Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-26
AMERICAN WRITER
SENTENCED TO DIE
Philip E. McCIeary Condemned
at Vera Cruz for Sending
UncenSored News.
COMPANION APPEALS
TO SECRETARY BRYAN
Consul Silliman Ordered to Take Up
Matter at Once With Gen.
Carranza.

Philip +. Mccleary. an American news
paper correspondent at Vera Cruz, ha
been imprisoned and sentenced to he
shot by Carranza authorities for haN-
ing sent out uncensored news dispat tches.
Secretary Bryan received an appeal for
lid today from John w. Roberts. an
other American correspondent there. and
instructed Consul Silliman 10 take the
question up al once with Gen. CarranZa
No official report on the affair had
cached the department.
Various military movements were re
ported today in official dispatches.
Carranza's troops from Tampico are
being taken to Vera Cruz and sent IN
land by rail Further successes are re-
ported by Gen. carranZa in the Vicin-
ity of Guadalajara. A report is cur
rent that Gen. Obregon has occupied
Irjanuato.
Gen Carranza has released the Amer
lean steamer Benito Juarez. detained
on the west coast on a charge of carry
ing arms for Villa forces.
Yaaui Indians operating in sonora
are charged with numerous RAIDS ana
murders
In a recent attack on the ranch OF
the Richardson Construction COMPANY
in the Yaqui valley. they were re-
pulsed.
Villas Horse Shot From Under Him.
In the battle Of Celaya Gen. Villa s
horse was shot under him in a charge OF
the Battalion of Death. according to an
official report from Chihuahua to Enrique
C Llorente. in charge of the Villa con
f1dential agency here.
Villa houpha rdaI Celaya for
twenty-four hours. ca-sing much damage
to buildings where Obregon had placed his
artillery says the report THE losses
among Obregon's Indian troops were enor-
NOUS and the bloody character of the bat
tie would horrify even those accustomed
to warfare. THE Battalion of Death
was almost annihilated in a charge di-
rected by Cen villa personally. In this
charge Gen Villas horse was shot under
him.
Gen. Banda and his STAFF performed
a thrilling act of courage during the
battle. Boarding train, they advanc-
ed to within fifty feet of the Carran-
zista intrenchments. Notwithstanding
the heavy fire directed against them by
artillery. which Obregon had placed In
a building in the suburbs. Leaving the
train at this point. Gen. Banda and his
followers charged In the face of the
concentrated fire of Obregons batteries
and succeeded in reaching the building
They then placed mines. which. in eX-
ploding. caused the building to collapse
completely. Gen. Banda and his staff
then retired unscathed.
1.-THE losses of Gen. villa were very
heavy. but SO were those of Gen. Obre-
bon.
Obregon's Brother Released.
An FL Paso dispatch says:
Francisco Obregon, aged brother of
Gen. Obregon. commander of the Car
rama forces near Celaya, has been
given his liberty In Chihuahua City,
according to an official statement re-
ceived at Villa headquarters in Juarez
today. Obregon was Said last week to
have been executed by the order of Gen.
Villa. following his arrest at Guadela-
jara.'
Both Sides Report Successes.
Further successes in the attack by Villa
forces upon Tampico We're reported in
dispatches to the Villa agency here last
night. Gen. Urbina. the dispatch said,
had defeated the Carranzistas and ad-
vanced to Auza, where he had esta ablished
headquarters.
The Villa agency was authority for de-
NAL of reports that there mad been a
break in relations between Gems. Villa and
Angeles. Communications from both gen.
erals had been received. it was Said show
ing unbroken friendship existing.
Announcement also was made that
Monterey and San Luis Potosi remained
in Villas control despite reports that they
had been evacuated.
A message from Vera Cruz to the Car
rama agency here last night said
"Obreeon marched through Silao Satur-
day. advancing on Aguascalientes. Die
gueZ. after taking Guadalajara, has
joined him. The states of Michoacan,
Guanaja jato and Jalisco are in direct tee-
graphic and railroad communication with
Vera Cruz