El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-13
TORRE0N AND MONTEREY BOTH
THREATENED BY THE ENEMY
While Villa Is Pressing Carranza at Monterey Carranza
Army Is Said to Be Enda ngering Villa at Torreon;
Oregon Is Reported Near Mexico City and Gen.
Pablo Gonzales Is Moving Against San Luis.

campaign against Torreon began, Gen.
Angeles was put in charge of the Villa
campaign. Vilareal withdrew )prac-
tically all of his troops from Saltillo
charge of the defence of Monterey.
With 10000 men he moved on TorreOn.
In two fights, Hipolito and ParedOn,
he was successful, Angeles falling back
towards TOrreOn. Angeles, however,
had sent Gen. Maxine Garcia with
strong force north towards Monterey.
Garcia was successful IN cutting Vii
lareaIs lines of communications and in
taking SaltillO, where but a small gar
rison had been left
Both Claim Advantage.
According 20 advices received by both
Villlstas and CarFancistas here the two
forces, Fillareal and Garcia, are both
in the peculiar position Of having their
lines of communication cut Villareal
is between the forces Of Angeles on the
west and Garcia on the east, while
Garcia is between the ViIlareaI forces
on the west and the Herrera garrison
at Monterey on the east.
The deciding factor, according to the
Carrancistas, is Gen. Pablo Gonzales.
The latter is at Vale, on the Tampico.
San Luis PostOsi line, according to mes.
sages received at the Carranza consul
late Tuesday.
Sacrifice One to Save Another.
Should he go to the assistance Of
Herrera at Monterey, he will leave
Tampico open to attack while, should
he continue from Vale towards San
Luis PotOsi he win leave Monterey to
its fate. Carrancistas, however, pin
their faith TO his capturing San Luis
PotOsi, in which event he would be able
to assist both Herrera and Villareal.
The campaign, as outlined by represen-
tatives of both sides in this city, is on
a more extensive scale than any yet
undertaken and will mean a large ad-
vantage to which ever side wins.
Going After San Luis.
AdTices received by the Carranza
consulate at noon Wednesday stated
that Gen. Gonzales had resumed his
march from Vale towards ian Luis
POtosi and that he har also sent REIN
ftrcements to Herrera at Monterey.
Veracruz advices to the same source
stated that 5000 Zapatistas under Gems
BENJAMIN Argumedo and Aguilar had
been defeated by Gen. AIvaro Oregon.
at San Martin. which is west Of Puebla
and close to Mexico City
Zapatistas Evueuating CapitaIs
The advices declared that the evacu-
alton of Me. leo City by the Zapata
forces was in progress.
According to advices received by the
Carranza consulate, Villareal is already
west of Marie station and is but a few
miles from San Pedro, which is 43 miles
from TOrreOn. It is declared that he
captured an abandoned military station
west Of Marie. A personal message re
ceived Tuesday, night by a Carrancista
here from Herrera stated that extensive
Qualifications were being built al Non
terey.
Fighting Near Capital.
Fighting has occurred close to Mexico
City in which both sides claim a viz
tory. The exact location is not given.
Gen. Aware ObregOn is in command
Of the Carranza troops and 1t Is be-
lieved Eufemio zapata commanded the
convention forces.
Gen. Villa left chihuahua Tuesday
night according to advices received by
Villistas here. 1t is believed that he
will stop over at Torreon to direct the
northeastern campaign.
A Carranza Mutiny.
A mutiny occurred at Las Vacas
Carranza garrison near c. P. Diaz. ac-
cording to Carrancista advices received
here. These state that the garrison
commander, Col. Felipe Menchaca, was