Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-05-11
REBELS IN DRIVE
ON MEXICO CITY
Capture of Juarez Opens Way
for Advance on the
Capital.
NO FIGHTING NEAR BORDER
Celebration Follows Revolt of Garrison
Both Campaigns Started by Car
rama FaiIed-FederaI Troops
Go Over.

Juarez, Mexico, May 4-The blood
less revolt of Juarez and capitulation
of Gen. Francisco Uhbalajo and his
Yaqui Indians at Casas Grandes, virtu-
ally gave TO the Sonora revOlutiOnistS
control of the state of Chihuahua and
paved the way for an unobstructed
advance against Torreon, whence
campaign is TO be launched against
Mexico City
Events moved rapidly. At o'clock
the garrison revOlted and a popular
celebration followed. Federal officers
unfavOrable to the revolution were Su-
perseded. Abel S. Rodriguez. former
national senator, was named prOvi-
siOnal governor,
General UrbalejO, commanding the
last large body of Carranza troops in
the state, joined the revolt and plans
were made for an immediate advance
through Chihuahua upon the interior
strOngholds the Carranza government
still holds
With the capitulatiOn of JuareZ, the
revolutiOniSts were given control of
the majority of customs-hOuses through
which hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in revenue is developed for the
Mexican government. Comparatively
small bodies of troops remained loyal
TO CarranZa at other border towns
east of here The Ojinaga garrison op-
pOsite Preside. Texas, was expected
by Mexican officials here TO join the
revOlutiOnistS.
At Chihuahua City. state capital, or
| der is being preserved, political pris-
! Oners have been set free and prOtec-
| ton has been assured American and
other foreigners. Dispatches said they
were continuing at their work as usu-
nj. Similar guarantees were made by
authorities here in a final statement
10 American representatives.
Tentative plans of the revolution
lists, according to Arturo N. Elias,
brother of Gen. p. Elias Gales. call
for his entrance into chihuahua. via
PuIpitO Pass, with 5000 Sonora troops
who will proceed to TOrre0n and
thence to Mexico City. where they will
| cooperate with forces through Sina-
lOa in an attack on the Mexican capt.
tai.
Washington, May 4-Relef was
shown both in government circles and
by revolutionary agents here when it
became known that JuareZ, Mexico,
where revolutionary fighting always
has been a potential international dan
ger, had been taken by the rebels
without a fight While preparations
for the safeguarding of Americans
at east coast ports of Mexico by the
dispatch of additional naval units
went forward, and Carranza's reply to
the sharp representations made by
this government regarding the murder
of two more Americans near Mexico
City was awaited, the chief interest
appeared to be in the modified mill
tary plans it was assumed the occupa-
ton of the border town would cause
rebel leaders to adopt.
Until now the rebels have succeeded
in taking from CArranZa almost half
his territory without a battle, but mill
tary men here who have watched the
developments of the revolution assume
few stubborn contests are inevitable
unless averted by further defectiOnS
in the federal forces Mexican agents
her persists in their assertions that fur
Their cases of government troops de-
clining battle will hasten the end of
their struggle.
SO far as indicated by information
available here, either from official or
rebel sources, the two campaigns be-
gun by CarranZa have been failures.
His effort TO attack the Sonora troops
from the state of Chihuahua has been
brought TO an end by the detection of
every garrison in that state, and the
expedition sent from the south through
the state of JalscO to check the south
ward movement of rebels through the
states of Sonora. Sinaloa and Nayarit
has not succeeded, largely because of
the harassing by small rebel groups
who have been striking at the railroad
extending through Guadalaiara toward
the north.
Tn the state of SinaIOa there re-
manned federal garrison at MaZatlan,
but too small. military observers say,
to assume the offensive and not strong
enough to withstand a heavy attack