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Show CALLES BEATEN BY RODRIGUEZ AT FRONTERAS Railroad Communication With Agua Prieta Cut Off From Carranza Torces OBREGON HURRIES TROOPS TO FRONT Five Americans Reach Douglas From Interior of Mexico, Cunningham Still Missing EL PASO Dec 8 General VU la with 3000 men reached Madera, dUbuibua, on the Mexican north western railroad, late today ac cording to authentic advices It la expected General Rodrifueg will now move ripidly eastward to Oasaa Crudes, rejoining VUla at Madera. DOUGLAS Ans Dec 8 Uter a sharp enfraoemant General Jose Bo Irl guex and bis Villa army occupied Fronteras, south of Ague Pr eta today driving southward larranaa forces un der General P Eliaa ( allcs odngues burned several bridges between Kb queds and Kronterae thus severing CaUes railroad communication with i Ague Prieta opposite here. Rodriguez also cut telegraph and tel ephone wires upon entering Fronteras G si lea however managed before re treating southward to send word to Agua Prieta for help Seven hundred men under Genera) Angel Mores were dispatched this afternoon to his aid Controls Railroad The rapture of 1- ronteraa places Bo I riguez again between two (arranza forces and gites him control of the railroad running between Agua Prieta and Nacozaru The garrison at Agua Prieta once more was placed in readi neas for attark Five Americans reached here todav from Fronteras, b it J W Cunningham of Tulaa Ok la., an I 11 tl Souther 1 of Douglas two men prcwouslr threat ened b Villa troops were not among them, and fears were sgain felt for their safety Information that Villa w th a small force bad appeared at Hatuc came from reliable sources, but could not be con firmed Censorship Established Specisi trains carrying 1000 Car ranza troops left Agua Prieta toda) to re n force the soldiers at Fronteras The were preceded by General Alvaro Obregon It was sa a that 1500 other troops were being sent northward from Esqueda to attempt an outflank ng mo ement The Carranza authont es at Agua Pr eta established a strict censors! late todav Oeneral Francisco V 11a ap peare 1 sud ienly yester lay at Batuc a town north of Ton ch where Oeneral rranciB o I rhalejo h s Yaqui leader surrendered n essages from ( ananea Sonora stated today V llu k lied one steer to feed h s small ommaud an I then hast v departe i v, th arranza forces fron the south n close 1 Ursu t t was sa d |