Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-02
Red Cross Relief Expedition
With Twelve Cars of Corn
Believed Now in Mexico CITY

With famine. anarchy and general
conditions unparalleled in modern
times prevailing in Mexico City. both
President Wilson at Cornish, N. H,
and Secretary Lansing in Washing
work for the famine sufferers. is be-
plans which include efforts to obtain
Gen. Carranza's further consent for ad-
ditional shipments of supplies through
neutral agencies. 1t is expected this
program will be supported and made
effective through the cooperation of
the diplomatic corps in Mexico City.
The American Red Cross relief expe-
dition. headed by Consul General Ar
mold Shanklin, whose mission is to
take full charge of relief and rescue
work for the famine sucerers. is be-
lieved to have reached Mexico City to-
day. Official dispatches telling of &C
tual conditions prevailing there are
hourly expected
Red Cross headquarters here today
received a dispatch that Consul Cen
eral Shanklin, accompanied by c. J.
O'Connor. Pacific coast director Of the
American Red Cross and In charge OF
its relief work within the Mexican
border, and Joseph W. Rowe and c. B.
Woods, their secretaries. had passed
through the CarranZa lines at Gen.
Gonzales headquarters June 80. and
were entering the territory controlled
H.
Mexico City. They have with them
twelve carloads of corn. 1t is believed
that they already are in the Mexican
capital.
Will Rescue Americans.
Their mission is first to make pos
sible the delivery of corn and beans
and then to arrange for the safe con-
duct to Vera Cruz of imperiled Ameri-
cans.
While there are no official advices
have been received both at the state
Department and the American Red
Cross headquarters which tell of des
perate suffering and danger in the
of information today said the reports
when made public would be very
startling
1t was said at the State Department
that while. plans for sending supplies
into Mexico City through neutral agen-
cies were under consideration. they had
not assumed very definite form" Eff
forts to induce Gen. Carranza to per-
init sending supplies to the capital from
Vera Cruz are to be made. 1t is de-
clared.
Hospitals in Mexico City are prac-
tically without surgical supplies and
the Red Cross delegation Is taking in
bandages, chloroform and drugs. in ad-
vance of the supplies of food which
are being held up until there is some
assurance of. transportation into the
capital.
The largest relief train yet sent into
Mexico by the American Red Cross,
consisting of twelve carloads of corn
and beans, as reported in The Star
Wednesday, 10 understood at Red Cross
headquarters to have reached Pachuca.
This train was delayed by women in
desperation crawling under the cars to
catch the drippings of corn as they
sifted through cracks.
Paid For by Oil Company.
This trainload of supplies while sent
to Pachuca under Red Cross supervi-
sion. was in reality paid for by an oil
operating company which had found it
impossible to ship in any supplies itself.
This food supply is for the 1000 en-
ployes of the oil company, who are
now out of work and destitute, and for
about 10000 women and children who
are on the verge of starvation.
This train was accompanied by armed
guards furnished by Gen. Carranza- The
latter expedition Is thought here to be
the one Gen Carranza expects to take
into the capital If his troops enter The
State Departments announcement today
said:
THE train was provided with an armed
escort, and was accompanied by W. p
Gavin. an American citizen. Mr.. Sill
man states that the secretary Of war and
the railroad officials at Vera Cruz gave
special attention to the loading and trans
portation Of this shipment, giving
preference over their own needs"