Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-05-07
Capture of Juarez Opens Way
for Advance on the
Capital.
NO FIGHTING NEAR BORDER
Celebration Follows Revolt OF earri
son--5oth Campaigns Started by
carranza Falled-Federal
Troops co over.


FL Paso Tex, May 6.--Torreon. Inn
portant rail terminus and center of
the Mexican cotton district, has fallen.
General obregon and his forces took
possession without resistance being
offered according to a report just re-
ceived here.
Juarez, Mexico. May 4.-The blood
less revolt of Juarez and eapitulation
Of General Francisco urbalejo and his
faQui Indians at Casas Grandes. virtu-
ally gave 10 the Sonora revolutionists
control OF the state of Chihuahua and
paved the way for an unobstructed
advance against Torreon. whence
a campaign is to be launched against
Mexico City.
Events moved rapidly. At two
o'clock the garrison revolted and a
popular celebration followed. Fed
eral officers unfavorable 10 The rev0lu.
tion were superseded. Abel S. ROdri-
guez. former national senator. was
named provisional 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 canitulation OF Juarez the
revolutionlsts were given control of
the majority OF customs houses
through which hundreds of thousands
Of dollars in revenue il developed for
the Mexican government. Compara-
lively small bodies of troops remained
loyal TO Carranza at other border
towns east OF here. The Ojinaga gar
rison opposite Presidio, Tex, was ex-
pected by Mexican officials here TO
join the revolutionlsts.
AZ chihuahua City, state capital. or
der is being preserved. political pris-
eners have been set free and protec.
ton has been assured American
and other foreigners. Dispatches said
they were continuing at their work as
usual.
Tentative plans Of the revolutions
fists. according to Arturo M. Elias,
brother of Gen. r Elias Gales call
for his entrance into chihuahua, via
Pulpito Pass, with 5000 Sonora troops
who VIII proceed to Torreon 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.-Relief was
shown both In government circles and
by revolutionary agents here when Il
became known mat 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 CarTanza'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 II was assumed the occupa-
tion 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
here persist in their assertions that
further cases Of government troops de-
ciining battle will hasten the end Of
their struggle.
SO far az indicated by information
available Here, either from official or
rebel sources, the two campaigns be-
gun by Carranza have been failures.