Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-28

stantly threatened from the rear.
state department advices today
were that the Nilla-Zapata govern
ment was planning the re-establsh-
ment immediately of mail service be-
tween Mexico city and Piedras Ne
gras. Train service between the latter
town and Monterey is almost com
pletely restored.
Aside from the strategic value of
the northern border towns. enabling
the Nila faction to obtain the export
revenues on coal and other minerals
mined in the rich regions Of Coahuila
ana NueNo Leon, General Villa be.
lieves he will be allie to concentrate
ms attack thereafter on Tampico and
vera cruz and points in southern
Mexico
state department reports indicate
that there has been continued fighting
nj Ebano, near Tampico, with some
danger to the oil tanks Apparently
the villa forces have not yet ap-
preached near enough to Tampico to
threaten the city, as no requests have
been made for transportation of for
eigners. Tampico is being heavily
fortified in preparation for the at
tack. Navy department representa-
tiVes Indicate that the Carranza gar
risoh has successfully withstood pre-
liminary attacks.
According 10 state and navy de-
partment advices the sisal situation at
Progreso is improved. The collier
Jupiter sailed on Thursday for New
Orleans With cargo of hemp and two
merchant steamers are now loading.
Extra duties on sisal have been col
lectcd, however, since March 20. 1t
was previously reported these would
be imposed after April 90.
About forty soldiers arrived at Pro-
greso last Thursday, presumably from
Vera Cruz, but no Interference with
shipping was reported.
The department summary today
says in part:
"a mail reported dated March %
from Piedras Negras, states that
Americans and other foreigners are
being shown every courtesy 1t is
said that wherever a wrong has been
done by the new faction. speedy re-
dress has been given, 1t is stated that
better conditions are expected in the
district after the new party has had
time to settle down and make APP
pointments 10 the many civil offices.
The same report states that the
statements to the effect that Cen
Raoul Madero with 5000 troops was at
Sabinas en- route to Piedras Negras
appear to have been unfounded, as
refugees arriving from the Sabinas
coal fields report that there are only
1900 troops under General Pereyra
garrisoning Sabinas, and the sur
rounding country Coal is being
shipped from that section daily by the
villa forces, who are purchasing It
from the foreign owned mines.
mo attempt has been made to seize
any property in that section, and abb
solute protection is said to be given
to all. ON March % there remained
but seventy kilometers of railroad to
be repaired between Allende and ST.
lencio station before trains could go
directly from Piedras Negras to Mon
terey."
A statement issued by the villa
agency tonight was as follows.
The convention consul at Browns
willie. Texas. wired the confidential
agent that the battle for the posses
sion Of Matamoros had begun.
The confidential agency has re
ceived official news of severe defeat
of Pablo Gonzales army by the con
vention forces under Gen Felipe An
geles at Monte Morelos, week ago.
The dispatch adds that Gonzales
army was retreating towards Tam
picO.
Numbers of Carran2a troops are
arriving in Nuevo Laredo, fleeing
from Canon de Santo Domingo, where
the villa forces defeated them and
captured many horses and a large
amount of ammunition"