Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-29
Army of Ten Thousand Is Said
to Have Appeared in Rear
of Garranza Commander
Marching NOrthward,
PE0N GENERAL READY
TO GIVE BATTLE AGAIN
First Chiefs Fortunes Appear
TO Have SetbackS in Many
Sections Of War-tOrn Re-
public,

Washington. April 2S.-Activity on
the part of the Zapata forces who are
operating behind the army OF GEN
eral Obregon, the Carranza com
mander, and threatening to isolate
him from his base at Vera Cruz. at
tracted most attention here today In
the Mexican situation.
While some official reports to the
state department said the Zapatistas
apparently had been successful in
cutting Obregons communications
with Vera Cruz, the extent of the
break or the ability of the Carranza
commander to restore his lines was
not indicated.
General Villa has received thou
sands of rounds of ammunition. and
has concentrated what his agents
here estimate as an army of nearly
35.00 men to attack General Obrc-
gOn, the battle being expected within
a week. The Zapata forces numbering
several thousand. have cut the rail-
way between Celaya, General Obre-
CONS headquarters and Vera Cruz
and an early report to the state de-
partment said the train on which Du-
val West, President Wilson's person.
al representative, and a number of
foreigners were travelling, had been
delayed en- route. Later advices to-
night said the train had been permit
ted to proceed, but it was not clear
whether this meant repair of the
railroad or recognition by Zapatistas
of the special arrangements made at
Mexico City by the Villa-Zapata au-
thorities for the passage of his train.
Advices to the Villa agency here
made public tonight, said 10000 Za-
pata troops under General Juan Ban
dera were advancing on Queretaro,
behind General Obregon and that
twelve of Obregon's troop trains had
been derailed by the use of dynamite
bombs.
The agency claimed also that Cen
eral Buelna had routed the Carranza
army at Guadalajara and reoceupied
that place, while General Chao was
said to have reported the capture of
Chico near Ebano, where fighting has
been continuous for weeks in the VII
la movement upon Tampico. The
Carranza transport Oaxaca was said
to have been captured in the river
near Ebano.
Arrests at Nogalcs.
The state departments summary
To-Day SAID numerous arrests nhu
been reported from Nogales for vio-
lation of new law requiring all per-
sons entering the state OF Sonora,
and obtaining money by exchange to
have such money examined at the
custom house.
The Carranza agency here claimed
great success in the eastern part of
Mexico The following statement was,
given out:
General Obregon reports to First
Chief CarranZa the occupation of Mo-
rela by General joaquin Amaro. The
entire state of Michoacan is com
pletely controlled by constitutionalist
forces General Ramon Iturbide con-
trolls entirely the territory of Topic
after having completely defeated Ra
fael Buelna who commands the re-
dictionary forces The occidental diyi-
sion commanded by General Diesuez
and the cavalry division commanded |
by General Francisco Murguia have
joined General Obregon's army corps
at Irapuato. Official reports received |
here are 10 the effect that Colon bia |
and LampasZos, Nueve Leon and Can |
della, Coahuila, have been captured |
by constitutionalist troops.