns. One column. under Gen.
between Monterey and TampicO, all of
which is under his control, according
to the Carrancistas- The headquarters
Of this column is located at a point IL
miles east Of Monterey, though the out
posts are close to the city. The second
column is commanded by Gen. Antonio
T. Nillareal and is located in a semi
circle around the city. having recently
occupied the advanced positions Of the
Villistas. The third column is under
Gen Jose Santos and has been operating
TO the north and west Of Monterey. The
Carrancista declares that the line from
MatamOras almost into Monterey is in
complete control Of the Carranza
troops.
Obregon's Movements.
Gen. Aware ObregOn, in retiring from
Mexico City, is said by the Carrancistas
10 have moved his army overland to
point between San Luis POtOsi and
TampicO, where he will be ready TO
meet any advance by Villa troops from
san Luis or Aguascalientes towards
TampicO. He is said 10 have left enough
troops between Queretaro and Mexico
City to prevent any southern advance
OF Villa troops towards the capital for
some time TO come
The Villrstas In Monterey are declared
TO be in a precariOus condition on &C
count Of the prevalence Of black small
pox and lack Of provisions, caused BY
the seizure by the Carrancistas OF all OF
the outlying districts, from which the
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plies.
Around Monterey.
No general attacks have been MADE
on the city recently, but important
successes are reported to have occurred
when the Villistas attempted sOrties.
The most important OF these, according
to the official. occurred on March 10,
when Raoul Madero, with a large force
attempted TO seize the line leading 10
Victoria IN this battle. in which Gen
Santos was the Carranza commander,
Madero is reported to have lost 50
killed about 100 prisoners and so
horses. also a considerable amount OF
equipment.
Gems. Luis Gutierrez and 8Iaclovio
Herrera are in control Of the Sabinas
coal fields for Carranza, according TO
the official. who states that Angeles
has about 5000 men in Monterey and
that all Of his attempts TO move north
or south have failed. Cen Rosallo
Hernandez is reported as bottled up In
T.. p. Diaz on account Of the tearing up
Of the railroad south of that point
which included dynamiting the Sabi-
mas river bridge
Uprisings against Carranza.
Uprisings in many Of the southern
states, notably in Eucatan, Chispas and
Campeche. are reported in Villa advices.
1t is stated that in each case the revolt
has declared in favor Of the conven-
tion government and that Carrauza
has had no troops TO spare to attempt
TO put down the up-ssings- According
to Villa officials here. Carranza's ter
ritory is now reduced TO the central
eastern part OF the country. with only
a few scattered bands on the west
coast
Persons arriving here from the inte-
rior OF Sonora report that the line
south of Hermosillo is continually be-
ing cut and that traffic has been prac-
tically abandoned. These raids. il IS
stated, are the work Of disorEanized
and independent bands OF YaQuis. No
advices Of the reported northern move
ment of Gen. Ramon Iturbe, with
strong force Of Carrancistas, have been
received in HermosillO. Lack OF food
has brought about very bad conditions
I'm the southern part Of the state, ac-
cording to the arrivals here.
British Mines Protected.
Assurances that the ClOte Coal Min
ing company. located in the Sabinas
coal fields. would be protected by Villa
forces were received Monday from Gen.
Felipe Angeles by H c. Myles, British
vice consul here
Following the partial destruction OF
the mines fy the Carrancistas when
they evacuated Sabinas, Mr. Myles took
up the matter Of protecting the prop
erty with Cen Angeles. Investigation
has shown that the shaft Of only one
Of the mines was dynamited
Mr.. Myles has also been informed by
Diaz LOmbardo. minister Of foreign re-
Iations in Villas cabinet. that Gen. Ro-
salio Hernandez. military governor Of
COahuila, has been instructed to give
protection to the company, which is
British owned