El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-04
JUAREZ WORKS
To RE0RGANIZE

shared with the Ohregon government
The new government. according TO
assurances made by officials. viii
purge the city OF its worst vices.
regulate gambling and saloons, and
make I'D for revenue thus lost by In
creasing the cost OF the less vicious
amusements- Moreover. the prom
Use is made that many Improvements
viii be made. such as paving. the in
stallation Of better sanitary equip
ment and possibly the building OF a
stadium. that Juarez may become a
real International playground
When the revolution came there
was nothing but Joy In fact the Of
ficials feared excess JOY more than
malice. and fer this reason kept the
saloons closed Cavalry marched
through the streets by way OF dem
onstration and viVas were shouted
frequently from the sidewalks Il
was with some difficulty that Ameri-
cans got into Juarez and each Ameri-
can was warned he went at his own
risk Mexicans in Juarez were not
permitted to return to the United
States. Nobody, however, was in any
way molested-
". ". Carpenter. special deputy
collector OF customs, said Tuesday
there would be no change in customs
house activities
Washington Feels Relieved
Washington. D. C.. May 4.-Re,ief
was shown both In government cir
cles and by revolutionary agents
here today when il became known
that Juarez. where revolutionary
fighting always has been a potential
international danger. had been taken
by the revels without a fight
Until now the rebels have sue
ceeded in taking from Carranza al
most half his territory without a
battle. but military men here who
have watched the developments Of
the revolutionary assume a few stub
born contests are inevitable Mexican
agents here persist in their asser-
tons that further cases OF govern
ment declining battle viii hasten the
end OF their struggle
Information available here indi-
Gates that the two campaigns begun
by Carranza have been failures
His effort to attack the Sonora
troops from the state Of Chihuahua
has been brought 10 an end by the
detection Of every garrison in that
state and the expedition sent from
the south through the state Of Jalis-
co to check the southwark move
ments OF rebels through the states Of
Sonora, SinaIoa and Nayarit. has not
succeeded. largely because OF harras-
sing by small rebel groups
In the state Of Sinaloa there re-
NAMED a federal garrison at Mazat-
Ian, but too small, mil tary observers
say, TO assume the offens We and not
strong enough TO Withstand heavy
attack
Opens Road To TOrre0n-
The occupation Of Juarez makes It
possible, in the opinion OF American
to divert their Sonora forces TO the
route south from Chihuahua toward
Torreon-
Possession Of Torreon gives its
holder the advantage OF operating
eastward through the state OF Goa
hula to Saltillo and Monterey. q way
10 the south
Carranza's strength IN Coahuila,
his own state. appears almost unim-
paired, but in the adjoining state.
Nuevo LEI Andrew Almazan and
minor rebel leaders have made prog
ress south and west OF 1latamOros al
the south Of the Rio Grande-
Only Two Holes Left.
With rebels on the east and the
west, the only outlet 20 the American
border left the Mexican government
IS through Laredo and Eagle Pass
American officers do not believe
Carranza VIII be forced to surrender
or run for a considerable time. de-
spite progress made by the rebels.
The greatest Immediate danger that
official and unofficial observers here
professed TO see in the situation as
far as II affected CarranZa was thar
menacing him 10 the south The long
hook has now reached its barb al
most TO the gates OF the capital With
the exception Of shor break across I
the state Of Jalisco. II has curved
through the state Of Colima, Michoa-
can, Guerrero and Moreios.
a part Of the forces IN the state
81 Puebla have Joined the rebels. ad-
vices agree and rebels in the state
Of TlaZcala, between Mexico City and
Veracruz, have interrupted traffic
both over the Inter-O Oceanic and Mex
lean railways.
Secretary Daniels said today that
additional Warships would be sent 70
the east coast Of Mexico III they are
needed"