New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-26
Surprises Carranza COM
mander by Using
Heavy Artillery.
EXPORT OF FOOD
DENIED BY CHIEF
Red Cross Forbidden TO BUY
Supplies in Monclova for
Relief of Starving.
IRON The Tribur, Burtaul

Washington, June 25.-NeW' tna'
Zapata had repulsed General Gonzalcs
and the Carranza forces advancing
sgains, Mexico City by heavy ar'illefy
FIRE was received as great surprise
b.. those who have been following the
s;,uatioD here That Gonzales should
he defeated after the blare OF trumpe's
which has heralded his advance was
itself sufficiently surprising, but tha'
ZsDsta. who has always been looked on
So Jesse James bandit type, should
muster batteries Of field artillery, op-
Grating them with effect, was Ilt''e less
than astounding.
The significance read out OF inc en-
eagement is that Zapata has been
greatly moderated and that peace IN
Mexico is as far of as ever Inc
PROMISES Of Carranza that the whole
situation would be Strengthened out
within a short time are now regarded
as vain. Despite reports Of victory
by General Obregon over villa al
Aguascalientes, it is not believed Car
rama will be able to restore peace.
Equipped with artillery, Zapata is be-
Ueyed also 10 have plenty Of small
arms and munitions, which will make
his expulsion from Mexico City eX-
tremely difficult. Carranza reports
were tina, General Gonzales would not
attack Mexico City, as he wished 10
snare the city. and II was believed an
evacuation by the Zapatistas was IN
minent
Carranza Denies Exporting Food.
Reports that Carranza and Villa have
been shipping foodstutfs abroad, some
OF these 10 the Allies, have been reach
ing Washington. II was stated IN these
reports that this was one Of the rce-
sons for the terrible lack OF 1000
throughout that stricken country.
The Carranzista agency here to-day
issued the following denial;
There has been no expectation OF
foodstuffs from the port OF vera Cruz
according 70 a .cablegram received TINS
morning at the confidential agency OF
the Constitutionaist government over
Recently reports have been current
mai in the face Of food shortage in
nortions of Mexico contiguous TO Vera
Cruz the Constitutionalist government
was exporting foodstufs TO Cuba:
Yucatan was the real destination of
the consignments sent out OF vera
Cruz.
"The First Chief also relates that
General Obregon is now at Encarna-
cSon. near Aguascslientes, and that
Villa has offered no resistance 20 the
advance movement of the Constitution
alist forces since the last defeat OF his
soldiers, and that his northward re-
treat continues"
Red Cross Work Restricted.
The Red Cross has been advised in
telegram from Piedras Negras that
its representative in the Monclova diS-
trict, accompanied by another Ameri-
can. called on General Hernandez TO
request permission TO send relief 10
Saitillo. General Hernandez refused TO
hermit the purchase of corn and beans
in Mexican territory, but granted per
mission TO bring in supplies from the
United States.
The Red Cross has just learned that
its fourth carload of corn has reached
Moncloya and is being distributed
among thousands Of starving women
children and old men.
Another message from Piedras Ne
gras said that the railroad to Saltillo
was again in operation and that civil
ians south Of Piedras Negras were
starving on every hand.
Government officials concluded to-
day that there had been no change IN
the situation in the Haqui Valley,
where American settlers recently were
menaced by Indians, after the receipt
Of dispatch from Admiral Howard,
which mentioned only the routine OF
ship movements. Latest press and ofti-
cial dispatches indicated that Sonora
state troops had the situation in hand.
and il was hoped that the landing Of
American blucjackets from Admiral
Howard's four ships would be unneces-
sary.