Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-05
ANARCHY NOW IS
THREATENING IN
CITY Of MEXICO
People Are Without Food and
Oregon Refuses to Permit
Transportation of Supplies
to Hungry

Washington. March 4.--Omlcial re.
ports To the United states govern
nent through its own and other di-
piomatiC representatives. describe an
lhtoielahle condition of affairs in
Mexico city whore the populace is
suffering the effects OF famine and
lack of communication with the out
side world
one of the official reports charges
that General Ohregon, the Carranga
commander is melting the people to
loot and to take the law into their
own hands To obtain food In order Co
force a large part OF the male popu-
lauon into the Carranza army This
view of the situation is credited by
some government officials here be-
cause of Obregons efforts TO block a
relief movement begun by an inter-
national committee. This commit
tee in communication of some
length to the United States govern
ment recltes the difficulties of the
situation and on the basis of II. a
strong protest has been sent to Gem
eral Carranza II is as yet unan-
swered.
No Transportation Permitted.
The state department has been nd-
vised that the international commit
tee now has 100000 pesos subscribed
tor relief work The committee had
made ARRANGEMENTS for the purchase
OF staple articles at Pachua. San
Juan Del Rio and Apam, but has
been unable to obtain transportation
facilities over the railroads"
All train services with Mexico city
by way OF Vera Cruz except for mil
tary purposes has been suspended
as is also telegraphic communication
with the exception OF official dis
patches
Carran1a Men Quarrel.
An announcement from the state
department late today said that In a
dispatch from Vera cruz 1t had been
advised that the conferences among
the Carranza officials regarding the
settlement OF certain differences on
the closing of the port of Progreso
have been unsuccessful and that the
port will be closed until further no.
tice."
Rival Carranza factions are trying
TO maintain themselves at Progreso
II is said. In the meantime the state
department continues to receive re-
quests from American manufacture
ers of harvest binding Irvine TO have
the port opened. Thousands of tons
Of fibre from which Irvine is made Is
said TO be lying at Progreso awaiting
shipment to this country for the 1915
harvest.
Foreign Officials Released
The state department was advised
today that the British and Spanish
vice consuls at Acapulco, on the wes
coast of Mexico, who with a Spaniarc
named Jose Fano, were arrested by
Carranza officials recently and taker
aboard the gunbOat Guerrero, haC
been released on representations by
the department and were taken today
aboard the American cruiser Cleve-
land at Man2anlllo. The men were
both Spanish subjects, Rafael and
Benjamin Fernandez. II Is not known
here on what charges they were ar
rested
The Carranza agency tonight gave
out the following dispatch from Pied
ras Negras
The Villastas under the command
Of Rosalio Hernandez We're defeated
by the Consttutionalist force under
the command Of Gen. Maclovo Her
rera at Soledad yesterday one hum
dred and sixty prisoners captured by
Herrera have arrived here one ma
chine gun ana much ammunition also
was captured.
General Ricauto reports that d gang
OF eighteen Huertsta filibusters who
crossed from the American side near
LII lara were ambused by the consti-
tutionalsts when they landed on Mex
lean soil and the entire gang was cap
tured.