The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-09
BOTH MEXICAN
FACTIONS Twin"
Generals Villa and Carranza
Claim Complete
Victories
HUERTA ON
WAY HERE
Brownsville, Tex, Residents
to Ask for Pro-
lection

Washington, April Both sides il
the prevailing Mexican warfare claimed
decisive victories yesterday.
Advices received at Villa headquarters
declare that the forces of General Her
rera were completely routed at La Pazo
| by General Villa. The Villa headquar-
tiers declare that their troops will attack
Nuevo Laredo within week or two.
A rout by General Oregon of Gen
eral Villas army near Celaya, Mexico,
was claimed by the Carranzista agency
here.
Villa was said to have been in per-
sonal command of his defeated forces.
81 am just in receipt Of communi-
cation from General Oregon" said a
message from General Carranza to Eliseo
Arredondo, his Washington representa-
tive, advising me flat the enemy's loss
was over 1000 dead and wounded, and
a large number of prisoners with arms
and ammunition.
"0bregon is in pursuit of the fleeing
enemy"
Reports reached here yesterday from
Vera Cruz that Obregon, Carranza's right
hand man. had administered severe de-
feat to the Villa forces near lraquato.
The report spoke of 1000 Villistas dead
and 400 prisoners.
The war department was expected to
take official cognizanee of reports from
Brownsville, Tex, that Villistas and Car
ranzistas had been firing across the fine
again into Brownsville's outskirts. The
cross border shooting was supposed toI
have occurred in skirmish.
Brownsville To Ask Protection.
Brownsville, Tex, April Presidents
in sections of this city where Mexican
bullets sputtered Wednesday, planned
yesterday to ask protection from the
American military authorities here.
While no injury was inflicted, citizens
were alarmed lest the battles now brew
ing might develop further firing, inelud- |
ing artillery, which would endanger
American lives and property.
Field artillery trains for the Nillistas
ire rapidly approaching Matamdros, but
their progress has been impeded at
points by Carranzista destruction Of the
railway. The battle for possession OF
Matamoros is expected 40 any moment.
The firing late Wednesday was sharp
Iut not extensive.
Huerta About Due Here.
New York, April o.-Another snsrl was
Idded to the tangled Mexican situation
yesterday by the news that Nictoriano
Iuerta was en- route to New York from
spain, presumably with plans in mind for
establishing his regime south Of the
Rio Grande.
At the Villa Zapata consulate ycster
law il was said report 10 the effect
hat Huerta was on his way here had
cached the consulate. but no further de-
ails were given out beyond the intima-
ion that the former dictator of Mexico
fas a passenger aboard the Antonio To-
ez OF the Spanish line.
At the Office Of the Spanish line the
act that Huerta was a passenger aboard
he Lopez was not denied. II was said.
owever, list of the passengers aboard
he ship could not be obtained here
The Antonio Lopez was due 10 dock at
Ter No. s, East river. yesterday or TO.
ay.
The most significant aspect Of Huerta's I
eturn to the western hemisphere and the |
ossible injection Of his personality into .
fexican affairs again, was said 90 be |
he possibility that Carranza and The !
'illista convention would temporarily I
ury the Ratchet 20 resist Huerta. the
Dmmon foe. II he should attempt again ,
, control the Mexican government. =
Huerta. il was said. has the unqualified l
ipport Of the Cientifico faction. =
II.