New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Expect CayranzQ
Surrender Hourly
Rebels Attack ex-Chiefs
Conuoys, Take 900:
Public Utilities to Run

Ell PASO. Tex. May IA Surrender
IN few hours OF President Carranza
end his forces, sal! to be surrounded
rear Rineonada. Prebia. was predicted
n telegram from General Alvaro
Cbregon. former candidate for the
Presidency of Mexico, received to- day
by Luis Montes de Oca, Mexican revo-
nut tionary consul" at FL Paso.
General Guadalupe Sanchez, revolu
fionaly leader operating against the
Carrauza forces near Vera Cruz. was
reported % have attacked the Presi-
dents conveys and captured a train
with SIX hundred men.
End Set for To-day
The conveys of Calranza have been
attacked by our forces for the last
the battle will end. with the surrender
q the eneMy,' General Obregon's mes
sage said. In six days public utilities
VIII be operatingS as before"
General Obregor. said that the states
OF Colima and Jalisco We're entirely in
The hands OF the revolutionists. who
had 1000 men operating in that
region. These included the forces for
merry under General Manuel NJ. Die
guez. CarranzA commander III the
north. who has been reported captured.
II was announced.
Saltilio, capital Of Coahuila. was in
the hands Of the 0bregou commander,
General LUIS Gutierrez. it was claimed.
In commenting to-day on the call for
the meeting OF the Mexican Congress.
prominent revolutionists here said
thae immed lately upon selection of
provisional President recognition will
be asked of the United States govern
ment
VERA CRUZ. May IA By The Asso-
cjatol Press j. Rebel attacks against
-'.e position held by President Car
ranz.. near San Francisco, State OF
Fuebla, have been successful at some
points. bur the struggle is still going
on. I've more trans Of the President
have been taken. According to ad
vices detachment of his men is at
tempting 10 cut its way out toward the
north, and It is expected the main
bod OF the Carranza troops will make
sn effort TO follow.
iu the meantime. new rebel rein
forcements are being rushed to the
scene OF the struggle. which extends
over front of approximately three
mi
No further news has been received
froM AleElco City as to the situation
there. Tampico reports the Mexico
it. NtitItHS SNNliOU IL DtllG QSe0
only for trans mission Of official mes
sages. During the past night nothing
wa received by the newspaper 'El
D,ctamen' from its correspondent at
the scene of the battle near San Mar
COS
W A. Body. British Yice-C Consul OF
this city. is with President Carranza
who is virtually surrounded by rebel
forces north OF San Marcos. Efforts
are being made by British and Ameri
can authorities here to reach him. They
arranged. through Naval Commander
Hiram Toledo, OF the Mexican hotlla
here, that Naval Lieutenant Ambrosfc
Ilades should go on d special train to
San Marcos, where he will make ar
c:fort to get in tough with Carranza'
officers and bring out Mr.. Body
British and French warships made
their appearance here to-day for the
first time since the outbreak of the rev.
o!utlon, the vessels which arrived beina
the French cruiser Descartes and the
British cruiser Glasgow The numbe,
o. American warships at anchor in the
harbor was increased to four by the ar
rival of the protected cruiser Dolphin
from Tampi1o