The Washington times., 1915-08-01
Patrols Ordered Placed Along
Railroad Line From Apizaco
to the Capital.
IF ANIME IS ALLEWATED
Chief Plans to Re-estabIish Firm
Government Before Asking
for Recognition.

In the hide-and-seek game for the
occupation of Mexico City the forces
of General carranza are again reported
TODAY in fun possession Of the Mexican
capital.
The San Antonio representative Of
General Carranza has received q tele-
gram from Jesus Acuna, minister Of the
interior. who says that General Con-
zales' troops reoccupied Mexico City
yesterday with but little trouble.
1t was known in official circles here
that General Carrsuza had ordered Com
zales and his forces back into the capt
tai. and the report Of the reoccupatton
of Mexico City caused little surprise.
General Carranza alco directed that
strong patrols be placed along the rail-
road between Apizaco and Mexico City
to protect It from bandit raids. This
order followed receipt by Carranza OF
Secretary Lanstng's insistent message
dema nding that the road be reopened in
the interest Of the starving people Of
Mexico CITY.
VIII Relieve Famine.
The Carranza spokesman say famine
conditions will be relieved with the
reoccupation of the capital by the first
chief" who plans the re-esta blishment
of civil government as a preliminary to
making request for recognition by the
United States.
As outlined to the State Department
General Carranza's plan is as follows
General Gonzales will set up civil gov
ernment in Mexico City at once. dis
tribute food to suffering people. anr
establish monetary system so tha'
stores and banks can be reopened
Cruz. which win be opened at once
Provision trains will be started for thu
capital under heavy sGard.
In corporation with General Obreson
! Gonzales troops Will reopen the rail
| road lines from Mexico City to the
/ north and northeast toward Torreoi
! and San Luis Potosi, and rranSporta
| ton will be re-esta blished into the Stat
! Of Mchoacan, where the government n
| has stored N. 800 bushels of corn.
In addition to these emergency meas
| urcs. au outline of the plans upon which
| General Carranza Will base his claim
! for recognition was presented. This m
| cludes removal of the seat Of his gov
| ernment from Vera Cruz to Mexico
| City. 1t will not be dcne, however, un
til Gonzales has the situation In ant
! around Mexico City under complete
control, probably not for two or three
weeks.
An Extra Session.
Municipal elections in the variou
, states and the calling Of an extra ses
| sion Of the Mexican congress TO choose
a provisional president would follow
| Carranzas 8 agents here maintain tina
| he now Is powerful enough to carry ou
this program and can demonstrate tina
such government will be entitled L
recog milton by the United States.
General Carranza is said to be firml
/ resolved not Ito yield to any propose
| for a peace conference with his ad
/ vcrsaries which would neCesSitate
, representative convention. He will no
| talk peace with Villa or Zapata. it
. stated, unless his adNersaries first Ia
! down their arms.
The State department made publ
on authentic though secret. authority
the news that Obregon has ocCupie
both ZaCatecas and san Luis Potos
and while his northwcsterly zone O
influence fails to reach the wester
coast by a good many hundred mile!
he has the advantage that comes fror
a separation of the enemys forces.
With the diplomacy born of man
viCissitudes, the Villa agency adm
ted that the report probably wa