The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-20
AMERICANS
ARE TO STAY
They Decide Not to Depart
from Mexico
City
AUTHORITIES WILLING
TO PROVIDE TRAINS
Trip, However, Would Be
Filled with Diff
culties

Washington, d. G., April 20.-Arrange
eigners from Mexico City by train to
Vera Cruz have been abandoned al
though both Carranza and Villa officials
showed a disposition to give the neces'
sary train service. State department
dispatches yesterday from Mexico City
said that on account of physical difficult
ties of the trip because of broken rail
way lines, the Americans had decided to
await reopening OF communication to
thes border and the project had been
abandoned. The army transport Sumner
reached Tampico yesterday and will sail
for Galveston tomorrow with 200 Amer
| lean refugees.
| General Villas mining decree will not
be enforced until he lis in position to
| give guarantees and transportation to
| the industry" State department advices
yesterday from Villa headquarters at
Irapuato, sent April Is, said the protest
of the United States and Great Britain
| had been laid before Villa, and he had
given assurances that he would modify
the decree to avoid possibility of inter
national complications. The decree pro-
vided, among other things, for the for
fixture of mining property upon which
development work was not carried on or
when taxes were not paid within stat
ed period.
Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz reported
yesterday that Alfred Tappan of New
Natly aI NTH nxaanttot hxy( 1ar-
rama forces in Yucatan, now is to be
tried on q charge which does not in
volve the death penalty. Secretary Bry
an instructed Silliman to make repre-
sensations last week.
According to radiograms from the L.
5. S. Colorado at Mazatlan, the Villa
movement on the west coast of Mexico |
is said to be rapidly collapsing. Quay |
mas is the only port on the mainland |
commanded by the Villa forces. 1t is |
believed the Lower California towns |
held by Villa troops are unable to resist |
an attack. Zapotlan has been evacuated |
by the Carranza troops. General Diegu.
ez,.a Carranza commander, arrived yes
terdsy at Colima, AS miles south of
Guadala lara, with many wounded. The
I
by Carranza officials at Manzanllo. As
a result of decree issued at Mazatan,
all Chinese have disappeared from the
booths in the markets there The Yaqui
Indians are now conducting an indepen-
dent warfare and are giving trouble to
both the Villa and the Carranza forces.
Reports 10 the state department from
lraquato said that General Villa was
to reyew his attack upon Gen.
eral Oregon, commanding the Carranza
forces at Celaya. No details were given
Of the recent battle, in which Villa failed
TO take Celsys and which the Carranza
claim resulted in a great
victory for Oregon.
The Carranzs agency here announced
the receipt of the following cablegram
from Vera Cruz: Ii
villa reported To have filed through
lraquato Sunday with remnant of his
army. He is making vain efforts To re.
organize his army, but attempting no
stand. Americans arriving from Tam 1
nioo report that no Nillista forces are in
The vicinity. General J. II. Treyino re-.
ports that the Nillistas have retired
rom in front of Ebano. Belief here that {
Villas defeat by obregon will result in =
Angeles attempting TO play the leading o
ole for the reactionaries Civil author {
tics. in effort 20 help poor, are comforting i
With local merchants to regulate prices {
N nccessaries." D