New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
CARRANzA NOW HEAD
 OF MEXICAN REPUBLIC
Agreement Signed By Which Fcdtr.
 dS VIII Surrender Aims.

>of Mexico as provisional president and mas named part of his cabinet in ac- cordance with an agreement signed With Gen. Iturbide yesterday.
 Gen. Carranza will enter Mexico City on Sunday evening.
 More than 1000 Carranzistas en- tered the city last evening to guard the legations and prepare for the en- try of the president. Many Ameri- cans are flying American flags over their houses and in doing so have re- ceived the approval of Gen. Iturbide, governor of the federal district.
 Signed at Tooloyucan.
 The agreement by which Gen. Car ranza becomes provisional president and the capital is surrendered was signed yesterday at {ooloyucan, twen- ty-five miles from Mexico City. :. Gems. Obregon and Blanco repre- sented Carranza and Senores Sofas and O. P. Blanco acted in behalf of Gov. Iturbide.
 Carranza as provisional president is to have the appointive authority to fill all the offices necessary to con- duct the government until the hold ing of a general election.
 UGH. OUICSOH IkuCCTS. =, Gen. Obregon was the first to enter Mexico City today. He had 5000 sol diers, who will police the city while the bulk of the constitutionalist army arrives.
 An agreement has been arranged between Gen. Carranza and the fed eral forces by which the federal sol diers evacuating the city shall dis tribute themselves in bodies of less than 5000 along the railway to Mex ico Puebla. They will wait at those places until representatives of Car ranza can go to receive their arms.
 Will Surrender Arms.
 The men in the distant garrisons will surrender their arms as they abandon their positions to constitu- zionalist soldiers arriving to relieve them. The federals now facing the Zapatistas in the suburban towns will be relieved in the same way.
 Carranza will enable the soldiers who are mustered out to reach their homes. The federal officers are to remain subject to the orders of Car ranza as president of the republic. The Mexican warships in the pacific will concentrate at Manzanillo. Those S6n the eastern coast have been di- rected to assemble at Puerto Mexico and await the orders of Carranza.
 Carranza's Cabinet.
 The new cabinet appointed by Car ranza follows:
 Isidro Fabela, minister of foreign affairs.
 Gen. Alvaro Obregon, minister of the interior.
 Gen. Eduardo Hay, minister of war.
 Alberto Pani, minister of communie cations.
 Alfredo Robles, governor of the federal district
 History of Revolt.
 The struggle of the constitutional ists to regain their power in Mexico began almost immediately after the eevolt of Felix Diaz against the reign of the Maderos proved successful. The revolt began in Mexico City on February 8, 1913.
 victoriano Huerta became com mander of the army. and after ten days of fighting Huerta caused the ar rest of President Madero. On Feb ruary IS, 1913, Huerta became pro- -visional president of Mexico and five days afterward Madero and Suarez were slain.
 State of Revolt.
 While Huerta quickly made him. self secure in Mexico city the greater part of northern Mexico was in @ state of revolt Within a week Gen. Carranza announced himself as a Icevolutionist and took the field at Coahuila. Within short time there was a clash between the rebel troops under Carranza and the Federal troops near Coahuila. The rebels were successful.
 The State of Sonora rose against Huerta and became the first strong hold of the Constitutionalists. Gen. Carranza fought to establish stable government for the State to provide schools and to afford opportunity for trade and agriculture.
 Troubles With wilson.
 Meantime Huerta was having his troubles with President Wilson. He Sought the recognition of this Gov ernment, but President Wilson re- fused it. On April 12, 1913, it was announced unofficially at Washing ton that the United States would not recognize Huerta or his Government. The President was reported to have referred to Huerta as murderer.
 In the few months that followed 'the Federals were forced to evacuate Empaleme and then were besieged at Guaymas. On April 20 Carranza was named supreme chief of the Consti- tutionalists. The next victory of the rebels was the capture of Durango on August 5. That city was made CarranZa's capital.
 Last November Gen. Villa, former bandit, began to display remarka h1e strength as military leader and strategist giving new vim to the rebel cause. He captured Juarez on No