Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-15
CARRANzA GIVES UP,
SURRENDERS WITH
300 MEN, NY HEARS
General Santiago Also Reported ir
Unofficial Dispatch 70 Have
Thrown Down Arms.
OBREGON REPORTS HE HAD
FOUGHT FREE OF REB TRAP
BY Assocla'od Press % Every Evrninz

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New York. May l5.-Generai CaTauz
and 300 men haYe surrendered - the
forces surrounding them IN the Mexican
mountains, according 10 word received
here today by war of Sozales.
This information was gwen OFT ~
Manuel de Ia Penal, self styled Cc-nncT
cial Attache. ia this city Of the new liberal
Mexican government. lie said he bad
received hig information rom Alfonso
Almada, of the Mexican bureau u .n-
formation at Nogales.
General Santiago also surrendered win
General Cagranza, according ~ word
received by De Ia Pcna.
Troo,s under command of General
Flores are 10 pOsEesson d the port n
MazatIan on the West Coast, according
70 the same source 81 information.
Washington, May l5-Csranza's es-
cape from the revolutionary forrs Uhich
attacked his troops near .Esparanzs wao
reported to-day by Gen. Obregon.
In message u revolutionary agent
on the border which was forwarded here
Obregon said the deposea President rad
succeeded in breaking through The rev
olutionary lines and accompanied by
small Escort, was moving southw2rd int1
the mountains.
Vera Cruz May l5-Prezident Car
rama. who. with loyal followers has bern
fighting grim battle against revolution
ary forces near san Marcos for the lssr
FIVE days has escaped capture, - leasr
Temporarily, according n dispatches from
the battle zone.
Accompanied by / on 81 his men
The President has broken through the in-
slrzent lines near Chalchicomula, aoou-
so miles east II Pueblo and i believed rl
be In the mountainous country between
P,lebla and Oaxaca. He left behind h1n
force ~ government soldiers which
still fighting in an effort n delay pursuit o
the fugitive chief executive
TROOPS FACE STRONGER FORCES.
Generals Higinio Aglilar and G'lade-
loupe Sanchez. a. the head e large unIt-
Of revolutionary troops, on Thursdzlv
were preparing for attack according - q
captain who arrived here yesterday from
the scene Of the fighting. Later dls-
patches seem 10 indicate that Carranza
feared this attack would De successful
and be decided TO slip through the en-
circiing ines of MS enemies, leaving
/ Generals Murguia and Urq;nzo n rnrrr
Z the onslaught Of the insurgents Z he -efug
in fight Carranza is SAID 20 have DESTROYED
trains still held BY his troops rCgethc-
with war material too heavy p carr
away.
Serious fighting has probably occ-reI
since Carranza left the battle zone.
dispatches say prisoners laYe -eF..
captured hv attacking forces.
cARaAyzA's MEN FIGHTrsG HARD.
Reports from Chelch,comula vesrercav
showed quite clearly that Carranza =
men were working their gav sOut least-
ward instead az remaining p their origin
positions north Of san Marcos. II w0uiN
seem this movement nay have been 8 parr
Of the President plan 81 hreaHIng out
of the trap that was closing 4ooUt MIN.
for it was on tins side 81 the battle zone
that Carranza led. Fighting was reported
about six miles from Cna4cnIcomCL4 whicn
meant an advance down the railroad C0-
ward this city OF about 3 miles n the last
few days.
General Sanchez threw his forces INTO
the struggle, Thursday afternoon. but was
repulsed after q hard struggle. General
Liberato Lara Torres. one of the chlei
Geutenants Of General Sanchez, was fatal
lv injured while leading has men sn :
hand-to-hanG combat. receiving a swor-
wound in the neck. He WAS taken ~
Orizaba, where he died Yesterday
TROOPS have PLENTY o. MUNITIONS.
Carranzas troops were vel supplied
WITH artillery snd machine guns. au.
revolutionary infantry and cavalry met IS
perfect harrage Of shells and bullets !,
they advanced 20 the attack. Two -
Carranza' trains were taken and bu-ne'A
bat government forces were able 20 stop
the advance and after four hours q iGn--
iug the insurgents retired. Heavy losses
we're inflicted On both sides during ~
combat, it IS reported n dispatches 70 i.
Dlctamen.
MORE wARsHIPs ARRIVE.
American transport Portland and the
British cruiser Cambrian arrived here ~
dsv
AdvIces from the battlefield are silent
As to the safety of ". g. Body, British
consul IN this city. and tw0 Americans
who are believed to have been with Pres
dent Carranza when the hsat.ag s'a-tol
early this week.