The Washington herald., 1915-01-25
LEADERS
AS VILLA SPIES
Robes and Almanac Put In
Jail by Gutierrez, Says
Carranza Agency.
OREGON PLANS ATTACK
Army Near Capital, Which May Be
Invested-Silliman Reports Mexico
City Quiet-Zapatas There Now.

Gems. Robies and Almanac of Cutter
rez's stan at Pachuca, have been ar
rested by him as "Villasta spies" These
arrests demonstrate to Mexican author
tiles here that Gutierrez is not co-operat-
ing with Villa, and that he is to be
reckoned with as a distinct and indepen-
dent force at the head of his own revolu-
ton.
The news of the arrest of Robles and
Almanac came to Eliseo ArredOndo. the
CaTranZa agent here, yesterday. They
are two of the seven generals who left
Mexico City with Gutierrez and his 5000
soldiers.
Carranza headquarters also gave out
the news that Gen. Obregon Is about to
attack Mexico City. but that the ex-
igencies of the campaign" prevent the
publication OF the exact time of the at
tack.
The review of the situation from the
Carranza standpoint shows that Carranza
is holding on to Vera Cruz and Tampico;
that there is no competent authority in
Mexico City. and that Gen. Villa has re-
tired to chihuahua as headquarters, to
which city he has withdrawn all the
public records he recently ordered from
the national capital.
Eliseo ArredondO. summarizing the mill
itary movement in Mexico, says ObregOn
on Saturday defeated the Zapatistas on
the line of the Mexican and Interoceanic
Railway, capturing three locomotives,
"rexer'' cannon, and other war supplies.
Gen Palafox, is said to have establish
ed headquarters at XochimilcO and the
troops of Gen. Villa have retired before
Palafox to the north. releasing jail pris-
oners in their retreat.
Pablo Gonzales and Cesario Castro,
CarranZa's generals. are besieging Mon
terey. These generals are soon to be re-
enforced by Gen. Maclovio HerrOra. When
he arrives at Monterey the Carranza
operations are to be extended against
Saltillo.
Eliseo Arredondo denies the troops Of
Villa are attacking Tampico which. he
says, is still held by Gen. Cabellero.
SiIIIman Reports City Quiet.
The state Department received a brief
message from Consul SillimRn at Mexico
City, who reports that. for the present,
the city is quiet. Mr.. Silliman also says
that "ighting is now going on at Pueb-
la This information differs materially
from the reports to various Mexican
agencies here. some OF which claim that
the forces of Gen. Villa were decisively
beaten at Puebla and others that the Car
ranzistas were utterly routed there.
Reports from other State Department
sources, however indicate the Zapata
brothers have entered Mexico City and
that the Zapa' and Provisional Presi-
dent Cara have managed to raise about
10000 troops to resist Obregon. President
Cara, it is reported. has issued a decree
authorizing all citizens to arm them
selves for their own defense and that
of the city"
The State Department had a dispatch
from George Carothers, American agent
with Villa. denying reports that Villa
had shot him. Carothers. who accom-
panied Villa to Aguas Calientes last
week, says his relations with Villa were
never more cordial than now. No re-
port has been received from Tampico
as to what ARRANGEMENTS can be made
there for providing transportation to the
United States for a large number Of
Americans rendered destitute by the linn
itatiOn OF operations in the oil fields.