South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
First Chief" Receives Wilson
Warning in Spirit of Friend
illness According to First Ad-
vices from Mexico.
DEFEAT OF VILLA AND
ANGELES CONFIRMED
Consul General SiIIiman Says
ObregOn Claims to Have
Routed Enemy and Occupied
Base After FiVe-Day Fight.

WASHINGTON. June S.-Pres't
Wilson and his cabinet today had be
fore them a number Of suggestions
as to the best means Of restoring
peace to Mexico. offered as result
Of the executives warning to the
warning leaders to "act together"
There was nothing TO indicate how
the military chiefs viewed the warn
ing except a preliminary report from
Carranza sources that the first chief
received il in friendly spiri- These
reports also intimated that the con-
stitutfonaIist leader proposed TO make
his reply an indirect bid for recog-
milton.
one of the outstanding features of
the situation. according 10 the Of
ificials. seemed TO be the apparent in
ability OF any of the military leaders
to put the republic on the footing de-
manded by the Washington admin
istration. This has presented the
necessity, it is stated, for this govern
'ment 10 pick out one or the large
.property owners in Mexico. 1t is ar
gued the United States will escape
armed Intervention only by sitting up
"a government backed by the men who
own the only assets of Mexico which
could be pledged as security Tor the
big loans that Will be required 10
provide food for the people pending
harvest after peace has been estab-
lished. and TO provide other means OF
operating a government.
These men point out that the pacl-
fer of Mexico must not only be able
Ia feed the people but maintain an
army sufficiently strong TO keep down
the bandits who have been looung
the republic.
The transport Buford was on the
way TO Vera Cruz today with the first
big consignment of food for the starv
ing Nexicans This viii be hurried
TO Mexico city 10 relieve the suffering
in the capital.
villa and Angeles Beaten.
The defeat of Gems. Villa and An
s,eIes by the Carranzistas under Gen.
Obregon. near Leon. appears 10 have
been confirmed, Consul General sill
imam az Vera cruz cahled the state
department today.
SfHman quoted a dispatch from
Obregon declaring that he had routed
the enemy after five days of hghtlns'
and had occupied Leon, which has
been Villas base.
Silliman added that il is reported In
Vera Cruz that Obregon's right arm
was shot away in the battle.
Consul BOlIey at san Luis Potosl
reported that Gen. BanfO Natara, q
Villa leader, occupied the city OF
Guauajuato yesterday.
The special train To take refugees
from Mexico City left Vera cruz yes
terday for PachuCa. flying the British
flag and with the British consul on
board. Silliman reported.
American Consul General Shanklin
and w T.. Garvin and Joseph c.
Rove also were ON board the train
10 look after American refugees. Two
e1ppninr car and two bOx
ears made up the train.
Food Shortage Relieved.
Consul Simpich az Nogales report
ed the food shortage in northern
Sonora was relieved with the reopen
ing of railroad communication with
Cauanea. The standing crops Will be
harvested in two or three weeks and
there is no immediate need of relief
consul Garrett at Nuevo Laredo.
stated that food was short and prices
were so high in that region that the
moor were unable 10 buy food. con-
sui CuVant at Ensenda. Lower Cali
fornia. reported that no assistance
was needed there.
Villas losses in his recent defeat at
Leon are estimated at 10000 dead.
wounded and deserted. a cableGrGm
10 constitutiOnalist headquarters mere
from Vera cruz stated Ooregon
victory. according to the message.
''appears even more decisive than was
apparent from preliminary reports
Gen Obrcgon from new headquar-
ters In the city OF Leon, reports today
that the pursuit OF the enemy demor-
allied from their defeat of yesterday
continued increasingly" the message
read
yesterday and today three batter
ics of artillery were sent from here
10 Gen Gonzales 40 assist his ad-
vance on Mexico City. which place II
s. expected will be occupied before
abe end of the week.