Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-17
IN PURSUIT
Of CARRANzA WHO
FLED To NOUN | AIN
Lack Of Food and Water. Espe-
peciaily Water, Blamed for
Presidents Defeat.
HIS 10000 MEN FOUGHT
HARD TO SAVE LEADER
nv Associated press % Eyery evening

Bv Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Vera Cruz, May II. General Candida
Agililar. Governor of the State of Vera
Cruz, and sJn-in-law Of President Car
ranza. who has been virtually prisoner
of revolutionary forces near orIzoba Tor
the last week, escaped last night. II %
believed be is trying r. Join CarTanza
who fed into The mountains near Chal-
ohicomula on Friday, and who, 40 far as
known. has not yet been located General
Agu.lar has with him about 200 of his
followers
Pursuit If Carranza is being vigorously
pushed by Generals Pedro Sanchez and
fIiginio Ag,iilar. leaders If the revolu-
iionary forces which fought grim battle
with Carranza 5 army near Rinconada
last week Ihry have a superior force y
cavalry and are searching the mountains
for some trace of the fugitive President.
General Medina left here today over
the inferoceanic railroad n intercept
Carranza If he attempts to reach the
State of Vera Cruz
Lack of food and water lowered the
morale IL Carranza + men 80 that their
defeat At d he hands ~ hc royolutonisFs
vas comparatively easy eays g d'spatcn
from the Associated Press correspondent
in tho battle zone. who has inst been
Joined by a correspondent q the III
Dicfanen of fhis citv. who was with
Carranza when he 7ed from Mexico .Ctfy
On Nav : aud witnessed much ot nc
Gght,ng around san Marcos and Rim
canada
When revolutionary troops swept down
IN The eanltai Carranza decided ~ tce
oInoing 10 the idea that II was necessary
for him To reach Vera Cruz and establish
his executive powers His trains carried
10000 men and large amount q "aT
munitions IN addition 10 the Presidential
q9ite and government funds and archives
On Nav : the Carranza trains rearhcd
Anizac0. where they we're joined nv tToons
commanded by General Pillar sanchez
/ They then pushed IN bat soon the engi-
neers reported they could ~ m farther
/ because their locomotives were out ot
/ water
/ The troops detraiued and pushed %
down the road defeating q Iorce q
/ revoltltionists which tried t0 check their
advance. The track had heen c4t behino
il. bur means we're found to take the
presidential train further tnan vera s rilz,
and on Nav II il reached ran Marcos
Rinconada was reached tne neXt lay
and their was 4 Rattle fought against
/ troops commanded by Gen AlIoies.
&
columns commanded by Carranza-
III 10 this time no word 81 The revolt
of Gen Gladeloupe Sanchez. revolution
arv leader IN this state. bad reached
Carranza. b9r "a Mar l3, the alarming
rcnnrt was received Later when the town
If Algibes vas reached 4rrarza s men
found the rails cut 40 ater fould ne
secured AZ AlGILes ana the morale oI the
7 soldiers seemed 70 break, iarge hunters
dcserting.
On the afternoon Of May 10 General
Sanchez cade 4 violent assault On the
/ Carranza army, but just at FrAat seemed
10 tine moment oi victory rs attack was
repulsed BY a counter thrust, lei oy
Gen. Murguia.
The next day found the Carraaza men
abandoning some of the ground they had
held on tbe previous Gay, and General
sanchez launched rev attack whlch
smashed the Carranza line and ro1Jed 3
part of the government troops, more tnan
$500 prisoners we're taken by the revolt
honists, who also captured al 90 GaTFa11a
artillery and machine guns. i was lmme-
tilatelv after this reverse THAT Carranza
fled from the field o. battle and succeeded
in reaching the mountains. During The
thght from Mexico City there vas little
for the soldiers - ear ana the men
suffered terribly from thirst
General Liherado I.aratoores who WAs
wounded IN the lighting Of May - and
vas later brought 90 tbIs cltE tor treat
inent. died Yesterday