The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-15
CARRANzA IS
TOO ELUSIVE
FOR CAPTURE
Chief Executive Slips Into
Mountains, Leaving Men To
Hold Back Enemy-Later
Rumor Says He's Caught.
TO TREAT WITH VILLA
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 15.-Car-
ranza's escape from the revolutionary
forces which attacked his troops near
EsteranZa, was reported today by Gen
eral Obregon. In a message to revo-
lutionary agents on the border, which
was forwarded here, Obregon said the
deposed president had succeeded in
breaking through the revolutionary
lines. and, accompanied by a small es-
cort, was moving southwark into the
mountains.
NEW YORK. May Is. - General
Carranza and 800 men have surrender
ed to the forces surrounding them in
the Mexican mountains, according to
word received here today by way of
Nogales.
This information was given out by
Manual De La Pena, Sc lfstyled COM
mercial attache in this city, of the
new liberal Mexican government. He
said he had received his information
from Alfonso Almada, of the Mexican
Bureau of Information at Nogales
General Santiago also surrendered.
according to word received by De La
Pena. Troops under command of Gen
eral Flores are in possession of the
port of Mazatlan on the west coast.
according to the same source of in
formation.
VERA CRUZ, May 15.-President
Nenustiano Carranza. who, with loyal
followers, has been fighting grim
battle against revolutionary forces
near San Marcos for the past five
days, has escaped, at least temporar-
jlV accnr1ino tn
battle zone.
Accompa MED by 1000 of his men,
the president has broken through the
lnsurgent lines near Chalchi Comula,
about so miles east of Puebla, and is
believed to be in the mountainous
country between Puebla and Oaxaca,
He left behind him a force of gov
eminent soldiers, which still is fight
ing in n effort to delay pursuit OF the
| fugitive chief executive.
Generals Higinia Aguilar and Qua
| daloipe Sanchez, at the head of large
units of revolutionary troops, on
Thursday were preparing for a grand
attack, according to a captain who ar
rived here yesterday from the scene
of the fighting.
Feared Successful Attack
Later dispatches seem to indicate
| that Carranza feared this attack
would be successful, and he decided
to slip through the encircling lines of
his enemies, leaving Generals Muir
/ Suia and UrquiZo to meet the on
| slaught of the insurgents. Before TAX
| ing refuge in flight Carranza is said
I to have destroyed trains still held by
his troops, together with material too
heavy to be carried aWaV
Serious fighting probably has oc-
CURED since Carranza left the battle
zone, as dispatches say prisoners have
! been captured by the attacking forces.
Ell PASO. Texas, May 15.-Oficials
| here early today are without confir-
nation of the news dispatches from
Vera Cruz that President Carranza
and force of one thousand men had
escaped the Gordon of revolutionary
troops and fled to the mountains.
| 1t was said that this fact would
make no difference in the plans for
a special session of congress in Mex
leo City, Nav "a, for naming a pro-
visional president.
JUAREZ. May 15-A conference
will be held son between Francisco
Villa and General P Elias Gales, So
nora revolutionary leader, which will
eliminate Villa from power in Chihua-
hua, it was stated here today by Gen
eral Eugenio Martinez, commander of
the revolutionary forces in the state
of Chihuahua. General Gales is ex-
pectced to arrive here sometime to-
day. the Chihuahua commander an