Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-20
News Received in Washington
Leads Officials to Consider
Probability Of Further Com
pIications,
MIDDLE GROWS WORSE
WITH PASSAGE OF TIME
Capital Of Republic Is Quiet,
but Uncertainty Exists as
as TO What May Be the Flu
ture. Developments.
Isy -os~rs -oOss.l SPECIAL ls.ssO ~is.i

/ Washington, Jan Evacuation
of Mexico City by General Francisco
Villa, and campaign to strengthen
/ his position IN his old stamping
grounds IN the north were considered
likely By officials here, following adj
vices today that convention officials
were packing up and the offices Of
I the National Railway had been or
dered moved north.
I Such action. IL was conceded. would
/ middle even further the tangled re-
/ latiOns which the contendsng fac-
tons in Mexico now maintain.
The various forces were reported
tonight somewhat as follows
| General Carranza and his cabinet
are set up in Vera Cruz with their
main forces at Puebla under General
Obregon, approaching Mexico City.
Somewhere between Mexico City and
/ PUebia is General Gutierrez ana 1000
men who accompanied him when he
iquit the Mexican capital last Friday.
General Zapata is believed to be at
Cuernayaea with the bulk Of his
forces, while a comparatively small
garrison. commanded BY Colonel Ro-
que Gonzalez Cara. as temporary
executive holds Mexico City. General
Villas forces control the railroad
south from Juarez to Aguas Caiien-
ties. while General Angeles, a staunch
villa supporter, has taken possession
of the railroad from San Luis Po-
tosi to Monterey.
Quiet But Uncertain.
The state departments last dis
patch from Mexico city dated p. m.
yesterday. was summarized in the
! following statement issued late to-
day:
Mexico City is quiet. but there is
much uncertainty as to what turn
affairs may take in the near future.
II has been widely published in Mex
leo City that Villa Is on his way there
with "A large force. On the other hand
there are reports that he will not
come farther south than Queretaro
where he now is. The general offices
Of the National Railways have been
given orders 10 move north and the
various departments OF the railroad
are busy packing all records and fur
niture. 1t is stated that this move
ment probably indicates an Interrupt
ton of communication over the old
central line and lack of confidence in
the general southern situation.
ut is now known that the provi-
siOnal president with his party went
TO Pachuea. Two automobiles con-
tanning a number of Blancos staff,
including his private secretary, with
baggage and money Of the pafmaster
were captured in the suburbs Of the
city. II is reported that the provi-
sional president took with him a vast
amount Of supplies. General Palafox,
was quoted IN a newspaper Of Janu-
AIRY is. as denouncing the occupation
Of Orizaha by the forces Of the con-
.vention. II was also published that
Cordova is threatened. All teiegraphic
communication from Mexico City was
suspended for a while on Saturday
last.
High Cost Of Living.
There is said to be a scarcity of
articles of prime necessity in the city
and the deprecated currency makes
an prices high even on the products
Of the country. Examples of prices
on imported articles are five pesos
per kilo for cheese and ten pesos per
kilo for ham. A kilo is two and one
nth pounds"
The department is in receipt of
dispatch dated January Is, 10 a. m,
from Monterey with reference to the
departure of the followers Of Carran-
ga from that place. The dispatch
states that they left there January
10, and that the army of the national
convention, commanded by General
Felipe Angeles, and Generals Emilio
Madero and Raoul Madero entered
the city about o'clock on the after
noon Of the same date Up to the date
Of
CURED, good order prevailed and the
officers and soldiers who had Just
taken possession appeared TO be dis /
posed TO do everything possible to as
slst the people.
Upon arrival General Angeles made |
an address from the balcony Of his !
hotel, in which he expressed gratifi- /
cation at the cordial and sincere well |
come accorded to himself and fol- |
lowers by the populace of Monterey !
In his speech, General Angeles ex-
pressed a desire TO cooperate with /
the people in all their efforts for the i
and general welfare Of the
country and said that his army had /
not come to offend any one on ac-
count Of his belief.
Religious federation
With specific reference to religious
LIBERATION. General Angeles made the
following statement
We have amongst MS Catholics,
ffotestants. and even men who fol-
low no religion, but all of us from
me hrst to the last. harber a feeling
OF deep regard for all sects"
- r. reported that the speech Of
General Angeles caused very ia
NViaoie impression and that the peo-
Pc 81 Monterey are especially graft
hea AZ the liberal position taken by
MN IN connection with religious toll
erance
The dispatch further said that il
Was expected that communication be-
tween Monterey and the United states
would soon occur.
Elizeo Arredondo and Charles A.
Douglas representatives here Of Cen
tfal carranza conferred with Score
iarf Bryan today, explaining the de-
cree with reference TO oil Companies
al Tampieo. They denied that any
embargo had been placed on expor-
'atien. reiterating that Carranza's ac-
ZION applied only 10 new wells and