Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-27 | Page 8 | Villa to Guard All Americans

VILLA TO GUARD ALL AMERICANS Washington, Jan. 26. Assurances were given to Secretary of State Bryan today by Enrique Llorente. General Villa's asent in Washington, that ample protection would be given Jo the lives and proKjrtles of American Amer-ican citizens in any territory under! the control of General 1 1 la and his forces The statements were made by Mr. Llorente with hpecial reference to the reports that Tampico Is about to be attacked by G.-nera Villa, whose troops are inoviug down from Monterey. Mon-terey. General i i in has staled that his capture of Tampico would be a fact "in a lew davs " The assurances of Mr. Llorente were to prevent, if possible, the wholesale whole-sale departure of Americans from Tampico. The Americans In that town have been clamoring to be taken out, fearing that they will be between two fires if they remain Mr Llorente also assured the state department that General Villa was opposed to the decree recently announced an-nounced by Carranza, which proposes pro-poses to abrogate land titles and other vested rights of foreigners in Mexico. Tram Service Demoralized, Washington, Jan. L'6 The following summary of the military situation in Mexico around San Luis Potosi and Monterey was issued late todav by the slate department: ' The department is in receipt of a report stating that rail communha j uon betweeu El Paso. Texa. and I i Monterey is interrupted "It Is reported to the department under date of January 20 that the troops at the city of San Luis Potosi I have joined the- anti-Villa faction and that there Is no communication between be-tween that place and Aguas Calientes. U the time this report was sent trains bound to Mexico City from El : I'aso have been unable to proceed be I yond Aguas Calientes and a great many Americans v. ho were on their ' way to Mexico City were compelled to : either remain at Aguas Calientes or return to EI Paso From the best information obtainable it would appear ap-pear that train service to Mexico City is interrupted Indefinitely at points south of Aguas Calientes."