The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-19
VILLA COMBING ALL
MEXICO FOR TROOPS
Beaten by Oregon. He In
tends to Attack Again With
a Larger Force.
TAPPAN GETS \ RESPITE

wAsutNGroN, April Is-A contro-
versy Is still In pr grcss between VIII
iistas and Carranzistas as to the re-
suits Of the f,ghting last week at Celaya.
where Obregon said he won decisive
victory. The state ncpa rtment has not
yet received any report from George e.
Carothers. who IL with villa, a fact
which Is regarded rs significant in it.
self, but the opinion in official quar-
tiers is that villa has been defeated.
thu ugh probably not TO the extent Obre-
gon has asserted.
The villa agency announced tonight
that Gen. villa was gathering up all
available soldiers from other parts Of
Mexico to renew the attack upon Gen.
Obregon. This statement is reca ded as
an admission that he got the worst Of
the last two battles and is supplemented
by Carranza statement that the
villistas have been Withdrawn from
before Ebano In the Tampico district,
where hshting for possession OF the
oil region has been going on for
month.
The Carranzistas paid their respects
Tonight to the boom for Angeles as the
compromise man for President II
Mexico. confirming the existing under
standing that the Cons,itutionalists Will
not have villa as chief lieutenant. The
Constitutional agency received a des-
patch from Vera Cruz to-day predict
ing that the defeat of villa would re-
suit In Angeles taking the lead for the
reactionaries.
Angeles Grabs Opportunity.
In the last two days there have been
abundant evidences here that Angeles
friends saw in the results of the Villa
Obregon engagements an opportunity to
put their man forward the next
savior OF Mexico Well inf rmed PEI
sons here seem inclined to dismiss the
Angeles talk as futile.
The CarranZistas assert that villa
has passed through lrapuato on his way
north from the scene Of battle and that
he Is attempting t. reorgani.e his forces
for another stand. hu, without success
Gen. Oregon is said to he PURSUING
the retreating Nlllistas, hut there have
been no dispatches showing any evil
dence in support of this statement
Great citation continues to he shown
by the Carranzstas over what they
understand to he the result of the fight
ing AT celaya. Eliseo Arredondo. the
agent here, said that the defeat Of villa
By Gen Dbregon would result In dis
organization OF the Vilistas. who, he
asserted. are not devoted to cause hut
to personal leader. whom they will be
ready to forsake in the days OF his ai-
versity. He said he did not look FOR
another battle OF Importance I'm Mexico
for some time, believing that the opera
lions In the immediate future would he
directed toward the clearing up OF all
the various villa forces.
Looks for Peace soon.
"Peaceful conditions In Mexico should
~ soon restored" he said. The Ameri-
can people should understand that the
Mexican revolution has been waged
against despotsm inconceivsble &c
your freeborn people. II is a revolu Tor
OF the people against the morcenary
the CRATER. the mo1opoist. and so far
as the church is concerned the only air
OF the revolution H. to keep the clergy
men within the province OF their mis-
eion-no more meddling in the poltica
affairs Of the country"
The state Department was advised
to-day that proceedings in the case o
Alfred Tappan, an American sentenced
to death by court martial at Merida
Yucatan, have been suspended ON repre-
sensations ny the United States Govern
ment pending an Investigation of IN,
case by representatives of the Unite,
States.