The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-04-22
DELAY THE EXODUS
Americans viii Not Leave City
Of Mexico Until the Road
Becomes Safer.
VILLA lOsIS6 on WEST COAST
His Troops are Falling Back Before
The carranxa Army-indians Now
Worry Lower California.

: Washington, April 20. Arrange
ments to take Americans and other
foreigners from Mexico City by train
to Vera Cruz have been abandoned. al.
though both Carranza and Villa offic-
ials showed a disposition to give the
necessary train service. State depart
ment dispatches from Mexico City
said that because Of broken railway
lines the Americans had decided to
await reopening of communication to
the border.
The army transport Sumner has
reached Tampico and will sail for Gal
weston soon with 200 American refu-
gees.
Official advices from Mexico give
evidence that Obregon and Villa are
gathering forces for a new battle.
There was nothing more definite of
last weeks encounter at Celaya.
where Villa troops are said to have
been defeated. Villa garrisons all
along the line are reported moving
southwark to strengthen the main
army near Irapuato.
On Board U. s. s. Colorado, Mazat
Ian, Mex, April 20.-The Villa move
ment on the west coast of Mexico is
rapidly collapsing. Guaymas is the
only port on the mainland commands
ed by the Villa forces. 1t is believed
the Lower California towns held by
Villa troops are unable to resist an
attack.
The home of Chinese merchant
was seized by Carranza officials at
Mazanillo. As a result of decree
issued at Mazatlan, all Chinese have
disappeared from the booths in the
markets there.
The Yaqui Indians are now conduct
ing an independent warfare and are
giving trouble to both the Villa and
Carranza forces.
Villas Men Moving.
Brownsville, Tex, April '19.-Villa
troops have evacuated virtually all
their positions in Mexican territory
along the lower border Of the United
States with the departure today of the
last of seven troop trains from Rey'
nosa for Monterey. The trains carried
the force which has been besiegine
Matamoros and which was recalled
presumably to aid General Villa in the
campaign in central Mexico.
With the Villa retreat we'll under
way General E. P. Nefarrate, COM
handing the Carranza division on the
northeast frontier, began reoccupying
the border towns abandoned before
the Villa advance a month ago.
Lieutenant T. d. Milling, U. s. A.,
here with an army aeroplane for re-
connaissance work, made no fight to-
day owing to weather conditions.
Laredo, Tex, April 19.-General Da-
villa, succeeding the late General Mac
lovio Herrera as commander of Nuevo
Laredo, ordered the Carranza garrison
into the trenches today in anticipation
Of an attack by Villa forces reported
advancing on the border city. The
Villa command was said to have been
about sixty miles west of Nuevo La
redo Where the attacking force is
coming from and its strength has not
been learned.
The body of General Herrera, who
was killed by his own men when one
body of Carranza troops mistook an
other for the enemy, according to an
official statement, will be sent to Vera
Cruz for burial. Permission for trans
portation through the United States to
Galveston has been asked.
Washington, April 19.-Reports to
the state department from Irajuato
said General Villa was preparing to
renew his attack upon General Obre-
gon, commanding the Carranza forces
at Celaya. No details were given Of
the recent battle. in which Villa failed
to take Celaya and which the Carranza
authorities claim resulted in great
victory for Oberogn.
Did carranza Win?
Washington, April 17.-Confirma'
ton is lacking at the state department
Of the victory claimed by Carranza
officials here and in Vera Cruz to
have been won by General Obregon
over General Villas forces near c.
laya. The Carransa claims were off,
cially reported from Vera Cruz, but
advices from various points In central
Mexico indicate that fighting II still
going ON. No report was received
from villa Headquarters. whore: Gen.
eral villa Il In personal command Of
his troops. OF the lighting, reports
indicate the severest engagement was
ct Salamanca near IrapuAto.
The statement also denied that the
villa forces were defeated recently
near Sanchez,
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