The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-08
VILLA WHIPPED
GENERAL BELIEF
Victory OF ObreeOn Asserted To
Have Eliminated Northern Gen.
eral As Political Factor
HIS SECRETARY MAKES DENIAL

FL PASO, Tex, June SThe posi-
BILE effect VI the occupation Of Leon,
state Of GunnaJuatO, yesterday by
General Obregon on the attitude OF
Nrnustiauo Carranza and Francisco
Villa toward President Wilson's warn
ing was regarded here ns the most
significant feature " the recent
changes along the battle front.
Curranza adylccs by way Of Vera
Cruz declare villa troops were heatet
dcclslyely ut Leon Yesterday, that Oh.
rcgOn continues the pursuit and has
captured much villa artillery aud sup
plies No estimate ~ casualties IL
/ given A Curranza agency statement
/ claims Villa has been eliminated as II
factor In Mexican affairs and pre-
diets Carranza forces soon will move
on 10 Mexico city.
The latest Villa ndyices. received
here last night In Il message from Cot.
| Enrique Perez ItuI secretary to villa.
stated that the forces Of the northern
|. lenders had established themselves at
Lagos that the withdrawal from
Leon had been made to permit a con.
sldcratIon Of the Wilson note without
danger Of hostiltes and that when
Obrcgon attacked villa ordered re-
ncwal Uf hostIitlps. Villa supporters
were without further Information
official reports that filtered In to.
day led observers to believe that villa
troops have suffered more severely
than Colonel Ruls telegram indicated
WASHINGTON. II. c.. June $
Adyices tu the state department TO-
div from Vera cruz, transmitted o
wiresless message from TamplcO re-
porting the capture Of TuNpam by
villa forces Sunday One British
citizen was wounded and four were
wounded during the fighting. 3. p
Jones WAS killed. Thomas Mallard
, Mrs, MAllard, their infant child ant
| A. T. Graves were wounded, while
seeking cover.
Consul Snllman at Vera Cruz report
ed today that General ObregOn's vie
tory Of the villa forces at Leon ap
pcared to be confirmed, He said 1
was reported Obergon had lost hi
right arm I'm the fighting.
r The dispatch said Mallard had beer
Y hwOunded badly that Mrs Mallard an'
\ the Malard infant had been shO
D through the stomach and that Grave
was shot through the spine Official
here assumed that Jones, Mallard ant
4 Graves had been employed at tsa Brit
: lsh owned oil wells near TuNpam.
4 Consul Silliman also reported tina
!. the relief train which went yesterda
to bring refugees from Mexico CIT
was under direction " the Britis
=, consul at Vera Cruz and carried a Brit
: ish flag. An armed escort was ordere
. for the train when II reached Ap
= zaco.
y Dispatches from American consul
= nj various points today detailed N
u food situation Nogaes reported q
immediate need for relief supplies
Northern Sonora. The consul 1
\ Ensenada, Lower California, said thei
was no acute food shortage there. I'll
consul nj Neuyo Laredo said food wa
~ short there and prices prohibitive.
A message from the consul at Ma
y Luis Potosi said General Natera ha
occupied Guanajuato. NHtera has bee
In command " Il detachment OF VII
u troops but their Cnrranza agen'
Ia had claimed today he had been r
Id Gently seeking 10 rejoin Ohregou
~ forces. although they had no adyic
that he had done so
lli NEW YORK, June s-General A
lS varu Obregon IN dispatch receive
~ here today by r. Elias, Carranza co
II sui general, gives details " the bait
d. of Leon In which he claims to ha
p, defeated Generals villa and Angel'
Oh General ObregOn reports that the cas
Vn ality list " the villa forces is mo
N. than 10000 men, and that he has
> tahlished his headquarters In Lee
The dispatch, dated from Leon
he Vera Cruz. June 3, follows:
al Have occupied new headQuartt
M IN the city u Leon, We are In pl
On suit of the enemy who are demOraliz
-. from their defeat VI yesterday. VIII
,s II is impossible 10 give the exact nu
y y her VI dead, wounded, captured and {
T. serted, | expect that the number "
reach more than 10000 Every pie
We " artillery and all of Villas trains a
III In our hands.
This battle means the end of I
We Generals villa and Angeles revC
ur Both ARE retreatlng with small bot
~ guards 10 the north,
A. Artillery was sent from here
AS General Gonzales 10 assist the thu
ct. batteries he has IN the advance
el. Mexico City, which place Is expect
OF TO he occupied before the end Of
.vp week.
n tSignedD "ALNAR0 oHREGU
.or DESTROYER or ZEPPELIN
Nl ~ 40 HINEN NIfvrAHIA CHn