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REFUGEES GET OUT
Americans and others Leave
TamPiCo for the United
States and Safety.
VILLA PLANS FOR new FIGHT
His Army Is HamPered Chiefly by the
Lack Of Ammunition, But the
Supply Grows Slowly.

Washington, April 23.-Two hun
dred and eighty-five Americans, ten
British and five German subjects are
aboard the United States army trans
port Buford, en- route from Tampico
to the United States.
Consular dispatches received by the
Washington government from various
points in Mexico indicate that while
temporarily disorganized by the de-
feat sustained at Celaya, General
Villa and his forces have by no means
been removed as a formidable factor
in Mexico's civil war.
Officials at the state department are
guarding closely the reports received
from consuls in the territory occupied
by General Villa, as it is not desired to
give out military information, but it
is known that plans for another battle
with General Obregon, the Carranza
commander, are proceeding rapidly.
Villas chief difficulty, it was learned
officially, is his lack Of ammunition
and until he replenishes his supply he
probably viii not risk another engAge-
ment. When he met Obregon at Ce-
laya, Villa had sent forces to attack
Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Tampico
and west coast towns, greatly depict
ing his main force Indications now
are that he intends to concentrate all
his forces in central Mexico for an
other supreme effort against Obregon.
The Carranza forces are said to be
well supplied with ammunition and
pressing the Villa army closely north
of Irapuato.
In the meantime many rumors of
counter revolutionary movements have
been current, though they are not
credited by the American government.
Release American.
Washington, April 22.-Release of
Leon c. Worcester, an American, i'm
prisoned by the Villa authorities at
Chihuahua, has been announced by the
State Department. The Mexican court
refused to accept a draft for the
amount of bond required, but Worces-
ter finally was liberated on cash bail
Of 10000 pesos. obtained by his friends
and the American consul He is
charged with a civil offense in con-
nectiOn with mining deal
General Funston reported to the
War Department the firing on United
States aeroplane at Brownsville by
Carranza troopers, and added that the
machine had not been beyond the Dor
der. A full apology was made by the
Carranza consul at Brownsville, who
assured Colonel Blockson that there
would be no recurrence of the firing.
The aeropIane made another flight
Villa Reorganizes.
Washington, April 21.-OffciaI dis
patches from Mexico contain nothing
to indicate that followers of General
Huerta along the border are prepar-
ing to signalize General Villas heavy
defeat at Celaya by beginning a new
revolt and they likewise contain no
mention of the reported quarrel be
tween Villa and his chief lieutenant,
Angeles.
Other dispatches are being awaited
for details of the extent of Villas de-
feat in the six days fighting, during
which his losses have been reported
at 5000. Department advices say
Villa is preparing to reorganize at
Aguas Calientes for a new attack on
ObregOn, the Carranza commander.
Duva1 West, personal representative
of President Wilson, has telegraphed
that he conferred at length with Gen
eral Emiliano Zapata at Cuernavaca,
thereby completing his canvass Of the
leaders Of all Mexican factions.
Mr. West did not give details of his
conference, but viii report in person
as to his interviews with Generals
Carranza, Villa, Zapata, Angeles, OBJ
RECON and others when he returns to
Washington in another week Secre-
tary Bryan says Mr.. Vests mission
has been to learn the plans Of all the
leaders and report as to conditions
generally.
Fl Paso, Tex, April 21-Two aero
planes with American ayiators passed
through this port today to assist in
Villas attempt to check the Carranza
advance. Already two others have
been delivered and six additional ma
chimes have been contracted for in the
United States.
The American aTiators, however,
viii participate only in scouting duty.
General Funston, commanding the
United States army patrol, requested
that the Americans not take part in
bomb-dropping or other forms Of &C
tual warfare.