The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-31

San Antonio, Texas, March BOA message from Monterey says
 Tn a letter received from General Francisco Villa acknowledging the contribution of 100000 pesos from the merchants for the poor of the city, Villa says
 know you people will not like me for having talked to you as did. but don't care for your likes or dis likes in this matter I don't care what you taink of me I am not politician. have never held office in Mexico. don't want to be presi. dent. When the people have secured the government for themselves ana we have peace, | will retire to pri. vate life happy
 When General Villa met the mer. chants in Monterey two weeks ago and imposed the 100000 pesos tax to buy food for the poor. he called the Mexican merchants thieves and even worst and spoke very harslly to them. It was only when they guar anteed the 100000 pesos with their lives that Villa permitted them 10 go| from the palace where they were sur | rounded by soldiers during his tall, to them"
 Movements Expected. Washington. March 30.-Waile the Villa forces are marking time inI their attack on Matomoros, awaiting the arrival of artillery, the stage isl being set for another battle at Lam pasas, about seventy miles southwest Of Nuevo Laredo
 Advices from the border to the| | state and war departments today said the Villa forces bound to attack the Carranza garrison at Nueyo Laredo, | were expected to reach Lampazos to- day where battle probably would | be fought"
 Earlier messages said Carran2a troops were being assembled at Nueyo | Laredo. including the force recently l driven out of Piedras Negras The 1 garrison will number 200 in all and l presumably part of this force win be sent out along the National rail. way to meet the Villa force at Lam pazos. if the battle is not already in progress.
 Should more troops he necessary on the American side at Laredo, Texas. in the event of an attack on Nuevo Laredo, regiment of infan- try is in readiness at Texas City.
 The situation at Matamoras and at | Brownsville across the border. was unchanged today The Villa troops, | repulsed Saturday in their first at. | tack. were eucamped five miles from the city, the state department was advised, expecting to renew the as- sault on arrival of their artillery | Latest estimates of the losses on Saturday said 300 Villa troops were killed and an equal number wounded, while the Carranza garrison had ten killed and 39 wounded
 On the American side dozen guns from the third field artillery are ready for any emergency. Secretary Garrison said the instructions sent to l General Funston were similar to those given when bullets and shells fell on the American side during the fighting at Naco The secretary re- fused to say, however, whether or ders had been given to return the fire if the same thing happened at l Brownsville
 The state department had only meager advices from Mexico City to- day. Secretary Bryan characterizins the situation as uncertain. but with no disorders" No report tending to confirm statements that the Zapata forces were preparing 10 abandon the capital again had reached the de partment, The food situation is again somewhat critical, Mir. Bryan said, but General Garza had given assur. ances that something will be done to meet the emergency
 Reports from the border that Villa had demanded of Zapata that Genera al Felipe Angeles be installed as pro- yisional president. in place of Gen eral Garza, lacked confirmation at the state department or at the Villa agency here. General Villa was at Torreon today and expected to start southward in a day or two.
 Some officials were inclined to credit the reported action of Villa saying that he probably considered that General Garza was coming too much under control of Zapata and his advisers, and that General An geles could dominate the situation al the capital
 No foreigners have yet left Mex ico City, Secretary Bryan said, al. though both the Carrah hlza and Zapata officials have prombed to afford them facilities to reaSh Vera Cruz. A