The Mena weekly star., 1920-05-27
.CARRANzA KILLED
 BYUWNFOlLOWERS
Obregon Scores Cowardly Assassins for Death of Their Leader-Revolu- tionists in Mexico Eager to Show
 Innocence to United States.

Fl EdSo, rex, May 70. 0.-NenuSLlanO Carranza, president of Mexico and head of the seventy -second govern ment that country has had since 1921, was assassinated at 1 o'clock Friday morning by Col. Rodolfo Herrero and his soldiers at Taxcaltenango. Puebla, according to messages from Gen. AL varo Obregon dated Mexico City today.
 The message said
 Have just received the following message from Huauchinango, Puebla. , signed by Col. l.. Hernandez
 General Mariel advises me from Villa Juarez that the troops of the ex-federal officer, Rodolfo Herrero, killed President Carranza at 1 a. m, at place called Tlaxcaltenango. There were found six or seven more bodies of the men in Carranza's par ty. 1t is not stated who these men might be. 1 will wire details later. Rodolfo Herrero surrendered last March to General Mariel and had been an officer under General Palaez."
 carranzas Friends" Protest. General Obregon's message to Rob- erto Pesquiera, financial agent of the de facto government here, said:
 T am transmitting the following message received yesterday from Saxa:
 e" We are wiring today Gen Pablo Gonzalez the following:
 Early this morning, at the town of Tlaxcaltenango, the president of the republic, Venustiano Carranza, was | I a,.d1, al hated at the cry of Viva Obregon' by Col. Rodolfo Herrero, and his men, violating the hospitality that had been offered him by Herrero.
 ~The undersigned of this message protest, with all their energy, honor ] and loyalty, to the entire world for this new stain which has been thrown upon our country. After having com piled with our duty, which our honor as soldiers and friends of Carranza imposed on us, we are at your service and we only ask permission to allow us to take the body of our worthy chief to it's last dwelling place at the capital city, requesting you to order a special train for this purpose to Beristain. Respectfully, (signed) Generals Juan Barragan, F. De P. Mariel. Federico Montes, Marciano Gonzalez, Ignacio Bonillas, Lieut.. Col D. M. Fernandez, Col. F Lima and other officers
 ohregon's scathing Reply. T have answered the foregoing mes age as follows:
 Your wire to Gen. Pabla Gonzales. It is very strange that group of off cers who are vouching their loyalty and honor like yourselves and were accompany President Carranza with the unfaltering duty of protecting him should have allowed him to be assassi- hated without complying with your duty as it will be viewed by the people of the republic and the people of the world, that you should have shared his fate. More so when the whole na- tion is aware that you are the only ones responsible for the unfortunate happenings of the last few weeks and which had such regrettable finale in tine death of Venustiano Carranza. which found him abandoned by his closest friends who at the critical mo ment failed in their duty to protect him.
 On repeated occasions President Carranza was notified that every guar
 
 be willing to leave the danger zone, but he refused to accept this offer be- cause he undoubtedly considered 1t an undignified act of man of honor to save himself, leaving his companions in danger; this act of Carranza reveal ed the dignity and good fellowship which you failed to appreciate.
 Calls Them Cowards.
 There are signed to the message the names of thirty-two officers and one civilian, which is more than suffi- cient in number if they would have done their duty to have saved Mir. Carranza's life, if, as you state, he was assassinated
 T have the right to suppose that you ran away at the critical moment without having even made use of your arms, as none of you were wounded. If you had died defending the life of your chief and friend, who showered so many favors upon you, you would have been honored by public opinion and would be at rest with your con- science and would have escaped the shame of your cowardice.'
 (Signed) "A. Obregon."
 Body Taken to the Capital.
 The City of Mexicos May 22.-The body of Venustiano Carranza is due to arrive here this evening. The six other victims were buried at the scene of the battle.
 Permission has been granted rela- tives of the late president for the pri- vate interment of his body. These in- clude his daughters, Julia and Vir- ginia. the latter wife of Gen Candido Aguilar
 There still is uncertainty regarding Carranza's companions who were killed It is believed, however, they were Gen. Francisco Murguia, Gen. Francisco Urquizo. under-secretary of war and marine; Luis Cabrera, secre- tary of the treasury, and his brother, Alfonso Cabrera, governor of Puebla; Manuel Aguirre Berianga, secretary of the interior, and Gen. Pillar San chez
 A NUN FORETOLD HIS END.