The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07
SURRENDER
OF CITY is
PREDICTED
Rebels Also Start fol
Mexico City-Carranza
Flight Unverified.
BULLETINS,

Juarez, Mexico, May 7.--One
thousand revolutionary troops al
ready have started on their march
from here to Mexico City, and 800
more will depart this afternoon. &C
| cording to information given out
at military headquarters here at
noon.
San Antonio, Texas, May IA
report considered reliable reached
, here at noon that Mexican revolu-
tionary forces had captured Lam
pasas. just south Of Nuevo Laredo.
had cut wire communication to the
south and were holding up train
! enrcute from the border to Mexico
City. The rebels were said to be
enroute to Nuevo Laredo, where,
the report said, the federal forces
would surrender.
Laredo. Texas, May IT
Mexican consul in Laredo decla
the rebels are not of sufficient 70
to make successful attack again
the Nuevo Laredo garrison. 1t W
reported, but not confirmed, tn
Charles Uzuna. with a force of fc
mer federal cavalry, also was al
preaching Nevo Laredo to demand
its surrender.
Laredo, Texas, May THE
mounted customs guards at Nuevo
Laredo mutinied at midnight yes
terday, declaring for the Sonora
revolution; and after an exchange
of shots with federal troops. fed in i
the direction of Co.omDia.~25 miles
up the Rio Grande, according to an /.
official announcement by Mexican
Consul Garcia, this afternoon.
fBy Associated Press.)
Washington. May General
! Murguia has been sent into the
state OF Puebla to attack the forces
of General Pablo Gonzales and an
engagement already has occurred
between the vanguard OF the Car
ranzista troops and tie rebels at
Otumba, between Mexico City and
the city of Pueblo.
Authoritative advices reaching
Washington today, said Gonzales
had declared that he was not in
league with the Obregonistas and
would resist them by force OF
arms. This was regarded as COM
plicating the situation in Mexico.
Gonzales has declared martial law
in Puebla City, according to these
advices and has exacted loan OF
100000 pesos from the population.
Train Traffic Checked.
Passenger traffic between Mexico
City and Guadalajara has been sus-
pended A passenger train on this
line was attacked by rebels at
Penjamo on May 5, and robbed OF a
considerable sum of government
funds intended to be used in pay
ing the soldiers at Guadalajara,
where at last advices, General
Dieguez had 5000 men in his COM
mand.
Increased rebel activity Is re- |
ported in the vicinity OF Vera Cruz |
where President Carranzas sOn-in-
law, General Candido Aguilar. Is In
command Of the federal troops.
Troops Unconfirmed.
The state department today had
no confirmation Of private mes
sage received here after last mid
night from Mexico City via Laredo
that Carranza had left the Mexican
capital for Vera Cruz. The private
advices said the president left Mex
ico City last night accompanied by
a guard Of troops under General
Aguilar.
Ofiicial advices from the Amerf-
can embassy at Mexico City said
E. F. Greenlaw, the American. and
his son. who we're killed last Sat-
urday near Mexico City. were
robbed at the same time Of part
Of the company's payroll amount
ing to $500 pesos. Greenlaw was
So years old and his son 30. Mrs.
Greenlaw and a minor child are
in Mexico City.
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