Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-24
CHANCE TO LEAVE
MEXICAN CAPITAL
Americans Who Desire May
Board Train Bearing State
Department Agent.

Americans desiring to leave Mexico
city may do SO on special train which
will go from Vera Cruz to the capital
today after Duval West, the State De-
partments special representative, who
has been comforting with leaders of
the Carranza and Villa -Zapata fac
tions. Mr.. West will return to Vera
Cruz and then come to the United
States to report to President Wilson
in Washington.
The gunboat Marietta at the New
York navy yard was today ordered to
Vera Cruz to join the cruiser squad
ron under command of Rear Admiral
Caperton.
Gen. Obregon. Carranza's military
chief. notified the confidential agency
here today that Gen. Villa has arrested
and sent as a prisoner to Chihuahua
his brother, Francisco Obregon, and
that he believes he has been assassin
ated. Francisco Obregon has been liy-
ing in Mexico City in an effort to re-
gain his health.
Villa Prepares for Another Attack
Meager advices to the State Depa IT.
ment over night from central Mexico
indicated that Cen Villa was conttn-
ulng his effort to concentrate at ARuas-
calientes troops enough to warrant
another attack on the victorious Car
rama army under Gen. Obregon, re-
ported to be advancing northward from
the region of Irapuato.
If there has been any clashes between
the armies since Villa retreated to
Aguascalientes no official report of
them has been received; nor has any in
timation come of Gen. Obregon's plan
of campaign.
Villa is understood to be drawing in
such garrisons as can be spared from
the territory controlled by his forces,
Another problem he must face is said
to be that of finding ammunition, par
ticularly for his artillery. The enor-
nous demand for field gun ammunition
In Europe has made this difficult task,
1t is said, for the northern leader, all
though unofficial reports recently indi-
Gated that he had received several mil
lion rounds for small arms
No official statement or reliable esti-
mate of Gen. Obregon's losses in the
battle at Celaya has been received Off
Gals here, however. believe the Car
rama troops, fighting on the defense,
suffered slightly in comparison to the
5000 men Villa Is said to have lost.
Summary by State Department.
The State Department issued this
summary of dispatches from Mexico:
1T is reported in Vera Cruz that
Guadalajara has been occupied by the
constitutionalists, and that Gen. Obre-
son is still advancing north Forces
continue to be sent to the front from
Vera Cruz. The railroad communica-
tion is said to be open from Vera Cruz
to Pachuca and Interrupted between
Pachuca and Tula.
1T is stated in reports from Vera
Cruz that the leader of the constitu-
tionalist forces at Huatusco has
joined the Zapatistas and that the
town has been in the hands of the
Zapatistas since April 20. 1t is report
ed that the constitutionalist officials of
Huatusco are in Vera Cruz
THE department Is in receipt of ad-
vices from Eagle Pass stating that
there is passenger traffic to Monterey,
Saltillo and Torreon via Piedras
Negras.
The Carranza agency announced the
receipt of a telegram from Vera Cruz
reporting that Gems. Dieguez land
Muguia, with their respective divisions,
joined forces with Gen. Obregon at
Irapuato yesterday. The message also
said Gen. Carranza had extended until
June % the time for concessionaires
to comply with the decree of January
relative to government supervision of
contracts and concessions.