The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-14

Washington, May 1o.-With Mexico
City, Vera Cruz, and Tampico in the
hands Of the revolutionists, American
destroyers were enroute today to Mex
lean waters to afford protection to
American lives in the Mexican gull
ports.
The American embassy report men
ton of President Carranza and re-
ports from Vera Cruz said that the
search in that city had failed to find
him. One report was that he had been
arrested IN EsperanZa, state Of Vera
Cruz, bpt this was without confrma.
ton here.
Washington, May 10.-Capture of
President Carranza by the Mexican
revolutionists is announced by the
Mexico City newspapers. according to
reports received here late today.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 10.-Mexican
revolutionists overlook and dispersed
the troops escorting President Car
rama In his fight from Mexico City,
causing them serious losses" ac-
cording to a message from General
Alvaro Obregon to Governor De La
Huerta, supreme commander of the
liberal constitutionalist army, made
public here today.
General Obregon declared the cap
ture of Mexico City, confirmed the
report of q wholesale execution of
General Francisco Murguia before the
Carranza leader fed the capital and
told of further states to Join the
revolution and of the capture of Pu-
eblo City, one Of the largest in Mex
leo. Among the victims were Gener-
ais Triana, Lechuga, Artigos, Roberto
Cejudo and others, according to Cen
eral Obregon. Mexican revolutionary
headquarters here in making public
Obregon's message said it lent Gre
dence to the report Of the Carranza's
capture as Obregon said the Mexican
presidents route to the port of Vera
Cruz had been cut by rebel forces.
Tampico Reported Fallen.
Houston, Tex, May 10.-Tampico,
important OIL town on the Gulf Of
Mexico, capitulated to forces of Gen
eral Obregon yesterday. according to
radio advices received by local oil
interests here. The advice said the
town went over to the reolutionistS
without serious disorder.
The message received here was fl
ed with the United States gunboat
Sacramento at Tampico by an official
of the Mexican Gulf oil company and
was addressed to the Gulf refining
company at Houston.
The advices stated that revolution
list troops entered the customs house
Sunday at 1880 o'clock. The military
commander escaped on the govern
ment steamer Jalisco with hles and
records, Il was said.
Oh WeiIs Not Noiested.
F0fefSnerS were unmC1ggted, acs-
cording to the message, and opera
lions in the big oil fields around
Tampico were said to be proceeding
unmolested. The message stated
that advices received from Mexico
City before Tampico went over to
the revolutionists declared that sew
eral government departments were
Cruz. The sender of the message de-
clared it was reported In Tampico
that Vera Cruz is probably now the
seat of the Carranza government"
Villa Bandits Quiet. u
Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico, May 10.
Villas days of banditry
and constant menace to all attempts
to establish stable government in
Mexico and to the relations between
this republic and the United States
are ended, according to reports reach
ing here. Leaders Of the new revolu-
ton displayed visible relief at the
announcement that Villa had laid
down his arms and turned his men
over to General Ignacio Enriquez,
revolutionary commander of the Chi.
huahua district
The announcement that villa mad
laid down his arms and guided his
followers into the ranks Of the revo-
lutionists came from General ]. G.
Escobar, commander of Juarez.
5attIeship Goes South.
naught Oklahoma was ordered today
to proceed from New York to Key
west, Florida for possible duty in
Mexican waters. The ship will stop
enroute at Philadelphia to take on q
full company OF marines from the
League Island station. She is expected
to arrive here tonight. The Okla
homa should reach Keywest several
days ahead of the transport Hender-N
take on 1000 marines. So far as could
be learned no orders have been issued
to either vessel to proceed further
than Keywest.
The department early today had
received no report from the four de-
stroyers which were due at Tam
pico yesterday.
Estimates of the state department
place the number of Americans in
Mexico, at between 5000 and 1000
including radicals and draft evaders
who crossed the border to escape ar
rest or court proceedings. The depart
ment had no additional advices today
from the American embassy or from
anv NJ ito a0outs In Moyico sN8