Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10
REvOLTERS HOLD
MEXICO CITY, VERA
CRUZ AND TAMP|C
Capital Goes Over Without
Disorder and All Three
Cities Are Quiet.
PRESIDENT CARRANZA'S
WHEREABOUTS PUZZLES
Dreadnaught Oklahoma. Ordered to
Key West. to Be Ready for
Mexican Duty.

Mexican Duty.
FL. PASO, Tex. May IO.-Mcx-
lean revolutiOnists overlook and
dfsperxed the troops escortfng
President Carrnnza in his flight
from Mexico City, "cnusing them
SERIOUS 1Osses.'' according 10 n
message from Gen. Ohregon 10
Gov. de la Huertn. supreme CON-
mander Of the liberal constitutions
Mist army. made public here today.
Gen. ObregOn detailed the cap-
ture OF Mexico City. confirmed the
report of wholesale execution
Of military prisoners at Mexico
City by Gen. Francisco Nurguin
before the Cnrrnnzn leader Ned the
capital and told of further states
to join the revolution and Of the
capture of Puebln City. one Of the
largest in Mexico. Among the vie
Tins were Gems. Trfnna. Lechuga.
ArtigOs. Roberto CejudO and
others. according 10 Gen. ObregOn.
Mexican revolutionary headquar-
ters here I'm making public Obre-
| CONS mesaage said IL lent crrdenee
to the report Of Carranza's capture.
R~ ObregOn Naid the Mexican Press
ident's route to the port of Vera
CRUZ had been cut by rebel forces.
With Mexico City. Vera Cruz and
Tampico in the hands of the revolu-
tionists and American destroyers due
| in Mexican waters to await eventu-
alitfes and to afford protection to
| American lives in the Mexican gulf
! ports. further reports are anxiously
awaited.
! Official confirmation of the fall of
the Mexican capital was received yes
terday by the State Department from
| the American embassy. which report
| ed there was no disorder in the cap
| ital incident 10 the transfer of au-
| thority. Tampico and Vera Cruz also
| were reported quiet.
Indefinite News Of Carranxa.
| The rapidly changing situation in
| the southern republic had developed
| even another important question to-
| day. and that concerned President
Carranza. The American embassy re-
I port made no mention of the presi-
dent and reports from Vera Cruz said
that the search in that city had failed
! to find him. One report was that he
| had been arrested in EsperanZa. state
| of Vera Cruz, but this was without
confirmation here either in official dis
patches or through advices to revoiu-
| zionist agents.
The embassy message made no mem
| ton Of President CarranZa Other re-
ports to the department said he had
| left the capital with group OF adner.
ents, presumably for Vera Cruz. but
gave no information as to his present
whereabouts.
Fall without Opposition.
While all reports agreed that the
seizure of the capital and Tampico had
been without opposition and that order
had been maintained. the presence at
Tampico of at least one Mexican gum
boat, it was said, might have prompted
the sending of destroyers to that point.
No official reason. for their movement
was assigned either by the Navy or
the State Department. According to
the State Departments adviceS Gen.
Orozco. Carranza commander at Tam
pico, took refuge on the gunboat Jalis-
co when the rebels entered the city.
State Department reports and mes
sages to rebel agents here told OF the
occupation of several towns. prompt
assurances being given by the revoiu-
tionists in several cases that protec-
tion would be given American ana
other foreigners.
Ramon p. De Negri. formerly the
Mexican consul general at San Fran
cisco, has arrived here in his new ca
pacity as Commercial representative
Of the government of Sonora He Is
sued a statement placing the blame Tor
the revolution on the advisers of Car
rama.
No Late News mt Embassy.
The Mexican embassy today was en-
tirely without information as to events
In Mexico Officials said the embassy
had received nothing from Mexico city
since last Friday. when dispatches in
cluded filings made the day previous.
Oklahoma to Pick Up Marines.
The dreadnaught Oklahoma was
ordered today to proceed from New
York to Key West. Fla, for possible
duty in Mexican waters
The ship will stop en- route at
Philadelphia to take on full COM
pany of marines from the League q.
island station. She is expected to
arrive there tonight
The Oklahoma should reach Key
West several days ahead of the trans
port Henderson, which is now en-
route to League Island to take on an
additional force of 1000 marines.
So far as could be learned no or
ders have been issued to either yes
sci TO proceed farther than Key West
The department early today had re-
ceiyed no report from the four de-
stroyers, which were due at Tamplco
yesterday.
Over O,OOO Americans in Mexico.
Estimates of the State Department
place the number of Americans IN
Mexico at between 5000 and 1000. This
number includes radicals and draft
eyaders who crossed the border to
escape arrest or court proceedings.