Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
HEAR CARRANzA AND ARMY SURRENDERS
TO REBEL FORCES; REPORTS FROM MEXICO
CONFLICT; VIOLENT BATTLE IS FOUGHT
Report Received in New York
Today, But Is Not Confirmed in
Dispatches From Mexico.


NEW YORK, May 15-Gen. Car
rama and 500 men have surrendered
to the. forces surrounding him, ac-
cordlng to reports via Nogales.
This information was given out by
Manuel de la Pena. self-styled com :.
mercial attache in this city of the new
liberal Mexican government. He said
Alfonso Amada of the Mexican bu-
reau Of information at Nogales.
General Santiago also surrendered
with Carranza, according to word re-
ceived by de la Pena.
Troops under command Of General
F1oresnare in possession of Mazatlan
In the west coast, according to the
same information,
By The Associated Press
VERA CRUZ, May 15-President
Venustiano CarranZa who. with loyal
followers, has been fighting a grim
battle against revolutionary forces.
near San Marcos for the past five days
has escaped capture at least Temporal
rilyS according to dispatches from the
battle zone.
ACCOMPANIED by 1000 of
his men the president has broken
through the insurgent line near
Chalchicomula, about fifty miles cast
of Puebla and is believed to be in
the mountainous country between Pu-
ebla and Oaxaca. He left behind him
a force of government soldiers which
Is still fighting In an effort to delay
pursuit of the fugitive executive.
Generals Higinio Aguilaw and Guia-
deloupe Fancacz. at the head of
large units of revolutionary troops on
Thursday were preparing for a grand
attack. according to a captain who
arrived here yesterday from the scene
of the fighting.
Later dispatches seemed to indicate
that Carranza feared this attack
would be successful and he decided
to slip through the encircling lines of
his enemies, leaving Generals Null
guia and Urquizo to meet the on
slaught of the insurgents
Before taking refuge In flight Car
rama is apt to have destroyed trains
still held by the troops togethers with
war materials too heavy to be car
ried away. Serious fighting probably
has occurred since Carranza left the
battle zone. as dispatches say prison.
ers have been captured by attacking
forces.
Reports from Charchicoluma yes
terday showed quite clearly that
Carranza's men were working their
way to the southeastward instead or
in their original positions
north of San Marcos.
1t would seem this movement may
have been part OF the Presidents
plan OF breaking out of the trap that
this side of the battle zone that Car
rama escaped. Fighting was report
ed about six miles from Charchfco-
luna which met an advance down
the railroad toward this city of about
nineteen miles in the last few days.
General FancaeZ threw his forces
into the struggle Thursday afternoon
but was repulsed after a hard strug-
gle. General Liberato Lara Torres.
one of the chief lieutenants OF Gen-
eral FancheZ, was fatally injured
while leading his men in hand to
hand combat. receiving a sword
wound in the neck. He was taken
to Orizabam, where he died yester-
day.
piled with artillery and machine guns
and revolutionary infantry and cav
airy met a perfect barrage OF shells
and bullets as they advanced to the
attack.
Two of Carranza's trains were
taken and burned, but government
forces were able TO stop the adrance
and after four hours of fighting the
insurgents retired. Heavy losses
were inflicted on both sides during
the combat. II Is reported in dis
patches to Eel Dictamen.
The American transport Portland
and the British cruiser Cambrian ar
rived here today. Advices from the
battlefield are silent as to the safety
of w. A. Body, British consult In this
city and two American citizens VINO
are believed to have been with Pres
ident Carranza when the fighting
started early this week.