Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-02
CARRANZA ORDERS
ROAD TO CITY OPEN
Instructs Gonzales to Keep Line in
Shape So Food Can Enter
the Capital.
REocCUP1ED BY GONZALES


WASHINGTON, Aug. While
reports Of the reoccupatlon Of Mex
leo City by General Gonzales lacked
official confirmation tonight, it was
known that General Carranza had
ordered his forces back into the cap
ital. General Carranza also directed
that strong patrols be established
along the Mexican railroad between
Apizaco and Mexico City to protect
II from bandit raids.
The order followed closely the receipt
by General Carranza OF the vigorous rep
RESERVATIONS sent by Secretary Lansing
urging that the railway be reopened and
kept open SO the starving population OF
Mexico City could be fed Similar rep
reservations went to Generals Villa and
Zapata, but officials here felt that Gen
eral Carranza held the key to the sit
uation through his control of the port
of Vera Cruz.
Carransa Statement.
The Carranza agency issued this state
ment tonight:
First Chief Venustiano Carranza has
ordered General Pablo Gonzales 70 re-
occupy Mexico city, in view Of the re-
ports In circulation with regard 20 the
critical conditions in the capital by rea-
son OF the shortage Of foodstuffS The
orders include instructions to General
Gonzales to arrange for the immediate
transportation Of train loads Of staple
articles of food at the same time his
troops enter the city"
Carranze's prompt response to insist
here as averting necessity Tor immediate
action by this government to insure trans
portation of provisions TO the Mexican
capital. Administration officials had de-
termined that provisions piled high in
warehouses at Vera Cruz should be sent
to the capital Although no announce
mont was made Of this governments
plans II Ia known officials OF the army
and navy were ready to carry through
forcefIa program.
An outline OF General Carranza's plans
to relieve distress IN Mexico City and for
re-establishment OF government was con-
veyed 70 the State department today.
Strong intinrations were made also chat
he soon would formally ask the United
States to recognize a dc facto government
pending a constitutional election.
MUST Lay DONh hHAN"s
General Carranza is said 10 be firmly
resolved not to yield to any proposal for
peace conference which would necessi-
tate a representative convention. He
will not talk peace with Villa or zapata.
! II is stated. unless his adversaries first
lay down their arms.
Villa and his adherents propose to do
all in their power to avert the possibility
of Carranza's receiving the moral sup
port of the United States. To this end
they have proposed the counter plan for
consideration here, that all fractional
leaders Join In peace conference, select
a man for privisional president and then
hold regular elections IL Carranza will
not yield TO this, they suggest that the
United States support them In such a
conference without him, provided they
can show that they represent a majority
of the people.
1t Is between these two plans that the
United States may be forced to find a
middle ground for settling the Mexican
situation without armed Intervention.
Re-enters Capital.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, July S.-The re-
occupation OF Mexico City last night by
the constitutlonalist troops under General
Pablo Gonzales was reported in a tele-
gram received here today by Samuel Bel
den. legal representative Of Governor
carranza, from Jesus Acuna, minister %
tho interior.
The message said: General Gonzales
troops reoccUpied Mexico City last eve-
ming with little resistance. The movement
was the elimination Of campaign de-
termined upon when II was found neces-
sary to crush the Villa column com
manded by Fierro
Instead of sending a small force