The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-31


uel Belden, legal representative of
Governor CarranZa, from Jesus
Acuna. minister of interior.
Mexico City, July "a (by Wireless
from Steamship, City of Tampico to
Galveston, July BID = Paul Hudson.
president of the Herald Publishing
company of Mexico City, an American
citizen, together with members OF ms
family and the staff of his paper, are
prisoners in Mexico City and threat
ened with court martial.
The charges against Mr.. Hudson,
who formerly lived at Topeka, Kan,
have not been set forth and it is not
known what fate awaits linn.
Flag InsuIted by Zapata.
Allan Mallory, an American, has
been assaulted by followers of Zapata
while carrying diplomatic correspond
ence. At the time of this attack Mr..
Mallory was carrying an American
flag, which was torn and insulted by
his Mexican asSailantS.
Zapata personally destroyed the cor
resDondence taken from Mr.. Mallory.
He broke the legation seals, saying at
the same time that the Americans
were fools.
The Brazilian minister made an eff
fort to obtain the release of Mr.. Hud
son, but he was openly f1outed.
Government control is lacking in
Mexico City and terror prevails. Swiss
moved in automobiles and ordered ex-
ecuted. The resident foreigners are
very greatly alarmed.
Zapata is quoted as having said that
he intended to kill the local Span
iards.
The foreigners feel that their po-
sition is particularly precarious, be-
cause they are unable to appeal to any
authority. The governor of the Fed
eral district treats them with con-
tempt.
Food situation Desperate.
The food situation in Mexico City
is desperate. Starvation is abroad and
the people are eating cats and dogs
Even some of the foreign residents
are starving.
Certain Mexicans are appealing to
the Brazilian minister for intervention
by the United States.
Bands OF Zapatistas and Villistas
are extending their control through
the interior of the republic and almost
all of central Mexico is today virtually
without any constituted government.
A newspaper dispatch yesterday
told of the detention in Mexico City
of Paul Hudson, his family and mem
bers of his newspaper staff No word
has since come to Topeka that could
be construed as reassuring to Mr..
HudsCn's friends here.
Wilson Acts for Hudson.
washington, july o1--Alldn Mai
Tory is an American resident of Mex
leo City, who has been engaged during
the last few weeks in carrying diplo-
matte correspondence for all the lega-
lions over the break in the railroad
between Mexico City and Vera Cruz.
The state department has received
a report of the Zapata attack on NAL
lory and the American flag, but has
nothing to show whether the CORES
pondence he carried was from the
American embassy or some other for
eign missions. Communication with
the capital has been so completely in
terrupted that the department has
been unable to get much first-hand
President Wilson has interested
himself in the case of Paul Hudson,
and has instructe" Secretary Lansing
to make strong representations to
Zapata for his release.
The report that foreigners are be-
ginning to have fears only increases
the anxiety of officials here over the
situation which they have been hoping
hourly would be relieved by the cap
ture of Mexico City by Carranza.