The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-06
CARRANZA FORCES
MOVE ON. CAPITOL
Gonzales, Reinforced, Expects to Can
ture City in a Few Days = villa
Sounds Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Tbe Cor.
rama agency here last night announced
that the general forward movement
OIL the Constitutionalists' had begun.
according to a telegram received nv
the agency from Vera Cruz. This i
the official statement:
The despatch recites that General
Pablo Gonzales, commander of the mil
ltary operations of the Army of the
centre, has begun his campaign for the
Investment and capture of Mexico
Ilty. HIS movements have been mi
flated IN combination with fresh forces
from Pueblo, Guerrero, and TIaxcala.
Inc capture of Mexico City is now as
sufed, Tor, III addition to superior
Iofce attacking the makeshift fortifi-
cations of the Zapatistas, General Con
zales IS assured that the Zapatistas are
now suffering from a shortage OF am
mnmtlon. The opinion is expressed
that the capture is now only question
OF few days, with the chances favor
ing an evacuation by the present ten
ants of the city. -
a telegram received by the Carranza
agency from FL Paso said it was be-
heved in FL Paso that Huerta and his
associates would be taken to San Al.
tonic, ''as the district attorney Last
night stated he Is certain that the
proofs now in the hands of tho GOV
eminent are sufficiently conclusive ,,
Inc despatch added that Huerta' : Mt.
tofneys were threatening habeas corpue
proceedings if bail should be denied
Miguel Dlaz Lombardo, minister Of
foreign affairs in the northern branch
OF the convention government of Mex.
leo, arrived here yesterday to ioip En-.
rlgae Z. IIorente, Washington renre.
sentative of General Villa. General
+ ehpe Angeles, and Manuel BonilIa
former cabinet minister under Madeira
the Villa leaders have been confer.
ring informally, with officials ana have
recorded their willingness to enter into
peace negotiations with General Car
rama looking to the establishments of
new provisional government. which
might receive immediate recognition bv
the United States. They hone that +
CarranZa remains obdurate. this GOV.
eminent may give its moral support r.
coalition of constitutional leaders
with the first chief out of the reclkon'
ing. . n on
The arrest of General Huerta ond
the vigorous pursuit of his associates
mas caused much satisfaction in both
villa and Carranza quarters here
where the evident sympathy of the
United States government for the fac.
tlons originally combined in tho con.
stltutlonalist movement as against the
fiuerta element is referred to in terms
OF appreciation.
Officials here are counting upon the
ARRIVAL in Vera Cruz of Charles 4
douglas, legal adviser in Washington
10 Carranza, to influence the first chief
TO more conciliatory attitude. They
are awaiting the outcome of Mr.. Done
las S mission before taking the neSt
step in the situation.
General Huerta s telegraphed protest
to Chief Justice White of the snnreme
court against his incarceration nv fol.
eral officials at FL Paso, in which be
demanded that instructions be given
Tor has proper treatment, was taken to
the state department by James u
Maher, clerk of the supreme court.