Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-07
Forces Of 0bregon and Villa
Are Nearing Each Other for
What May Be Decisive Bat
tie of War;
EVERYTHING QUIET IN
VICINITY OF PR0GRES0.
Some Cases of Smallpox Are
Reported From State of Yu-
catani Slight Fighting in
Eastern Section,

iBf MORNING JouRhAl SPECIAL LrAGep WiEsl
Washington, April 6.--lndications
have come TO the American govern
ment that General Carranza will not
consent 10 the naturalization of Mex
leo city as proposed and agreed TO by
the Villa-Zapata forces,
No definite answer as yet has been
received TO the American note on the
subject sent to the two factions, but
preliminary reports to the state de-
partment indicate that General Car
rama is unwilling to accept the pro-
posal. II is believed. however, that
arrangements may be made for unin-
terrupted passage Of trains TO aud
from Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
though a decision on this question
also has not been reached by Car
rama.
The state departments summary of
the military situation in Mexico was
as follows.
THE department is In receipt Of
adviees dated April A, stating that
General Obregon is at a place thirty
kilometers south Of lrapuato. 1t Is
reported that he has an army of co.
600 men The army OF General Villa
was preparing to leave lrapuato at
noon on the fourth and expecting to
come into contact with the forces of
Obregon on the morning Of the fifth.
General Villa made preparations to
leave Irapuato on the morning the
fifth 20 take personal charge OF the
operations
THE departments latest adviees
from Yucatan indicate that everything
Is quiet at Progreso and Merida. The
American tug Forward, which was
employed by General Carranza. ar
rived at Progresd last Wednesday.
General Alvarado is reported to be
at Nalladolid He claims a victory
over the ortiz forces and states that
they were dispersed. However on
March 80 troops were sent to the
southeastern part of the state.
Some cases of smallpox at Pro-
greso were reported via navy wireless
on April / one death had occurred
and there were still six cases and
eight suspects, all under guard. Later
advices state that the railroads Of
Yucatan have been taken over by
General Alvarado who has dismissed
the board of directors and appointed
officials of his own. It is reported
that the railroads are not operating
as well as they were previously. Pas
Grating but freight traffic Is redu2ed,
Some fighting has occurred In the
eastern part of Yucatan state and
wounded soldiers are occasionally
brought into Merida. The gunboat
Xaragoza has left Progfeso.
General Carran2a telcgraphed his
agency here today that General SALIVA
dor AIvarado, military governor of
Yucatan. had won the confidence of
tho people and WAS enthusiastically
welcomed when he recently made a
tour of the principal towns Of the
state.
Another telegram from Carranza,
dated today at Vera Cruz, said
"Reactlonaries headed by villa aud
Zapata only hold the following states
out of twenty Chihuahua, Du-
range, Zacatecas, Aguas Calientes.
capital Of Can Luis Potosi Morelos,
and Mexico and part Of Sonora, and
scattered portions of Coahulla, Nuevo
Leon. Jalisco and territory of Tepie.
All the rest OF the republic, which isl
the gro attest territory is entirely in
our possession