Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-11
General 0bregOn Appears Mott
10 Have Evacuated Mexico
City, as Reported in Pre-
viouS Dispatches,
CARRANZA'S REPLY
RECEIVED BY BRYAN
Conflicting News Comes From
Rival Agencies in Washing
ton Regarding PiedraS Me-
graS Situation,

Jay @oHNiHo JOURNAL SPECIAL LrAsrn wiatl
Washington. March u.-Sacretary
BRYAN announced today that an
agreement was about to be reached
whereby the expectation of slsal
hemp from Progreso would bc ass
mred Sisal Is used extensively in
making binder Irvine. The embargo
on it was considered 20 prosagc a
iaerious situation i'm the United states
because there was no other visible
supply adequate for ue summers
harvest
At least one binder tWne factory
had shut down. throwing 300 en-
Iployes out of work and while in some
quarters stocks already accumulated
/ had enabled factories to continue to
run, 1t was conceded that with the
Mexican supply shut off the short
age would be irremedhhle
Food situation Serious.
As to conditions in Mexico city.
Mr.. Bryan said the food situation
still was serious ana that the forces
of General Obregon appeared not to
have evacuated the city although they
might do SO at any moment
lie said nothing definite had reach
cd the state department as To the re-
Ipig which General Carrauza Is pre-
pairing to the American note demand
ing an improvement in conditions for
foreigners
No more warshipH were ordered To
MeXican waters today and none will
be sent pending further developments
in the situation The United states
already has made representations on
HE subject Of keeping railroad COM
Imunication open from Mexico City TO
Vera cruz.
Says Reports Are Exaggerated
The Carranza agency issued anoth-
CT statement today saying reports of
the conditions i'm Mexico city were
exaggerated and predicting that Gen
eral Carranza's reply would prove
/ that most of these reports We're base
/ less
The state department gave out this
statements
"Piedras Negras was evacuated
March by the Carranza garrison.
only a small guard was left to police
the town until the force Of villa ar
rived which is expected on the tenth.
It is reported that they have been de
layed by heavy rains ana the cold
weather. The commanding officer
of the United states troops at EagIe
Pass has permitted the Mexican
wounded to cross to American side.
The commander OF the Carranza
forces at Piedras Negras has given
fun assurances to the American con-
sui that no property will be destroy
ed ana that order viii be maintained
until the entry of villa troops
Statement OF Villa Agency.
The Washington agency of General
villa gave out the following
'piedras Ncgras was sacked by the
Carranza forces before they evacuat-
ed the city yesterday according TO a
message received from the consul
general at Eagle Pass Serious dis
orders followed. Governor Acuna is
Ia refugee in Eagle Pass The inter
national bridge has been closed. The
Ca1auzsns have retrcated east
ward
At the war department Secretary
Garrison made public a message from
Colonel Hodges at Eagle Pass Texas,
stating that siNtN-ouc patients from
the military hospital in Piedras Me-
gras five men nurses, five women
NURSES. one surgeon and eleven att
pendants. had been permitted to cross
10 the American side in view of the
fears OF consequences to the wound |
ed after the evacuation
The text OF "A decree issued 10y Cen
eral Carranza ON September 10 last
establishing i'm each district of the
states of the republic under his com !
troll an assessment committee the
purpose of which is TO register the
real estate fix it's value aud state |
the amount Of capital invested was
received at the state department aud /
made public
General CarranM's formal reply toI
urgent representations of the Amcri- !
can government concerning condi- !
uons in Mexico city was received az /
the state department late tonight nj
was cabled in code ana is now being
deciphered for submission to Secre-
tarN Bryan tomorrow.