Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-15
SUPPLIES OF FOOD
RUSHED TO CAPITAL
Relief Trains From Vera Cruz
Given Preference Over
Troop Trains.
ORDER PREVAILS IN CITY
Carranza An456nces Intention to
Issue Amnesty Law in
Near Future.
ORDER PREVAILS IN CITY

i'.Nr July l4.-State de-
partment advices from Mexico City
late to-day reported the capital quiet
with order prevailing. and trains ar
riVed from Vera Cruz with food sup
pies. stores and banks had not bcen
reopened, pending arrangements for
currency circulation.
communications between the capital
and Vera Cruz by rail and telegram
! continued. and the Carranza govern
ment departments were said to he un
der process of organization as rapidly
as possible.
Consul-Gcncral Shanklin cabled that
General Gonzales had given preference
10 provision trains over troop trains.
and that arrangements for SCUM
Kitchens TO relieve the capitals desti-
tuition were progressing. and that they
hoped soon to feed from 5000 to 10000
persons daily. Additional dispatches
confirmed tho report that the Carranza
rorces had recaptured the water works
from the retreatinG Zapata army, and
| that there was no danger Of water
famine
General Carranza from Vera Cruz,
assured his agents here that he had
and foreigners within the capital, and
announced his intention to issue an
amnesty law in the near future. in
an endeavor to have those in error
return to the true path"
In the meantime, activity OF General
Villas forces in pressing a lively cam
pafgn toward Mexico City from the
north indicates that the proposed
amnesty will not be accepted by tho
most formidable Of the forces opposed
to Carranza.
VILLA STILL. IN CONTROL
OF AGUASCALIENTES
General Villas Washington agents
report Villa still in control of AEuas-
calientes. They announced further ad :
vices concerning last nights reported
capture Of Queretaro, eighty miles
from Mexico City. cutting off General
Obregon's army from it's base of sup
plies. The exact whereabouts of
Obregons army. however. has not been
ascertained for several days.
Red Cross dispatches to-day from
Vera Cruz say the distribution of Red
Cross supplies in that city through the
American consulate had been stopped
by Governor AEuilar. who said the
state government proposed to institute
public mess for the hungry. and that
the needy were few. Since that time.
according to the report, considerable
destitution has been found. Instruc-
tions from the Red Cross to its repre-
sentatives regarding the situation are
10 be forwarded tomorrow
trouble has arisen again in Yucatan
over the sisal situation, American
purchasers principally the Interna-
tional Harvester Company, complain
Ing to the State Department to-day
that Carranza forces have completely
cut them off from exporting their
products at Progreso. The Navy De-
| partment received message from
Progreso stating that export duties had
been increased, and that exports had
greatly decreased in the last month.
ACCOUNT OF CAPTURE
OF MEXICO CITY
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE hrst
| narrative account Of the capture OF
| Mexico City was received here to-day
| by Carranza's agency from Vera Cruz.
It states that the early engagements.
| in which 1t was reported Carranza
| troops were defeated, were minor
| fights. during which General Gonzales
| was distributing his army for the final
| effort.
The actual fighting began on the
! morning of Thursday. July s, at TepaX
| pan. and from that time until the finish
the Constitutionalist forces lost not a
| foot of ground. but gained consistently
| and uninterruptedly." says the report.
The lighting OF July S did not end
| until the enemy were behind their in
trenchmcnts at the Grand Canal and
at Corro Gordo. There was a heavy
artillery bombardment OF Corro Gordo
all day, but none OF the shells reached
| the city proper.
| "At o'clock on the morning of july
/ Q. lighting was renewed with a heavy
| artillery fire, which shortly silenced
the enemy artillery. Immediately the
Zapata guns had ceased firing, an in
! fantry charge was ordered, and after
severe fight the intrenchmcnts of
the Zapatistas were carried, and the
Constitutionalist soldiers smashed their
way into Villa Deguadalupe. A strong
| force on the east side of the city as
saulted and carried Penon Hill. and
| continued the advance until the out
| lying houses of the city proper were
! reached.
OVERTAKEN AND DEFEATED
"On the morning Of July 10 General
Gonzales advanced videttes into the
city, followed by reconnoitering parties,
when ii found that the enemy had
evacuated. During Saturday night a
strong force of Constitutionalists was
| detached TO pursue the rctreating
ZapatistaS, who were overtal<en at
| Tlalpam and defeated.
AT 10 o'clock on the morning OF
July IL the Constitutionalist forces
under General Machuca entered Mexico
City, only to find that the officials OF
the so-called convention government
had fled in panic to Cuernavaca At
once General Gonzales issued n mani
festo. made public yesterday. with re-
gard to the conduct of the city during
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OVERNIGHT TO BALTIMORE
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