May 31, 1919. Villa Resurgent, NC4 Victorious, the Indianapolis 500 Resumed.

On this day in 1919, Pancho Villa was fully in the headlines once again, if at the bottom of the page.

The U.S. had pulled out of Mexico in early 1917, at which time Villa was clearly on the rebound.  Just a few months earlier it appeared that U.S. forces might run him to ground in Mexico, and he himself had been recovering from wounds.  After that, things hadn't gone so well for the U.S. expedition.

Now things weren't gong that well for Carranza, who in early 1917 was close to committing to action against the U.S.  Now he was fully back in action against Villa, although Zapata was no longer a concern due to his assassination earlier this year.

In other news, the NC4 made it to Plymouth England. And in other things mechanical, the seventh Indianapolis 500 resumed after a hiatus due to World War One.  It featured extreme hazards, as the headline made plain.