The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-01
Advance Guard of His Army
There under General Con-
zales is Already in City.
WILL RELIEVE DISTRESS
Will Soon Ask the United
States to Recognize a De
Facto Government.
tny An.oe,Arrp pness,
WASHINGTON. July 31.-

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Wnue
reports of the re-occupation OF
Mexico City by General Gonzales
lacked oficial confirmation tonight.
| it was known that General Carranxa
had ordered his forces back into the
capital General Carranza also
directed that strong patrols be es-
tablished along the Mexican railroad
between Apizace and Mexico City to
protect it from bandit raids.
The order followed closely the re-
ceipt by General Carranza of the
vigorous representations sent by Sec
retary Lansing urging that the rail-
way be re-opened and kept open so
that the starving population OF
Mexico City could be fed. Similar
went to Generals Villa
and Zapata; but officials here felt
that General Carranza held the key
to the situation through his control
of the port of Vera Cruz.
To Relieve Distress.
Notification OF the order from Cen
eral CarranZa to General Gonzales
reached the state department today
and Immediately afterward news was
received unofi1cially that the advance
guards OF Gonzales forces already
had entered Mexico City. General
Gonzales will enter the city Tomorrow
with larger force, the report says.
civil government viii be re-estab1ish-
ed and plans for relieving distress
among the people formulated.
An outline of General Carranza's
plan to relieve distress in Mexico
City and for establishment of gov
ernment was conveyed to the state
department today Strong jntima-
tions were made also that he soon
would formally ask the United States
- n for Mt
pending constitutional election.
Outline of the Plan.
AS outlined to the state depart
ment General Carranza's plan is as
follows:
General Gonzales will set up civil
government in Mexico City at once.
distribute food and establish none
tary system so that stores and banks
can be reopened. Troops will patrol
the railroad to Vera Cruz which will
be opened at once. Provisions will
be started for the capital under heavy
guards.
In cooperation with General Obre-
gon, Gonzales's troops will reopen
the railroad line from Mexico City to
the north and northeast towards Tor
reon and San Luis Potosi and trans
portation will be re-established into
the state of Michaoasan, where the
government has stored 100000
bushels of corn.
Wants to Remove Capital.
In addition to these emergency
measures. an outline of the plan
upon which General Carranza will
base his claim for recognition was
presented This includes removal OF
the. seat of his government from Vera
Cruz to Mexico City. 1t will not be
done, however, until Gonzales has
the situation in and around Mexico
City under complete control prob
ably not for two or three weeks.
Municipal elections in the various
states and the calling of an extra
session Of the Mexican Congress to
choose provionaI president would
follow. Carranza's s agents here main
tain that he is now powerful enough
to carry out his program and can de-
monstrate that such, a government
will be entitled to recognition by the
United States.
General Carranza is said to be
firmly resolved not to yield to any
proposals for peace conference
which would necessitate represen-
tatiye convention. He will not talk
peace with Villa or Zapata, 1t Is
stated. unless his adversaries hrst
lay down their arms.