The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-12
Gen. Gonzales, Carranza's
Lieutenant, Takes Pos
session of Capital
AMERICAN OFFICIALS
GRATIFIED BY NEWS
Change of Control May Lead to Recog-
milton of Carranza by Washington
Government-Foodt to Be Rushed to
the Starving People.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Carranza
stock went up bit with the news of
the capture of Mexico City by his
Gen. Pablo Gonzales. While no favor
able action by the United States
toward Carranza is promised as a re-
suit of the taking of Mexico CITY. it
has been conceded that without Mex
leo City in his hands the first chief
could not expect the support of Wash
ington to be swung in his direction. The
reoccupation of the city is regarded as
an event which if followed up by 9th
er extensions of Carranza control NAV
place him in a much better position
in relation to this government.
Carranza people here were rejoicing
over the news. They feel it opens the
way to recognition of Carranza as the
head of the only government in Mex
leo worthy of the name. The Vii
hstas on the contrary, said that they
were glad Carranza had taken Mexico
City because 1t would relieve them of
responsibility for the welfare of the
people of the federal district and be-
cause it would render immobile the
1000 or 5000 troops necessary to gar
rison the capital.
The Carranza agency announces that
steps have already been taken to set
up an administration in Mexico City.
Gen. Lopez de Lara has been appoint
ed governor of the federal district and
is en- route to the capital with his
staff Officials and employees of the
postal, telegraph, treasury and other
departments will follow at once.
Officials here are gratifed at the
capture of Mexico City, from the point
of view of practical consideration for
the welfare of the foreigners there.
The taking of the capital gives Carran-
"a complete control of the railway
| from Mexico City to Vera Cruz, af-
| fording a safe and practical means of
ingress and egress for foreigners.
1t is assumed that Carranza will
open this road to general service in a
few days. This viii also permit the
| taking of food supplies into Mexico
| City, something which the Red Cross
and the state department. have found
impossible up to this time. Carranza
has promised that he would send many
trainloads of food supplies into the
capital as soon as it was under hi;
| control.
The following is Gen. Gonzales s ac
count of the capture of Mexico City
4
by the Carranza authorities at Vera
Cruz:
/ ''Field Headquarters, D. M, July
10.--Mexieo City is being evacuated
by the Zapatistas and the Constitu
tionalist forces are occupying the cap
| ital tonight. There was severe fight
ing this morning on the outskirts o.
the city between Guadalupe and Rio
1 ~ ,oI, ho
limits. The Zapatistas lost 5000 men
four pieces of artillery and a great
quantity of small arms and ammuni
ton. Immediately after the morning
defeat they began hasty evacuation
of Mexico City, fleeing toward the
SOUTH
The only cloud seen on the Carranzs
sky is the further operations by Ia
pata which may menace the railway
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. Thu
has been Zapata s chief role in the las
four years.
Villa and Carranza agencies are still
fighting over the result of recent en-
gagements between Obregon and Viii;
in the vicinity of Aguascaientes. Thu
Villistas say that Oregon is dyin,
from the effects of the amputation o
his arm some weeks ago, and that hi
army is shattered.
The Carranzistas came forward will
another bulletin last night, assertin,
that the Villistas have evacuated Agu
ascalientes, their headquarters am
base, and are moving toward Zacates
1t is charged that they destroyed
much property in Aguascalientes be
fore leaving.