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VOL. XCVIO. 102.
WILMrtfGTOIN, ST C, FBIDY MOKKlKCf, JULY 2, 1915
WHOLE NUMBEE 39,248
ARMENIAN REFUSED TO
HAL T A T COMMAND OF
OFFICER OF SUBMARINE
Washington Officialr .Take
View That Torpei ljkg ... ;
was jusne( o
ADMILTY
-s-u - .
Report of Amba ov Paige
Does Not Stater t What
Extent Engaged.
Only Eleven Americans Lost
Their Lives.
Washington, July 1. -Official Infor
mation on which to base an accurate
Judgment of 'circumstances under
w hich the British ' steamer Armenian
w as destroyed with the loss of Ameri
can lives was lacking tonight and until
details are available Secretary Lansing
said the position of the United States
could not be determined r .
From news dispatches,.-however, and
a closer reading of official reports, offi
cials were inclined to the view:that as
"the" Armenian apparently refused to
h&lt at the command ojf" the German
submariae, according to international
law, the sinking of the vessel was. jus
tified even . though non-combatants
were on board..
There" was little tension over the in
cident in official quarters here after it
became known that the Armenian had
sought to evade capture. It was ad
mitted that if official reports bore out
press dispatches there" was no likeli-
. hood that any new cause of complaint
would be added to issues pending be-
twecn the United States and Germany.
-One or two officials suggested that
since Germany had given warning that
enemy ships would be torpedoed with
out warning, a merchantman carrying
contraband -inigliiJe justinedi in . at
tempting to .escape., ,
Under Admiralty Control.
The only fact of importance receiv
ed officially of the State Department
came in a report from Ambassador
Page, who said the British Admiralty
had informed him the Armenian was
-"engaged in rAdmiralty business." De
partment officials declared - the ques
tion of whether a ship so engaged
. should be treated by hostile vessels as
a ship of war or a defenseless mer
chantman was 'a close question of in
ternational law," and an opinion could
not 'be given until the extent of the
belligerent government's , control over
; the ship and crew was , definitely
known. " . -
'-. When "it. was suggested to" officials
-Athat if the. Armenian, were, a public
' ship' of war she . could not -have sailed
from;the United States without violat
ing neutrality it was pointed out that
there had been cases before the .Fed
eral courts in which this point arose
and it had been ruled that the charter
ing of a vessel by a foreign consul for
his government to transport munitions
of war or supplies loaded to . supply a
belligerent fleet at sea, however, the
United States has ruled that such ships
must be treated as ships of war'. ? " ,
The question of charter and belliger
ent control was overshadowed - by
press dispatches telling of - the desper
ate attempts of the Armenian to es
, cape and if official reports should bear
out these accounts, the incident, will
have little connection with- the Amer
ican negotiations with Germany over
submarine warfare.
SIGNALLED TO STOP
Captain Surrendered Ship Only After
Being Forced to Do So. .
London, July 1. Captain Trickey, of
the British steamer Armenian, in an
Interview today said he surrendered to
the German submarine only when his
ship was afire in three places, her en
gines were out of action and a ?bzen
of the. crew had been killed by shrap
nel fire. ; N "
Most of the members of the crew
.who perished, Captain Trickey saj.
fttere Americans. ' S,
"The submarine, as a signal for us
to stop," said Captain Trickey,' "first
put a couple of shots - over our. bows
when we were four miles off. I put my
stern to him and ran for It. -
"The submarine ' then began' to " Shell
us in earnest, the . shrapnel bursting
all around us, killing several of the
crew and knocking others overboard.
