Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-08
FLIGHT Of CARRANzA
FROM MEXICO CITY
STILL UNCONF|R|MED
Revolutionary Troops Re-
ported Massing for Attack
on Capital Movement Is
Spreading

WASHINGTON, May General
Nurguia has been sent into the state
of Pueblo to attack the forces of
General Pablo Gonzales and an en-
gagement already has occurred be-
tween the vanguard of the Carranza
troops and the rebels at Otumba,
between Mexico City and the city of
Puebla.
Authoritative advices reaching
Washington today said Gonzales had
declared that he was not in league
with the Obregonistas and would re-
'sist them by force of arms. This
was regarded as complicating the
situation in Mexico. Gonzales has
declared martial law in Puebla city,
according to these advices, and has
exacted a loan of 100000 pesos from
the population.
Passenger traffic between Mexico
City and Guadalajara has been sus-
line was attacked by rebels at Pen
jamo on May s and robbed Of
considerable sum of government
funds intended to be used in paying
the soldiers at Gudalajara, where at
last advices General Dieguez had
5000 men in his command. -
Carranza's Flight Unconfir1ned
Increased rebel activity is report
ed in the vicinity of Vera Cruz.
where President Carranza's son-fn-
law, General Candida Aguilar, Is In
command of the federal troops,
The state department today had no
confirmation of private message re-
ceived here after last midnight from
Mexico City, via Laredo, that Car
1anza .had left ths Mexican capital
for Vera Cruz. The private advices
said the president left Mexico City
last night accompanied by. a guard
of troops under General Aguilar.
Analysis of reports yesterday on
the Mexican situation had caused
the revolutionary agents here ~-to
predict that President Carranza
would abandon the capital soon,
either in flight from the country or
to some point from where he would
attempt to carry on government bus
mess and direct military operations
against the rebels. Their view Of
the situation found some support in
official quarters, where the greater
part of the reports received had ir-
dicated steady growth Of the re-
belIion.
Expect Announcement
Rebel agents declared Carranza's
manifesto in which he insisted he
would not surrender the presidency
was not inconsistent with their be-
lief that he would abandon the CAPT.
tai, pointing out that he might cling
to the title Of presidency from any
office in Vera Cruz or from any con-
venient refuge.
A message to rebel headquarters
here saying the president of the
municipality of Mexico City was or
ganizing civilian guard for the
protection of the city gin the event
Of it's evacuation" was regarded by
the revolutionary agents as signif-
icant and had prepared them for
the announcement that Carranza had
quit the capital.
Official advices from the American
embassy at Mexico City said E. #.
Greenshaw, the American, and his
son, who were killed last Saturday
near Mexico City, were robbed at
the same time Of part of the COM
pany payroll, amounting to $500
pesos. Greenlaw was sixty-three
years old and his son thirty-two.
Mrs. Greenlaw and a minor child are
in Mexico City.
CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES TO
ATTACK NUEVO LUREDO
LAREDO, Texas, May Sixty
employees of the Mexican customs and
immigration service in Nuevo Laredo,
opposite this city, today declared
themselves to be "Obregonistas," and
notified military authorities they
would attack the federal garrison un-
less the town surrendered by o'clock
this afternoon.
The Mexican consul in Laredo de-
clared the rebels are not Of sufficient
force to make successful attack
against the Nuevo Laredo garrison. 1t
was reported, but not confirmed, that
Carlos Ozuma, with a force Of former
federal cavalry, also was approaching
iNuevo Laredo to demand it's sur
render.
Telephone messages from Nuevo
Laredo shortly after noon saidlittle
alarm was being displayed by the in
habitants Armed guards had been
stationed on the roof of the municipal
building, it was said.
American authorities closed the in
ternational bridge at noon.
LAMPASAS TAKEN by
RREBELS, REPORT SAYS
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May IA
report considered reliable reached
here at noon that Mexican revolu
tionary forces had captured Tampa
sas, just south of Nuevo Laredo, hal
cut wire communication to the south
and were holding up a train en- route
from the border to Mexico City.
Uncle Sam in Need
or 100 Stonooyanheys