El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-19

/ eral conditions prevailing IN tnaL Sec
| ton, it is stated.
| II XCEPT for brief reports regarding
fighting around Victoria, both
- Villa and Carranza agents at FL
/ paso declare they are entirely without
: advices regarding the progress OF
1 events in Mexico since the naming of
Gonzalez lara as president. Accord
ing to Villista advices, practically the
entire city of Victoria, which is be-
tween TampicO and Monterey, is OccU-
pied by the forces of Gen. Alberto Car
rera Torres. These reports declare
that the city had been evacuated by the
Carrancistas, who expected to go to
Monterey. Upon learning that that
city had been evacuated an attempt
was made to return TO Victoria. only
a small part of the city is now held
by the C5Crancistas, these advices
state, and the declaration is made that
villa in Mexico City.
Everything is quiet in Mexico City,
according to a brief message, the first
ceived ct noon Tuesday by the Quartet
general in JuareZ. Additional informa-
ton received in JuaIe z announced that
Villa had arrived in the capital and
had taken complete charge of the sit
utiOn.
No advices as to the present where
abouts of Gutierrez or the cabinet min
listers who fled with him, have been
received.
Regular Train Service AnnuIed.
Train service on the National lines is
still practically suspended, which has
led to the belief that heavy troop
movements are in progress. II Is
claimed by Villa officials that, for some
weeks, villa has maintained a large
garrison, estimated a { 10000, at Celaya, |
in the state of Guanajuato, to be IN /
readiness for any eventualities in the /
capital and that, as soon as G1tieFrez !
fled, this garrison was hurried TO tne !
city. Villistas also declare that Villa is /
in the capital and that there has been |
no break between him and Aapata, al
though admitting that no definite al /
vices 10 this effect have been received
The greater part of Gen, Juan "a 7
braTs division, which numbered 24VO !
and which was sent overland from
Casas Grandes after coming UP from /
the south to Juarez. has arrived at
BarranCa, on the Southern Pacific OF /
Mexico, in southern Sonora, according
to an American cattleman who has ar
rived here from that section. Accord
ing to the American, there were q num-
Der OF deserUons from the ranks, as a
large part Of the troops were from the
south and refused to serve in the north.
About 1900 OF the men arrived at Bar
ranea and it is stated that 500 were
left in the Casas Grandes and Galanea
districts TO operate against Gen. Sala~
Ear,
No Advance From sinaIoa.
No advance is being made from Sina-
loa by Gen Ramon Iturbe, according
to the American, who states that prac-
ticany all Of the railway lines in So
nora are held by the "conventionalists.
Gen. sCabral is reported to be at Her
mosillo. He left the command at Jua-
rez and Travelled through the United
States to Nogaies.
Except for the announcement that the /
troops OF Gems. Villareal and Herrera
have evacuated Monterey and are now
the city, the CarranzS (
regarding the northeastern campaign.
RumOrs have been received by Carran-
,istas here, however, to the effect that
Sen, Aware Oregon, after a short fight
At San Martin, between Puebla and
Mexico City, has continued his advance
md that he is now within striking dis
ancc Of the city. 1t is even claimed
~ q number Of prominent Carrancistas
lere that Carranza forces now occupy
he capital.
villa Money Drops.
The change of administration in Mex.
co City has had little effect on the (
tanding Of the various. issues Of Next
an fiat money. The only exception Is
hat the Carranza money is selling a
title higher than the Villa money. |
houses were paying around
4 cents Tuesday for the Villa money
nd from II to 1 cent higher for the
arranza issue. Following the an
Ouncement that Gutierrez was to issue
300.000,000 Of bonds to take up all con-
entionalist issues. the price Of Villa
urrency stiffened, but since the abdi- ]
alton of the Gutierrez government the
rice rapidly shades off on large Of 1
2rings. {
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