The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-02

menf. The Carranza agency here has issued several statements denying short age of food and saying the stories of famine are exaggerated. but the Wash lngton government is not taking these into consideration because of it's own re- ports. In this connection Elliseo Are dondo, head of the Carranza agency, made public tonight the following telegram from General Carranza. dated Vera Cruz ::
 The last military successes have made clear the triumph of our cause. and therefore, 1 have allowed the free im- portation of all kinds of food supplies into the city of Mexico
 The Washington government has re- peatedly received assurances from Gen eral Carranza that food would be per- mitted to be shipped to Mexico City to relieve famine conditions. Official re- ports however told few days ago of the seizure by Carranza troops of a large shipment of corn started for the can ital. A statement by Arredondo tonight reiterated denial of this charge.
 River Embargo Talk
 Talk of on embargo on arms was re- vived in official quarters today. Miss Ma bel Boardman, of the American Red Cross, forwarded some suggestions to the White House that an embargo be de- clared but later a statement was issued at the Red Cross headquarters saving this suggestion was not made by the society itself
 Reports from many sections of the southern republic were made public to- night by the Red Cross, telling of loot ing and suffering. Among these were telegrams announcing that both the Villa and Carranza forces were footing the property of an American citizen named Ochner, at Colima. One of these mes sages added: "Carranza guarantees fu- tile. His orders for protection of rights and property of foreigners largely ig- nored. It is clear that neither high o. ficials nor subordinates, military officers. can enforce orders even if sincere in desire to protect foreigners. The sltua- tion now is entirely one of local issue and graft affecting and concerning the focal military leader only.' Persons fleeing from Mexico City. the eports said. confirm all the reports of desperate situation and agree in fear of demands on foreigners and reprisals | if supply of corn for populace should fail"
 In Terrible State At Hermosillo, Sonora according O
 mail advices received today, there is a terrible state of affairs and there are fears that the footing of a whole town | is only postponed.
 Elliseo Arredondo, head of the Carranza agency. gave out a statement tonight asying:
 1 T am directed by Mir Carranza today I to say that the scandal provoked in the press of the United States over the ex- aggerated shortage of foodstuff in the l city of Mexico has for it's only source I the violent complaints of a group of res , idents of the capital called the interna- l tional committed.
 "1 am authorized by the constitutions l alist government. which I represent here, to make an emphatic denial that any l forces of Mir. Carranza have intercepted the importation of the 500 tons of corl | though those interested in giving 1t cir | culation may have succeeded in inducing the Brazilian minister in charge of Amer ican interests in Mexico, to voice the same as authentic My government further di- rects me to bring to the attention Df l the American people that the descrip- ton of conditions in Mexico as sent u | the department of state and to the press | is highly exaggerated and I am direct- l ed to call especial attention to the fact l that the city of Mexico Is controlled by
 the Zapatista forces and not by those oi l my government.
 1 General Carranza has ready 500, ,0el l bushels of corn for the relief of Mex 1 ico City and the only reason he does not send 1t into the city in advance pi his troops Is that it would fall into the 1 hands of the Zapististas and be used ,c l feed his enemies without the slightest
 chance of relieving the suffering of the
 poor.''