Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-13
.CARRANZA IS
.REPORTEDTO
HAVE LOOTED
STRONG BOX
President Is Alleged to Have
Taken With Him On His
Flight $1,000, 900 Pesos
In Government Funds.
0USTED RULERS FATE
STILL Is UNCERTAIN
He Is Reported To Be Fight
ing Off His Foes Near San
Marcos; Cabrera Seems
to Have Made His Escape
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Washington, May 12.-Reports
of progress in the political organi-
cation of the new Mexican revolu-
ton were received here today but
the situation of the deposed presi.
dent, Carranza, IfmaiuNd unde-
fined.
Dispatches from Vera Cruz said
he was fighting off the revolutions
lists at a point near San Marcos,
about half way between the capital
and Vera Cruz, but no report Of
fetal or otherwise. came from
Mexico City to contradict claims of
revolutionary agents in the United
States that he had been captured.
The last report received by the
state department from the embassy
at Mexico City was dated May .,
but communication by wireless has
been established and Instructions
sent to the charge d'affll,s TO
communicate fully. The dispatches
received related to the flgut uf
Carranza, who was reported TO
have taken with him $1,000, 600
pesos in government funds
Luis Cabrera chief of Carranza's
cabinet, appears to have escaped
by independent route. According
to the revolut onists, Cabrera COW
cred his departure from the eapi-
tai for three days by leaving 4
written statement for newspaper
men who were in the habit of sec
ing him daily He was stopped by
the reVolutionists at Chihuahua,
they said, but freed on condition he
continue to the American frontier
| and upon instructions OF General
Obregon, offered money for his
expenses.
| Rebels Control MaNmoras.
The addition Of Matamoros, op-
posite Brownsville, Texas to the
| list OF rebel controlled towns, was
reported TO the revolutionary
agents here Their report said al
so that Antonio Villareal long q
political exile, was on his way to
Monterey to assume charge.
Revolutionary agents here adj
mitted that until Carranza and ms
followers were accounted for ar.
General Manuel Dieguez and his
small command west of Irapuato
| disposed of. there would remain
the nuclei of counter revolution,
Official dispatches to the state
department said that after the
revolt OF the federal garrison at
Piedras Negras, opposite Eagle
Pass, Texas General Villasenor,
commander of the garrison, and
General Peraldi, who was COM
mander of the federal zone at
Monclova, south of Piedras Negras.
were escorted to the international
bridge at Eagle Pass by Colonel
Morales, in command of the revo-
| lutionists, and were told to quit
Mexican territory.
All civil officers at Piedras
Negras will remain in their re-
spective offices the advices said.
Colonel Morales announced that
full protection and guarantees will
| be accorded foreigners,
| Considerable disturbances was
reported in the vicinity of Sabinas
in the state of Coahuila. where
Colonel Gomez with government
! forces was said to have seized
| horses from several ranches for
use of the cavalry in order to re-
sist the advancing column of GEN
eral Ricardo Gonzales, who last
was reported at MenclOva.