Evening star., 1915-04-01
CRUISER OLYMPIA
GOES TO VERA CRUZ
Joins Vessels There Under
Command of Rear Ad-
miraI Caperton.
ZAPATA-VILLA FACTION
FAVORS NEUTRAL TRAINS
Question Of Opening Line From
Capital to Sea Now Rests
With Carranza.

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The cruiser Olympia, at Key West.
Fla was today ordered to Vera Cruz
to Join the vessels under Rear Admiral
Caperton's command. Tt has not yet
been determined whether the Olympia
will relieve one of the ships now on
Mexican service, but that was suggest
ed as possibility.
The Villa -Zapata forces have agreed
to the proposal of the United States for
naturalization of passenger trains be-
tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
Word is still awaited from Gen. Car
rama. who received representations
from the American government on the
subject nearly month ago.
Huerta Guerrillas Active.
Even with the consent of Carranza.
however official reports indicate that
travel will be somewhat hazardous be-
cause of numerous guerrilla bands
operating between Mexico City and the
coast. The bands composed OF many
former federals. who served under
Huerta, have been harassing Caranza' s
line, requiring an extension of the out
posts surrounding Vera Cruz and its
intrenchments.
The food situation in Mexico City con-
tinues bad. Latest reports indicate,
however, that the danger of another
evacuation by the Zapata forces has
apparently passed
The friction between Rogue. Con
zales Cara, temporary executive IN
Mexico City, and Gen. PalafoA ana
other Zapata leaders has been smoothed
over. For a time some of the zapata
leaders were in favor OF abandonlne
the capital, but according to official re-
ports Garza's views prevailed and har-
mony was restored.
Harmony in Mexico City.
Review Of conditions in Mexico city
since it's occupation by the convention
forces March II has been telegraphed
to Enrique G. Llorente. the conven-
tion's Washington agent, by Israel
PaIafox, acting minister of foreign re-
lations in the capital.
The statement declared that harmony
prevailed between northern and south
ern forces. that ''Zapata and his peo-
pie" were in favor of the government,
and that the convention has ratified
with applause" the appointment of
Gen. villa as chief of operations.
Nineteen states, it was declared,
were with the government, and FRO,
yisional President Cara soon would
outline plan to emhark the copntry
on the pathway of morality and
progress"
agency last night as,
x~In RI loot nfJ
Villa intended to abandon his cam
paign against Tampco and Matamoros.
and that Torreon was to be the scene
of the next important battle.
The dispatches. it was announced,
troops at Torreon and fortifying the
city against Gems. Obregon and Die
guez, who are steadily advancing
from the south with 10000 men,"
Gen. Funston's Report.
Gen. Funston made a report last
night on rumors tf1at there was firing
from the American side during the
fighting Saturday. which was sum-
married. by the War Department as
follows:
Gen. Funston has telegraphed that
officers on duty at the border during
the recent fighting at Matamoros are
convinced there was no firing across
the border from Brownsville Col
BIocksom reports that during the
fighting he had number of officers
watching the ground from which 1t is
supposed the firing took place; that
there was no shooting from the Ameri-
can side and that the firing came from
party of Villa followers stationed in
a loop of the river and who fired over
the grounds from which the shooting
from the American side was reported
TO have come.
Cruz, dated yesterday, reported trains
and stations on the Interoceanic rail-
road between that place and Jalapa
were being attacked and service was
virtually suspended. Trains were oper-
ating on the Mexican railroad, the dis
patch added. but the situation was not
much better. Between Ometusco and
Mexico City the rails had been torn up
and stalled trains were scattered along
that part of the line Service be-
tween Ometusco and Pachuca was
stopped by the destruction of a bridge.
Establishes Wage Minimum.
Navy reports from the west coast re-
ported quiet except at Navajo. Sonora,
where skirmishes were frequent II
was said there was no evidence of
famine conditions in northern Sonora.
although food prices were high
A State Department report from Tor
reon said Gen. Villa had ordered wages
increased by all employers by a mini
mum Of 1k pesos a day. and had
opened stores where first necessities
could be obtained by the people at cost
prices.
MRS. McMANUS GETS .S2O Dnn