Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
CARRANzA GORDON
DRAWS ABOUT VILLA
Gen. Reyes, Also in Danger of
Being Caught in Trap, Burns
Wagon Train.
GUTIERREZ AND HERRERA
COOPERATE IN PURSUIT
Leader of Mexican Rebel Forces, at
Casas Grandes, Gets Reports
and Flees Southwark.

- TORREON, Coahuila. February %
,delayed).-Gen. Luis Gutierrez was
reported today passing Jiminez with
1000 troops to cooperate with Gen
Luis Herrera in the pursuit of Gen.
Francisco Villa in western Chihuahua.
Reports at JuareZ were that Gen.
Canuto Reyes burned his wagon train,
loaded with stolen equipment, a Ojo
del Aqua. and later moved southeast
to chacos de Risa. officials said that
Reyes only possibility of escape is to
break through the Gordon of Carranza
troops spread in a semicircle north.
west and south, as east of him lies a
desert country
H. Cunard Cummins. former British
consul, has been appointed special rep
resentative of the British government
to accompany CarranZa.
A train which arrived from Durango
reported it was fired upon by bandits.
There were no casualties.
Villa Flees With Four Hundred.
Ell PASO. Tex. February o6-Gen.
y Francisco Villa was reported a Casas
Grandes late yesterday. with 400 men,
according to advices today to Gen. Ga
briel Gavira, commandant at Juarez.
After obtaining reports of the strength
of the Carranzas garrison there Villa
departed south. it is said.
Gen. Bertani. with several hundred
Carranza troops. left Casas Grandes on
the Mexican Northwestern railroad.
Madero today. Gen. Gavira reported
Gen. Luis Herrera moving northward
from Guerrero to intercept Villa at
Santa Ana.
CarranZa forces of the northwest, was
reported at Piedras Negras en- route to
Chihuahua to take charge Of the cam
paign against Villa.
Indians Routed; Lose Heavily.
DOUGLAS. Ariz.. February 26.-A
large body of Yaqui Indian troops have
been driven from Aqua Las Burros, in
the Yaqui river valley, by troops of the
de facto Mexican government under
command of Col. Abelardo Rodriguez,
according to a message received here
today by Ives Lelevier. Mexican consul
from Gen. P. Elias Gales. military gov
ernor of Sonora. The Indians suffered
heavy losses, it was said.
I. W. w. Agitators Warned.
MEXICO CITY. February 2s-La Casa
'obrero Mundial, the Mexican branch of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
which threatened strike in the various
cities of the republic to commence to-
morrow unless wage increase of so per
cent in gold was granted. was informed
by the government today that any at
j, Tempt at disorder would be met by force
Public Schools to Reopen.
Public schools throughout Mexico
city and the federal district will
reopen Monday. after having been
closed for four months on ac-
count of the epidemic of typhus
fever. Gen. Rodriguez of the medical
star Of the army. and chief of the fed
sraI board of health said that the num-
her OF cases of typhus registered during
the present month showed decrease
of SO per cent over those enumerated in
December.
health show that health conditions are
better than at any time during the
past forty.four years, according to a
statement by Gen. Rodriguez.
nounced today that 5000 meals will be
dispensed in public dining rooms to
the city's destitute.
Sisters Of Charity Leave Country.
VERA CRUZ. February 2s.-The
Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez sailed
today for New York by way of Havana,
carrying more than thirty sisters of
charity, mostly Spanish women, who
: had seen At to leave the country
Oaxaca Indians. who are being hard
pushed In their native state. are enter
ing the state of Vera Cruz in large
numbers. Cen lara, governor of Vera
Crux, has sent numerous troops to com