Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-04
Loss Of State Of Chihuahua a
Vital Blow 10 Carran-
za's Power.
REPUBLICS BEST TROOPS
DESERT To THEIR FOES
Mexican Agents at Washington
See Downfall Of President
Close at Hand.
MAY HOLD ON MONTHS,
u. s. ARMY MEN SAY
By Associated Press to Every Evening

BY AssVcls ted Press to Every Evening
Juarez, Mexico Nav 4. Through tbe
bloodless revolt Of Juarez and cspitula-
ton ~ General Francisco Urbslejo and
his Yaaui indians AZ Casus Grandes the
Sonoro today claimed virtual control IL
the State Of chihuahua and that the way
was paved for an iinobstrIctfd advance
against Torreon from where carnpaigp
IS to be launched against Mexico City
Events moved rapidly here yesterday
At O'Clock the garrison revs1ted and 4
popular celebration followed Federul
officers unfavoraDle 70 the revolution were
superseded Abel s Rodriguez, foruer
national senator, was named provisional
governor
General Urbaleio. commanding the last
large body of Carrsnza troops in the state.
Joined the revolt and plans were made
for an immediate advance through Cbihua-
hua upon the interior strongholds the
Carranza government still holds
With The capitalization of Jusrez the revo-
lutionists obtained control of the ms
Jority of the customs houses through
which hundreds of thousands of dollars
IN revenue has been developed for THE
Mexican government.
Comparativeiy small bodies of troops
remained loyal 20 Carranza ss other border
towns east of here. The Ojinags zarr,son
outside Of Presidio, Tex, was inspired bv
Mexican officials 10 join the revolution-ts
At Chihuahua city, the state capital.
order is being preserved, political prisoners
have been freed and protection has been
assured Americans and other foreigner
Dispatches last night said they were
continuing at work as usual
Similar guarantees were made bv au-
A IA A
American representatives
Notwithstanding the rapid progress the
rebels have made, however, there has
been nothing IN the reports r,srerved berc
that has caused American officers 10 be-
lieve Carranza viii be forced 10 surrender
or fee for a considerable tirne- an IN
creased restriction OF bis zone al operators
was regarded as not unlikely through the
cutting Of all his lines of communication
both TO the north and 20 the sea coast,
hut even then. they indicated, q loyal
though reduced army could hold It's own
for many weeks.
The great immediate danger that Of
fcial and unofficial observers here pro-
fessed to see in the situation, so far>as u
affected Carranza, was that menacing
him in the south. The long nook whose
makinglthe rebels begin when they start
ed down the west coast, now has reached
its barb almost TO the gates of the capital.
With the exception Of n short break across
the State Of Jalisco il has curved through
the States Of Colima, MichoRcan, Guer-
zero and Morelos. A part Of the forces
in the state Of Puebla have joined the
rebels. advices agree. and rebels IN the
state Of Tlaxcala, between MeNco City
and Vera Cruz have interrupted traffic
both over the interOceanlc and Meucan
railways. At different points in southern
Vera Cruz rebel positions have been re-
ported and from official a. well as un-
official sources news receiVed mere has
indicated well advanced steps toward the
positions Of the different factions.