The Washington herald., 1920-05-10
Capitals Fall /.
Is Marked BY
NoBLoodshed
Officials Confirm Rebels
Victories Reported for
Past Two Days.
Tampico, Big Oil City, Goes
Over to the Revo-
lutionists.

Mexico City, abandoned by PreSi-
dent Venustiano Carranza, was oc-
cupied by the revolutionary forces OF
Pablo Gonzales and Alvarado Obre-
gon on Friday, May J, according to
dispatches from the American EN-
bassy in Mexico City, received and
made public by the State Depart
ment last night. No mention of the
whereabouts or fate of Carranza was
contained in the official dispatches,
but information reaching the head
quarters of the revolutionists here
was to the effect that the deposed
president either had been captured by
insurgents at Esperanza en- route to
Vera Cruz or was hiding in the latter
city awaiting an opportunity to leave
the country.
Rebels Report Confirmed.
other dispatches confirm various
reports of the past few days that
the revolt has swept throughout the
country. Torreon. Aguas Calientes,
Saltillo, Monterey and Monclova,
important cities and railroad CEN
ters in the heart of Mexico. have
Neuva Laredo. across the border
from Laredo. Tex, has proclaimed
itself against Carranzs through the
uprising of customs guards. Tam
Pico. the oil city, where the Ameri-
can cruiser Sacramento is stationed
in case of emergency. also has gone
over to the rebels.
The occupation of Mexico City
was accompanied by no disorder.
Gen. Gonzales, Commander Gen. ia
siEtO Trevjno and Gen. Obregsn
raced to be first in the city after
the departure of Carranza- Trevino,
approaching from the souht. appar-
emily entered first His initial act
was to issue formal guarantees for
the protection of American and 9TH
er foreigners and give assurances
that business operation would be
uninterrupted. Obregon, entering
from the west. gave similar assur-
ances and thus far there has been
no indication of clashes between the
two more or less rival forces.
Get In Touch by Wireless.
Yesterdays dispatches were the
first the State Department has re-
ceiyed from the Mexican capital
since Thursday, when communica-
tions were suddenly interrupted, ap-
parently by Carranza in preparation
for his fight. Early yesterday
morning the department received a
dispatch from Vera Cruz purporting
to be a wireless message from Mex
leo City announcing the flight of
Carranza and the entrance of revo-
lutienists. Direct communication
with the American Embassy was
restored a few hours later.
Details of the entrance indicate
that the city received the rebel gen.
erals with acclaim. Gen. Obregon's
wife. who is in Nogales. Arizona, has
received word that the city is to
make a fete for the conquerors The
bloodless character of the revolt has
borne out the statements of the rev.
olutionary juntas In the United
States that 1t was an uprising
backed by public opinion.
Army Joins in Movement.
The triumph of the revolt" said
a statement authorized last night
by the Sonora revolutionist here,
has been an assured fact from the
first, since even the army refused to
remain blind to the sinister purposes
of the Carranza administration
No comment upon the situation
WAS authorized by State Department
or other government officials. and
there was no change in the present
plan to send 1900 Marines from
Philadelphia to Key West to join
the destroyer squadron now assem-
bling there.
Statement Describes Capture.
The statement authorized by the
state Department last night fol-
lows:
The revolutionary forces took
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