Arizona republican., 1917-01-05

no meeting in San Antonio or else where in the interest of my brothers campaign in Mexico with the idea of setting up a government.
 ''l am reporting each day to the United States Secret Service agents and l have promised them I will re- spect the neutrality laws as well as the other laws of this country. l be- lieve my brother is right in his cam paign to free Mexico for it's people and naturally would do all in my power to help him. But there is nothing I can do, and certainly 1t is not my brothers or my intention to do any thing to offend the United States or the American citizens"
 pr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez. when asked concerning q report from Fl Paso to the effect that he was being considered by one faction of Villa sup porterS as q nominee for provisional president in case the meeting of Villa partisans took place, said the report 1 was ridiculous.
 of course. there can be no founda- | tion for this rumOr," he said. "I never heard of ii until saw mention of it in the papers"
 Villa and Murguia Clash
 Fl. PASO. Jon 4.-Fighting between | Villa forces and General Francisco MurgUias command somewhere south | Of Chihuahua City was reported late today by government agents to their superior officers. General Murguia vas said to have gone south from the capital with practically his entire | column to reinforce the troops sent i out Saturday night and Sunday. an.l to have left oEly the brigade of Gen eral Francisco Gonzales to defend the city. No details of the fighting were given in these reports. although the engagement was characterized as 'se we're" by these agents.
 It was also reported from the same source tonight that two of General Murglia's advance guard troop trains had been captured by Villa troops and two others attacked at some point south Of Bachimba pass. Villa wa. reported 10 be in the vicinity of Santa Rosalia with his staff Neither ol these reports could be verified iron Carranza officials.
 Rumors of skirmishes souhh of Jua reg ir the vicinity of CaEdelaria yes terday were in circulation here today and caused the CarranZa commandel in JCarez to send scout patrols to tn. south and southeast of Juarez on z recOnnoitering expedition.
 A statement of his movements 1T OaXaca. southern Mexico. has been re cciVed here by . partisan from Jos Ysabel Robles, self styled general il chief of the army Of restoration of tn republic" which indicates that rumor reaching the border have exagFerate, the importance Os his success at lea g up to November 30 the date of tn communication. Althc ugh he crosse the state of Oaxaca from the Puebl frontier to the Isthmus of Tehuante pee during the past October and No vember with what he terms q "di viSlon." the towns and villages visite do not appear on ordinary maps an he speaks of a skirnsh at only on point After capturing an aba 1done train, he moved back into Oaxac; according to his report.
 The narrative opens on October Robles, it says, attained Mogone on tt A Tehuantepec railway on November There he forced some governmer troops to abandon a train. from whic some horses were taken. At Jalap small town near Tehuantepec, drove out tie garrison. Before evat uating, the Constitrtionalsts set fiji to the buildings.
 The cry of Robles. affixed to h proclamation, is Constitution, reforl and peace"
 Affected by Coal Famine
 JUAREZ. Mexico Jan. 4.-The co famine in the southwestern part of il United States has had it's effect upc the government military operations northern Mexico Efforts of Carran; officials here to obtain coal from Paso and New Mexico for Gener Francisco Murguias troop trains sou of Chihuahua City have been unavai ing and the movements of troop tran carrying endorsements from here f General Murguia's column have be- delayed because of the shortage of flu,
 Two cars of fuel oil were import, from Fl Paso yesterday for Gener Murouia's oil burning locomotiv which he brought north from the Tan pico district.