Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
GIVES RENEWED HOPES
OF ULTIMATE SOLUTION

WASHINGTON. June 5-Unofcial
advices from Vera Cruz that Carranza
would reply favorably to President
Wilson's statement calling on the heads
of the warning factions in Mexico to
restore peace gave renewed hope to ad-
ministration officials to-day of ultimate
solution Of that problem.
Carranza is the first factional leader
TO be heard from directly. Officials had
heard indirectly that Villa also was IA.
vorable to the Presidents proposal
Carranza's reply, it was said would
be delivered to John p. Suliman. Presi-
dent Wilson's personal representative in
Mexico. probably by Monday. and would
be "appreciative. friendly and serene"
in tone. Carranza, 1t also was said, In
tended to interpret the Presidents
warning as a tacit hint that he was
the man best fitted to assume ascen-
dancy In Mexico and most likely to
receive recognition by Washington once
the Constitutionalists return 10 Mexico
City.
More than 10000 hungry Mexicans
already have been fed al Monterey from
supplies arriving from the United
States. More than 1000 were supplied
with corn yesterday alone at the Ameri-
can hospital.
FAfHESS THEIR THANKS
TO AMERICAN PEOPLE
Generals Davila. Zertuche and Santos
have expressed to Consul General
Hanna their thanks to President Will
son. the American Red Cross and the
American people for the assistance
The consul-general made another APP
peal to-day for corn. beans and rice.
The transports Buford and Fitzpatrick.
OF Galveston. will be sent to Vera Cruz
TO bring back American and other for
elsn refugees reaching that port from
Mexico City on trains now being ar
ranged. Plans to send the ships were
made to-day at the War Department
Under British auspices. efforts will
be made early next week to take part
OF the foreigners by horseback and
automobile from Mexico City to
Pachuca. whence there is railway COM
munication with Vera Cruz
The American Red Cross will dis
patch a shipment of medical supplies
to the American. Spanish and French
hospitals in Mexico City, and send two
more carloads Of relief supplies to
Monterey.
Consul General Shanklin. now at
vera Cruz. proba bly, will take command
OF the American refugee situation in
Mexico City. and. supervise distribution
of relief supplies.
SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS
MADE by RED cross
In It's summary to-day the Red Cross
stated:
I'm the last few days about 5000
people, many of whom are destitute
nave arrived at Laredo. Tex, from
Monterey, as the result OF an order
published by the Governor of Monterey,
General Davilla. which provided that
All civilians who wished to go to the
border would be furnished free trans
portation. This information comes in
a telegram from General Evans. at Fort
sam Houston, Texas
The railroad between Nuevo Laredo,
Mexico, and Monterey was opened May
"a, according to General Evans's dis
patch, and since then trains have been
running very irregularly. One train
took three days coming from Monterey.
me order of Governor Davlla was
good for five days only. The Mexican
authorities turned the refugees over
to the American side for care. but the
immigration authorities had to turn
back about 90 per cent OF them. They
are In wretched state of destitution,'
declares General Evans. and what Is
going to become OF those coming back
to the other side OF the river Is not
KNOWN"