Evening star., 1915-04-13
.OBREGON AND villa
|. PROBABLY FIGHTING
Hosti|ities Expected to Be Re-
neWed Today, State De-
partment Hears.
BOTH LEADERS HAVE BEEN
WAITING REINFORCEMENTS
Battle Near Nuevo Laredo Also
Likely Soon-Acapulco Needs
Food and Money.

Hostilities were expected to be re-
sumed today in the vicinity Of Celaya
and Irapuato, between the contending
Mexican armies under Gems. Villa and
Obregon, according to State Depart
ment advices.
George c. Carothers, American consul
lar agent. who went to Guadalajara to
investigate the question of mining
taxes, returned to Villas headquarters
at Irapuato last night and sent the
State Department it's first report of the
military situation in that section. He
telegraphed that April and Z there
were thirty-six hours of fighting, after
which Gen. Villa decided to await re-
inforcements
estimate. have been gathered at the
front by Villa, and he prepared to re-
sumo his attack today. Gen. Obregon
is believed to have an equal number.
Obregon Being Reinforced.
State Department advices given out
today say:
"Reinforcements and ammunition are
being sent to Gen. Obregon. who Is re-
ported to be still at Celaya.
1T is reported from Laredo that a
Villa force reached Huisachita April
II. and that the Nuevo Laredo garrison
has gone to give battle.
The military commander at Acapulco
has sent a message to Gen. Carranza,
calling attention to the seriousness or
the food situation. saying there is ur-
gent need of corn. -four and funds.
Vera Cruz advices state that Gen.
Gonzales left there April 10. He con-
Quoted the recent campaign against
Monterey, where 1t is reported he met
with severe defeat. Constitutionaiist
authorities state that they still hold
Victoria and Ebano."
Brig. Gen. Evans reported from the
border today that some shots fell into
Laredo, Tex. last night, while jubilant
Mexicans across the line were cele-
brating a reported Carranza victory.
No one was hurt.
Col. Ereceda Arrives.
Col. Alfredo Ereceqa, heading a
commission of four men appointed by
Gen. CarranEa to visit President VIII
son. arrived in New York yesterday.
Col. Ereceda admitted that he had
come on official business for his chief
Gen. Carranza informed American
Consul silliman at Vera Cruz Yesterday
Americans desiring to leave Mexico
City. He will permit a passenger
train from Vera Cruz to proceed as far
as Ometusco. forty miles east Of Mexico
pickle up. The first chief asked to be
notified as to the number Of Ameri-
cans expecting to leave and the time
they wished the train to be ready.
This action grew out of the effort of
the United States government to secure
the naturalization of the railroad be-
tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz. AL
though unwilling to make any perma-
nent arrangement, Gen. Carranza now
has expressed a desire to aid foreign
ers who are anxious to reach the sea
coast.
Many Americans and foreigners in
Tampico similarly are planning to
leave as soon as transportation ar
rangements can be made. Secretary
Bryan sought the aid of the War
Department yesterday and the trans
port Sumner at Galveston was ordered
to Tampico to bring back the 900 or
more foreigners.
Summary Of Reports.
In its summary Of reports from
Mexico the State Department said work
was proceeding slowly on the railroad
south of Piedras Negras for lack of
material. and traffic would not be re-
sumed for three weeks.
Some fighting was reported from the
tack on Acaponota by CarranZa forces
was not definitely known. Both forces
were short of ammunition, the report
said. A mall censorship has been es-
tablished at Colima.
The abandonment of the proposed
Villa attack on Nuevo Laredo was re-
pored from the border. Gen. Hernandez
having returned to Piedras Negras
with his forces and the remaining
villa troops not being strong enough
to attack.
Villa Advices.
The Villa agency made public the
following statement from Diaz Lom-
bardo. minister for foreign affairs. OK
planning the recent mining decree:
THE provisional government does not
mean to confscate the mines. but to re-
establish in effect some provisions of
are universally adopted and enforced.
feiture of a mining property when,
without justified cause, 1t is not de-
veloped or operated within a given
time, or when the owners Of said prop
erty fail in the payment Of the taxes.
"One of the provisions of the old law
re-established is that no mining prop
erty can exceed fifteen pertenencias
(mining claims) for each individual, or
$50 pertenencias for company
This last regulation will have no
retroactive effect. Existing properties
are not subject to Its application. 1t
is intended only to take care of future
claims"