Arizona republican., 1915-04-17
Reported That Vera Cruz is Celebrating Obregon's Great Victory Over Villa Troops--Hardcst Fight at Salamanca
FIGHTING STILL ON
 IN CENTRAL. MEXICO
Soldiery Take Possession of Railroad-MeNico City is Without Freight Effort to Open Road for Food Supplies
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

WASHINGTON. April 1s- Confirm ation is lacking at the state depart meat tonight of the victory claimed by the Carranza officials here, and at Vera Cruz, to have been won by Ob- Iegon over Villas forces at Celaya. Crranza claims are officially reported from Vera Cruz: but advices from var ious points in Central Mexico indi- cated the fighting is still going on. Of the lighting today it is indicat- the severest engagement was at Sa- lamanca, rear Irapuato. The Carranza agency made public tonight the follow ing from Vera Cruz
 Vera Cruz was deliriOus with joy over Obregon's great victory. Thous- ands are paradirg the streets cheer ing for Carranza, Obregon and the Constitutonalist government. It is generally thought that Villa will never recover from the blow. Obregon is steadily pushing north toward Ira puato."
 The agency also reported that the Villa troops attacking TuXpam have been routed.
 The railroad between Vera Cruz and Queretario is in almost constant use by Gen. Obregon for the transporta- = tion of endorsements and residents of Mexico City have been unable to get any freight. Already, there is suf- fering in the Mexican capital from lack of food
 Duval West, personal representative Of President Wilson, telesraphed from Mexico City that famine threatened Secretary Bryan forwarded Mir Vests 1 telegram t. American Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz with instructions to pre- sent il to General CarranZa and i'm press upon him the necessity for open ! ing the railroad to Mexico City for the transportation of food and supplies. Zapata troops are operating along ; the same railroad and there are fears
 in Vera Cruz that General Obregon's s line of communication to his base in | the latter place may be cut at any moment.
 The following summary was issued | by the State department tonight "Advices from Vera Cruz dated April | l., state that another victory is claim
 ed over Villa, who has renewed his at tack with q large force. At CarranZa 1 headquarters it is stated that Villa lost 1 heavily in killed and wounded and that | 90 cannon Were captured. Reinforce
 ments and ammunition are being sent | Obregon constantly.
 l Gen. lara, with his command, is en- route from Progreso to Vera Cruz | The American vice consul at ProgresC reports that Moritz Caller, the German
 subject who was recently imprisoned
 on a charge of having dynamited g
 military train. has been liberated
 ''Tne department is informed that 1 Gen. Saule Navarro died in Browns vile on April fl from wounds received
 in battle at Matamoras on the thir- teenth. Matamoras was quiet, botf 1 sides appeared to be preparing for l; | renewed engagement. It is reported l NilllisIas have established a base al 1 Roslta. six miles from Matamoras
 Shells fired into Matamoras during tho
 recent fighting appear to have done i practically no damage.
 Negras state that repairs were com. pleted on the railroad to Allende oI