The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-17
Leaders Of Mexican Gov
eminent Forces Get Away
from the Revolutionists
GENERAL AGUILAR
JOINS CARRANZA
Latter Fled to Mountains
and Has Not Been
Located

| Vera Cruz, May II (Bt the Associ
| ated Press - General Candida Agiilsr
governor of the state of Vera Cruz
and son-in. law of President Carranza
who has been virtually prisoner oil
revolutionary forces near Orizaba for
the past week escaped last night. 1t
is believed he is trying to join Car.
rama, who fled into the mountains
near Chalehicomula on Friday, and
| who so far as known, has not as yet
been located. General Aguilar has 300
| followers with him.
Pursuit of Carranza is being vigor.
ously pushed by General Pedro Sanchez
and Iliginio Aguilsr. leaders OF the
revolutionary forces which fought a
battle with Carranza's army near Rim
conada last week. They have a superior
force of cavalry and are searching the
mountains General Medina left here
to-day over the Inter Oceanic railroad
to intercept Carranza if he attempts
to reach the state OF Vera Cruz.
Lark of food and water lowered the
morale Of Carranza's men so that their
defeat at the hands of the revolution
lists was comparatively easy task,
says dispatch from the Associated
Press correspondent in the battle zone
He has just been joined by a cores
pendent of the Fl Dictamen of this
city, who was with Carranza when he
fled from Mexico City on May and
witnessed much OF the fighting around
San Marcos and Rinconada.
When revolutionary troops swept
down on the capital Carranza decided
to fee, clinging to the idea that it was
necessary for him TO reach Vera Cruz
and establish his executive powers. His
trains carried ten thousand men and
large amount of war munitions, in
addition to his suite and governments
funds and archives. On May the Car
rama trains reached Apizaco, where
they were joined by troops commanded
by General Pillar Sanchez. They then
pushed on but soon the engineers re-
ported they could go no further be
cause the locomotives were out of wa
ter
The troops detrained and pushed on
down the road, defeating force Of
reyolutonists which tried to check
their advance After the track had
been cut behind it. means was found
TO take the presidential train further
toward Vera Cruz. and on May III it
reached San Marcos. Rinconada was
reached the next day. sand there a bat
tie was fought against troops com
manded by General Mireles, which were
by the heavier columns com
msnded by Carranza.
Up TO this time no word of. the re-
volt of General Guadelope Sanchez, rev
dictionary leader in this state. had !
reached Carrauza. but on May 10 this !
news was received Later when the |
town of Agibes was reached, Csrrau |
"a men found the rails cut. No wa
ter could be secured and the morale Of /
The soldiers seemed to break, large |
numbers deserving.
On The afternoon of May -. General
Sanchez made a violent assault on the
-arranza army, but Just al what
seemed 20 be the moment OF victory,
Is attack was repused by a counter
hrust led by General Murgia.
The next day found the Carranzs
men abandoning some Of the ground
hey had held on the previous day and
General Sanchez launched a new M
ack which smashed the Carranza line
nd routed part Of the government
roops More than $500 prisoners We're
AIKEN BY the revolut ionisis. who also
aptured an OF Clrranza's artillery and
machine guns. It was Immediately aft
r this reverse that Carranzs fled from
he held of battle and succeeded IN
the mountains.