I. soon realized that the enemy was
gaining on ust but I did not propose
to surrender wljthout ' a struggle, - but
my steering gear was , soon hit and
placed out of commission. Then a shell
fell into the engine room and another
carried the Marconi house away; ? Still
another cut down the funnel and dis
abled the stakers. By this. time the ship
was afire in three places and 'I decided
to surrender. We had resisted the. en
emy for an hour, and 12 or 13 men lay
.dead on the deck. -
"The submarine commander, . then
forced me to clear ship and 'at -seven
minutes past eight the Armenian went
down, shattered by two' torpedoes.4
"T must say that the submarine com
mander showed us every fairness after
we had given . up, picking up' man'y of
. the crew, who because of a damaged
boat, had fallen into the water.'-'
London Evening papers today did not
print the fact that the Armenian "was
engaged in Admiralty .business.: - All
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GER
MANS KEEPING
ENGLAND PUZZLED
Invasion of Russia is Serious
Problem.
SUCCESS IN
GALLIPOLI
Britian Report Progrecun There Turk
ih Strong-hold of Kritiiia Captured
No Decisive Blow' in Arras
Section For Either Side. f
. '
London, July 1. The Austro-German
advance into Poland from Galicia tis
gaining momentum and England is
puzzled as to whether the German pur
pose is to make this the main effort or
to continue a. concentrated offensive to
force the Russians from the southeast
trip of Galicia.
"Whatever the ultimate object is,
fighting along the Gnila Lipa river has
not abated and Berlin not only records
progress here, but. also farther north
In the Arc around Lemberg and along
what has become the northern front,
between the Vistula and the Bug. j
.The Austro-German forces on this
front are estimated at -2,000,000 and
their progress has been rapid. They
have crossed the- forest fringing the
Tenew river and are not f ar from the
Zamorc fortress, 25 miles north of the
Galician frontier. .. . I
. Only, a hundred miles to the north
is the great Russian base Brest-Lit-"1
oysk, linked with Warsaw by several
railways and lying almost due east of
the Polish capital. .
.The department of the Galician cam
paign has created a situation entirely
unexpected by the Allies.
Unmrian " Invaston Seringa; : -4
A few months, ago the. Russians were
at the Carpathian passes and in the
spring confident predictions were made
in England and Prance that Hungary
soon- would be . overrun. The British
press has been optimistic for weeks
that the Russians would trun but ! it
now frankly concedes that the inva
sion of Russia is serious. The papers,
however, put fafth in Russia's cam
paign for the production of more mu
nitions. The Arras section maintains its rep
utation as the storm center of the west,
but! although losses are piling up daily,
neither side delivers a decisive blow:
An Athens dispatch tonight says the
Allies have taken the Turkish strong
hold of Krithia, on the Gallipoli penin
sula, to the. western edge of which
General Ian Hamilton's "report f yes
terday carried his forces.
Gratification over the British prog
ress in Galipoli is hardly more pro
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THREATENED PRESIDENT
WITH "POLITICAL CRIME"
Rudolph Malik, Austrian Sales
man, is Arrested. 1
Malik Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
and Held .in- Default of Bond
Demanded Indemnity of
Government.
New York, July " 1. The Federal
Grand jury today indicted Rudolph Ma
lik an Austrian salesman, arrested
here last night, charging that in a let
ter mailed June 23 to President Wil
son he threatened the President with
a "political crime" should the Presi
dent refuse to pay him $300. . The
money, it was charged, was demanded
as nt indemnity for Malik's inability
to return to his family In Austria.
Malik has been in the country only
11 months, it is said. The letter was
dated' June 22 and was mailed in this
city. It was written in German, sign
ed "Rud. Malik" and gave as the writ
er's address the house on the east side
where Malik was arrested. The let
ter said in part: j
"My finances are exhausted and I am
here without any help. The Austrian
consul will not help me ascie-is in duty
bound to do, because his government
has called for this horrible war. The
United States is also guilty of my mis
fortune.1 Through the delivery of war
material to the Allies you are pro
longing the war indefinitely. J
"I therefore, have the right to de
mand indemnity from your government.
This amounts to a sum of 300 which
you will send, to my address within a
week at latest. Should this amount,
however, not be placed within the time
I will without further ceremony, com
mit a political crime, for it is abso
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MSUSE AMERICAN
FLAG IS ALLEGED
Several Cases Reported
Against British Ship.
