The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-15
EXPECT CARRANZA
To MAKE new BID
FOR RECOGNITION
Capture of Mexico City BY
Army of Gonzales Boosts
Stock of Constitution
aIist Chief.
SETS UP NEW GOVERNMENT
zapata Forces Said to Have
Lost Heavily In Last Stand
For Possession of
Capital.

Washington, D. c., July 13.-Just
what the political effect OF the capture
of Mexico City by the Carranza army
will be has not been fully determined
in Washington. Unquestionably ar
rama stock has been boosted by the
latest triumph of the army of General
Gonzales. He is expected soon to re-
new his bid for recognition by the
United States.
Brief dispatches, which reached the
state department from Mexico city,
dated from the occupation of the cap1-
tai by the C~arranza forces, describe
food conditions as almost intolerable,
but officials believe the situation either
had been relieved already by the change
Of authority or would be remedled as
soon as the transportation with Vera
Cruz was resumed.
Nc Haste to Recognize Him.
State department officials, when
asked today whether the occupation OF
Mexico City by Carranza would affect
the question of recognition, declared no
definite consideration a been given
TO the subject. They said, however, h a
1t always seemed more favorable for
recognition when one party in the con-
flict becomes dominant. The American
government has been waiting for many
months for one of the factions to get
military supremacy and set UP a pro-
vision government giving promise Of
stability. The United States now win
watch carefully the a~ttitudeNand policy
of the Carranza authorities in Mexico
City, but there will be no decision, it
is believed. for some time as to any
change of policy on account of the
pressing nature of the German situa-
ton.
Heretofore, possession Of Mexico City
has not been regarded of much import
ance by officials, because of the fire.
quent changes in authority, but there
are now indications than if General
Carranza can better his position by
further acquisition Of territory north of
the capital, and reopening c~omrnunica-
ton with the American border, his
chances OF obtaining the moral support
of the United States will materially i'm
prove.
Dispatches to the carranza agency
from Vera Cruz announced that Gen
eral Carranza was sending officers of
the various department of his govern
ment on a special train to Mexico City
to set up a civil administration there
at once.
Gen, Lopez de Lara, newly APP
pointed governor of the federal dis
trict, started from Vera Cruz with his
staff several days ago, and is believed
to nave taken charge in the capital
Saturday night, when, according to
state department reports that Zapata
lolSSS SFdSudISu dllcT milking a last
stand against the victorious attacking
army under Gen. Pablo Gonzales.
Few Details Known.
No details of the situation in Mexico
City came today, either to the state de-
partment or to the Mexican agencies.
The department has heard nothing
since the brief consular message an
nouncing that the Carranza forces had
occupied the city. The Carranza
representative had a dispatch from
General Gonzales, dated at the field
headquarters telling of the evacuation
and saying a detachment had been sent
southwark to cut off the retreat of
lapata's army.
1t is declared that the Zapata forces
lost $500 men in the fighting inside the
limits of Mexico City.
Villa Claims Victory.
Repulse of $4,000 Carranza troops
who attacked the Villa garrison at
Cabullona, Sonora, was to-
day by the Villa agency. Genera Her
nandez, Villa commander at Piedras
Negras, t~elegraphed that Carranza
forces, attacking Monclova, a been
driven off toward Lampazos.
STOP BoMBARDMENT.
Guaymas, Mex, July IL, (by radio
to San Diego. Cal, July ia genera,
bombardment of Guaymas by the Car
rama gunboat Guerrero planned fo1
monday has been prevented. After a
strong protest by Admiral Thomas B
Howard, of the United States cruiser
Colorado, and foreign consuls the Guer-