Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-08
Carranza Agency Announces
Important Victory After
Bloody Fight.
CAPITAL DANGER LESS
Reassuring Advices Receiv-
ed at Washington About
Mexico Conditions.

Laredo. Texas. July 8.-Carrauza
authorities at Nuevo Laredo, opposite
here, announced today that in a 12-
hour battle yesterday they captured
Icamole and relieved Monterey and
surrounding territory from immediate
attack by Villa forces.
IcamoIe is 81 miles northwest of
Monterey and north Of Paredou, which
the Carranza forces unsuccessfuIly
tried to take last Monday.
"ViIIa forces lost soc men killed,
while the Carranza casualties were
light compared to the Villa losses, 8"
said the announcement The Carran-
"a forces had approximately 1900
and the Villa forces 10000 men, it
was announced. The following gen
eral description Of the fight was re-
ceived here:
After the drawn battle Monday near
Paredon. Carranza forces retreated to-
ward Monterey to await reinforce
ments. Both sides had lost heavily
There was desultory fighting Tuesday
and at 3 O'Clock Wednesday morning
Carranza reinforcements went into
action. The battle was described as
desperate.
Villa Troops Outilanked.
The Carranza forces advanced north
ward to take IcamoIe and fierce fight
ing occurred along the line of the In
ternational railway The CarTanza
troops were divided into three divis-
ions. The central division and the
right wing advanced directly on the
Villa forces. while the left wing Sc
cured a position on hillside and pour
ed a deadly infantry fire on the flank
Of the Villa troops. In the afternoon
Carranza troops closed in on their op-
pouents from two sides and the center.
the villa forces being compelled to
retreat toward their stronghold at
Paredon, 80 miles west of Monterey.
It was said the ground was covered
with dead and wounded Villa soldiers,
and that only force Of numbers caused
the Villa army to retreat.
The fighting ceased shortly before
dark Ii was announced today that d
Carranza advance soon would be un-
dertakeu against Paredon and then
TorTeou.
Danger in Capital LeSseHed,
Washington, July S.-More reassur-
ing adyices from Mexico City served
today TO lessen somewhat official ap-
prehension over the situation there.
Latest dispatches from the Mexican
capital, which came by courier sew
eral days ago, reported that food riots
had been checked and that conditions
generally had improved 1t was add
ed. however. that the food situation
still was serious and that unrest eX-
listed
Other information which created a
more hopeful feeling over the situa-
tion were General Carranza-s S assur-
ances that every consideration would
be shown foreigners and other non
combatants by his army which is in
vesting Mexico City, and reports that
steps to relieve Me1ico's famiue-strick-
en- population were proceeding as fast
as conditions would permit.
There was some anxiety, however.
because no news had come from Mex
leo City regarding the renewal of hos
untfes between the Carranza and "a
pata forces. The fighting is said to
have been begun three days ago. Last
reports said that the CarTanza off,
cials were confident of taking the city
in a short time.
Zapata Driven Back.
Washington, July S--Tbe Carranza
forces have pushed their attack on
the forces defending Mexico City up
TO within 10 miles of the capital
Their military trains are operating
that close TO the city. State depart
ment dispatches from Vera Cruz to
dav gave this report