Show PROPOSE FAMINE REliEF MEASURE Mexican Factions Urged by U. U S. S to Permit Food Shipments Shipments Shipments Ship Ship- ments to Mexico City i Washington May Ia 22 2 Efforts Efforts Corts to re reopen reopen reopen re- re open railroad communication between Vera Yera Cruz Crux antI and Mexico City with a view to relieving relle the food tood famine which Is causing demonstrations In tho capital were renewed today h by the state de de- de Consul Silliman at Vera Yera Cruz Cru and the Brazilian minister In the thc capital were requested to urge urFe Carranza and Villa officials respectively to permit permit permit per per- mit food shipments over the line The Thc International relief committee in Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico City It was stated could handle the situation adequately If tho the transportation trans problem could be settled Tho The department was advised from rom Vera Cruz that Gen Pablo Pahlo Gonzales Gonzales' would undertake a a. general Jeneral campaign camp n against the Zapata forces about Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo City and the bandits who have havo committed man many depredations It is stated sa says s 's the departments department's summary that the Carranza adminIstration administration administration admin admin- realizes tho the necessity of oC prompt and ener energetic measures to suppress suppress suppress sup sup- press brigandage c and to end attacks on trains and Interruption to traffic Tho The Vera Vora Cruz Crux line lino Is reported to be beIn beIn bein In operation to Pachuca In Jn Vera Yera Cruz Crux May In Roberto 22 Roberto noberto Pes- Pes formerly constitutionalist a agent ent at Washington returned to Vera Cruz Crux today after a visit to Gen Con aro Alvaro Obregon Obregon Ob- Ob regon who Is General Carranza's chief military support Mr a l-a l states that General Obregon was as encamped at La Trinidad seven miles south of ot Leon where General Villa with men was waiting to attack General Obregon was confident Mr Mc Ir says that a n battle would occur soon and eXI expected to drive General Villa northward Mr 11 reports that hint thouSands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of ot head hend of cattle and horses and food supplies are being carried toward Mexico 1 City from Interior places h hrich by h byrich rich land owners who refuse to help the constitutionalists He Ho saS sa'S that In Interior places thousands of ot people are arc on the verge of oC starvation and their condition Is pitiable on account of refusal of ot rich opponents of ot the revolution to furnish employment or pay adequate wages sages The poor 1 people eole In isolated places are arc greatly In need of help and antl Mr says that he would welcome a a. termination of oC the revolution by the time constitutionalists G General I II Begun n Kl gl Paso May In 22 Fighting FI Fighting hUng in central central cen cen- en- en Mexico gradually Increased In vol- vol unto last week until early curly yesterday morning the he Villa and Obregon armies were drawn into a n general engagement This was wc reported tonight b by arriving hero here direct directly from the Villa YllIa front j Farnum l F. F Fish an American aviator employed by time the Villa illa arm army has ar arrived I ar-I rived here having been wounded In tn Inthe Inthe the fighting I last lait week Fish reported that his companion Micky lIck McGuire also employed as os an rn aviator b by Villa I was killed last Tuesday while returning from a scouting expedition He fell feet and lived two days das afterward Villa lIln Puree Kuree Defeated Sn n Antonio Tex May 22 Carranza Carranza troops h have hav ve defeated a Villa force Corco at I Pared on fifty miles west of or Monterey I In iii southeastern Coahulla Coahuila In what was I their greatest victory since Celaya Celan I according to announcement here tonight ht h by L. L R. R Beltran Carranza consul His Ills i statement said Villa soldiers were completely routed two of C their generals captured Ith then n executed antI ant 2000 soldiers wore were Ill I'll killed led or wounded and anel taken as prisoners on rs The Time Carranza soldiers were led b bv by General Vicente Vicento Davilla while the Villa troops were ero under tinder the command com coni- mand tn of Generals and anti Carrera Torres both of or whom were captured and shot hot Villa lIla El Paso May 23 tn n An official Villa bulletin received here late Inte last night asserted d that the on arm army had been defeated decisively below Leon The Villa Ula troops were ere said hl to have captured cap cap- Silao SHao the C base |