GAINING INFORMATION
British Charged Vlth Using Emblem
to Escape German - Submarines.
Would Place American Ves
sels in Danger.
Washington, July 1. The United
States is nonduetiner searching inves-
tigation into several cases in which it
has been reported officially that British
ships flew the American flag apparent
ly to escape German submarines.
Reports have been received from
Ambassador Gerard in Berlin, and
through American consular sources in
Great Britain with affidavits tending
to show alleged misuse of the flag.
The use is regarded sol important to
the 'safety of the ships really entitled
to fly the American flag that a note
may be sent soon to Great Britain re
newing representations previously
made.
Some of the affidavits state that, iri
certain cases,' the British admiralty's
agents have advised masters of vessels
to use the American flag.
The" : United States will not act until
it has received complete information,
but in view of the emphasis which is
laid In Berlin on the dangers, of such
a practice, Ambassador Gerard's in
formation on specific' cases as obtained
from the German government is being
carefully investigated.
American Vessels Endangered.
Germany in her proclamation of a
war zone announced that in view of
the misuse of neutral flags it would
not always be possible to distinguish
between craft entitled to fly neutral
emblems' and ships of belligerent na
tionality. Use by the Lusitania of the
American flag while crossing the Irish
sea to Liverpool, was dealt with in the
American note to Great Britain dated
February 6. It pointed out "the ser
ious consequences which may result to
American Vessels and American citi
zens if the -practice Is continued."
This note concluded:
vThe- government of the United
States,' therefore, trusts, that his maJ-
esty' goverihiir-'wlir do all in1 their
power- to restrain vessels of British
nationality from the deceptive use of
the flag of the ."United States in the
sea area defined in the German decla
ration since such practice would great
ly endanger the vessels of a friendly
power navigating those waters and
would even seem to impose on the gov
ernment of Great Britain a measure of
responsibility-for th.e loss of American
lives and Vessels in case of an attack
by a German naval force."
The British government replied that
inasmuch as Great Britain always had
permitted other countries to make use
of the British flag in time of war, it
would be "contrary to fair expecta
tion", to begrudge the British ships the
liberty to take similar action now, but
added that the British government "had
no intention of advising merchant ship
ping to use foreign, flags. as a general
practice or to resort to them other
wise than for escaping capture and
destruction."
GIVEN DEATH PENALTY
George Joseph Smith Still
Claims Innocence.
Robbed Three Women He Had Married,
Then Murdered Them to Collect
Insurance Much Evidence
Circumstantial.
London, June 1. A verdict of guilty
was brought in today by the Jury which
tried George Joseph Smith for the mur
der of three of his wives. It had been
alleged by the crown that Smith hadJ
killed his wives while they were in
their baths and had collected insur
ance money on theie lives. - Smith was
sentenced to death.
It took the jurv 22 minutes to find a
verdict. Asked if he had anything to
say before sentence was passed, the
prisoner, who at first seemed dazed,
finally said:
"I can only say I am not guilty."
He stared blankly at the judge as
he assumed the blackcap but bore the
pronouncement of sentence grimly. He
walked firmly to ljis cell.
Addressing the prisoner the judge
remarked . that he entirely concurred
in the verdict.
- After passing sentence the judge re
marked that the jury might .be inter
ested to know that there was evidence
which had not been presented in court
that the prisoner had gone through the
ceremony of .marriage with two other
women, both of whom he had robbed
of considerable suni of money.
"You will hang me before you're
done, My Lord," was Smith's excited
outburst while Justice Scrutton was
summing upthe case to the.jury.'You
cannot hang me for murder; I've done
no murder. This Is a disgrace to a
Christian country-"
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FOR
MURD
ERING WIVES
ANOTHER HEARING
ON THE LDSITANIA
Principally to Clear Up Testi
mony as o Boats.
IN LONDON YESTERDAY
Witness Becomes Indignant When
Baron Mersey Tells Him His Tes
timony Conflict Capt. Turner
Says No Troop Aboard.
