The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-20
MEXICO CITY IS
AGAIN FACING 4
.F|ERCESTRUGG[E
Villa Is Approaching Capital
With 10000 of
Troops.
CITY ALREADY IS
FACING STARVATION
Conditions Are Dep1orable
According to American
Vice Consul.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, July 20.-Mexico City
again is threatened with attack, this
time by ten thousand Villa troops, ac-
eording to state department dis
patches today. Gonzalez, command
ing the Carranza forces there, is said
to have marched northward I'd. meet
the Villistas who are reported as hav-
ing encircled Obregon after defeat
ing him at Aguas Calientes, and took
Pachuca, within forty miles of Mex
leo City.
Carranza is reported to have taken
possession of the railroad east of,
Apizaca, for the transportation of
troops, thus preYenting the further
shipment Of foodstuq 70 the hungry
thousands in Mexico City. It IS fear
efl here that Cor zalek has not left
enough soldiers ii Mexico City 20 pre-
vent disorder.
Arnold Shanklin, American consul
general in Mexico City is on his way
to Washington under orders from the
state department to report on condi-
tons. This was stated officially today
and incidentally it was admitted that
Mr.. Shanklin has been withdrawn
temporarily from duty in Mexico City
60 avoid continuation Of friction with
Senior Cordova, the Brazilian minister
there.
Department dispatches today from
Nogales confirm earlier reports of
the victory of Carranza troops over
Villa forces at Anavacachi, Sonora.
The triumphant forces tok possession
of Cananaea.
American Consul Silliman report
ed the arrival of large quantities of
food at Vera Cruz and that wireless
communication between Vera Cruz
and Mexico City probably would be
established today by means of the
station at Chapultepec, installed by
Carranza.
FAMINE CONDITIONS.
Famine conditions in the capital
are described by a Red Cross report
received today, dated July 1. 1t says
more than 100000 women on the
previous day applied to the interna-
tional committee for food. Food
enough for only 10000 was available.
where formerly 200 people a day
went to the slaughter house to get
the blood. that is saved and given
away" the report says, there are
now 1000 daily besiesing the gates.
Near there the other day, twenty
people were seen struggling to rel
pieces of dead horse.
Infants in arms are given fooe
entirely unsuited to them and that i.
causing disease among adults. TIL,
rate Of infant mortality consequently
is very high. Adulteration of food i
causing much stomach trouble, &C
lcording to physicians.
The vastness Of misery alread,
manifest, not to mention that which
is to be heaped on this land in thu
/ weeks to come, makes the task of re
lief almost hopeless.
From interviews with those VIII,
have been working at the problem 70,
weeks past, all of the relief that they
can give is but a touch Of what need
to be given.
i CHANGE FOR WORSE.
Cone man vouehed for as reputabl,
and trustworthy who has Just return
ed from the United States my way o
Fl Paso, Torreon and other points Il
the north, reports marked chang
for the worse has taken place in thu
region through which he passed in tn
last three weeks. He mentione'
Aguas Caientes as being IN grea
i distress.
i "The acreage planted to corn an,
other grains this year in the grea
] grain growing states, is limited. Els
Inmates Of this vary from 10 to s