The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-16
VILLA THREATENS
MEXICAN CAPITAL
Bandit, With New Army, Said to
Be Menacing important
Cities in Chihuahua.
CARRANzA SUPPLIES SEIZED.
Americans Reported Fleeing Toward
the Border, Riskine Capture by
Briqand - Parrsl Taken, Its
Mayor and Sons Hanged.

Washington. -Pancho Villa again is
on the warpath.
He is prOseeI-ing a vigorous ana
successful campaign against Carranza
troops and is threatening Mexico City,
according to reliable information re-
ceived here.
Villas forces have captured Parral,
where Mayor Herrera and his three
sons were hanged by he bandits, and
the federal garrison surrendered and
Joined the villa movements. The exc
cution of Mayor Herrera and his sons
was in accordance with a warning
given previously by Villa that he con
sidered them traitors and would hang
them at the first opportunity.
The bandits forces have cut the Chi
huahua-Torreon railroad line at Ortiz
and have destroyed the COnchos bridge
there. This bridge had survived eight
years of revolution In Mexico. and its
destruction was said to block CarrailZa
sending federal re-enforeements from
Mexico City to Chihuahua.
About 1000 Carranza troops under
the personal command of General Man
uel NJ Dieguez are being rushed from
the Tampico oil regions to Chihuahua.
General Castro is moving south from
Juarez with about 1000 federal troops.
Reports reaching Washington stated
that Americans in Chihuahua declared
there was serious danger of the fed
eral garrison at Chihuahua going over
10 Villa.
Many Americans in Chihuahua are
anxious to leave for the United States
because of their misgivings relative to
the loyalty of the local garrison and
the increasing strength and scope of
Villas operations. 1t was reported
that small parties of Americans were
risking the danger of capture by Villas
forces and to have been making their
way toward the American border.
Villas next attack was expected in
the vicinity of Torreon, and it was re-
garded as likely that Felix Diaz, who
is leading other revolutionary forces in
southern MeXirn. would engage feder-
al troops in that region to prevent the
dispatch of re-enforcements against
Villa. The capture of Torreon, it is
declared, would leave Mexico City ex-
posed and in great peril.
The withdrawal of General Dieguez
from the oil regions virtually abandOns
that territory to the Pelaez brothers,
rebels to whom the foreign interests
have paid large sums for protection
but whose influence was weakening un-
der constant attack by Carranza
forces.
There was no indication here of any
steps the United States might take in
the event that villa again became a
power in Mexico. One official declared
the problem would he handled when
this government was advised officially
that the new outlaw movement threat
ened to prevail in Mexico.
AS the direct result of another revo-
lutonary movement in Mexico seri-
Gus clash has taken place between The
military and judicial branches of the
Carranza government. The breach
grew out of the execution of General
Francisco de p. Alvarez. who was cap
tured at the time of General Blanquet's
death. Banquet was killed by falling
over a precipice in the jungle when he
and Alvarez had lost their way and
became separated from their guide
Alvarez was injured 50 that he could
not escape when the CarranZa troops
happened along and took him prisoner
The troops chopped off Blanquet's head
and took it to Vera Cruz with theil
prisoner TO prove the rebels death
Alvarez was tried by court martial
and shot in spite of a specific order OF
the Supreme Court in Mexico City that
the execution should not take place.