South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-17
Inland CABLE
To CAPITAL WAS
CUT BY REBELS
Foreign Population at Mexico
City Spend Anxious Night
Until Service is Restored
Carranza Delays Entry.

MENICO CITY. Aug 1.-THE for
eign population spent an anxious night
due 20 their inability 10 communicate
with the outside world. The federals
cut the overland cable connection be
tween Mexico city and Vera Cruz late
Saturday. but IL was restored Sunday
morning
Five thousand federals who we're
permitted 20 retire 20 Guadalupe with
their arms. issued a manifesto sunday
declaring they would start "A new rev
olutiOn. but the cOnstitutiOnaIfsts i'm
mediately published assurances that
they were able 20 control the situation.
Gen. AlvarO Oregon now COM
manding the troops in the capital, has
posted notices that any officer. sol
dier or civilian guilty of crime or OF
disturing the peace shall be put 10
leath without trial. Three constitu-
tiOnalists were shot in the suburbs on
Saturday while entering "A house in
an intoxicated condition. Later three
COnstitutionalists caught lOOting were
shot to death. making the executions
81 the day six.
Ihe diplomatic colony is greatly
distured concerning the safety of 20
foreigners who il is rumOTed are men
aCed by Zapatistas at San Rafael near
the capital. They are employees Of the
Aliraflores hacienda, owned by Brit
ism capital and operated by an Amer
lean. W. Cunard Cummings and Sir
Lionel Garden have statred move
ment TO organize and arm a relief
squad Of foreigners when il was learn
ed that Gen. Blanco's cavalry had
been ordered 10 20 90 the rescue.
Sillman at Capital.
John r. Sillman. who was Pres.
Wilson's envoy 10 CarranZa and came
south with the provisional president
has arrived here and established head
quarters with Sherburn G.. Hopkins,
Carranza's diplomatic adviser.
1t is announced that the constitu-
tionaists hope for immediate recOgni-
ton from Washington.
Gen Carranza will not enter the
capital until Tuesday. The delay. II
is explained. is due 10 the failure of
the entire army 10 arrive 10 take part
in the triumphal entry. 10 is definite
~ known that Villa has not arrived.
The cOnstitutionalists say that all his
communications are friendly and that
they are using every endeavor Co pre-
vent mischief makers from causing
further trouble. order prevails
throughout the city. but many business
houses Will not reopen until Carranza
arrives. The cOnstitutiOnalists are
guarding the legations.
fused TO treat with Sir Lionel Garden |
in the recent conference OF the com
mttee of diplOmatists. The Mexican
National railway officials sent the ]
famous train, built for the private use
of POrfirio piaz and always held for |
the use of the president 10 the Car |
rama camp fully provisiOned. but the |
offer was spurned. The incident is |
referred 10 as significant of the att- |
tude OF the new government toward |
the management of the road as organ
lied. No secret is made of the fact |
that + y. Brown. president of the |
road. is persona non grata with this !
administration.
Last Federal Leaves.
IL is announced that Gen. Luis Blan-
co will Immediately egin an active |
i'm the south against the Ia
patistas The minister OF war, NelaS-
co. and the last OF the federals. left /
the city Saturday night for Guada- /
lupe and Puebla senior Robes Do
has been named governor of
the federal district by Carranza. Edu-
ardo Hay acting secretary of war,
and Ysidiro Faela, minister of for
Cign relations. are already establish
ed in the capital q message from
Secy. Bryan and Pres. Wilson thank