Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-02
Carranza Furnishes Guards
Through Lines for Red
Gross Supply Cars.
NO WORD FROM CITY
Administration Is Planning
to Get at the Marooned
Foreigners With Aid.

Washington. July 2.-The American
Red Cross relief expedition for Mexico
/ City has safely passed Pachuca with
in the Carranza lines and has gone to-
ward Mexico City. Whether it has
continued through the Zapata defenses
and into the capital does not appear in
/ today's reports from Consul silliman.
| A special train OF - carloads of corn
which left Vera Cruz yesterday for
Pachuca, destined to Mexico City, was
accompanied by armed guards fur
nished by Carranza The latter ex-
pedition is thought here to be the on6
Carranza expects to take into the
capital if his troops enter. The state
departments announcement today
said;
The train was provided with an
armed escort and was accompanied
by w P. Gavin, an American citizen
Mr.. Silliman states that the secretary
of war and the railroad officials at
Vera Cruz gave special attention to the
loading and transportation of this
shipment, giving a preference over
their own needs.
No News From Capital.
Consul SiIliman also advises that
Consul General Shanklin and C. ].
O'Connor. representative of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, went to Mexico City
9ga June 80 from Pachuea. taking with
them light freight, but leaving heavier
articles behind"
There was no direct word today from
Mexico City The texts of reports tell
ing of chaos and rioting that menaced
foreigners, will not be made public
until after President Wilson has had
an opportunity to review them. All
important information coming to the
state department regarding Mexico is
being forwarded promptly to the presi-
dent at Cornish. N. H.
1t was said at the state department,
that wI'ile plans for sending supplies
into Mexico City through neutral agen-
cies were under consideration. they
Efforts to induce General Carranza to
permit sending supplies to the capital
are to De made, it is declared.
Hospitals Without Supplies.
A telegram reaching the state de-
partment today and forwarded to the
Red Cross here, said:
Just informed that Consul General
shanklin, Joseph W Rowe. his secre-
tary. C. j. O'Connor of the Red Cross,
and C. B. Wood. secretary, left General
Gonzales headquarters this (Thurs-
day. afternoon for Mexico City
Hospitals in Mexico City are practic- |
ally without surgical supplies. and the
Red Cross delegation is taking in |
chIoroform and drugs, in
of the supplies Of food which |
are being held up until there is some /!
of transportation into the
capital.
Relief for Pachuca.
At Red Cross headquarters today it /
was said that the special train Of IL
carloads of corn and beans from Vera
Cruz is destined for 1000 employees /
and their families, aggregating 10000 |
persons altogether, at the United /
States Smelling company's plant at
Pachuca. It was previously announc-
ed this food was for Mexico City. The +
appeal for the food was presented by
Senator Weeks of ssachusetts. The
smelling company is defraying the ex-
penses.
A big mining plant at Guanajuato,
employing nearly 5000 employees, has
shut down hecause II cannot get food
or supplies for it's employees and their
families. or market its products.
Further Relief Planned.
Washington, July 2.-Relief meas
ares for Mexico City continued today
% occupy the attention of officials of
he Washington government.
Both President Wilson at Cornish, n.
T.. and. Secretary Lansing in Washing
on had under consideration relief {
plans for the Mexican capital, where
atest official adyices said famine and ,
threatened the safety of for
,igners.
The relief measures included efforts
o obtain General Carranza's consent
or the shipment of supplies into Mex 4
co City through neutral agencies and
he removal of foreigners from danger :
ones of fighting through the influence
II the diplomatic corps there
Yaquf Indians Quiet.
Railroad and telegraphic communi
,ation between the coast and the
Taqai valley are uninterrupted. Ad-i