Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-11

Indications Are That New
Government Will Ask For.
Immediate Recognition.
(Bv the Associated Press. ),

While the advices coming through
from Mexico on the revolutionary
situation there are fragmentary and
conflicting and they cast considerable
doubt on the reports that President
Carranza has been made a prisoner.
A Veru Cruz dispatch frome the
newspaper FL Dictamen, a member
of the associated Press. bearing
Mondays date, declared the Fugitive
president of the republic who was
making an effort to reach Vera Cruz,
had broken through the revolution
ary lines and was, standing at bay
with 1000 men at San Marcos, twen-
ty-seven miles north Of Puebla.
Still Claim Capture,
on the other hand, the Revolution
ary leaders along the border are still
claiming that Carranza has been
bnade captive, naming the place Of
his capture as. a, point pear Apizaco,
lin the state,of Hidalg6. These re-,
ports, however, gave few details of
the capture except to declare that the
entire convoy hads been taken With
who were with him. Generals Muir
guia, Orquizo and Barragan. had
been executed and another general
wounded.
It was added that President Cars
rama had been ordered returned to
Mexico City with all consideration
and that none Of his party was TO be
.s killed on mistreated. qg4A 80
5 Troops Desert. ;.s,'S' = 80: n
y 1t would appear, however, even
presupposing the accuracyJof tho re-
ports that CarranEa' is still at liberty,
that the situation he finds himself in,
according TO the Vera CEuz dispatch
es, Is precarious. 1t Is announced
that government troops in Vera Cruz
have deserted their commander. Cen
eral Candido, Aguilar, the governor Of
the state, and gone over to the revo-
lutiopists, making that state appar-
enr1y no longer a safe refuge for the
fugitive president. '%
- In addition, revolutionary forces
under Generals Hill and sTrevino were
reported closing in on Carranza near
San Marcos. L Other reports declared
that General Aguilar, ,Carranza's SON
in-law, had lost his life in the. fight
ing between loyal forces and. revolu-
tionists In Vera Cruz state.
Mexico City dispatches report. the
situation there as quiet with troops
Of General ObregQn's in full. possession
In all Mexico in fact with the ex-
ception Of few localities, notably
the ttates of Yucatan, Campeche and
Chiapas, is declared to-, be in the
hands of the revolutionists
Seek Ff1endly Relations.
The overturn has been affected
with little bloodshed, advices indi-
cate. It Is declared in Mexico City
= that the object Of the revolution is
and all along has been to avoid fight
7 ing and bring about peaceful change
of government with free elections to
be held later. Incidentally ,Stt Ia as
serted the revolutionary leaders de-
sired to bring about change in
Mexicois foreign policy, looking Ito
the advancement of friendly relations
with other powers.
U. S. Excited. ~
@ Ell Paso. Texas. May 11.-Activities
Of Carranza forces in the region
&. about Tampico which Is itself in rebel
hands, are causing the United Statos
government considerable concern, ac-
cording to, dispatch from agents OF
the Mexican revolutionists at Wash
ington to agents of the movement
, here. No details were given in the
message, ''' ''l 49,
vessel Is Neutral. Il !. IS ;.
We're: Cruz, May 11.-The com
mender of the Mexican gunhoat now
lying In the l1arbor here declares that
the vessel will maintain. neutralAat-
titude. pending the esta blishm ent. OF
/ stable condjtiorsh. As result of this
/ neutral position, the passengers OF
y the steamer Jallisco, which arrived
~ here last night 6rom Tampico, have
g been notified that they will not be
81 hold nriaOnera ~ war The Ja11facn