The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-06
Junction Of Revolutionary
Forces Deprives Capital
I of Railroad Service.
oBREeoN JOINS REVOLT
Formally Throws His AAe-
glance With Reactionaries.
Denies Personal Ambition.

washington. May 6.--Mexico City mas
been cut off from railroad transpoi,. /.
tion by a junction of the revolulioiii.Ss,.ee ~ %
effected southeast OF nnzaIes tme Iess sidrono
Mendez and Manuel Gonzales, accoIu,nS
70 adyices to the revolutionary agShSs ~
here this afternoon. NO trains WIZ
permitted to leave the capltai or,,z
a battle is now in progress az LaSi ~. 20
= batween federals and rebels under 1uIi th Il
Flores, The rebels yesterday me- suit Iii
federajs near Abuya and gave puIsul'
the federal giving battle, near Laeraz c.e.,
Disturbances are reported AT Moh'e'e''
TRANSPORT CAPTURED ..,,..
Mexiean marines aboard has arrived
a. Guaymas. The vessel was captures
bv rebels and the federal forces on
board declared for the revolution.
Secretary Of War urauizo mas Msnieo @
citv Ia amply protected by artlIlery.
Pablo Gonzales has been reeogn'zee,H, e.,
~ rebel leaders as comnnander OF q"
rsbe, troops about Mexico City
There is no traffic between ~ msnse thase
saG,ces cay end ana vsia the City Of Monterey Is
reported to be in a state oil serious
unrest. ..,. snon
Bl Paso. Tex. May 6.-Whas ttis iS the
revolt against the Caranza regime III
Mev;co wiIl begin within the next for
ty.eight hours unless nego.la'iuTslSs, uss,rao,
the peaceful surrender OF tne 1ofi isoi' ~
garrison are completed immeaiabey mn e9 ne reyo-
Z slisfionists' headquarters here from uei,, y,
hrsroI commanding the rebel troops lii
the feid.- Gen. Amaro, the reports saiu'
IS prepared to force the issue, n,.,,ned by
rehels here to be chief Of the revoiuo
l,;nnarv forces in the vicinity OF Mexico
CJty, is reported to have piocike1u a."
railroads int ttae Mexican capltai;
Secre.ary Of the Interior Asu.ffts a nffect a
c-n,nronise with the Obregon leaaers
in an effort to save the country iroih
revolution.
obreaon Joins Revolt.
san Antonio. Tex. May 6:--Lieut;s
col' AIyaro Obregon has formally Joiiissu
the Mexican revolution initiated IN alS un
state of Sonora and has placed hlmseli
and his armed forces at the disposai OF
the revolution, according to advlces. ia
ceived here today In manifesto lssueu
In the state of Guerrero copy OF Wnlcm ,,
reached San Antonio TO-DAY Vorssini,, ssii,
called upon the Mexican. people 10 Iamy
to the support of the revolution agalnse
President Carranza and denied that ne
was seeking personal power
Obregon declafed fngF'the manifesto
that when he consented TO become q
candidate for the MsAicau ~ pll.4s;r~.y,
ssso,,,d re stevelopeds in absolute con
.fopmity mVn to the law but facts have
transpired which have brought "
face to face with the most sorrowfui IS o.
realities" President Carranza, 'ne
manifesto charges. has attemPteo ~
make the national army a whip lasn
at the service of his sole political judg-
nlent and disgrace, intrigue ana cal
umny have gravitated around the mem
bers of said army. 20 .ha
renuhlic, forgetting his high investiture
of supreme power, converted himself
maniiesto declares, "and placed at the
services of the band all the resources
Of the nation" and, violating all moral
orinciples. opens vaults of the national
treasury and utilizes its fortunes as
means OF subordination to pay the We
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