Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-16
CARRANZA HOPED
To REACH COAST
AND ESTABLISH
CAPITAL THERE
Mexican President Had Made
Arrangements Month Ago
to EvaCuate Mexico City
and Go To Vera Cruz
WELL LAID PLANS ARE
A COMPLETE FAILURE
His Northward Flight Has
Been Halted and Route to
Tampico Is Lined With
InnunerabIe PeriIS,

tsv aoRNiNe JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED VrEEl
Mexico City, (Date of filing not
indicated, via El Paso Junction,
MAY Is, by the Associated Press,)
The whereabouts of President
Carranza remains undetermined to-
day. Reports circulated yesterday
that Carranza, Ygnacio Bonilaas,
former candidate for the presi-
dency; Generals Juan Barragan,
chief of starr: Francisco Murguia
commander in the valley of Mex
son-in-law, and others had been
captured between the capital and
Vera Cruz still lacked confirmation,
and were generally discredited
President Carranza and his chief
officials, including the cabinet
members, abandoned their trains
near Otumba, in the state of Mex
leo, where the Mexican railway had
been cut and attempted to reach
Tampico on horseback over the
mountains.
"Ns ~ WA Ntuh HtNVtNNhE
General Samuel De Los Santos,
acting head of the war department,
told the Associated Press last night
that II was virtually impossible for
Carrauza to reach Vera Cruz by
rail, since General Guadolupe San
chez had revolted In the vicinity of
that port, and was holding the rail
way line, which also had been cut
in numerous places between Otum-
ba and the coast. General Santos
said that flight northward was i'm
possible, since the forces of San
Luis Potosi and Queretaro were
guarding the lines In that direction.
Should CarranZa attempt to reach
the Tampico region, General Santos
added, he would face innumerable
perils, since the district was con-
trolled by the followers of Felix
Diaz and Manuel PelaeZ, with Cen
eral Arnulfo Gomez, with about
1000 Yaquis. threatening Tuxpam,
Vera Cruz.
Apparently Carranza's attemps
to evacuate the capital in force and
osta hlish headduarters in Vera
Cruz, which had been stocked With
ammunition and supplies more
than month ago by General Can
dido Aguiar has been a complete
failure
Wild Er"inc Kills Several.
The last of ten long trains narrv-
ing troopG. munition. national
funds, artillery, airpanes, as well
as government officials. including
President Carranza, his cabinet
members and a few loyal generals,
hardly had passed when the rear
guard was attacked on the after
noon of Nav Z near the suburb of
Guadalupe Hidalgo hv troops un-
der General Jesus Gua tlrdo.
A wild engine crashed into the
rear of the second from the lasc
train, killing more than forty sold
iers, women, children md camp
followers.
Colonel Alberto Salinas, nephew
of Carran2a. was wounded In an at
tack on a train carrying airplana
equipment. He was taken back ia
a hospital in Mexico City. A train
with funds of the national railways
Of Mexico was also captured.
Travellers from the Otumba dis
trict report that other trains were
held there bv the destruction OF
the railway by hand grenades.
Meanwhile temporary high Off
cials are being named by the rebel
government. General Jacinto Tre-
vino has been chosen acting mill
tarv commander Of the liberal rev.
olutionary forces; General Sidronio
Mendez. chief of the capitals gar
rison; General Manuel De Los San
tos. head of the war department;
General Gustavo Elizondo. com
mander of the valley of Mexico;
Senator Juan Sanchez Accom-
acting charge of the foreign office
Virtually all these officers form
erlv served or supported General
Pablo Gonzales, General Alvaro
obregon's riyal for the presidency