The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
FAM|SHED PEOPLE
EAT DEAD HORSES,
GRASS AND WEEDS
Red Cross Reports Declare
Many Persons Actually Have
Perished of Hunger In
Mexico City.
HOPE FOR EARLY RELIEF
Gonzales Regains Control OF
City-Food Trains May En-
ter City Soon-Carranza
to Move Seat.
HOPE FOR EARLY RELIEF

Washington, Aug. 3.-Official confir-
nation of the reoccupation OF Mexico
City by C~arranza's army under Generai
Gonzales. reported to the state depart
ment today from American Consul Sill
Imam at Vera Cruz. A message to the
American Red Cross from Mexico CITY
says there lave been cases of death ana
collapse from starvation in the capital.
The Red Gross message received from
J. O'Connor, the society's relief agent
at Mexico City, Prices already are
prohibitive," it said. There is prac-
tically no corn in the city. Authentic
cases of death and collapse from star
walton. Some people are eating leaves,
grass, weeds, dead horses and mules.
carranza Shows Gains.
With official confirmation of the re-
occupation of Mexico City, General car
rama today cabled his agency mere a
detailed review of the military situa-
ton in Mexico to show the extent OF he
territory under domination of his forces.
General Obregon, he says, is IN pos
session of Zacataocas and Angus Cal
ientes and is repairing the railway lne
to reopen communication with Iamplco;
General Gonzales. now having occupled
Mexico City is to Immediately repair
the railroad to Queretaro and continue
pushing north General lturblde now
being in complete control of the state
y EOllld1od, L SCl oliHc SNS
Immediately start into Soronoa hither-
to one of the Villa s~trongholds. Com
munication between Manzanillo on the
Pacific and Guadalajara, the second
largest city in Mexico and Irapuata has
beer restored. ~Tamaulipas, Neuvo
Leon and the greater portion of Coahu.
lila are now in control of General
Trevino's troops and all the railways,
General Carranza says, are in m
order. Yucatan Campeche, Tobasco,
Chiapas n Vera Cruz are normal.
May Ask Recognition.
cabled, you will see the constitutions
list government controls the greater
part Of the country. 1t only expects
that it's course may not be interrupted
SO that it may accomplish a DEFINITE
work of peace and reconstruction or
the republic"
official advices to the United States
said General Carranza was expecting to
move the seat Of government from Vera
Cruz to Mexico City in August. Some
sort of a request for recognition is eX-
pected to follow Other advices today
abandoning Torreon and establishing
Headquarters at Chihuahua.
Gonzales Holds City.
Consul Silliman's message said Mex
leo City was occupied by the Gonzalez
forces Friday night ION urgent orders
of General Carranza," and added: "A
! severe fight occurred Friday afternoon
! at a point east of Guadalupe. Direc-
tor of the telegraph states telegraph
communication is expected by Sunday
afternoon at the latest. Communication
with Tula via Pachuca is being pushed
| n~orthWard.
Occupation Of Zacatecas by Obre-
CONS forces confirmed. 1t is stated
hat General Gonzales is going direct.
ly into Mexico City instead of linger-
ing as before, n 1t is expected that
communication will be restored at once.
1t also is expected that Carranza will
move his entire government to Mexico
City during August"
Arnold Shanklin. American consul
general at Mexico City, was due to ar
rive here today to confer with Score
tary Lansing regarding Mexican af-
fairs. He was recently recalled to
Washington following reports of a diff
ficulty he had with the Brazilian min
lister. who is looking after American
interests in Mexico.
Rush Relief Work.
Mr.. Shanklin was expected to throw
considerable light on the Mexican po-
litical situation as well as the food
situation at Mexico City, where it was
thought that immediate steps would be
taken by General Carranza, whose
forces are again in possession, to trans
port food by rail to the starving people.
1t was reported through Carranza
sources that heavily guarded trains
We're being prepared to leave Vera
Cruz with supplies to supplement food
being taken into the Mexican capital
by the army of occupation. The out
come of the efforts to send food into
Mexico City was being awaited today
by officials of the Washington govern
ment. with considerable interest. Much
depends, it vas said. upon he success
of this undertaking because Of the de-