London, July 1. To clear up certain
points in the . Lusitania case. Baron
Mersey held another public hearing
here today. " . ,
Professor Marchal, of Kingston, On
tario, caused a diversion "by complain
ing of the treatment accorded rescued
passengers by the Cunard company. He
declared the survivors had the. great
est difficulty in obtaining dry clothes,
foods, accommodations or transporta
tion. Prof. Marchal also said the second
explosion on the . ship resembled the
sound which will be caused by am
munition "like a Maxim gun." He also
charged the company with indifference
to the passengers carrying a danger
ous cargo and criticised the manner of
conducting rescue work.
Counsel for the Cunard Line then
read a letter written by Prof. Marchal
to the company after the disaster in
which the writer asked that cash be ad
vanced on his lost, baggage or he would
give evidence "not to the credit of the
company or the admiralty."
"Doesn't that Imply you wanted
money to keep your mouth closed?"
asked Baron Merseyl
The witness explained he meant he
would bring a separate action unless
he was paid. He denied that he re
mained silent at the previous inquiry
for that reasonr
"I don't believe you," declared Lord
Mersey. .
Witness Indignant.
The witness .expressed Indignation at
such an interpretation of the letter
and left the stand in high enger.
One of the oSjects of re-opening the
inquiry was to- review the testimony
relative to collapsible boats. The evi
dence regarding these boats was large
ly technical.. Lord Mersey said he de
sired to know whether the grips and
lashings were ldo'si"'the .evidence re
garding which - was contradictory. An
expert stated that if the lashings had
been loose the boats would have floated
from the deck when the vessel sank.
Chief Carpenter Robinson testified
that he himself had removed the lash
ings on eight life boats and saw that
the remainder was being attended to
by stewards. He believed all the boats
floated after the ship sank.
Captain Turner of the Lusitania was
called and asked whether there were
Canadian or other troops aboard. He
replied-.5
"NOne whatever."
A board of trade expert testified that
a distance' of 150 feet with two bulk
heads,Wseparated the' hold where the
empty shell cases were stowed and
the nearest points struok by the tor
pedo. That ended the inquiry.
THREE MORES MIDSHIPMEN
ARE MADE DEFENDANTS.
Now Total of Twenty-six Before Navy
Court of Inquiry.
Annapolis, Md., July 1. Three more
midshipmen today were made defend
ants before the court of inquiry inves
tigating the examinations scandal at
the Naval, Aca"(my. They are C. F.
Holden and J. fH. Keege, of the pres
ent second; 61ass, and T. R. Denny, .of
the present third class. This increas
es the number of defendants, origi
nally seven, to 26.
Chaplin E. Evans, of the second
classi testified today that Midshipman
Moss had given him a sheet that af
terward appeared to be an examina
tion taken by his class. . He thought
it was an old examination paper or
some kind of "dope sheeet'", he said,
"and did not regard it seriously."
CHICAGO MANUFACTURERS AND
DEALERS CLOSE UP SHOPS
Endeavor, to End Strike of Union Car
penters 200,000 Ont of Work,
Chicago, July l.--Manufacturers and
dealers in building materials today en
deavored to end the strike of 16,000
Union carpenter by shutting up shop.
James Fryer', president of the Build
ers Commercial Agency, estimated that
200,000 men n - Chicago . would be
thrown out of work by the lockout. He
added that 300,000 meit employed In
miles in Illinois outside of. Chicago and
in Wisconsin and in Indianapolis would
be affected as the outside mills dis
posed of most of their output to Chica
go contractors.
H"I"I"I"H 4. I"I"M"I"I"I
GERMANY'S REPLY BEING
REVIEWED BY EMPEROR
Berlin, July 1 (fPia London).
The German, reply; to the Amer-
lean note on subrharine warfare
is in the hands of Emperor Wil-
liam at army headquarters. The .
