Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-14
ChRRANzA STILL
FIGHTING AS REbS
ARE REINFORCED
French and British Warships Ap
pear at Vera Cruz; U. s.
Strengthens Fleet.
PRESIDENT SURROUNDED,
AS TROOPS ARE BEATEN
~ Assoclsted Press 80 Every Egenng

b. Associated Press - Every EYenirg
Vera Cruz. May "a Rebel attaelf
against the position held by PreslJcr'
C8rranza, near San Marcos, state
Pucbla have been successful AZ soUf
points, but the struggle s st,li gong oa
Two more trains remaining IN poe ess.cr
of the President have been aiken 3ccOrd
ing % advices. 4 detachment of
men are Attempting ~ cIt ~ w3v ,a'
toward the north, and it is expected +tt
main bCdy q the CaUanza trCops
make an effort 70 follow
Ia the meantime new rebel reiugr-r
nents are being rushed to the seene of tfs
struggle, which extends Cycr q ssgrt q
approximately three miles.
No further news has been received lrc-~
Mexico CITY b - .be situation '1or
Tampico reports The Mexico Git. u.r
less station y being used only for tran
mission of official messages Durre
the past night nothing was received
the newspaper III Dictanen from st-
correspondent at the scene 81 tho Latt
near San Marcos.
ty a. Body. British Vice Consul for
this city s with President Caranza rto
Is virtually surrounded by rebel ioyccs
north IF San Marcos. British and
American Authorities here are irving t-
roach him They have arranged tnrepgr
Naval Commander Hiram Toledo
the Mexican fctlla here, that .av4
Lieutcnant tmhrosio IIades vill 70 ID
special train to San AIaroos where Ea
p.iI fry ID get n touch with Carrsnza
officers and bring ont Mr. BODY
British and French war=hirs zpDca ~al
here todav for the first tiTne slnce tae olIt-
break of the revolution the vessels whi~t
arrived being the French cruiser Dee
cartes and the British cruiser Glasgow
The number III American warst'p-
anchor " he harbor was rcrpa -ed t.
four hy the arrival III the protected cruiser
Dolphin from Tampico.
I'll Paso Tex Nav Da6nrs
announcement by Gen. Alvaro Onregon
that President Carranza =t,ll vas r
liberty. but was being closeiv pursued 3 z
revolutionary forces surrounding hrn
az Pincnuda Puehis was the 0lrstandinE
subject 0f interest ID revolutionary circtfs
today
According % message received direc-
from Obrcgnu bv Roberto "A PrsqGalr.
revolutionary Snarcial agent rranza
will be gwen an opportunity t7 leare tl.
\ country ia safety.
With the azgecre1 arrival tndav III
General ri Elias allies c1mn2Ldc-
me revolutionary forces os tlc n0r.lwrs-
another 6erartment of the new fIT lc4Ts
vas expected il ser davs where 1900
tnsurgent troops are to 5eZin t1elr souTr-
ward sweep to AIenco City, i ann 5lncet.
plans are followed.
III The meantime III Paso banks are
being confronted with the problem oi
deciding the disposition 81 funds deposit
"a by erstWhile 4rr8nza officials wha
since sirher nave Withdrawn from puoG
office pr nave penny joined the revolution
Carlos Felix DIaz. new customs collec+af
at Juarez. i irving tJ recover S6U.VN
said to belong to the Mexican government
4nd alleged 10 have been deposited q aa
II Paso bank ov Felipe abe ,l
former Carranza custom, collector art-
ing d bis otficlal eapacltr he usnA
viii have I'd decide whether the none
belongs t0 The t4rranL4 government "a
the reyolutiOul>t>