Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-04
GARRISON
At JUAREZ WILL
Be REINFORCED
WITHOUT DELAY
Troops Are Being Rushed to
Border Work Train Sent
Out to Repair Bridges So
AS Not to Delay Them,
MEMBERS OF OBREG0N
JUNTA ENTER MEXICO
Report That the Uprising in
Juarez Had Nothing to Do
With the Revolution in So
nora State Is Denied,
sav MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w'es,


El Paso. Texas, May S,--Abel s
Rodriguez will be selected proyis-
ional governor of Chihuahua if ar.
rangements for the appointment OF
civil officers now being made in
Juare2 by the rebel regime are
carried out.
This was made known tonight
with the announcement that Gen,
eral Elias p. Gales and Governor
Adolfo de Ia Huerta, of Sonora
will arrive here Tuesday from
Aqua Prieta to take charge of the
situation In Chihuahua following
the hloodless revolt of the Juarel
garrison at o'clock Monday.
Governor de la Huerta tonight
is being looked upon as provisiona
chief commander of Chihuahua
and Sonora, and will name all Off
cials, according to Juarez military
men.
Members of the Obregon junta
in FL Paso hurried to Juare2 soon
after the garrison revolted, and
earlier reports that revolt had moth
ing to do with the Sonora revolu-
ton were Immediately denied.
Rodriguez was formerly senator
from Chihuahua in the Mexican
national assembly and was one of
those whose pay recently was stop
ped by President Carranza.
Juarez Is Quiet.
Tonight Juarez is quiet under
military rule.
Pending the arrival of the Sono-
, ra leaders of the revolution against
the Carranza government Mr.
Rodriguez announced that the
military will guarantee safety Il
all foreigners, Mexican civilians
and political refugees who desire
to return to that portion of Chi
huahua controlled by rebel troops
This guarantee Of safety and pro
lection win hold good so long az
those who take advantage of it df
not become involved in political
affairs and "have no axes to grind,
Mir. Rodriguez declared.
All men who held federal offices
in Chihuahua will be replaced
within the next few days, IT was
announced. Gen. Ignacio EnriqueZ
candidate for governor prior to the
revolution, is marching north with
force of rebel troops and will ar
rive in JuareZ soon for a confer
ence with General Gales and Gov
| ernor de la Huerta. Military mer
| in JuareZ declare that Enrique,
will become governor of the state
after the new government has beer
completely organized.
Guard Against Attack.
With the attitude of troops II
| Casas Grandes under the commanI
| of General Urbalejo looked upon a
| threatening, troops commanded by
| Gen. Eugenio Martinez were beini
rushed to .JuareZ tonight from Chi
huahua City to reinforce the rebe
garrison. A troop train was sen
south on the Mexican Central i'm
mediately after the Juarez garrl
son revolted to repair bridges 81
that the troops from the state cap
ital would not be delayed.
| A military train was sent on
from Juarez at dusk over the Mex
leo Northwestern, the line whicl
taps Casas Grandes, to burn bridge
| between that point and the borde
| city. This precaution is being tax
en- because General Urbalejo is
bitter enemy of Obregon and ma
attempt to square accounts by AT
| tacking Juarez.
Americans Are Safe.
A telegram from Consul J. L
Stewart, in Chihuahua City, t
American Consul Dow, in Juare7
sent by the way of Douglas, Arizo
ma, tonight said that. the dtstric
surrounding the state capital ]
quiet and all Americans are safe
The telegram added that Para
and Cusihuiriachic two importan
mining towns, are in the hands o
the rebels Americans there ar
safe and the mines and smelter
were not required to cease opera
ton for a second when the chang
Of government occurred, Mr.. Stew
art said.
Military men in the mining dis
tricts controlled by the rebels haV
announced that foreigners will b
| permitted to continue to resld
there and will be given complet
protection. All foreign resident
are being treated with the utmos
consideration Mr.. Stewart de
clared
Following the fighting for pos
session of the state capital. tn
rebel commanders forbid lootinf
released all political prisoners an
announced that Mexicans and for
eigners alike would not be molest
al 10 thav ma 4 ainad q DSOliIt
neutrality, Mr.. Stewart added.