Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-07
Forty Thousand Mexicans
Expected to be Engaged
in Decisive Conflict.
FIGHT MAY NOW
BE IN PROGRESS
carranxa Troops Under General obre-
son, Numbering 10000 Men, Facing
Villa Army Of Equal Number-Field
Is Important Railroad Junction -
General Maytorera Reported to Have
Been Defeated.

Washington. April IA battle with
10000 troops engaged and which may
be deciding action between the Car
rama and Villa forces in Mexico is in
progress or impending near 1rapuato
in the state Of Cuanajuato.
State department dispatches today
dated April 5, but delayed in trans
mission, sent by Special Agent
Carothers, with General Villa, said
the fight would take place soon That
was construed to mean thot villa had
assembled a force strong enough to
meet General Obreson's army and was
moving south from Torreon on the
National Mexican railroad.
Obregon was last reported at Cue
taro and was said to have Gent col
umn against San Luis Potcsi while he
protected its march with second col
umn, and a third division of his army
under General Hill moved toward
Morelia, capital OF Miciloacan. Cbre-
gon is understood by officials here to
have 10000 men, aud it is said Villa
has gathered an equal number.
Important Railroad Junction.
1rapuato is the junction of the MeXi-
can Central and the National railway,
toward which Obregon forces are ad-
vancing. The state department issued
the following:
"The department is informed that
General Villa has announced that II
he is successful In defeating General
Obregon south Of Irapuato he will i'm
mediately open lines Of communica-
ton to Mexico City. The departments
adyices indicate that If the forces OF
Carranza be defeated in this engage
ment, his strongholds will be Vera
Cruz, Tampico and Matamoros.'
Maytorena's Forces Defeated.
Advices tn the department said the
gunboat Gueraro reached Guaymas
Monday night and the commander or
dered foreigners to leave the port as
he intended to open n bombardment.
Mobs in Guaymus and Hermisillo
were looting business houses The
statement adds that General Mayto-
rena failed to check Carranza troops
marching from both north and south
and was defeated yesterday at Ma
javoa. General Gales was reported
marching on Cananea and Nogales.
State department advices said SHARP
fighting continued at Ebano, near
Tampico.
Gutierrez Envoy Named.
The element supporting Genera
Gutierrez as provisional president OF
Mexico, today make public the papers
giving the appointments by Gutierrez
of Jose Vasconcelos rs special envo,
at Washington, and the lengthy for.
NAL statement presented by Vascon
celos to Secretary Bryan, on March "a
The statement reviews Mexican af.
fairs from the time of Huerta's with.
drawal and maintains that Gutierre:
is the regularly chosen provisional
president by virtue Of the Aguas
calientes convention. 1t recites a
length the contest between the Car
ranza-yilla elements and their efforts
to displace Gutierrez.
Capital at Doctor Arrayo.
The Gutierrez seat of government Il
said to be that Of The city of Docto
Arrayo.. state Of Nuevo Leon, from
which place, the statement says
Gutierrez Is directing affairs ard ha
under his command considerabl,
army. 1t adds:
president Gutierrez will at the frs
opportunity reassemble the convention
Of Aguascalientes and before tina
body he will offer 10 resign his powe
in order to leave the convention fre'
to select president who will answer
the necessities and rights Of all tn,
Mexican people,"