Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-16
0BREC0N TAKES
FULL CONTROL
OF MEXICO CITY
After Evacuation of Federal
Soldiers, Victorious ConSti-
nationalist General Marches
Into Capital,

Mexico city. Aug. Is. The nation
al capital tonight Is IN the hands OF
the constitutionalists. In accordance
with a prearranged plan, General
Ohregon marched In with his army
and took peaceful possession of the
city this afternoon.
The citizens greeted him and his
soldiers with cheers. The evacuation
by the federals was completed today
and constitntionalist troops are now
CHARTERED In the barracks which the
government soldiers recently occu-
pied
Tomorrow morning eight special
trains will leave for the front carry.
ing q reception committee which VIII
formally welcome General Carranza.
fist chief of the constitutionalists,
who will assume the presidency az
soon as he enters the capital.
Old Regime Disappears.
With the resignation of the milf
tarv governors of the states OF Chla-
pas. Vera Cruz. Tabasco, Campeehe.
land Yueatan. the last vestiee of the
old regime will disappear. The city
everywhere was decorated today for
( the occasion. For the first time in
many months. American flags flew
beside the Mexican colors
I With view OF preventing any dis
turbance, General Obreson caused I"
, be posted through the city decree
Threatening the immediate execution
, of an officer or enlisted man VINO
disturbed public order
( Crowds early packed the streets
along which II had been announced
] the ccnstitutionalist troops would
! pass. After six hours of waiting the
people were rewarded 10y seeing the
! front ranks of the main force OF Ten
eral Obregon's army swinging INTO
the Plaza de In Reforma and com
mence the march towards the na-
/ tionaI palace.
Crowds Cheer Nictors.
As the cavalry. artillery and lnfan-
Z try passed. the crowds cheered the
men. all of whom bore the marks oil
lhard campaigning. Balconies, roofs
land sidewalks were densely crowded
from Chaputepec castle TO the ma
tiona palace distance OF thfee
miles and the reception given the
incoming army was taken nv the
/ leaders as an augury of the support
which the people will give the ne"
government
The procession was headed by q
3 cavalry regiment III ''liihiiiiN
Gen. Francisco Robles. which acted
as an escort to General Obregon ana
( his staff. Next came the headquarters
band. and an infantry brigade I'M
der Gen. Juan Cabral, and the FIRST
regiment with machine guns proush'
iup the rear of the first section.
Whole Parade Orderly.
The second section was headed ny
Ian infantry regiment under colonel
Larreaga. This was followed hv the
First regiment of artillery and the
Seventeenth and Fifteenth Sonora
battalions. General Obregon review.
ed the troops from the balcony 81
the national palace after which th'
soldiers We're sent 10 the barracks
The whole parade passed off IN an
orderly manner. being disturbed only
by the cheers for Carransa ana the
constitutionalist cause.
Since early morning troops nave
lined the historic causeWay from
Tlalnepantla to Veronica. 1t was
along this road that Cortez fought
the Aztecs nearly four centuries ago
Twelve trains, carrying guns mu-
nltions and forage, aided the army
Investment
1t is expected that General 0ar'
rama with the main body OF lhe
army will enter Mexico city some
time tomorrow