Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-02
REBEL LEADER
GROWS DEFIANT
Villa Declares American
Government "Can Go
to He'll
JAILS MERCHANTS
TO RAISE MONEY
Stores Of Foreigners Are confiscated
Following Defiant Address by Mexi-
can chieftain-Gonzales Again Oc-
cupies CapitaI-Residents Of Mexico
City Forced to Eat Leaves, Grass and
Flesh Of Dead Mules.

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Flesh Of Dead Mules.
El PasO Aug. 2.-"The American gov
ernment can go TO hell" declared Gen,
Francisco Villa, addressing gather
ing OF foreign merchants at Chihuahua
City, Saturday.
Shortly afterwards he contiscated
number of their stores. Forty-two
Mexican merchants were jailed for the
purpose of raising forced loan. Six
were executed.
Such was the substance of reports
brought here today by foreign mer-
chants.
Official confirmation of the reoccu-
patton Of Mexico City by Carranza's
army reached the state department to-
day from American Consul Silliman at
Vera Cruz.
Residents at Capital Starving.
The message to the American Red
Cross from Mexico City says there has
the capital.
L
j. O'Connor. the societys relief agent
at Mexico City, says:
Prices already are prohibitive. There
is practically no corn In the city Au-
thentic cases Of death and collapse
from starvation. Some people are eat
ing grass. leaves. dead horses and
mules"
Gonzales Occupies Mexico City.
,se,
leo City was occupied by Gonzales
forces Friday night, and added:
"a severe fight occurred Friday af-
Director of the telegraph states tele-
graph communication Is expected by
Sunday afternoon by the latest. Com
munlcation with Tula, via Pachuca, is
being pushed. northward. Occupation
OF zachatesas by Obregon's forces con-
firmed. It is stated that General Con
zales is going directly into Mexico City
instead of lingering as before. and It
is expected communication will be re-
stored at once 1t is expected Car
rama will remove his government to
Mexico CITY,
ShankIin Visits Washington.
Arnold Shankln. American consul
general at Mexico city was due &c ar
rive here today to confer with Secre-
tary Lansing regarding Mexican af-
fairs He was recently recalled to
Washington. following reports of diff
ficulty he had had with the Brazilian
minister. who is looking after Amer
lean interests in Mexico.
Mr.. Shanklin was expected to throw
considerable light on the conditions in
Mexico City. especially the food situa-
ton. The, food situation is serious and
requires immediate attention. accord
ing to the consul general. 1t was re-
ported thru Carranza sources that
heavily guarded trains are being pre-
pared to leave Vera Cruz with sup
plies.
The outcome of the efforts to send
food into Mexico City was being await
ed today by officials of the Washing
ton government with considerable in
terest Much depends, 1t was said, on
the success of this undertaking because
of the determination Of the American
government TO relieve the food famine
According to the reports brought
here by merchants, General Villa
stamped up and down the room where
foreign and Mexican business men
were assembled and shook his first In
the faces of thirty of forty present
Some of the foreigners were escorted
to the meeting under guard.
Declaration Of Villa.
'I am going to take your business
for the benefit of the state" he de-
clared. "You have been stealing from
the people for yourselves Tomorrow
a train will he ready to take you for
eigners to the border. We are poor
here ard will not provide water or
food for the train. My telegraph wires
are open to you and you can protest to
your governments. If the American
government does not like my action 1t
can go to hell. have been lighting FOR
twenty years and can fight twenty
years more" ~
He ordered the confiscation OF all
stores in Chihuahua. Among the stores
affected are the general store OF
Kettleson & Degateu; the hardware
business Of Krakauer. Fork & Moye;
the jewelry store Of e. Fl. Booth; the
merchandise store Of l.. w. thompson:
the dry goods house Of William Bun
sow. and half dozen others.
The train which was to carry the
expelled merchants to the border was
due to leave Chihuahua City Sunday
at IL a. m. 1t had not arrived at the
border up to noon today.
Bio British Plant Seized.
The Villa government took over the
.Jahorera Cotton Seed Products Com
pany. British corporation. represent
ing an investment OF about s5.0oo,oOo.
The state treasurer Of Chihuahua
was ordered to place the state seal or
all doors of the cOnf1scated stores, ana
General Villa declared That II seal
was. broken. the owner Of the store
would be shot.
Il was following these events that
second meeting of the merchants with
General Villa was called for YESTERDAY
with the hope Of securing modifica-
ton OF the wholesale coniiscation. The
result OF this meeting has not reached
the border. The mining men In Villa
territory are to meet again today to
hear the demands Of Villa tor loan