The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1920-05-20
MEXICO NOW IN
HANDS OF REBELS
General Obregon Verifies Report
and Tells of Revolutionary
Successes Elsewhere.
EXECUTIONS AT THE CAPITAL
Before He Fled Mursuia Ordered Kill.
ing Of Prisoners, Including Fifteen
GeneraIs-Capture of
Mexico City.

Ell Paso.-A message from General
Obregon to Govern de la Huerta of
Sonora, made public here, reads:
Tacubaya, MeXico.-I take pleasure
In advising you that the capital of the
republic was vacated hurriedly upon
noticing the movement of the revolu-
conary forces, which were practically
besieging the city.
"A great portion of the forces which
constituted the convoy and which es-
corted Carranza dispersed, and the
rearguard was overtaken by General
Trevino's forces, causing them serious
losses.
The first forces to enter the capital
were those OF. General Sidromio Men
'uez, under direct command of General
Trevino. The troops of my command,
which come from the states of Morelos
and Guerrero, reached the valley Of
Mexico. l arrived here with some mill
tary trains, where forces under Cen
erals francisco COsio Robelo, Gustavo
Elizondo, Salvador Gonzalez and Ben
Jamin Hill are joining us. These gen.
erals have taken active part in the
movement through the valley of Mex
leo.
The detachment which 1 sent from
Iguala to the state of Mexico, under
the command of General Fortunate
Maycotte and Francisco Figueroa, has
captured the City of Taluca.
Inc state of OaXaca Joined our move
ment under the command of General
Luis L. Moreles / ordered General
Moreles at once to advance on to Te-
huacan, in the state of Puebla, and TO
Maitrata, In the state of Vera Cruz.
Ihls movement was so rapid and sue
cesstul that General Moreles occupied
the railroad station of Esperanza and
Maltrata Heights, in the state of Vera
Cruz placing his artillery there to pre-
vent Carranza's convoy proceeding to
the state of Vera Cruz.
Congressman Sanchez and others aft
Puebla Joined our movement and Cen
eral II. Reyes Marquee occupied Pueb-
IA, the capital of the state of Puebla.
advising me of 1T and placing himself
and his forces under my orders The
states of Tamaulipas, Tabasco and
Tiaxcala have also espoused our move
ment
AOlNSS luNdueu states
of Jalisco and Guanajuato, and the
Carranza forces which operated in this
last state revolted and Joined us.
General Manuel NJ. Dieguez, with a
sparse number of troops, is completely
bottled and his condition Is critical.
General Francisco Murguia, before
leaving Mexico City, ordered a massa-
ere In the Santiago I'laltelolco peniten-
tiary. Among the victims of the crimi-
nal order there were 15 generals. Tri-
ana, Lechuga, Artigos, Cejudo and 9th
ers.
Obregon said that General Murguia.
who institgated the murder of 10 gen
erals in prison in the capital. had him
self been executed.
In the meantime the government
took measures for the protection of
Americans.
All reports so far received here.
through official and unofficial channels.
are agreed that 5000 to 1000 Ameri-
cans in Mexico are in no danger. and
that all foreigners have been promised
the fullest protection by General Obre-
gon, General Gonzales and other revo-
lutionary leaders.
Officials here determined to take no
chances, however, and hence the de-
cision to send considerable American
naval force to the Gulf of Mexico.