Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01
His Minister of Interior Says
Departure Of Gonzales Was
Misunderstood.
LEFT TO INFLlCT BLOW
UPON A VILLA COLUMN
Announcement Made by Carranza S
Legal Representative at
San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 31.-The
reoccupation of Mexico City last night
by the Carranza troops under Gen.
Pablo Gonzales was reported in tele-
gram received here today by Samuel
Belden, legal representative of Gen.
Carranza, from Jesus Acuna, minister
Of interior.
The message said:
Gen. Gonzales troops reoccupied
Mexico City last evening with little
resistance. The movement was the
elimination of a campaign determined
upon when it was found necessary to
crush the Villa column commanded by
Fierro.
Instead of sending a small force
against Fierro, Gen. Gonzales decided
to infiict crushing blow that should
eliminate him a future menace when
the capital should be reoccupied The
plan proved eminentiy successful,
though misunderstood and mlsrepre-
sent.d by those not taken into his con-
noence.
zen. Lechuga commanded the forces
which reoccupled the city last night.
Paul Hudson Former Kansan.
son, publsner o. the Herald at MEXICO
CITY, VINO Is reported TO De nolu with
me.nu-rs Oh his Iail.iiy a prisoner Ill
MexicO City, Is Il 1orIner Wiueli Known
hansas new spaper man. he is the son
or the late .siaJ. J. h. HUDSON, founder
or tne lOpek., =, DaiIy Capilai, ana has
been InIei esled III newspaper work Al
tAe MeXlcan capitaI Tor h.teen years
During the early troubles IN Mexico
hat - tfflss srYsfr IN -
suing his paper. various IactIons occu-
p@nS the cIIy having Threatened MIN
with violence il lie persisted. Several
times he was oDtigeu to throw copies
OF the paper IRON lne roof OF his Duiiu-
ing to insure It's circulation.
AINCOLN. Neb.. July 5l.-James H.
Bell. formerly OIL this city, manager OF
the Mexico City Herald, the stan OF
which is reported under arrest and
threatened with court-martiai, had been
expecting arrest tor stsne time. ac-
cordlng TO his father, james 5. Bell of
lrankiIn, Neb.
Expected Close Of Paper.
Word received from the Nebraska
man last menth stated that he was
safe with his wife and infant child.
but he expected the paper to be closed
by the zapatistas. and that the staff
probably would be arrested owing to
the feeling against Americans.
Ell PASO, Tex. July 31.-An informal
meeting Of merchants and mining men
from Villa territory was set for today
: at Chihuahua. The business men were
to confer regarding, recent cah for a
similar meeting August 81. issued by
the governor Of Chihuahua state.
While the governors call made no
reference to the assembling of repre-
sentAttves of commerce and industries.
It's object was inferred to relate to the
financing OF some form Of loan to the
for a Joan of $350.000 from foreign
owned mining corporations operating
In Villa territory was refused by the
corporations. whose representatives as
serted the neutrality of the corpora
tions would be violated by compliance
with the request.
To Furnish Employment.
LAREDO. Tex. July 31.-Gen. Trevino
commanding Carranza troops about
Monterey. has decreed that all uniforms
for the army of the northeast be
manufactured of native cloth and made
by natives. This, he believes. will fur
hish employment and relieve hunger.
In the fighting near Icamole. July 90.
according to Monterey advices. Villa
lost 800 dead and retreated toward
Paredon The villa forces ran out of
ammunition.
Offer Soldiers 81 Day.
EOGALES Sonora. July 31.-Manifes-
tos scattered from a CarranZa aero
plane informed Villa soldiers serving un-
der Gov Maytorena here today, that
Gen. p. Elias Gales the Carranza COM
nander was ready to pay them 81 per
day in gold. plus 81 per day in Car
rama currency. Those who did not ac-
cept and were caught fighting. would
be killed. the ma anifestos read.
The aeroplane few over American
territory before reaching the vicinity
Of Nogales and departed in a north
easterly direction.