South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-23
VILLA 8 ARMY IS
NEARING TAMP| CO;
AMERICANS FLEE
More Than a Thousand Ameri-
cans, Including Many Wom-
en-, Ask State Department to
Come to Their Rescue.

| than 1000 Americans, including
state department to be taken out Of
/ the city of Tampico, where there is
! danger TO them from riot, famine and
the shells of the attacking and defend
| ing forces.
The condition in Tampico was Off
cially brought to the notice of Sec
rotary Bryan Friday afternoon in a
telegram from Consul Bevan at that
place. Mr.. Bevan advised that if
possible the Americans be taken
away in response to their clamor
which ne, thinks is largely justified by
| circumstances.
Some of the communications at the
state department indicate that there
is danger of the Americans il distress
in Tampico, starting a riot.
Secretary of State Bryan in answer
to the appeal from Mr. Bevan teie-
graphed MIN to send all the in1orlEa-
ton available as to the number OF
prospective refugees and what were
the immediate means of tranSporta-
ton. Many of the Americans have
been working in oil establishments
which have been shut down and il is
suggested that the tank steamers of
these companies might be available
tor their relief. The reports to the
department show that most of the
American women from Tuxpan, and
the district in the interior took refuge
in Tampico on the advice of the state
department. 1t is understood that
there are about 100 of these women
in addition TO the American women
who live in TampicO and its suburbs.
Reports on the military situation
affecting Gutierrez, Villa, ObregCn,
and Carranza are very definite Fri
day.
VIII Attack Tampico.
General Felipe Angeles with 5000
men, is moving or Tampico from Men
terey to attack on behalf of Villa
General Villa is at or near Chihuahua.
Gen. Gutierrez with about 5000 of
his original 5000 men is moving
northeast from Pachua- 1t is under
stood that he will trv ultimately TO get
into Tampico to assist the Carranza
forces.
Carranza has ordered the gunboats
Zaragoszo and Bravo up to the harbor
Of Tampico and it is expected that
when Gen. Angeles makes mis- attack
in force on the town the garrison will
be aided by the shells of these two gun
boats. Military men think II probable
that Gen Villa will gain this import
ant commercial seaport. For the
present Gen. Villa is directing the mill
itary operations from Chihuahua.
In the northeast troops of Gen.
Villa defeated the CarranZista troops
under Gen. Vasquez at or near Reata
and forced them back 10 Monclave.
Dispatches from Vera Cruz to the
department say that the Zaptistas
hn of a F--aF1 20
at Puebla and that the latter were
loading their trains with artillery and
equipment as if in retreat
Distress Is Alarming.
DISPATCHES from Consul Silliman at
Mexico City say that the distress in
that city is becoming alarming be-
cause OF the scarcity of food. The
supply OF petroleum and gasoline is
almost exhausted. Gen. Rouque Gar
"a, the head of the new government
has issued orders against disorder and
depredations under pain Of death"
The Carrazistas agency here has dis
patches which confirm those of Con-
sui Silliman of conditions at the ma
tiOnal capital
Gen. Obregon will first take Que
retaro so as to control the railways
from the north into Mexico City.
Gen. Carranza at Vera Cruz has
taken charge OF the strike of its en-
ployes against the tramway company
of the city. He threatens TO seize the
tramWay and operate Ii as a govern
ment institution unless the company
agrees TO employ union men exclu-
sively
Federico Cara brother OF the pro-
visional president AT Mexico City, is
on the way TO Washington as the con-
fidential agent OF the Cara govern
ment.