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Show IF! MEXICO CITY FIGHTING ON OUTSKIRTS OF CITY BETWEEN FOLLOWERS OF CARRANZA AND ZAPATA. Serious Consideration Being Given by United States Officials to Measures of Relief for Foreigners Whose Lives Are Endangered. Washington. Faced with unparalleled unparal-leled conditions of famine ,and anarchy an-archy in Mexico City, threatening the safety of foreigners, officials of the United States gave serious consideration considera-tion Thursday night to measures of relief. Dispatches by courier to Vera Cruz from the Brazilian minister at Mexico Mex-ico City were before Secretary Lansing Lans-ing here and President Wilson at Cornish, N. H., who may authorize an effort to obtain consent of General Carranza to send supplies into the old capital through neutral agencies. The influence of the diplomatic corps in Mexico is being counted on to provide pro-vide for the removal of foreigners from danger zones. "Only the opening of the railroad from Mexico City to Vera Cruz," said one of the Brazilian minister's messages, mes-sages, "can bring relief to the situation." situa-tion." The dispatches, the first the department depart-ment had received In nearly two weeks from the Mexican capital, revealed re-vealed that while the cable from the city was not cut, Carranza authorities refused to permit messages to pass. It Is understood inquiry will be made by the United States of General Carranza Car-ranza to learn the responsibility for the Btoppage of diplomatic communications. communi-cations. While it appeared that the Zapata forces still were in control of the capital, cap-ital, fighting continued In the outskirts of the city against the reinforced columns col-umns of General Pablo Gonzalez, the Carranza commander. The political situation in Mexico, it Is generally believed, is dependent upon the course of military operations. opera-tions. Continued success by the Zapata Za-pata forces in resisting the entry of Carranza's troops into the capital has deadlocked operations in the south, while in the vicinity of Aguas Calien-tes Calien-tes General Villa claims to have retaken re-taken Lagos and defeated General Hill, who succeeded General Obregon In active command of the Carranza forces. This report is contradicted by Carranza officials. |