Emperors' decision is expected in
time fqr the note to be presented .
to American Ambassador Gerard
probably July 5 or 6. High offi-
cials are trying to bring about a
friendly settlement with Ameri-
ca and .; appear anxious v to
make proposals as acceptable as
possible. Thes officials,, how-
G ever, have to reckon with strong
t. 'public opinion whichTuHdoubtedly
will oppose - anything savoring
of complete acquiescence in the
American proposals. The public
J opinion is being skilfully exploit-
ed by those -who oppose all con-
cessions. ' -rV
Friends of a . settlement are
working with considerable dif f i-
ciilty and the q09 probably will
represent a 'compromise 'not. in
J accordance with their desires.
T-1-T..T..TMr.A 1L 4.
EDITORS ENDORSE
t
POLIGY OF WILSON
Associations of Two Carolina
V
in Joint Session.
COWAN IS PRESIDENT
Wilmington Man Heads IV. C. Press As
sociation' Movement Launched
for Monument to Caldwell.
Joyner Speaks.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Montreat, N. C, July 1. The North
Carolina Press Association and the
South Carolina Press , Association met
in joint session here ,today for the first
time in about thirty years, and the two
organizations featured an interesting
day with a rousing endorsement of the
European policy of President Wilson
and pledged him whole-hearted sup
port and the upholding of his hands to
the finish in this cruciable period in
the country's history.
A movement for the erection of a
monument in memory of the late Jos.
P. Caldwell, of the Charlotte Observer,
was endorsed and the newly elected
president, James H. Cowan, was in
structed to name a committee to take
the matter in charge.
A number of fine addresses were de
livered today, including a strong ef
fort by Dr. J. .Y. Joyner, for the ad
vancement of education, especially the
establishment of "moonlight schools."
Tonight the newly elected officers
were installed and the 1915 conven
tion then adjourned.
The North Carolina association
unanimously elected Editor James H.
Cowan, of the Wilmington Dispatch,
president. Other officers elected were
Edward E. BrittoTT; of the Raleigh News
and Observer, first vice president; San
ford Martin, of the Winston-Salem
Journal, second vice president; W. B.
Harker. of the Maxton Scottish Chief,
third vice president; J. B. Sherrill, of
the Concord Tribune, secretary and
treasurer 1 (re-elected).; oet, William
Laurie HH1, Presbyterian Standard;
orator, Isaac London, Siler City Grit;
historian, W. B. Thompson, Chapel
Hill News. The old executive com
mittee was re-elected.
i' The , South Carolina editors reached
the scene on a special trairi at 1 o'clock
being met at the depot by a special
committee, composed of - E. E. Brixton,
H. B. Varner, Isaac London and James
H .Cowan, and were escorted in pomp
to the convention hall.,
Tomorrow the editors will spend the
day taking a railroad trip -to Mount
Mitchell. Saturday a barbecue and pic
nic will be tendered the editorial party
by the citizens of Black Mountain.
The convention assembled at 9:30
this morning and the following pro
gramme of interesting exercises, ad
dresses, papers, etc., gave the editors
a very busy day:
"Advantages and Disadvantages of
the Clubbrg System,", H. C. Martin,
of the LenOir News.
"The Best Methods of Securing Cir
culation,"! F. Beasley, of the Monroe
Journal.
"Extension Activities in Our Uni-
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Atlanta District Reports Stea
dy and Sound Improvement.
Federal Reserve Agents Throughout
Country Report to Federal Re
serve Board Some Cotton
Mills "Making Money."
Washington, July 1. Information
about business conditions throughout
the country in June, as reported by
Federal Reserve agents, was -made
public tonight by the Federal Reserve
Board.
Richmond reported retail trade quiet.
Some of the cotton mills, the agent
said, claim to be making money but
"it is probable that most of them are
satisfied with nominal profits."
A steady and sound improvement in
the economic situation with conserva
tism as the dominant feature was an
nounced from the. Atlanta district.
From Boston came the news that
weather conditions and a "wave of
economy which is affecting all class
es," probably had been important fac
tors in the general business situation.
FrOm New York bankers throughout
the state" were quoted as representing
that crops in general had a good start
and that increased activity and better,
employment for labor in many indus
iles were : shown. J
Business In jthe Philadelphia district
was reported still below normal.
