Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
.CARRANzA TROOPS
TAKE MEXICO CITY
Capital Occupied by Gen.
Pablo Gonzales, U. S. Con-
suIar Officer Says.
NO DETAILS OF CAPTURE
CONTAINED IN MESSAGE
Advices Regarded As Probably
Correct, As Forces Earlier in Day
Threatened City.

| COrrecC, AS t0rceS Earller IN Lay
Threatened City.
| Gen. Pablo Gonzales has occupied
Mexico City. according to information
given by Carranza officials to American
consular officers at Vera Cruz last
night.
i No details were given in the message
which reached here late last night. but
the advices were regarded as probably
| correct. as the Carranza forces had
been reported earlier in the day as in
the outside districts of the cit yitself.
Whether any fighting took place in the
streets, or the Zapata forces had
evacuated was not stated
TeleEraphic communication with
Mexico City was still cut of yesterday.
And the State Depa rtment was without
information as to the situation within
the Zapata lines in Mexico City, or as
to the extent of the fighting taking
place.
Monclova's Fall Reported.
The fall of Monclova in the state of
| Coahuila was reported last night by
, the Carranza agency here. 1t was
stated that dispatches had been re-
ceived saying that the Villa defenders
of that place had been routed after a
sharp battle. An advance against
Piedras Negras was in progress. the
statement said. and there was a panic
having fled across the border into
Texas. 1t was said a Villa force Of
300 was captured at Barroteran.
In regard 20 the. food situation
adviser to Gen. Carranza. who is now
| in Vera Cruz. telegraphed to the Car
ranza agency here that after an in
vestigation he had sent to Secretary
! statement of facts and in the interest
| of truth.
AS to the Red Cross, the report Of Mr..
Douglas to Secretary Lansing says in
Vera Cruz there is mo disposition to
obstruct its work, but there is a feel
ing that it's work is not needed in the
city, however great its needs may be
elsewhere" In Vera Cruz demand for
labor exceeds the supply, he adds, and
wages are good.
Mr.. Douglas, rs now and has been for
some time selling foodstuhs at one
half the regular price to those able to
pay and making free distribution to
those unable to- pay" while number
of charitable organisations are helping.
AS soon as Mexico City is occupied
900 carloads of food will be taken into
the city by Gen. Gonzales, the report
states: He details the. quantities Of
corn. hour, oats. beans. sugar and other
for the relief Of the poor. and adds that
large supplies of grain in the states
OF Guanajuato and Queretaro are now
ready for use."
Decree Prohibiting Export.
'rThe constitutionalist government" :"
said Mr.. Douglas. March 4, 1915, is
sued a decree prohibiting the exporta-
tion from Mexico Of corn, wheat and
flour. and permitting by the same de-
cree the expectation Of beans, oats,
rice. sugar and peas only with the con-
sent of the minister of finance. and
June Is. 1915. supplementary DEGREES
were issued laying an embargo on all
foodstuffs. and at the same time re-
moving all duties on the importation
of such articles. and these DEGREES have
been strictly enforced. The govern
ment has never directly or indirectly
exported foodstuffs.
The constitutionalist government
has purchased for the relief Of the
poor. particularly in Mexico City, 5000
tons of corn in New York, 1000 sacks
of flour and 5000 bushels Of corn in
New Orleans. now en- route to Vera
Cruz, and a monthly order for 5000
sacks of -four is being placed Seven
thousand tons of corn and 1000 tons Of
wheat were purchased in the state Of
Michigan The government has on
Kilograms of sugar, 100000 Kilograms
of coffee. 20S,000 Kilograms of beans.
10000 Kilograms of -four, 100000 kilo-
grams of salt dried beef. A thousand
mead OF cattle are en- route from lie
isthmus."
The Carranza aeency- .+ ,b. a;
ton OF Gen. Carranza, it is said, made
public last night a cable communica-
ton signed by the Mexican leader de-
nying emphatically reports of famine
in the port of Vera Cruz.
Again Attack Angeles.
The Carranza agency in Washington
has been advised by a correspondent
in San Antonio. Tex. that many prom
inent Mexican politicians in Laredo
are now convinced that the true OBJ
ject of Gen. Angeles trip to the United
states is to acquaint himself with the
political intentions and plans now un-
der discussion by the reactionary ref
ugees in this country. They point out
that Angeles has become convinced Of
the impossibility of a military triumph
for the Villistas. and they say he is
seeking Il market place for his own
acknowledged military capabilities
The War Department received a tel
egram from County Judge H. S. Yates
OF Brownsville. Tex. asking that 1000
or 800 troops be sent there for pro-
lection against maurauders who had
stolen horses and terrorized Ameri-
cans. This message was repeated to
Mai. Gen. Funston. who telegraphed
there was sufficient protection. He
| said he had investigated and found
| that marauders had captured four
horses. but had caused no other dam
| age. There was nothing to identify
the thieves or indicate whether they
| had come from Mexico
Carranza's Army Defeated
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