Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-08
CARRANzA GUARDS
CORN TRAIN SENT
TO AID FAM|SHED
Red Cross Gift of IL Cars Of
Food For Mexico City Passed
Through Constitutions
aIist Lines. :
SITUATION is DESPERATE
Not Known Whether Zapata
Allowed Relief Train to Pro-
ceed-Fighting For Cap
ital Undecided.

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Washington, July 3.-The American
Red Cross relief expedition for Mext-
co City has safely passed Paehuca
within the Carranza inc and "a gone
on toward Mexico City. Whether it has
continued on through the Zapata de-
lenses and into the capital does not APP
pear in today's reports from Consul
Silliman.
A special train of IL car loads of corn
which left Vera Cruz Yesterday FOR Pa
chuca, destined for MeXico City, was
accompanied by armed guards. fur
nished by General Carranza. The lat
ter expedition is thought here to be the
one General Carranza expects to take
into the capital ii his troops enter. The
state department announcement today
said:
The train was provided with an
armed escort and WAS accompanied by
w. p. Gavin. an American citizen. Mr..
Silliman states that the secretary OF
war and the railroad officials at Vera
Cruz gave special attention to the load
Ing and transportation Of this ship
ment. giving a preference over their
own needs.
Consul silliman also advises that
Consul General Shanklin and 6. J.
O'Connor, representative Of. the Amer
lean Red Cross, went to. Mexico CITY
on June 30 from Pachuca. 'talsfng with
them light freight, but leaving lioGvisf
articles behind"
Wilson in Close Touch.
There was no direct word.today FROM
Mexico City. The texts OF reports tell
Ing OF chaos and rioting that .mennced
foreigners will not.be made public IN
til after President Wilson has had an
opportunity to thoroughly review them.
All important information corning ts
the state department regarding Mexico
president at Cornish. N. H..
Secretary Tumulty communicated
early with Secretary Lansing and for
warded all the state department ad-
vices to the president.
1t was said at the state department
that while plans for sending supplies
Into Mexico City through neutral
agencies were under consideration,
they had not assumed very definite
FORM
Efforts to induce General C.arsanza
to permit sending supplies to the cap.
ital from Vera Cruz are to be made,
1t is declared.
A telegram reaching the state lie.
partment today and forwarded to the
Red Cross here, said:
Just informed that Consul General
Shanklin, Joseph w. Rowe, his secre-
q ~. ,. SoHiloI, VI LIlS INGu STOSS
and c. B. Wood. secretary, left Gen
eral Gonzales headquarters this
Thursday afternoon for Mexico
City"
Fighting Continues.
Hospitals in Mexico City are prac-
tically without surgical supplies. and
the Red Cross delegation is taking In
bandages, chloroform and drugs In adj
vance of the supplies of foe which are
being held up until there Is some as
surance OF transportation into the
capital.
While it appeared today that the Ia
| pata forces still were in control OF the
capital, fighting continued in the out
skirts of the city against the reinforced
columns of Gen. Pablo Gonzales, tho
Carranza commander.
The political situation in Mexico, 1T
is generally believed, Is dependent on
the course of military operations. Con-
tinued success by the Zapata forces in
resisting the entry of Carranza's troops
into the capital has d~eadlocked oper-
ations in the south.
Railroad and Geographic oomnuni-
cation between the coast and the
Yaqui valley were Uninterrupted. Ad-
miral Howard reported today to the
navy department., and quiet prevails
In the valley, where Indian outbreaks
against Americans and other foreign
settlers W. occurred. Apparently
steps taken by Governor Maytorena,
the Villa commander of the state, have
completely checked the Indians.