The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-09
VILLA ROUTED
IN BIG BATTLE
WITH 0BREGON
Northern Leader Loses g.
600 and May Be Sur
rounded.
CARRANZA CHIEF TO
INVADE THE NORTH

spscidi cable Desp0fch 10 THn SUN.
VERA CRUZ, April s.-vers Crus
I. celebrating Gen. Obreson's victory
.,., villa and his forces At Celaya.
v,,., Chief Carrauza has wired his
,,s,u.t Communications. Indications
Ar. that steps win he taken BY Gen.
oh,,ron IN push ncrthward and also to
,,tsl, Mexico city. opening mp COM
nsuicstions Mt once.
W.surSoroN. April s.-Gen. Obregon
has defeated Gen. villa after an all
day battle at Celaya, near Queretaro,
IN the most important engagement OF
the present Mexican revolt. according
70 his personal report to-day to Car
rama at Vera cruz. Tho State De-
partnent also heard that the Villa
forces had been defeated.
Gen. Oregon wired that Villa lost
more than 1000 men in dead. wounded
and captured. He said that he was
pursuing villa northward.
State Department reports show that
the tighting at Ebano, the first point
OF conflict for possession Of Tampico
is continuing with increasing severity.
The Carranzistas claim that tho Villa
forces at Ebano were routed.
These two engagements are re-
sarded as OF greater importance than
any battles in Mexico in a long time
A victory for Obregon over Villa will
be generally accepted here as a severe
blow for the latter. while should Car
rama also win at Ebano 1t is believed
Villa will be compelled to abandon his
campaign against Tampico.
Carranza defeats in both these en-
gagements, on the other hand. will
greatly reduce the area over which his
authority in Mexico extends
Both factions are claiming a victor
At Lampasas. town constituting IN,
arst defence of the border town o
Nueyo Laredo.
Advices to the state Department SHOW
that both Villa and CarrAnza are gath
.ring up all available troops for servic,
10 the campaigns around Tampico snC
IN the region between Queretaro an
Guadalajara. Carranza Is bringing hi
reen.orcements to the Tampico distric
By boat, two transports having arrived
there with troops yesterday
Martial law prevails Throughout, tn
rsmpico districts. The scarcity of foo'
has been relieved through the arriva
yesterday of ship load of -four. the dis
,rbuton of which Is being supervise
hv Taupisp husipps- houses
State Department officials have prac
tcaly abandoned all hope Of securini
the naturalization of the railroads from
Vera cruz To Mexico city, and the capi
,al Itself Neither the Villa-Zapata au
thori'es nor the Carranza government
Is understood to be taking position
making possible realization OF tn
project
II is admitted that the only way tina
the railroad can be successfully neu
rallied is 10 have the United Statc
station American guards along ih'
whole line prepared to use force Il
1rotect the road. 1t does not yet appear
however. that Mr.. Bryan is willing 4
'u-sue this course.
From all parts of Mexico the stat
apartment IS in receipt OF advice
showing complete Generalization o
business and political conditions. !
srge part of the difficulties under whicl
10Th the native and foreign producinl
md merchandising interests are strug
s.ng j. duo 10 reputation OF Car
ANA money by the Villa authorities
Millions Of pesos IN the hands of tn
ieopio hay" been outlawcd III this way
f-uW s"We sections il is reported tina
e'crecs have been issued PRACTICABLE
= conhscating all hides. skins, horses
cattle. and textile fibre General frcigh
uafir out Of Durango has been sus
pended. but representatives of Villa ar
permitted to buy products and shi
them north for export. Thus. 1t Is de
cared. are the villa officers enrichin
Themselves, While private individual
are unable to ship any products out O
the district