The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-07
Mexicans Desert Carranza
as Villa Gains
Stronghold
Truculent President Finds s
III i m s elf Confronted
With General Dis
f satisfaction

Washington, May 7.-Information
bearing, out the conclusion that Cen
eral Carranza's hold on Mexico is
slipping, was received in Washing
ton today through official channels.
Not only is the truculent president
confronted with dissatisfaction
among his own supporters because of
his stand toward the peace confer
ence, but the predicted revolutionary
activity has begun and the federal
forces, upon which he can no longer
entirely rely, free revolutionists in
the North, East and South.
Francisco Villa, who appears to
have reorganized his followers, has
taken Parral, the Carranza garrison
having gone over to him when the
attack was launched. 1t is reported
that the city of Chihuahua is now
threatened by his forces. American
residents are preparing to flee to Ell
Paso if transportation facilities can
be obtained.
Villa has also succeeded in de-
stroying the. Conchas bridge at Ortiz,
south of Chihuahua, which has with
stood the sttacks of srevolutionists
for upward of eighty years. As re-
suit the only way by which federal
troops could be sent north to COM
bat Villa is cut off. Carranza, hard
pressed in the East and South, is re-
ported to have directed General
Manuel M. Dieguez, who has been
contending with Pafaz, the bandit
leader, for control of the Tampico
district, to take 1000 men and join the
force of General Castro at Juarez
with view of moving southwark to,
check the villa forces in Chihuahua.
When he took Parral, Villa, accord
ing to information that has been re-
ceived here, hanged Mayor Herrera
and his three sons as traitors. Sew
eral weeks ago he sent word to them
that this would be their fate if the
city fell into his hands. The bandit
leader is also carrying out his prac-
tice of levying upon mining and in
concerns. The superinten-
dent of an American mining compa-
ny at Santa Eulalia, who had been
notified that he would be compelled
to pay q large sum of money withinl
thirty days, has closed down the line
and taken ali the removable proper
" and employees to Chihuahua. A
demand is also reported to have been
made upon certain industries in the
rorreon region for 100000 pesos.
For several weeks there have been
predictions forthcoming from various
quarters Of renewal of revolution
Try activity in Mexico. Whether the
capture Of Parral is the beginning OF
IN aggressive campaign by Villas
forces or merely an ambitious at
empt at pillage, is not made clear.
The State Department has received
10 information to indicate that the
situation in Mexico has undergone
my marked change, although there
8 reason to believe that Carranza's
,ower is crumbling.
1t is regarded as probable that the
nti-Carranzistas will take advan-
age Of the failure of his information
/ maneuvering which has resulted
lot only in the refusal of the French
to accept the credentials
4 Carranza's diplomatic envoy to
Paris, but the exclusion of Mexico
rom the proposed League of Ma
ions. Carranza's curt statement that
e had not and would not recognize
he Monroe Doctrine has not allayed
he dissatisfaction over his attitude
oward the league, which finds gen.
raj favor in Mexico. It is not
oubted that his enemies will turn
his to their own advantage. Car
anza's scheme to organize, the neu-
raj countries during the war not on
: failed but now finds himself iso-
tied becsuse Of his truculent policy.