Cleveland reported business in some
large", industrial plants with special
lines as booming with general business
"only 'fair." ,
Chicago reported a steady, but slow
progress in business, with labor troub
les still t in the building trades and dis
tributors. ,
St. Louis reported that the output of
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BUSINESS CONDITIONS
III COUNTRY REVIEWED
CONDITIONS OF FAMINE
AND ANARCHY WITHOUT
A PARALLEL IN MEXICO
HUERTA WANTED
III
CHIHUAHUA STATE
Request for Extradition Made
to Texas Governor.
MORE COMPLICATION
Extradition Question Hardly to be De
clined as Long M.Former Dictator
'! Is Wanted in America Car
s. ransa Wants Him.
Washington, July 1. Formal request
for the extradition of General Vlctorl-
ano Huerta on various criminal charg
es has been presented to Governor Fer
guson, of Texas, by the Villa governor
of Chihuahua state.
This latest complication in the sta
tus of the former Mexican dictator,
new facing prosecution at; El Paso for
alleged violation of American neutral
ity laws, was brought to the attention
of the lAederal Government todasr
Governor Ferguson, who forwarded
the Villa governor's request to the
State Department.
Secretary Lansing referred the mat
ter to Solicitor Johnson for consider
ation. As long as Huerta is wanted
by the Department of Justice, the
charges preferred by Federal agents
will - take precedence, and until they
are disposed of it is hot expected that
the extradition question will be de
cided. Both the Villa and Carranza factions
charge that Huerta was implicated in
the murder of President -Madero and
Vice President Suarez,, which followed
the . overthrow of the Madero adminis
tration and Huerta's : assumption of
power.
Inasmuch as the Mexico-American
extradition treaty' provides that requi
sition shalF- hot - be granted -for politi
cal offenses, there have been no cases
which citizens of prominence in either
country have ever been surrendered
even when charged with, civil crimes.
The , request for extradition usually
has been followed, however, by pro
visional arrest for 40 days while evi
dence was being forwarded.
It was thought in some quarters to
night that in event of dismissal of
the pending American' charges Huerta
might be re-arrested and held at least
pending investigation. Bail frequent
ly has been refused in such cases in the
past and prisoners often have been
held indefinitely awaiting .the collec
tion': of evidence. '
The treaty between the United States
and Mexico concluded in 1899, gives the
right to governors of frontier states
in thej two countries to t)ake up extra
dition questions directly. An effort
once was made to extradite General
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THAW DECIDES TO
BE
FOB-STATE
Is Reluctant to Testify Against
Husband.
Documentary Evidence Rend at Yes
terday's Session of Court State
Witnesses Probably Today.
Slaton In. Court Room.
o
New York, July 1. Although news
was received here today from Malone,
N. Y., that Evelyn Nesblt ThaW has
announced that she would decline to
obey the subpoena summoning her to
New York to testify as a state witness
at the trial- to test the sanity of her
husband, Harry K. Thaw, information
considered authentic reached the dep
uty attorney general's office today that
she had reluctantly decided to submit
to the ordeal.
Accordingly plans to -compel her at
tendance were abandoned! She Is ex
pected to be here to take the stand on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Thaw, who is camping at Cha-teau-at-Lake
near Malone, is said to
be in poor health and her reluctance
to testify was based on the fear, it was
reported, that she might be unable to
stand the strain of cross examination.
Today's session of the trial was oc
cupied entirely with the reading of
documentary evidence, consisting of
testimony bearing on Thaw's saaity
given at previous proceedings. The
reading of this testimony, State's at
torneys thought, would be completed
in time to call their first witness some
time tomorrow. -
Slaton Hears Proceedings.
Former Governor John M. Slaton, of
Georgia, who recently commuted the
death sentence of-Leo M. Frank to life
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United States Giving Serious
Consideration to Relief
Measures.
CITY AS YET UNTAKEN
Only Opening of Railroad Can
Bring Relief , Says Bra-
zilian Minister
Fighting Around Capital and
Elsewhere Serious.
