Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-20
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where the Carranza forces have been
forced to evacuate Mexico City to meet
Gen. Villas southern column approa CHI
ing the city.
The report says that the second lot
of supplies. comprising corn and lime,
for the United states Smelling Com.
pany. at Pachuca. where there are
estimated to be 10000 people, is on the
way from Vera Cruz, having left there
Friday. in charge of "a special reliable
American conductor. There is no tete-
graphic communication. the dispatch
stated, between Vera Cruz and Pa
chuca.
J. c. Weller. Red Cross agent. was
expected to leave Piedras Negras. OPP
posite Eagle Pass, today to take to
Monclova the two carloads of corn and
beans which were forced back some
days ago by the fighting at Barroteran.
No Food at Monclova.
Word reached here today that the
railroad was open and there was no
food ohtainable at Monclova.
The Chinese legation asked the
American Red Cross today to have
$4,000 worth of supplies of food sent
through to the Chinese residents in
Mexico City. This was upon request
Mexico, who said the Chinese were in
need.
The request will be complied with at
the Chinese governments expense as
soon as it is possible to ship relief
supplies into Mexico City. which rail-
road interruption now prevents.
Carloads Awaiting Open Line.
There are five carloads of corn held
up today at New Orleans and another
carload at Galveston awaiting word OF
,ica int
City, as Vera Cruz authorities have re-
ported that there are no facilities for
storing large quantities Of supplies at
that port. One of these carloads Will
be diverted to the use of the Chinese
in Mexico City by order of the Red
Cross if they can get through.
An American. active in business in
Mexico for nine years. wrote the Red
Cross today that judging from what he
had seen in a trip from the west coast to
Mexico City, made several months ago,
"a slow but sure starvation is staring a
ma jority of the poor people in the face in
the district passed through, unless some
thing is done soon to open up commune
cation by railroad and public highway"
Adequate Provision for Order.
1.-The movement in force out of Mex
leo City, under the command of Gen.
Pablo Gonzales himself, has been pro-
jected for several days." said Eliseo
Arrendondo, confidential agent of the
constitutionalist government in Wash
ington today. Gen. Gonzales forces
has left the capital to meet and de-
stroy a raiding movement to the north
ward of the city by an inferior force
of Villistas.
adequate provision for the preserva-
ton Of order in Mexico City has been
made, and Immediately the present OPP
Grafton is completed. which should re-
uuire only few days. the military
force will return to Mexico City, where
Cen Gonzales will re-establish head
quarters"
The Carranza agency this morning
received from the constitutionalist con-
sui at Douglas, Ariz., confirmation of
the capture of Naco, on the interna-
tiona1 boundary. The dispatch recites
that there was only light fighting last
ing but few minutes in the streets
of the town. and that the attacking
force so arranged their advance as to
prevent stray shots flying over the
border. There was no molestation of
American property and no Americans
were either killed or wounded.