The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-03-25
Washington Learns Carranza
Forces are Burning Up
important Stores.
WOUNDED TO COME TO TEXAS
Gov. Ferguson Will Give Asylum to
Mexican Soldiers Transferred to
Laredo from South.

VooAAAoNOA, AoANA oSNASSAHS
Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the
British ambassador, conferred today
over a new danger menacing the Yuc.
atan sisal hemp supply, from which
must come the Irvine to bind this
years crop Of wheat in the United
States and Canada. Kansas and the
Middle Western wheat growing states
will be hardest hit. Earlier both. the
secretary and the ambassador had re-
ceived a committee of Yucatan citi'
zens, who said that Carranza officials
at the port of Progresso were burning
stores of sisal and threatening grow.
ers and shippers with heavy taxation
and penalties because of their refusal
to accept Carranza governor.
Reports to the state department and
to the Mexican agencies continued to
indicate that Villa and Carranza
forces were massing near the coast in
northern Mexico for what may be the
most decisive battle fought since Huer-
ia was overthrow.
San Antonio, Tex, March 23.-Gov-
ernor Ferguson today acquiesced in
authority from Washington for Gen,
eral Ricaut, commanding the Carranza
troops at Nuevo Laredo, to bring his
wounded to Laredo- Tex, in case OF
attack by Villa soldiers. Permission
was originally granted to bring the
wounded Mexicans to Laredo and then
transport them to Matamoros, Mexico
Conditions at Matamoros, however
will not permit of this arrangement,
and the wounded will be given refuge
in Texas.
Villa Holds Keys.
Washington, March 22.-Two hun
dred miles as the crow flies separates
the two main bodies of Carranza
troops in eastern Mexico. General
Francisco Villa, with an army larger
than either body, but smaller than
their combined strength, holds the
railroad by which they must unite, ii
they can, according to informa ton re
ceived here.
General Aware Obregon, who re
Gently evacuated Mexico City and
dropped out of sight, has reappeared
at San Luis PotOsi. 250 miles further
north, with $4,000 men. Carranza
agents here admit that he wants tt
| take the railroad to Tampico. the OF
exporting seaport almost due east, tt
join General Pablo Gonzales, who
holds the place with $4,000 men
Along this railroad, it is reported, Villa
has strung several thousand men, pre-
pared to oppose any junction OF the
Carranza forces.
Villa himself with 10000 of his men
is at Monterey, $50 miles still further
to the north. His garrison at San Luis
Potosi withdrew upon Obregon's APP
proach,- but Villa controls the railroad
from Monterey south, and can strike
when he likes. as far as is known
here
Mob Loots Stores.
San Francisco, March pa mot
paraded the streets of Guaymas, Mex,
Yesterday demanding food and then
broke into stores owned by Chinese
merchants and carried away every
thing of value. The authorities sue
-ceeded in dispensing the crowd and
now have the situation in control.
This information was contained in
radiograms received here today by the
United States cruiser Colorado, flag
ship of the Pacific fleet, from the
cruiser Denver, stationed at Guaymas.
The demonstration, it was said, was
begun by women. The food problem
was described as being very serious.
The cost of provisions is SO prohibit
tive that the poor are ON the verge OF
starvation.
Mexicans Fight Over Taxes.
Washington, March 20.-FrictiOn
between General Carranza and Gen
eral Gonzales, local commander at
Tampico, over the collection OF the
petroleum production tax has been
caused by the claim of Gonzales that
the taxes should be used for local pur-
poses, the state department was adj
vised today. A recent order, it was
reported. required all future payments
to be made to the general director OF
the stamp office in Vera Cruz, instead
of TampicO.
General AlvaradO. governor of Yucca
tan, has been ordered by Carranza to
give adequate protection to all for
eigners and their interests, the depart
ment was advised today.
Reports from Vera Cruz said sew
eral Carranza garrisons along the