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Show PEOPLE OF MEXICAN CAPIIALSTARIG GENERAL OBREGON REFUSES TO PERMIT MEMBERS OF FOREIGN COLONY TO SUCCOR NEEDY. Many Merchants Imprisoned and People Peo-ple Are Living in Terror of Another An-other Evacuation With Attendant Attend-ant Looting and Pillage. Washington. It has been learned here that the people of Mexico City are on the verge of starvation. General Gen-eral Obregon, the Carranza comman-dtr, comman-dtr, refuses to permit an international relief committee composed of wealthy members of the foreign colony to succor suc-cor the needy. "Mexico needs no foreign aid." the general is reported to have said. All merchants who closed their stores have been ordered to reopen under threat of punishment. Three hundred of team, all Mexicans, have been imprisoned. The people of the city are living in terror of another evacuation, since Obregon has announced an-nounced that he will not prevent looting loot-ing or pillaging for food or money. The Brazilian, British, Spanish and Italian ambassadors called separately at the state department on Friday, bringing pessimistic reports of the situation, sit-uation, which corresponded to reports re-ports already received by the American Ameri-can government. The foreign diplomats diplo-mats suggested no solution. Secretary Bryan announced that he had sent an urgent telegram to American Amer-ican Consul Silliman with instructions to lay the situation earnestly before General Carranza, so that General Obregon Ob-regon might be directed to accept the proffered aid of the foreign residents. Freight service is suspended between Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Transportation Trans-portation facilities for relief purposes are being with held by General Obregon Ob-regon on the ground of military necessity. ne-cessity. Vi5i?V ' J X Mw&f " '-II fSvlC Vf I bo 'v GEN. SIR HENRY RUNDLE Gen. Sir Henry Macleod Rundle, who is in command of Great Britain's Fifth army corps, was born In 1865, and in his 30 years of military service has distinguished himself in many campaigns, After his name he may write K. C. B., G. C. V. C, K. C. M. G., C. M. G., and D. S. O. |