Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-13
Mexican President and His
Few Followers Being
Surrounded in Hills.
DETERMINED TO
EFFECT CAPTURE
Rebel Leader Goes to Scene Of I'm
pending and Final Battle to Pre-
Vent Assassination of carranza
When His Capture is Effected
Fleeing President Took 27,o00, ,0o0
Pesos From Capital.
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOClaCe0 freSS.
Mexican rebel forces seem to
be rapidly closing in on Carranza
and all that remains OF his army,
entrenched in the hilly country
between San Marcos and Api-
zaco. $50 miles northwest of Vera
Cruz. The stage for the final act
OF the drama with the revolution
is apparently being set. and rebel
chieftains are determined to cap
ture the president who fled from
his capital last Friday.
General Trevino. one of the
leading figures in the revolution
has gone to Apizaco state Of Tlax
Gala. for the purpose of protect
ing the life of Carranza in the
event he Is made prisoner.
Dispatches appear to clear up
some of the details Of the fight
of Carranza. When he left Mex
leo City. Carranza is alleged to
have taken government funds
amounting to 27,000,0O0 pesos.
His trains were stopped between
Apam, state Of Hidalgo. and
Apizaco. state OF Tlaxcala, but
the president ana the troops ac-
companying him made their way
down the railroad for distance
OF approximately thirty flve miles
before being halted by rebels
coming northward thru the state
Of Puebla. Dispatches declare
the treasure reported to have
been taken from Mexico City has
been captured.
Piedras, Negras, q town near
the Mexican border, has gone
over the rebels without strug-
gle the Carranza officials fleeing
across the border and thus es-
Gaping capture.
Governo9 De Il Huerta. Of
sonora. who has been named
supreme revolutionary leader, ID
preparing to 90 to Mexico City
to take over control.
Dispatches from Vera Cruz
state that leaders are hoping it
will DO possible to hold the
election late in July. For this
purpose they desire the appoints
ment Of provisional president
who will give assurances the
election will be conducted fairly.
Washington, May 13.-General Car
rama, with 1000 soldiers and $1s.'
100000 Of Mexican state funds, Ii
in by revolutionary forces
northeast of Puebla and his captur'
expected. according t.
advices reaching the state, depart
ment today from insurgent forces.
Luis Cabrera, Carranza's minister
Of finance, and an anti-American, de.
camped before his chief, and hal
reached the United States, the STATE
is informed.
The department was advised tina
The leaders Of the revolution appear
to be working in harmony in tn,
of provisional gov
srnment under the temporary presi'
dency Of Governor de la Huerta, O
instigator Of the revolt.
Carranza Still President.
Until Carranza is captured o.
escapes from the country the United
States will not consider the question
Of recognition Of. the new govern
ment, for the reason that Carranzs
ID technically the recognized presi
dent, wherever his seat Of govern
ment may be. Washington will dea
with the revolutionists, however, a!
the de facto government.
In a telegram to the revolutionar!
iunta in Washington, Proyisiona
President de la Huerta said he hat
been in communication with Genera
Obregon at Mexico City; that Gen
eral Obregon had subordinated him
self to the Sonora plans for perfect
ing the provisional government
de la Huerta remains. a
capital OF Sonora.
Nephew Of Gales Slain.
By Associated Press.
Yuma, Ariz., May 1s.-Carter Ella.
nephew Of General P. Elias Gales
was shot and killed at his doorwa,
in San Luis Sonora. small garrison