Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-03
Capital Recaptured By Carranza
Without Resistance. Leading
to Revival of Rumors of
Split In Nation.
OBREGON HAS WHIP HAND
Constituencies Chief Soon to
Re -establish Government In
Mexico City--Zapata
Army Evacuates.

Gen. Francisco Villa had been Sc
riously injured was received today
from Consul Siliman. Mr.. Silli-
man also sent word that General
Obregon, CarranZa leader. entered
Mexico City unresisted at 2 p. M.
yesterday with 5000 men. The
dispatch stated that order pre-
vailed.
When Mr.. Silliman sent his mes
sage no manifesto had been issued
or temporary form of government
a few Zapatista ad-
heIents We're captured while they
were eNacuating the city. and it
was reported that there was some
casualties. General Obregon had
sent forces out to occupy the sur
rounding suburban towns.
Mexico City. Jan. 30.-rhe capital to-
day is again in the hands of the forces
OF General CarranZa who, while acting
as the provisional president of the gov
eminent was forced to leave Mexico
City early in November. under the
threat OF the advancing troops of Cen
erals Villa and Zapata who disagreed
with his policies. The new authorities
have re-established order and Il gcner-
al feeling of confidence prevails.
General Villas reasons for abandon
ing the capital are not definitely
knoWn. I'm SOM quarters il was said
that he Was not DESTROYS of being
cooped up i'm the capital by General
O~bregon's troops. who has assumed a
ports had it that Villa was planning
a new republic with its seat of gov
nme i'm the north.
III mas been established that the
shooting which occurred in the main
plaza. before the national palace. when
Gel. Alvaro Obregon. at the head of
inc NarrsnZa forces. reached that place
Yesterday afternoon was lone by snip
elS who We're hidden on the roof of the
cathedral.
Carranza to Return.
Gen. Nenustiano Carranza, the first
cflei of the constitutionalists will. ao-
ording to Vera cruz advices return
7" the capital Immediately and it is
probable that he will re-establish his
government there i'm the near future.
This is the second time that General
I~drrthza has been in power i'm the Mex
scan capital. He first entered the place
ON August 20 last following the retire
ment of General Nictoriano Huerta,
having the entire constitutionalist force
AS his support.
For u time peace reisned and then an
old dispute between Carranza and Gen.
Francisco Villa. the chief military
leader of the coIstitntionalists w;s re
NlVed. Officially il was said that the
~dlfiicultN arose from questions of poi.
icy but the Carranza followers laid it
W III dileSeu dnlDlllOn OF VILLA to as
sumo the reins of government.
General Villa. as the dispute con.
tinued. finally issued an ultimatuml
that carranza must retire and IL con-
Nention OF all the revolutionary chiefs
was called to meet at Aeuas Calientes
on October 10 to decide upon the best
way for thu establishment of a govern
ment. The majority sentiment favored
ana CarranZa was asked to resign.
but he refused to give up control of
the government.
EARLY in November, the convention
proclaimed Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez pro-
Visional president of the republic and
Villa took steps to Install him in of
flee Villa began u march on the cap
ltal, but before he reached there Car
rama. seeing he was outnumbered. lef,
Mexico City, taking his forces towards
vera Cruz. which he occupied when
the Americans evacuated the place on
November %. Since then Gutierrez
himself has fled, owing 1T is said, 10
fear of villa. He was succeeded by
Rogue Gonzales Cara who left the cap
ital January % on The approach OF
General Obregon and the Carranza
forces. General Villa previously marched
to the north with his troops. Cara is
reported to be a prisoner of Zapata.
A telephone message that
the advance guard OF the Carranza
army is entering Guadalupe. a suburb
four miles north of the capital. The
forces of General Ia pata have reiterated
without fighting.
The main body of the invading army
is at Tuxiapan, seven miles south If
Mexico City.