Evening star., 1915-06-22
Guaymas Commander Tells
Admiral Howard 1900 SOL
diers Will Be Furnished.
lNTRENCHING TOOLS SENT
TO PACIFIC SQUADRON
Gen. Sosa to Pen Up Indians-Car.
rama Generals Ship Gold
to United States.

ON BOARD u. S. S.
COLORADO, off Guaymas,
Sonora, Mexico, June Fl. by
radio to San Diego, Cal.,
June 22.-Fifteen hundred
Villa troops, under Gen.
Sosa, were promised as pro-
lection for foreigners in the
Yaqui valley, at confer
ence aboard the warship
Colorado today between Ad-
miral Howard, command
ing the Pacific fleet, and his
staff, and Gen. Leyva, mill
tary commandant at Quay
mas. Gen. Leyva said that
the landing of American
marines might be misinter-
preted by the masses of the
Mexican people.
Activity and interest in Washington
today in connection with Mexican at
fairs centered principally upon condi-
tions on the west coast of that ooun-
try. where the United States is faced
with the possibility of landing forces
to protect United States and other set
tiers against raidfng Yaqui Indians
Admiral rd has IN
Navy Department that he is in con-
ference at Guaymas with United
States Consul Hostetter, to learn
about the situation in the Yaqui val
ley, and he has informed the depart
| ment that later he will send de-
tailed report, which Is being awaited.
Aside from the situation at Guaymas
| interest was fixed upon the continued
stubbornness of Carranza in refusing
to enter into peace parleys with Villa
for the pacifcation of Mexico; upon
confirmation of the report that Gen
Felipe Angeles, who has for two years
been Villas right hand man, is coming
to Washington from Boston, where he
arrives today, upon the fact that large
quantities of food are being exported
from Vera Cruz. Carranza's headquar-
ters. to the United States. notwithstand-
ing the cry of famine in Mexico: upon
a report. not confirmed. that Gen. Con-
zaies, CarranZa adherent, has begun
the occupation of Mexico City, and
upon reports from Moaclova that 5000
destitute persons there are being fed
daily by the United States Red Cross
agent: as well as the reports of eve
witnesses arriving at Eagle Pass, Tex.
from Saltillo. Mex, that there is des-
perate need of relief at the latter point
Villa-Angeles Goodness.
Jc
ton for no one here seems to know.
There appears to be no doubt that there
Is some GOODNESS between Villa and An
geies. but how far 1t extends cannot
be ascertained here. President Wilson
said today that the United States gov
ernment has no official knowledge that
Angeles is coming to Washington. The
Mexican generals friends here deny
that there is real estrangement be-
tween him and Villa. and reserve COM
ment upon reports of his intended visit
until his arrival. a member of his
| family is very i'll in Boston. and it is
stated that he will return TO Mexico
via Washington.
Information S to the situation in the
Yaaui valley. as of the past twenty
four or forty-eight hours, is meager.
News dispatches from San Diego. Cal,
report that the naval supply ship GIa
cier has beer ordered to follow Ad-
miral Howsrd's squadron to Guaymas
with supplies and with automobile a army
| trucks and trench digging tools be-
longing to the army. Questions is to
the significance of sending Admira
Howard such 1and-force tools were met
at the War Department today with the
statement that nothing is known about
them there, and that II Admiral How
ard wants such aids for a possible
landing force ne could obtain them
from the Department of the West of
the army without his request coming
TO Washington for o. K.
Yaqui Valley Devastated.
Conditions in the Yaqui valley are de
scribed as desperate in information a,
the State Department today. although
this information is not of today's date
One settler who left the valley on the
last train out and arrived at Noeales
yesterday said that half of the valley
had been devastated without protest.
from forty villa soldies who were tn
only soldiers in that region at thai
time.
One ranch, presumably owned bv
United States citizen. had been sur.
rounded for four days by 500 mounted
Indians and 300 on foot. The settI.ra
were prepared to defend themseIyas
against attack until United States ma'
! rines should arrive, and the settler
VINO reported said that he beIieva,
Maytorena's Mexican forces Will he nm
able to check the Indians
Officials believe, however. that tb.
settlers left the valley before anv ~
the additional troops ordered to tha
Yaqui region by Gov Maytoren. nd
arrived. Of1cials believe Navtorana
will employ all forces at his command
| to curb the Indians. as he has nro-
tested against the possible Iandinp ~
| a United States force to bring out ,ha
\ a I1
| United States forces will be resisted
| by him.
Maytorena Expedition.
The main body OF the Nsy,or.
pedition Is under command n,
Raymond Sosa. This force nroh.s,
reached Empalme from the north vs..
terday, and officials here belieyed i,
would proceed Immediately I'D In. rail.
| road to drive out the Indians and nav
| them in the northern END Of the valley
| Maytorena has directed Gen Sosa n
| esta biish line of outposts between ths
| foreign colonies and the Indians and 10
| prevent any recurrence of the raid,
| which caused the dispatch of Admiral
! Howard's forces to Guaymas
! Confirmation OF report that Gen
1 Gonzales had begun the occupation OF
| Mexico city was lacking at the State
| Department early today, but a message
from Consul Silliman said communica- l.
| tion with the capital had been severed.
(Continued on Second Pa,ge.)