Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-12
MEXICO IN BAD WAY
PEOPLE AT CAPITOL ARE STARV-
ING AND RIOTS ARE OF FIRE.
oUENT OCCURRENCE.
WARN PRESIDENT CARRANZA
No Water or Lights in Mexico City
Food Is Scarce and Legal Money Is
Vital Question-Trains Are Not
Running on aRiIroads.

WdShlhSlOH.- ne foreign diploma
tic corps in Mexico city has decided
to leave in a body. Dispatches telling
of the decision were received here
Saturday by European diplomatists
and forwarded to their home govern
ments.
The Mexican situation topped by
this latest development, was admitted
in all quarters to be more critical than
it has been at any time since Huerta
precipitated the landing of troops at
Vera Cruz.
Secretary Bryan has received no
word from Carranza against General
Obregon's DEGREES in Mexico City and
his threat to leave the capital unpro-
tected with water and light plants out
of commission and the attendant pos
sibilities of looting and killing. Mr.
Bryan did not comment further today
than to say that the situation con
tinued to be bad.
Carranza forces controlling the rail
road to Vera Cruz are refusing to per
nit travel.
Juan H. Amador, head of General
Carranza's agency here, declared in a
formal statement that reports of the
gravity of the situation had been
grossly exaggerated" He declared
that General Oregon would do moth
ing to cause needless suffering"
The food situation in Mexico City,
already causing serious concern to Of
ficials here, has been further compli-
Gated by a new decree by General OBJ
RECON, the Carranza commander, ord
ering all merchants in the capital to
open their shops and accept consti-
tutional currency.
Situation Very Serious.
Washington, March THE situa-
ton in Mexico City was described to-
night by high officials here as very Sc
rious. Starvation confronts the popu
lace if General Obregon stays, it was
reported, and rioting is said to be inn
minent if he evacuates the city. There
was some talk among diplomats of
the possibility of Intervention, per-
haps, by a coalition of South Ameri-
can powers, but this was discounted
because of geographical and other OBJ
stacles to a satisfactory plan of pro-
cedure.
Seize British Ship.
New Orleans.-The British steamer
| Wyvisbroolx has been seized by Car
rama authorities at Campeche and her
commander. Captain Muir, has been
placed in Jail, according to mail ad-
vices received here tonight from Pro
greso.
U. S. Warns Carranza.
General Carranza has been informed
in a note from the United States gov
eminent that unless there is an i'm
provement in conditions with respect
to foreigners and their interests in
Mexican territory under his control
such steps as may be necessary will
be taken by the American government
to obtain the desired protection.
The note is the strongest and most
emphatic document that has been sent
by the Washington government to
Mexico since the correspondence with
Huerta a year ago.
Americans Warned to Leave.
Washington. American citizens
again have been warned to leave Mex
leo City in view of the critical situa-
ton that has arisen there. Secretary
Bryan announced Wednesday that
transportation facilities would be
sought for as many as desired to
| leave.
The battleship Georgia and the
armored cruiser Washington were or
dered by Secretary Daniels to proceed
at once to Vera Cruz, after confer
ences with President Wilson
| Consular messages from Vera Cruz
stated that it was reported there that
the evacuation of Mexico City began
| Tuesday night.
Enrique c. Lorente, Washington
representative of General Villa, re
ceived a message saying the zapata-
ista forces occupied Mexico City to
day, Immediately on the evacuation OF
| Obregons troops.