Show HUERTA ON WAY TO TOLate TOUS U. U S. S L Late Lite te Mexican Dictator to Confer at N New Nw w York With Exiles From His Country May Plan New Campaign IMPORTANT BATTLE NOW BEING WAGED Clash Between Armies Under Villa and Obregon Expected to Decide Control Over Ovel the Railroads to Mexico City WEST WILL VISIT ZAPATA I. 4 T L' L BIG ENGAGEMENT I BEGUN BOTH SIDES CLAIM ADVANTAGE Vcra Yera Cruz April 7 General General Obregon today inflicted a 3 serious defeat on the Villa troops between Celaya and Irapuato on the can Central railroad It was the first big big- engagement ag since the I e evacuation on of Mexico City I General Obregon in his official report says that Francisco Villa was waa personally in command of his forces The fighting continued for thirty hours according to tho the r report re- re re-j re II port and after the retreat of I Villas Villa's men more than a thousand lor of Villas Villa's dead drad were ivere found on the fie field l lou Four hundred prisoners were taken rEI r- r El EI Paso Tex April 7 The I.-The The Villa t tand and Obregon forces have ha clashed I II i between and Irapuato I according to a telegram from the I II I scene of the thc fighting received here herc I tonight It was Avas said that the CarI Car- Car I I rauza forces after aftel twenty four I hours' hours fighting were some someI distance to the south their return I to ro being cut off I T r T TW W WASHINGTON AT April 7 Official Official 1 Y announcement that Victoriano Huerta l ex Mexican can dictator was wason wason wason on his way Avay from Spain to the United States was received at the state department de de- de- de today from tho tim American consul at Seville Se Huerta recently sailed Failed on tho the steamer Antonio Lopez Lope due me to arrive at New York on Saturday It will Avill be his first visit to tho the United States his defiance of which last year in the stirring months before ho voluntarily went into exile led to the thc American occupation of Vera Vcra Cruz Just what the purpose of ot Huertas Huerta's visit may bo be Is 13 unknown n to officials but It Is generally believed belle ho he Intends to confer conCer with numerous prominent Mexicans associated with him In his administration who have o gathered In New Kew York since tho the triumph of or the constitutional forces In Mexico l or perhaps Intends to make e his residence there The state department has heard several soy sev eral elal rumors that some somo of ot Huertas Huerta's followers followers followers fol fol- fol- fol lowers were well gathering strength to promote another military campaign n In Mexico In the hope of preventing HC either the tho Carranza forces or the Zapata Villa-Zapata coalition from obtaining possession of oC Mexico's government o but nothing tan tangible has developed dc so 0 far as officials officials oW- oW dais hero are arc informed indicating an any move in that direction Advices Ad indicating that a n. battle was imminent which would decide whether tho the Villa VIlJa forces w were wro rc to control unmolested the railroad route from Crom Mexico CIt City to the border or whether General Obregon the Carranza commander com Corn mander would cut off tho northern troops from communication with the capital attra attracted ted wide Interest today in official quarters here Complete defeat of or the Villa army moving against in a series erles of battles near Elbany Elban was claimed in a message age from Tampico dated yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day received recel tonight by the Carranza al nc here Conditions at Mexico City are arc un un- changed Duval West cst personal representative o of ot President Wilson has arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived in Mexico City and will confer with ith tho the Zapata Villa-Zapata officials x Harder Border To Tons Tun mi Menaced Douglas Ariz April 7 Gen i.-Gen Gen P P. Elias Ellas Calles and his 2300 OO Carranza troops who started from Crom Agua Sonora tu today a to hunt for Villa troops found them at Ana pass tw twelve J e miles southeast In Sonora and routed several se hundred under General Trujillo lo according to advices received recel here hero tonight ht The Villa nen rien tied fled to toward Naco aco pursued b by cavalry ca Residents of oC Naco aco are ready for Cor hasty evacuation e t i 0 n Brownsville Tex April 7 Bullets i. Gullets poured floured into one of the tho outlying residential resi resl- sections of ot Brownsville late to today today today to- to day luring during a brief shooting match be between be- be tween the thc Carranza trenches in Matamoros Mata Mata- moros and a n party of oC Villa outposts |