El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-02
VILLi5TARTS ARMY To TANPIC0;
FIRST TROOPS ARE ON MARCH
San Luis Potos Claimed Both Factions Of the Army
With It's FALL If Villa aptures It, the Way VIII
Be Open to Tampico- Villa Holds Queretaro
to Prevent Obreg on Coming North

entes well under way. Last week I
| column of about 1900 men left in the
direction of San Luis POtosi and, with
small attachments that remained near
the city when Gen. EugeniO Agutrra
Benavides declared in favor Of Cutter
rez, the total Villa force moving east
is estimated to be well in excess CT
4 5000 men.
According to high Villa official
here, the column that left Aguascail-
entes on Monday was accompanied by
two aerOplanes. This is the first time
aeroplanes have been used in the CEN
trail part of the republic in any general
engagement
Claim san Luis.
San Luis POtosi is claimed by both
factions. According to Viusita advlces,
the town was surrendered with hardly
a fight, TO the forces of Gen. Tomas
Urbina. Carrancistas. on the other
hand declare that, following its cap
ture last week, the garrison was re-
organized and extensive defenceS haN g
been constructed. Should the Villa
troops capture the city, they will have
little OppOsitiOn in their march right
up to the outskirts of Tampico, az, ac-
cording to reports from both sides
practically none of the towns along the
line are garrisoned.
Ammunition for CarrHnzH.
One of the largest shipments nf arms
and ammunition ever made at enc time
into Mexico is now awaiting 1Tauspor-
tation at Galveston. The shipment,
which is being made to the Carrancis-
tas, amounts to eight car loads and
consists of a huge supply of both small
arms and cannon ammunition, a num-
Der of small caliber cannon and rifles.
1t is expected that the shipment VIII
be made to Veracruz and that 1t VIII be
distributed from that port, the greater
part of the cannon being reshiPT ed OF
once to TampicO.
Lucio Blanco, after his defeat Satur-
day at QueretarO, attempted to retreat
to Pachuca, but was caught by puf-
suing column Of Villa troops sent out
by Gen. Manuel Chao and was again
badly defeated, according to Villa ad-
vices. These adviees add that the
Blanco troops have been thoroughly
routed and have now broken up into
small bands.
May Attack Mexico City.
The holding of Queretaro by large
force of Villa troops, according to un-
official Villa reports, means that that
city is to be retained as a base for men
acing Mexico City and that troops will
be kept there to assist the Zapatistas
should they start any offensive move
ment against ObregOu in the national
capital A garrison at Queretaro could
also be used effectively in blocking or
hampering any movement of Carranza
troops north towards Villas present
base at Aguascalientes. The Zapatistas |
are still close into the city and no gen
eraI movement north has been at |
tempted by Gen. Aware Obregon,
FederaIs Executed.
six former federaR5, VINO entered |
Mexico on the strength of the amnesty |
decree" on January 9, in which Villa |
declared that federals not directly i'm I
plcated in the death of Madero could !
return to their. country, have been ex- |
eCtued in Chihuahua, according to Car |
rama officials. The names of but two l
Of the six executed are known. These |
two, according to the advices, are Lieut. |
Francisco Beffa and Capt. Alberto |
Heredia.
villa Gets Fuel.
Shipments of coal made in the last 1
ten days, are believed to have been 4
sufficient to relieve the famine in CEN
trail Mexico and allow of all necessary
troop movements by the Villa faction.
IN Monday 40 cars Of coal were shipped |
from Juarez and it is estimated that /
about 200 cars have been sent south l
II the last two weeks. Besides the coal !
considerable quantity Of Gil has been
sent south.
Ammunition Is High.
Only small supplies of ammunition
lave been sent from Juarez recently
The price of Z milimeter cartridges
which is the size used in Mausers, is
oaring in the eastern markets on ac-
,ount of the war. From a price Of
bout s26 per 1000 at the time of the