Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-07
CARRANzA TROOPS
ATTACK GONZALES
FORCESAT 0TUMBA
Rebel General Complexities
Mexican Situation by
Scorning Obregon.

Gen. Murguia has been sent into
the state of Puebla to attack the
forces of Gen. Pablo Gonzales, and an
tween the vanguard of the Carran-
zista troops and the rebels at Otum-
ba, between Mexico City and the city
Of Puebla.
Authoritative advices reaching
Washington today said Gonzales had
declared that he was not in league
with the obstructioniStS and would
resist them by force of arms. This
was regarded as compliccating the
situation in Mexico. Gonzales has de-
clared martial law in Puebla City. ac-
cording to these advices, and has ex-
acted a loan of 100000 pesos from the
population.
Traffic In Suspended.
Passenger traffic between Mexico
City and HQadalajara has been sus-
pended. A passenger train on this
line was attacked BY rebels at Pen
jamo on May and robbed Of a con-
siderable sum of government funds
intended to be used in paying the
soldiers at Guadalatara, where. at
last advices, Gen. Dieguez had 5000
men in his command.
Increased rebel activity is reported
in the vicinity of Vera Cruz, where
President CarranZa's son-in-law, Gen.
Candido Aguilar. is in command of
the federal troops.
No Confirmation of Flight.
The State Department today had no
confirmation of a private message re-
ceived here after last midnight from
Mexico City. via Laredo. that Car
rama had left the Mexican capital for
Vera Cruz. The private advices said
the president left Mexico City last
night. accompanied by guard of
troops under Gen. Aguilar.
According to the message Carranza
left Mexico City last night accom-
panied by a guard of troops under
command Of his son-in-law, Candido
Aguilar, and that he ostensibly was
headed for Vera Cruz.
Analysis of reports yesterday on
the Mexican situation had caused the
revolutionary agents here to predict
that President Carranza would aban-
don the capital soon. either in flight
from the country or to some point
from where he would attempt to carry
on government business and direct
military operations against the rebels.
some support in official quarters,
where the greater part of the reports
received had indicated steady
growth of the rebellion.
Might Cling to Title.
Rebel agents declared Carranza's
manifesto in which he insisted he
would not surrender the presidency
was not inconsistent with their be-
lief that he would abandon the capi-
tai, pointing out that he might cling
to the title of presidency from an
office in Vera Cruz or from any con-
venient refuge.
A message to rebel headquarters
here, saying the president of the mu-
nicipality. Of Mexico City was organ
ton of the city jn the event of its
evacuation" was snt1 regarded sIS,ecshe by the
and had prepared them for the an
nouncement that Carranza had quit
the capital.
Oflcial advices from the American
embassy at Mexico City said E. r
Greenlaw. the American. and his
son, who were killed last Satur-
day near Mexico City, were robbed
at the same time of a part of the
company pay roll. amounting to
4.5OO pesos. Greenlaw was sixty
three years old and his son thirty
two. Mrs. Greenlaw and minor child
xuera in Mexfc0 Cfty