Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-07
Took British
 ConsuI's Auto
AT RIFLES POINT zAPATA SOL
 DIERs WENT JOY RIDING
lN CITY OF MEXICO
Medieval condisions-Anyons in Uni form is supreme-DueI in Streets Three Officers Executed in Public for HIaekmaiI.

Mexico City. June 2z (correspond- ence of the Associated Presa)-For the past four days this city has been prey to anxiety and general senso or insecurity prevails Reports of great battles along a front exfend- ing over some fifteen miles are pub lished daily in revolutionary "extras1 which everyone reads and no one be- lieves.
 Just what caused the forces of Zap ata and Villa to change their minds after having shipped the government archives and the treasury funds to Cuernavaca, preparatory to evacuat- ing the capital, is not known That there has been some fighting between the advance guards of the Carranza forces and those of Zapata and Villa at Barrientos and Cerro Gordo is cer- tain, but it is believed here that the importance of the engagements has been greatly exaggerated.
 Defending Army In Street Cars.
 The bulk of the defending army is living in street cars which are strung out in a long line between the suburgs of 4ixcoac and San Angel These cars numbering 59 occupy about a mile of track along a road leading to the city of Cuernavaca. the ulti- mate destination of the defending army in the event they are driven from this city. The position of the lS On I0e opposite S1Oe or the ClLy to that which is being attacked
 Police Swept Aside.
 The police force of the city has been swept aside so far as practical protection is concerned, and, although gendarmes are seen on post as usual, anyone wearing what approaches military uniform is supreme. This was brought home to the British con suI here E. w. P Thurston the day before yesterday when he was com pelled at the point of rifles to carry two of Zapata's soldiers about the city in his automobile and was al- most forced to be an aecomplice in a jail delivery.
 Soldiers Halted consuPs Car.
 Mir. Thurston was taking his morn ing drive when the soldiers halted and about the city they finally caused the chauffeur to drive to the penftentiary where a general jail break was att tempted by them
 With British Flag Flying.
 During the confusion the British legation was notified, the men arrest ed and the car returned to the con- sul. The car flew the British flag at the time of the assault The authori- ties have promised to execute the sol diers in this case
 Auto Owners Take No Risks Now
 All foreigners owing cars are in the habit of flying the flag of their na- tions on the hood of the machine Despite this the seizing and stealing of cars has become so general that few care now to risk riding. All of the banks and nearly all of the larger commercial establishments have re- mained closed since the forces of Carranza approached the city.
 Soldiers to Protect Foodstuffs.
 Today the shortage of foodstufrs became so serious that rfottng was troops who fired over the heads of the mobs. In one instance the sol- diers fired low killing a number of women. It is estimated that more than 30,O00 people. nearly all women gathered in front of the offices of the warehouses
 Duel in the Streets.
 Yesterday two army officers with a dozen or more of their followers in- dulged in a duel The fight occur red on one of the principal streets of the city while the thoroughfare was crowded with pedestrians The con- ilade caused a panic One of the of- fcers and two. of the horses were killed while a trooper was wounded
 Diplomatic Corps In Fear.
 The diplomatic corps has been meeting daily since the city has been surrounded by the forces of Carranza- While the sessions have been secret it was learned that efforts are being made to have the different leaders promise to avoid indiscriminate fight ing in the streets of the capital The corps is very much exercised over the possi bility of the danger in which for eign lives and property may be put
 Public Execution for 5IaeknaiL
 BlackmaiI has been indulged in by so many officers lately that the mili- tary authorities executed Colonel Francisco Martinez MolleJo, Col. Jul ian Figueroa and Captain Francisco Aguierre today in an effort to stop the practice. The men were executed be- fore a great crowd in the public square near the National Palace. It is