The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-25
State Department Has Been
Unable to Receive Any
+ News Since June Is
WASHINGTON FEARS
FOR AMERICANS

Ordered to Spare Capital If Posi-
BILE = Has Food for the Starving
Mexicans.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The state
department has been unable to COM
municate with Mexico City since June
1S--a period of one week-and concern /
is manifest concerning conditions in
the capital during what may be an
other crisis precipitated by the failure
of the Carranzista army to make good
its announced ability to capture the
city.
The last message to the state de-
partment from Mexico City was brief |
communication received on Tuesday, |
June %. The message had been four
days in coming to Washington. Moth |
ing is known as to what has happened
in the capital since that date.
More than two weeks ago General
Carranza announced that he again ex
pected to possess control of Mexico
City through the entry of the at
lacking column headed by General
Pablo Gonzales. This general IS forces
have been in the vicinity of the city
for more than a week. His failure to
enter was first attributed to an inten-
ton to await the approach of another
CarranZa army from the south which,
it was said had been sent on detour
under instructions to capture the
source of the city s water supply at
XochimiIco The excuse now offered
for the failure of the Gonzales army to-
enter the city is the statement that
the Zapatistas, instead of evacuating,
are planning to offer resistance, and
| force the Carrancistas to attack
Mexico City.
| A cable despatch from Vera Cruz to
| the Carranza agency here said:
'EOwing to the fact that Zapatistas
intrenched themselves in the City of
Mexico, General Gonzales has halted
occupation in order to spare the hor-
| rors of attack. The First Chief has
ordered Gonzales to exhaust every
means before taking the city in the
face of resistance. 1t is expected that
/ the Zapatistas, as they see the futility
i of defense, will either surrender or
| cvacuate. Supplies will be taken into
the city as soon as conditions permit,
even possibly before evacuation by
the Zapatistas.
Communications between Vera Cruz
and Mexico City, severed on June Is,
was cut by General Gonzales, the state
department was informed today by the
president of the cable company, which
also operates the land wires between
the two cities. 1t was inferred by off
Gals here that Gonzales had stopped
communication in order to prevent the
i VilIa-Zapata forces in Mexico City
from learning anything of his move
ments.
Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz report
ed on June is that the wire was cut
at Otumba, about twenty-five miles
from Mexico City, and that Zapata
raiders were said to have been respon-
sible. Officials did not believe the fact
that General Gonzales had cut the line
Indicating any break with Carranza
Apparently he is reporting regularly
Ito Vera Cruz from Otumba.
/ General Carranza has not appointed
: a new secretary of foreign relations te
5 succeed the official who resigned last
) week, but has decided to allow this
, ministry to remain professionally il
: charge of Jesus Acuna, secretary OF the
interior.
i Another denial from General Obre
gon was made public by the Carranz;
agency last night. 1t read:
Enearnacion, Aguascalientes, JUNE
pa am much improved in health
Please make categorical denial of al
reports spread by our enemies tending
to make me appear new francisco
: Villa.
ALVARO OBREGON.
The Villa agency here yesterday an
nounced the receipt of telegram from
the Villa secretary of state, Lombardo
at Chihuahua, stating that in battl
at Icamole, west of Monterey, LASTING
from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Wednesday
Colonel Asencion Hernandez "defeat
ed the Caranzistas under Garlic Zuas
ua and other chiefs, Colonel fernando
reporting the capture of large trai
: with ammunition, and two machin
Il gums of German make, the Carranzista
II losing $50 killed and twenty-five car
II tured.'
II The state and navy department
II were without any adviees, that wer
II disclosed, regarding Admiral Howard
II movements or the progress of the sit
H uation in the Yaqui River Valley Q