Washington, July 1. With unparal
elled conditions of famine and anarhy
in Mexico City threatening the safety
of foreigners, officials of the United.
States were giving serious considera
tion tonight to relief measures.
Long distance dispatches by courier
to Vera Cruz from the Brazilian min
ister at MexicoCity were before Sec
retary Lansing nere and President Wil
son at Cornish, N. H., who may au
thorize an effort to obtain the consent
of General Carranza to send supplies
into the old capital through nueutral
agencies. The diplomatic corps in.
Mexico City is counted on to provide
for the removal of foreigners from the
fighting zone.
"Only the opening of the railroad
from Mexico City Jo Vena Cruz," said
one of the Brazilian minister's mes
sages, "can bring relief to. the situa
tion." The despatches, the first the depart
ment had received in nearly two weeka
from the Mexican capital, said that,
while the cable from the city is not
cut, Carranza authorities refuse to per
mit messages to pass. It is understood
the United States will require of Car
ranza to learn the responsibility for
stoppage of diplomatic communications.
While it appeared today that the. Za
pata forces stilly controlled the capital,',
fighti'iig was continuing in' the-' out-"
skirts. '
The political, situation in Mexico, it
generally is believed, depends on- the
course" of military operations. Con
tinued Zapata successes 'in resisting
the entry of Carranza's troops into the
capital ' has deadlocked operations in
the South, while in the vicinity of
Aguas Calientes General Villa claims
to have re-taken Lagos and defeated
General -Hill, who succeeded Obregon
in active command of the Carranza
forces. Carranza officials, however, de
clare their troops are having contin-
uous successes.
"Efforts to restore peace wait to some
extent upon the return here of PresI-.
dent Wilson, although the outcome oi
the military situation in the next few
weeks will, have an important bear
ing on the problem.
--Many Villa leaders are In Washing
ton' and their group will be augmented
by the early arrlvaP of Miguel Dlai;
Lpmbardo, Villa's foreign minister.
General Felipe Angeles, another Villa
leader, will participate in conferences
to be held here.
CARRANZA ARMY CHECKED.
Zapata Forces Defending Mexico Cifcy -Food
Shortage Serious. . V.
Mexico City, June 27 (by Wireless
telegraphy via steamship City of Mex- X
ico, to New .Orleans, July Repeated
attempts by the Carranza army direct
ed by General Pablo Gonzalez to cap
ture Mexico City, have failed so far,
and the forces under Generals Zapata
and Gonzalez Garcia claim to have had
the advantage in the fighting.
The Carranza army penetrated to tha
city but was driven back and the Za
pa.ta forces say. that , the constitution
alists have received, a definite check.
Looting is feared, by the merchants
should . the Carranza forces capture
the city. All business establishments
have been barricaded.
The members of the diplomatic coips
are meeting daily in an endeavor' to
protect the lives of foreigners.
The shortage of food is becoming
serious. Forty thousand poor were in
line in front of the international relief
offices today.
- The convention government archives
and treasury funds have been removed
to Cuernavaca, 40 miles south of the
capital. A .train is being held in readi
ness to take the officials of the govern
ment to the southern town should the
constitutionalists . enter the Federal
district., ...... -
REPORT FROM PUEBLO.
Citizens of Mexico City Oppose Return
of Constitutionalists.
Pueblo, Mexico, June 24, via Havana,
July 1.- Fighting for possession of
Mexico City, by the forces of General
Carranza and General Zapata has been
in progress for eight days.
Reports received in Pueblo indicate
that General Gonzalez at the head of
the constitutionalist army of 30,000,
which marched on the Federal capital
from Pueblo, "met with severe resist
ance by General ' Zapata's army and
armed citizens who barricaded the ap
proaches to the city.
The Carranza forces on June 20th
penetrated to Xochomllice, a suburb,
hoping to gain possession of the water
works, but they are reported to have
been driven back with heavy losses.
Suffering among the poor in the cap
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