The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-16
President Carranza Has Surrendered;
When Entirely Surrounded By Rebels
Mexican Governments Head Quits
Tho Unconfirmed Report Now So Well
Founded as Warrants Its Reliability

Vera Cruz, May 15.-General Car
rama and 800 men have surrendered
to the forces surrounding them in
the Mexican mountains, according to
word received here today from No.
gales.
This information was given out by
Manuel dc Ia Pena, self-styled com.
mercial attache in this city Of the
new liberal Mexican government. He
said ne had received his information
from Alfonso Almada Of the Mexican
Bureau Of information at Nogales.
General Santiago also surrendered
with General Carranza, according to
word received by de la Pena,
Troops under command of General
Flores are In possession of the part
OF Mazatlan coast, according to the
same source of information.
News OF Surrender Not Confirmed.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 15.--Officials
here were without confirmation Of
news dispatches that President Car
rama and q force Of 1000 men had
escaped the Gordon of provisionary
troop and fled to the mountains. 1t
was said that this fact would make no
difference in the plans for a special
session of congress in Mexico City.
May "a, for naming a provisional
president,
An interesting development during
the night was the announcement that
Francisco villa had been eliminated
from Mexican military affairs Just
what agreement has been reached with
the rebel chief was not announced
and conference to arrange a definite
agreement was said to have been ar
ranged between General p. Elias Cal
les and the rebel chieftain.
Cmranza Working Out Of Trap.
Vera Cruz, Mex, May 15.-Generals
Higinio Aguilar and Guadeloupe San
chez, at the head Of large units Of
revolutionary troops on Thursday
were preparing for o grand attack,
according to a captain who arrived
here yesterday from the scene of the
fighting. Later dispatches seem to in.
dicate that Carranza feared this at,
tack would be successful and he
decided to slip through the encircling
lines of his enemies, leaving General
Murguia and Urquozo to meet the
onslaught of the insurgents. Before
taking refuge in flight Carranza is
said to have destroyed trains still held
by his troops. together with war
material too heavy to be carried away.
Serious fighting probably has occur
red since Carranza left the battle
zone, as dispatches say prisoners have
been captured by the attacking forces.
Reports from Chalchicomula yester.
day showed quite clearly that Car.
ranza's men were working their way
10 the southeastward, instead Of re.
naming in their original positions
north of San Marcos. 1t would seem
this movement may have been a part
Of the presidents plan Of breaking
out of the trap that was closing about
bin, for it was on that side of the
battle zone that Carranza escaped.
Fighting was reported about six miles
lIOn tIulCLlcOItluI9, WulCH I1tdllt an
advance down the railroad toward this
city of about 10 miles in the last
few days.
General Sanchez threw his forces
into the struggle Thursday after
noon but was repulsed after a hard
struggle. General Liberato Lara Tor
res, one Of the chief lieutenants Of
General Sanchez was injured fatally
while leading his men in hard to
hand combat receiving a sword wound
in the neck. He was taken to Orizaba,
where he died yesterday. Carranza' 9
troops were well supplied with ar.
tillery and machine guns and revo-
lutionary infantry and cavalry met q
per cent barraage Of shells and bul.
let's as they advanced to the attack.
Two Of Carranza's trains were taken
and burned, but government forces
were able to stop the advance and
after four hours Of fighting, the in.
surgents retired. Heavy losses were
inflicted on both sides during the COM
bat, It is reported in dispatches to Ell
Dictafnen.