New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-06-06
BATTLE AT SAN ANDRES WITH
cARRANzA TROOPS 10
GIVEN OUT.
WARNING SENT U. S.
FEDERALISTS JOIN BANDITS AND
cARRANzA Government is
WEAKENED.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,

III dSb. ltAdot hhs -. oi'h ~
q. E~zcobar, in command of the JuareZ
garrison, gave out a telegram from
Gen. j. A. Castro ut chihuahua city
announcing the defeat of il rebel force
at San Andres, forty-five miles to the
west. The battle, according to the
message, lasted twenty-four hours,
the rebels, commanded by Martin Lo-
p,Z, losing one-half of their forces.
The federals were under command of
Gen. Petrocilo Hernandez. The mes
sage gave no details of the number of
men engaged.
Washington.-While officials here
are silent on the well-authenticated re-
have set up a provisional government
with Gen. Felipe Angeles as provi-
sional president and Francisco villa
as provisional secretary of war, the
movement is regarded here as fraught
with grave Significance for Mexico.
Among many Latin-American diplo-
mats and some of the home govern
ment officials the belief is that the fall
of the Carranza government is near at
hand and they say that Carranza is
about to pay the price for flouting for
eign nations and pursuing "A false eco
monte and financial policy in Mexico.
President Carranza, it has been
learned from an official source, was
xNappnnI MAINLY a lnnp nun Inv tho
United States government that Villa
contemplated II new campaign on an
extensive scale in the spring of this
year.
Ii has been learned authoritatiyely
that villa began preparations for the
present campaign early last year. He
has been assembling arms and muni-
lions since that time, accommodating
funds for his war chest and mapping
out details of the campaign.
During the winter he SEM word to
all his followers to be ready to take
the field early in the spring. He adj
Nised them To get their crops in early,
as precaution against famine, for the
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grass grew green to insure forage for
their horses. All this information came
to the Washington authorities from
many sources and 1t was upon this
information that the warnings were
to Carranza.
Carranza failed to take any action
until the Nillistas were on the trail
and began to cut the railway lines
and To isolate bands of Mexican fed
eral troops. Six weeks ago he had
5000 mel in Torreon, it was reported,
with a large supply of arms and am
munition.
Instead of moving north in force 10
villa while the latter's force
scattered over the state of Chi
huahua, the major portion of these
remained in Torrean.
The small detachments of troops
north to garrison cities, towns
and camps, were easily overcome by
Villa, who was thus able to add To his
military equipment.
Reports of Villas policy in the
recent capture ol Iaffal nave just
the State Department and
why the rebel leader is
to win the support even of the
'onscripted federal troops sent TO OPP
pose him.
When Parral was captured, villa
Imprisoned on executed the officers,
'ut told the men that he appreciated
he fact they were conscripted and
lid not hold their conduct against
hem.
He said he had need of their arms
md equipment. which belonged to the
government, but that the men
@ r free TO return to their homes, :
providing they would give their indi- :
'idual word that they would not take :
~ arms against him again. +.