Show ADVANCE BEGINS UN ON MEXICAN CAPIT CAPITAL Al Constitutionalists Capture Irapuato After Heavy Fighting SALTILLO Mexico AU AUR Aug S An S.-An An advance ad vance on Mexico Cit City of ot more than iO 70 well well armed and equipped constitutionalist constitutionalist I soldiers was be begun un today oday on orders from General Carranza IRAPUATO Guanajuato Mexico Au Aug 1 via El EI Paso Pao Tex AU Aug 3 3 Gen Gem Alvaro Obregon commander of tho division of the Northwest arrived here today and his troops are arc m mobilizing here bore for for- tho movement on Mexico Cit City This place Is only miles northwest north north- west of Mexico City ons on's forces probably will converge o with those of Gen Oen Jesus Carranza who recently took Guanajuato Irapuato was taken after heavy heary fighting g. g After the troops und under r Col Cal Miguel Acosta drove o back tho federal outposts Gen Lucio Blanco Obregon's Obregon s 's cavalry chief attacked Irapuato on July Jul 20 a three hours hours' fight tho the federals but wore were defeated defeated de de Blanco promptly p followed up his hi advantage and With frith h his hill o two cavalry bri brigades des crushed the 2000 federals on July 31 at a ranch ten ten miles milos east cast of here Durin During the tho fighting the federals lost lod about 2 killed and BOO prisoners Ban Blanco o losses were s were about the tho sa iam ar |