Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-11

the United States government with
respect TO the protection of foreign
ers and their interests.
The length of time the PRESIDENT =
envoy will spend in Mexico has not
been determined, nor has any an
EounCement been made as to whether
he will see Carranza or Villa first.
Eventually he will go to Mexico City,
there to cooperate with the Brazilian
minister, who is caring for American
interests, and Consul John r. SILL
man.
II is understood that, while Mr..
West will point out the growing neCes-
sity for a permanent settlement of af-
fairs in Mexico, he does not take any
plan or suggestion from the United
states. lie has lived number Of
years in Mexico and is understood to
be generally familiar with the situa-
tion in the southern republic.
To Vera Cruz First.
After conferences with President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan, Mr.
West departed tonight for San Anto-
Mo, from which point he probably will
go 10 Vera Cruz to meet General Car
rama.
News Of the military situation in
Mexico reaching the state department
today was brief. Further reports of
the defeat of the CarranZa forces at
Monterey We're received, with the in
formation that about one thousand
wounded troops have been put on
trains and sent to the border.
Work on the Notifications around
TampiCo lis proceeding Cnergetically,'
according to a department telegram, In
anticipation OF an attack by villa
forces. The gunboats Zaragosa and
Libertad have arrived with additional
CarranZd troops from Vera Cruz
Enrique G. Llorente, Washington
representative Of General villa, re-
celvCd telegram from the latter say
ing he personally had captured with
his forces a station just in front of
GuadalaJara and expected 10 retako
the city from the Carranza forces
within another day or two. As soon as
this city is taken villa intends to con-
centrate on Tampico, planning not to
move on Mexico City until the north
is completely under his control
Famine i'm Capital.
In the meantime the famine condi-
tions i'm Mexico City are growing seri-
Gus. The following report of the stu
alton there was issued tonight:
There continues to be a shortage Of
the bread supply, and IL is said that
there was recently noticed a bread
line I'm which there were about three
hundred waiting their turn. Accord
ing TO reports, the scarcity of bread
and water is greater than II has ever
been before. Some people are eating
bread made from bran. On February
) the American club served Cornbrtad
to the needy.
The authorities still hold out the
promise that they will bring about an
Improvement i'm the situation. Ii is
said that as there was no flour on
hand on the morning of the Sth,
large but quiet demonstration was
made in front of military headduar-
ters by men Of the working classes.
protesting against the annullment Of
the fiat currency. II is stated that
their protest was fruitlcss
1T is reported that the Mexican I
company was taken over
by the local authorities In Mexico CITY
last Tuesday and the MANAGEMENT
glvdn to striking employees OF the com |
pany.
They Have Bull Fights.
The department is Informed that |
Felicitas Nillareal was sent to Vera I
Cruz on the morning OF the Sth. nj
is reported that sever-l troop trains /
left Mexico City on the night Of the |
eth for the north.
"A report has reached the depart.
ment to the effect that on February |
the bull fight in Mexico CITY was well /
attended and that the receiptG Neff
estimated at $4,000 uesOa"