The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-10
Unhappy Republic NoU
Dominated BY Oregon
Regime Of Carranza Over
thrown and President Now
Hunted Fugitive.
REVOLT SUCCESSFUL
Last Official Act of Carranza
Was Cold Blooded Murder
of Political Prisoners.

Eel Paso, Tex, May 1O.-Q N. S)--All
of Mexico today is IN the hands OF
the revolutionists. with Gen. obregon
now the dominating power in the al
fairs of that unhappy republic.
The regime OF President Carrahza
has been overthrown, and the Mexican
president himself has been Trans
formed from the position OF the ma
tion's chief executive TO one ot a
hunted fugitive. He is believed TO De
in hiding in the vicinity OF vera Cruz
and his capture by the rebels Is lookeu
for at any moment. - e.u =,
Official confirmation OF the lall Oh
Mexico City was received early today
in "A message sent by Gen. Opresoh
TO revolutionary headquarters at Her-
mosillo, Sonora, stating that his troops
were in full possession oil the hationai
capital The msssage, Mas Msy;co Ga'eI Sityi 'o''
The last official act OF the Carrali,z1a
regime in Mexico City was the cold
blooded massacre OF political PRISONERS
in Santiago prison., including hiteen
generals, It is stated in adVices rom
the first rebel troops to enter the CITY
The slaughter, 1t is stated, was Or
dered by Gen Murguia, Carranza
right hand military leader. just pelore
the Carranzistas fled from the p capi.ai
before the advance of the repel troops
without battle only two skirmisnes
on the outskirts being offered IN an At
tempting to say the onrush oil the VIC
torious rebels. Preceding this, how
ever. battles wefe fought at NueVo
laredo and Vera Cruz can tne rSsD,a- Gspns
commander of the Carranza forces at
Nueyo Laredo, fled into the Unlteu
States after the capture of the city.
Days of 5andltry Ended
Francisco Villas days OF bandltry
and constant menace to all attempts TO
establish stable government in Mexico
and to the relations between TINS re-
public and the United States are
ended, according to reports reachiing
here. Leaders of the new revolution
displayed visible relief at the an
nouncement that Villa had laid down
his arms and turned his men, over TO
Gen. Ignacio \Enriqnez, revolulionary
commander of the Chihuahua district
Since the revolution swept out OF so
nora with Increasing momentum, what
Villa would do or what would pc uoile
with him had been "a source OF much
speculation. 1t was reported that,
with the test interests of his country
at heart, he would seek 10 pc PER
mitted to remain neutral and settie
down on plantation. and sun iater
tha, his proffered services to the revo-
luton had been declined. Agents OF
the new regime admitted that IL NHa
decided to oppose it he would consti-
tute the greatest menace to 1t, de-
spite the fact that reports credited
/. him with leading a band Of but littfel
more than q personal guard;,
The announcement that Villa had
laid down his arms and guided his
followers into the ranks OF the reVo-
lutionists came from Gen. a ]. q.
Escobar. commander of Juarez. villa
also notified the Mexican central rail-
way Escobar said, that guards OF sol
ders no. longer would be necessary on
trains. g.
Villa was one of President Car
ranzas first supporters and later one
of his most troublesome enemies. he
American troops CROSSING the. border,
his most serious offense against the
United States probably being the
famous raid OH Columbus, N. M, on
March 8, 1916, when seventeen persons
were killed and several buildings
burned,