Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-11

While advices coming from Mexico
are fragmentary and conflicting they
cast considerable doubt on the report
that President Carranza has been
made a prisoner. ~
A Vera Cruz dispatch from the
newspaper FL Dictatem, member
of the Associated Press, bearing
Mondays date, declared the fugitive
president was making an effort TO
reach Vera Cruz, had broken through
the revolutionary lines and was
standing with 1000 men at san Mar
cos twenty-seven miles north of
Puebla.
Cn the other hand the revolution
airy leaders along the border are
claiming Carranza has been made a
captive. naming the place of his cap
ture near Atziazo. in the state of
Ilidalgo. These reports however.
gave few details of the capture ex-
cept to declare the entire convoy had
been taken with the president, that
three generals with him. Generals
MurSuia, Orquizo and Barragan, had
been executed and another general
wounded.
1t was added that Carranza had
been ordered returned TO Mexico City
with all consideration and none OF
the party would be killed or mis-
treated. Ii would appear that pre-
supposing the accuracy of the report
that Carranza was at liberty that the
situation he finds himself in accord
ing to Vera Cruz dispatches is pre-
carious.
1t Is announced government troops
had deserted their commander, Gen
Aguilar, and gone over to the revolu-
tionists, making that state no longer a
safe refuge for the fugitive president.
In addition revolutionary for,
under Hill and Trevino, were report
ed closing in on Carranza near San
Marco. Other reports said Aguilar,
had lost his life in the fighting be-
tween loyal forces and revolutionists.
Mexico City dispatches report the
situation as quiet with the troops of
General Obregon in full possession. All
Mexico in fact except a few localities
notably Yucatan, Campeehe and
Chiapias is declared to be in hands of
revolutionists.
The overturn has been effected with
little bloodshed advices state. 1t is
declared the object of the revolution
lists has been to avoid fighting and
bring about peaceful change in gov
ernment with free elections to be held
later. 1t is asserted the. revolutionary
LEADERS desired to bring about n
looking for advancement of friendly
relations with other powers.
WASHINGTON, May 11:-With
virtually all of Mexico dominated by
revolutionists and Carranza reported
q prisoner official interests here shift
ed TO expected political develop
ments. Agents of the defacto rulers
professed to believe steps would be
taken Immediately toward the estab-
lshment of provisional government
to be succeeded as soon as possible
by a constitutional regime.
Reports indicate absence of serious
disorders. While officials considered
the revolutionary movement as too
untried for judgment, the impression
was manifest that for q time at least
unter-reVolution.
villa, who defied Carranza so sue
cessfully, was reported to have made
peace with the winner; Manual Pa
iaez. ruler of the oil regions, was said
to have joined in the movement
without reservation and there re-
mains no outstanding rebellious
figure.
Under the existing organization de
Ia Huerta, governor of Sonora, is the
chief executive chosen at a meeting
on the Sonora frontier as the pre-
provisional" president His selection
was intended, it was explained, as
being merely for the purpose of Civ
ing the revolution a temporary or
ganization. Agents expected he would
proceed to Mexico City but in tho
meantime Obregon appeared TO be
functioning as q dictator.