The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
SHIP SQUADRON
IS ORDERED ON
MEXICAN DUTY
Carranza Starts Bombing In
surrecto Towns, Washing
ton Hears-Loyalist Cen
erals Won Over by Strategy
JuAREz ADJUSTS SELF
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. D. c., May s.
Secretary Daniels today ordered
division of destroyers, now at New
York with the Atlantic feet to sail i'm
mediately for Key West, where they
will be held for possible duty in
Mexican waters.
The f1otilla is commanded by Cap
tain Byron Long on the tender Black
hawk, which will accompany the flo-
tilla.
The secretary said that Captain
Long had been given full instructions
as to the policy to be pursued In the
event it becomes necessary to send
destroyers to Mexican ports.
Should Get There Soon.
The vessels should reach Key West
by tomorrow night or Friday and the
run from there TO Pampicco or Vera
Cruz would be matter of only few
hours.
Apparently unable to get under way
any offensive military expedition
against the revolutionists, President
Carranza has begun using airplanes to
narass rebel held towns in the neigh
borhood of the Mexican capital accord
ing to advices to revolutionary agents
here.
Cuernavaca, capital of MorelOs, and
Cuautla in the same state, are two
Of the points that have been smartly
bombarded, the reports stated. Ihe
information through official channels
yesterday that Pablo Gonzalez. former
ly an ardent supported of Carranza.
had entered the revolution at the head
Of a detachment of revolving federal
troops, also was contained in the rebel
sdvices.
Torreon To Be Attacked.
Further indication that Torreon
again is to become the objective or
the contending forces was contained in
the report that General Dieguez' force
that had been trying for more than
three weeks to make it's way through
the state of Jalisco, northward into
Nayarit to check the Sonoroans on
their march to the South. had been
turned about and is on its way to
Irapuato. from where it may move
rorthward towards the state of Chihua-
hua.
NEW YORK, May 5.-The tender
Rlackhawk and six destroyers all an
chored in Hudson River were ordered
to leave here Tuesday for Key West
for possible duty in Mexican waters.
JUAREZ Chihuahua. May 8. i
Juarez today continued it's process of
adjustment to the new revolutionary
regime which assumed control upon
the city's detection from the Carranza
government to the movement inaug-
mated by the Sonora state government.
The civil government functioned as
usual today but it was expected a
number of changes eventually would
be made.
With the expected arrival here of
approximately 500 Yaqui troops from
Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, another
chapter will have been written in the
story of the detection of their COM
mander. General Francisco Urbalejo,
from the ranks of the CarranZa forces
General is Kidnapped.
How General Urbalejo and Colonel
Eduardo F. Porcaye, also of the
Casas Grandes garrison, were cap
tured Monday night and induced to
join the revolution, has just been re.
vealed.
A party of officers was ordered TO
CasaS Grapdes by General Jose C. Ec-
cobar, commander of the JuareZ dis
trict, to meet the two commanders
and ascertain their sympathies. Cen
eral EScobars envOyS met the CasaS
Grandes officers at Barveal station Al
miles southwest Of JuareZ.
Unaware that the Juarez garrison
had revolted. UrbAlejo and Porcayo
were on the way to the border for a
brief visit. They were accompanied
by a small body guard.
Escobar's officers greeted the two
commanders cordially and invited
them on the train for "a friendly chat.
The pair accepted and when separated
from their men were menaced with
pistols and placed under arrest.
Induced to Sign Up
The captives were brought back to
Jua reg and finally were convinced that
the part of wisdom was to join the
revolution without further struggle.
First details Of the fall of the Chi
huahua City garrison were received
from Chihuahua City today. On April
&c. Generals Eugenio Martinez, Joa-
quin Amaro and Col. Manuel Otero
Cana, with all other chiefs there, re-
pudiated the CarranZa government
and assumed control Of the city after
IL hours fighting with the 62nd bat
talon, commanded by General Fig
uroa.