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Bloodless Conquest Now Virtually Complete Out side Carranza Stronghold Declares Juarez Com mander-Cive Details Of :. Chihuahua City Revolt

JUAREZ. Mex, May 4.-With ths virtually complete conquest of Chi huahua, the next offort of the liberal constitutionalist party will be directed to an advance upon Mexico City, where the only resistance is to be encoun- F>red. according to a statement issued tonight by J. G. Escobar, commander in chief of the Juarez district, who yesterday joined the revolutionist forces.
 ''We do not expect any bloodshed, at least until we reach the capital of the republic" General Escobar said We expect that on the way south Carran- Za's soldiers will realize the futility of resisting our sweeping movement and will join our ranks as they have done elsewhere during this bloodless revo- lution. But it is possible that when we reach Mexico City itself. there will be some show of fight, which, however, we feel confident will be without re- sult'
 |. General Escobar said that there would be no further civil appointments made in Juarez until the arrival short ly Of General Adolfo de Ia Huerta, provisional commander in chief of the revolutionary army.
 Disapproves Carranza Dictatorship
 Explaining his action in withdraw ing his support from President Car ranza General Escobar said
 'I turned from Carranza because believed that he was trying to force Ignacio Bonillas on the people of Mex ico against their will.'
 With the resumption of telegraphic service between Juarez and Jirninez and the promise of restored train ser vice shortly from the border here to Parral and Jinenez, Juarez swung back into it's normal file following the 1T <.Ex
 Trains between Chihuahua and Jimenez are already running, it was announced here. JimeneZ is half way between Chihuahua City and Torreon.
 The civil government of Juarez functioned as usual but with some changes in personnel. Abelardo S. Amaya. of Guerrero, Chihuahua, an- nounced himself as collector of GUS stoms. succeeding J. Felipe Valle.
 The commercial agency, established by the liberal constitutionalist party in Fl Paso, opposite here, was crowded today by persons seeking to have their border cards vised by the new faction. A wise fee of s2.50 was charged to holders of cards that had not been vised within the last three months.
 American immigration officials in Fl Paso received orders not to permit American women to cross the inter national bridge between Juarez and Fl PaSO. HOW long the Oruer WOulu De Tn force they were unable 10 say.
 General E.scobar expressed ignor- ance regarding the fate of Torreon, which earlier in the day was reported to have fallen. Confirmation of the report could not be obtained from the agency Of the revolution ists in Fl Paso.
 It was admitted. however that Oji- naga. Chihuahua. opposite Presidio. Texas. was still in the hands of the Carranza forces, after an unsuccessful on the part of the garrison to revolt.
 Details of the fall of the Chihuahua City garrison were received from Chi huahua City direct for the first time today. On April 26. Generals Eugenio Martinez, Joaquin Amara and Colonel Manuel Otero Gama. with all other chiefs there, repudiated, the Carranza and assumed control of the city after twelve hours fighting with the Sixty second battalion, com manded b. General Figueroa. F'igueroa then surrendered the barracks. There were no civilian casualties.
 Colonel Otero Killed by Gunfire
 Colonel Otero was killed outside the barracks during the attack His widow was given 10, 600 pesos and monthly pay as a general
 General Martinez gave General Fig 1eroa his unconditional liberty on the day. and the latter subse- quently joined the revolutionary