The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-07-22
MEXICANS STARVING
RED CROSS TURNS $4,000
AWAY WITHOUT FOOD

fight over dead HORSE
Twenty People Struggle Over Car
cass-Two Thousand People Be
siege Slaughter House to Get Blood
Of Slain Misunderstanding and
LOoting Around Pueblo.
Department dispatches arrived in
Washington Monday from Nogales
confirm earlier reports of the victory
of Carranza troops over Villa forces
at Anavacachi, Sonora. The trium-
phant forces took possession of Can
anea.
American Consul Silliman reported
the arrival of large quantities of food
| at Vera Cruz and that wireless COM
muntcation between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City probably would be es-
tablished.
Famine conditions in the capital
are described by a Red Cross report
received Monday dated July l. II
says more than one hundred thou.
sand women on the previous day ap-
piled to the international committee
Tor food. Enough for only forty
thousand was available.
"Where formerly two hundred peo-
pie day went to the slaughter house
to get the blood that is saved and
| given away there are now two thou
sand daily besieging the gates.
Near there the other day twenty
people were seen struggling to get
pieces OF a dead horse.
Infants in arms are given food en-
tirely unsuited to them and that is
| causing disease among adults. The
resultant infant mortality conse-
quently is very high. Adulteration
of food is causing much stomach
trouble, according to physicians
Most of the misery already mani
fest, not to mention that which is to
| be heaped upon this land in the
weeks to come, makes the task of re-
lief almost hopeless. From interviews
with those who have been working
at the problem for weeks past, all
| of the relief that they cap. give is but
touch Of what needs to be given.
"One man vouched for as reputa-
| BILE and trustworthy, who has just re-
turned from the United States by way
| Of Ell Paso, Torreon and other points
to the north, reports a marked change
for the worse has taken place in the
| region through which he passed in
The last three weeks. He mentioned
| Aguascalientes as being in great dis
| tress.
'The acreage planted to corn and
| other grains this year in the great
grain producing states is limited. Es-
Inmates of this vary from ten to fifty
per cent. Of the normal
Arnold Shanklin, American consul
| general in Mexico City, is on his way
| to Washington under orders from the
state department to report on condi-
| tions. This was stated officially Mon.
day and incidentally it was admitted
that Mr.. Shanklin has been with.
drawn temporarily from duty in Mex
leo City to avoid continuation of fric-
tion with Senor Cardoza, the Bra
lillian minister there.
Last week Mr.. Shanklin went tc
the Mexican capital to carry on Red
Cross relief work. Some differences
as to methods developed between the
consul general and the Brazilian min
ister.
| They were not serious, but as Sen
or Cardoza has been for many months
| looking after American interests in a
manner so thorough and satisfactory
as to win the gratitude of the state
department officials they regarded II
as only proper to remove the cause OF
friction regardless OF the merits OF
the question.
A delayed dispatch from Pueblo
Mexico, dated ten days ago, says con.
ditions in the region between Vera
Cruz and Pueblo are greatly unsettled
and there has been much looting anC
destruction of property.
ION the Interoeeanic railroad al
stations have been destroyed between
Vera Cruz and Jalapa, sixty miles in
land. In one instance the station
agent and telegraph operator wer,
killed.
ION the British-owned broad
guage railroad the Zapata forces are
becoming bolder. There has beer
shooting in the outskirts of Orizabf
and Cordoba. Trains are delayed
and frequently passengers, including
Americans. are compelled to lie OF
the floors Of cars while bandits shoe
through the windows.
"In response to the protest of Johr
II. Silliman against continued de
struction OF foreign owned property
Carranza stationed a guard at tin,
large American owned sugar plan
tation at ProterO. Zapata troop
went to the plantation and hange.
the Cararnza men to a tree.
Although Mexico City has bee,
cut off from direct communication
with Pueblo for three weeks, cour
iers with newspaper dispatches ar
arriving intermittently. Sometime
the messages are seized by soldier
and destroyed, as both sides seem un
willing that news OF conditions Il
Mexico City become public.
Every city along the railroad ha
been isolated from the territory bacl
from the line. interruption OF tn
food supply, with the added btirdel
OF supporting, the invading troops
has caused increased suffering.
Reports from the state OF Oaxaca
which early m June declared its I'm
dependence Of the rest OF Mexico un