Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-18
Generals in Monterey Begin
Fleeing to United States
"a Trains Captured by 0bre-
CONS Army. ~
LIBERALS TAKE TAMPIC0,
WITHOUT BLOODSHED
Collectors of National Funds
Will Not Be Named by Mill
tary Order to Prevent UnIaW-
full Collections.
BY The Associated Press.

Junction, May T.-Occupauon o1
Monterey, Victoria and Zacatecas by
the Liberal revolutionary forces was
reported at headquarters of Gen
Gonzalez Thursday night Gen
Humburto Barros entered Monterey
Gen. Juan Guerra took Victoria and
Gen. Martin Triana captured
Zacatecas, the report said
Generals Ricaut, Davilla, Santos
coy, Osuna, who have been hold
ing the Monterey region for the
Carranza government, are believed to
be fleeing toward Matamoros with
the intention of entering the United
States. Gonzalez yesterday ordered
military chiefs to name new officials
for collecting national funds OF any
government department. He took
this step, it was said, to prevent
payments to untrustworthy persons
and avoid later claims by foreigners
for indemnification.
Capture "a Trains.
FL Paso, Tex, May T.---Confirma-
ton of the reported capture of "a
trains and other government muni-
tons and the flight of President Car
rama by automobile with great
quantity of coins, was received today
by revolutionists here, they an
nounced.
General Ohregon's message, which
was dated May H. corroborated
previously reported details of Car
ranza's dash to the mountains, say
ing that before leaving the main
body of his troops, Carranza ordered
that the trains which carried the nal
tional archives, should be burned,
but that the revolutionary forces pre-
vented the entire execution OF the
order.
Gems. Joaquin Amaro and Fran
cisco R. Serrano, chief of staff, today
left Irapuato, Granjuato with a
cavalry division of 5000 men for
Mexico City. according to announce
inent made in Jriarez by Col. II. 4.
Almada, chief of staff to Gen. Euge-
hio Martinez, commander of opera
tons in Chihuahua.
The movement of 5000 troops
from Casas Grandes to Juarez has al
ready begun and 500 already have
arrived in the latter town, Colonel
Armada said,
Tampico Won by Obregon.
Mexico City, Monday, May 10,
via El Paso Junction, May IL
Tampico was captured without
bloodshed Sunday noon, according
to an announcement made at head
quarters of Gen. Alvaro Obregon,
candidate for the presidency Of
Mexico, early today.
1t. Col. Lucas Gonzales occupied
the town without resistance.
General Carlos Orozco was re-
ported to have escaped aboard the
steamer Jalisco. Other reports said
that Orozco went aboard a small
merchant vessel, tried to force the
captain to sail to Havana, was dis
armed and returned to Tampico.
Rogas Assumes Governorship.
Dispatches received fdom Pueb1a
today said that Gen. Rafael Rojas
has assumed the governorship of
that state.
From Huerta, state of Mexico, the
report came today that Gen. Luis
Dominguez, in command of military
operations on the Isthmus of Teh-
uantepec, had surrendered.
A telegram from Adolf6 de la
Huerta, supreme chief of the rev.
olutionary forces, to General Obre-
gon reported that $4,000 men in So
nora, Chihuahua and Sinalos had
joined the movement, together with
Generals Flores Enriquez, Amaro,.
Amarillas, Urbalejo, Ruedo and
Abundio Gomez.
Gen. Pablo Gonzales and General
Obregon, former rivals for the pres
1dency, are expected to confer
shortly upon the acceptance of the
Aqua Prieta plan.
Gonzales Not In Line.
Washington, May 17.-Gen. Pablo
Gonzales has refused to recognize
the "plan of Aqua Prieta," under
which the entire Carranza regime
would be repudiated, according to
the Mexico City newspaper reports
received today by the State depart
ment. General Gonzales agreed,
however, to permit Governor de la
Huerta of Sonora to convene the
Mexican congress or the permanent
commission of congress in extra
session to name A provisional nreSi-
dent Steps have been taken at
Mexico City to carry out the agree
ment
General Gonzales objection to the
"plan of Aqua Pricta" were re-
garded by officials of the de facto
as little more than
technical