Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-10
|OBREGON CONTROLS
| MEXICAN CAPITAL.
Rebels Under General Jacinto
Trevino Marched In on
Friday, May 7.
NO RESISTANCE is OFFERED
Merchants Advised to Continue
Business and Warning
Issued to Pro6teers.
IBv Associated Prcp.

WASHINGTON. May 9.-Ofhcial
confirmation of the occupation of
Mexico City by rebel forces on Fri
day, May :, was received today by
the state Repartment from the
American embassy. There was no
disorder and no foreigners we're In
tcrfered with. the message said.
Vera Cruz. Torrcon and Tampico
and Nuevo Laredo also are in the
hands OF the revolutionists.
General Obregon Is in command in
| MEXICO City and has given assur-
anccs that there will be no disorder.
There are conflicting reports as to
Carranza's whereabouts, one to tho
erect that he Is in hiding on the out
skirts OF Vera Cruz. and another that
ne was captured by General Sanchez
while on his way to that city.
End of Carrnnxa Regime.
| The end of the Carranza regime
came at noon Friday. May Z, when
General Pablo Gonzales. at the head
OF his revolutionary forces took pos-
session of Mexico City, tho official
report to State Department added.
communication with tho American
embassy in MEXICO City, Interrupted
completely since Thursday night. has
been re-established
! The official dispatch to tho state
/ department from Charge d.Afraires
Summerlin, detailing the fall OF the
Carranza government Is given in FUN
/ as follows: ~ - .
! revolutionary forces took quiet
possession Of Mexico City nt noon Fri
day. May I. Communication has bee,
rcopened with tho American embassy
ana the information received TN to 8
O'CLOCK tonight indicated that there
had been no disorder in connection
win taking over or possession or
! 'he CITY. nor was there anything of
/ disquicting nature regarding the
safety OF Americans or other foreign
! ers e"
There was no reference to presi-
oeht carranza, and early information
upon the re-establishment of commu-
.."''on win Mexico City was under
, date or May and May Z.
The embassy reported that tr,o,s
constituting the advance continrant
H.ne'ai faolo Gonzales. marched
7 ihlo the Mexican capital. This .d-
vance guard was under tho dire.,
command OF General Jacinto Trevino
who. upon taking possession or thn
city issued a formal assuraroo
complete guarantees.
Assurance to Commerce.
| I'm this announcement be o,,,,,
commerce and industry, banks and
other institutions to continue norr.,
operations and threatened severe MN
ishinent or spectators in necessities
y new chief of police and military
commander for Mexico City was nm
pointed. 'p
General ObreGon. on his wav ~
[ Mexico city from the west, while
"eheral Gonzales was entering from
.ho south. sent assurances to tbo
american embassy on Nav that
there would be no disorders at Nay
!co City.
telegram from Vera Cruz dated
carry today said that n wireless mes
sage received there had stated that
resident Carranza had left Mexico
cHy and that General 0brcEon was
III possession of the city. 1t said
among other things that President
| Carranza was accompanied ONT or
the city by about seventy-fye adher-
chts. including General Aguilar. bis
| brother -in-law
| The consul reported order is bo.
ing maintained in the State and ,,,ty
of Vera Cruz
reheral Obregon's wife, who Ia at
! .NosaieS. received wireless yestcr-
ohy from member of General Obre-
son 8 command In a suburb OF Mer-
ico CITY stating that the general w,s
receiving congratulations and that n
| large Mexican flag was floating over
| lhe ohregon homo in Mexico cItv
lhat the streets OF the city were
gu ana mat a ball In honor OF
inc event was being arranged.
NATION also was received to-
day that Tampico is in the hands q,
Ie'oiu'iohists. The Federal general
orozco' has taken refuge on tho sfex.
lean Federal gunboat JaIisco. and the
revolutionary authorities at Tamn,co
had given assurances of Guarantees
! there"
No Disorder Reported.
me department's advices also tola
OF the capture by revolutionists ~
Torreon and Monciova In the State oe
Coahuila and OF Aguacalientes IN
the state OF that name. Te,crr,nh
communication had boen restored he
tween Chihuahua and Torreon and
Aguacalientes.
No disorder was reported eitbar o,
Mexico City or TampIco and In both
places assurances were given or nro.
lection to foreigners.
While all reports agreed that tho
seizure OF the capitol. and Tampico
had been without opposition and tha.
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