Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-17
MEXICO CITY IS IN
HANDS OF REBELS
General 0bregon Marches Into Cap
ital and Takes Peaceful Pos
session Of City.
GREETED BY CITIZENS CHEERS
Carransa, who VIII Assume Presi-
dency a. soon as he Arrives,
Expected with Main BODY
of Army To-day.

MEXICO CITY. Aug l6.-The national
capital tonight IL in the hands OF the
constitutionRlists. In accordance with a
prearranged plan. General Obregon
marched In with his army and took peace
ful possession of the city this afternoon.
The citizens greeted him and his soldiers
with cheers Tho evacuation by the fed
erals was completed today and constitu-
tionalist troops are now quartered In the
barracks which the government soldiers
recently occupied.
Tomorrow morning eight special trains
will leave for the front carrying a recep-
tion committee which will formally well
come General Carranza, first chief OF the
constitutlonalists. who win assume tho
presidency as soon as he enters the
capital.
with the resignation OF the military
governors Of the states OF Chiapas, Vera
Cruz Tabasco, Campecho and Yucatan,
the last vestige OF the old regime will
disappear.
city Decorated.
The city everywhere was decorated to-
, day for the occasion. For the first time
in many months American flags flew be
side the Mexican colors. with a view OF
preventing any disturbance. General
Obregon caused TO be posted throughout
the city decree threatening the imme-
diate execution OF any officer or enlisted
man who disturbed public order Crowds
early packed the streets along which the
constitutionallst troops would pass After
six hours OF waiting the people were re-
warded by seeing the front ranks of the
| main force OF General Obregon's army
swing into the Plaza De la Reforma and
commence the march towards the ma
tional palace.
AS the cavalry, artillery and infantry
passed, the crowds cheered the men all
OF whom bore the marks of hard cam
paigning. Balconies. roofs and sldewalks
were densely crowded from Chapultepec
castle to the national palace, a distance
of three miles and the reception given
tho incoming army was taken by the
leaders as an augury OF the support which
the people will give the new government.
GavaJry Regiment Leads.
The procession was headed by a
cavalry regiment In command of General
Francisco Robes which acted as an
escort to General Obregon and his staff.
Next came the headquarters band and an
infantry brigade under General Juan
Cabral. and the First regiment with ma
chine guns brought up the rear of the
first section. The second section was
headed by an infantry regiment under
Colonel Larreaga This was followed by
the First regiment of artillery and the
Seventeenth and Fifteenth Sonora bat
talions.
General obregon reviewed the troops
from the balcony Of the national palace
after which the soldiers were sent to the
barracks. The whole parade passed off
In orderly manner, being disturbed only
by the cheers for Csrranza and the con-
| stitutionalist cause.
Since early morning troops have lined
the histopc causeway from Tlalnepantla
to Veronical. II was along this foad
that Cortez fought the Aztecs nearly four
centuries ago.
Twelve trains carrying guns. munitions
and forage aided the army investment
II is expected that General Carranza with
the main body OF the army will enter
Mexico City some time tomorrow.