The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-29
Mexico City Reported in Panic
Over Situation.
Resignation of Carranza Pre-.
dicted by Federal Chief.
MAzATLAR NOW OBJECTIVE
Rebels at chihuahua City
Beaten-Villa to Rescue.
One General Changes Mind
Again-Back in Old Fold.

San Antonio, Tex. April 29.-"Rev-
oIutlon has broken out in twenty
states in Mexico and before MANY davx
the entire country will be in a state
or revolt" declared Col. Enrique Ber-
ceda, brother of Alfredo Berceda. gov
ernor of the federal district of Mexico.
who has just arrived in San Antonio
from Mexico City.
AS soon as he crossed the border at
Laredo. Col. Berceda renounced Car
ranza and endorsed the cause of Gem
eral Obregon.
City of Mexico I'm Panic.
THE city of Mexico he declared.
lis in state of panic and the Car
rama government is tottering. The
revolution has encircled the city COM
pletely, cutting it off from the outside.
The present revolutionary move
ment in Mexico has no precedent since
Porfirio Diaz was swept from power
by an indignant people," said Berceda,
He predicted the resignation of
PRESIDENT Carranza and the convening
or congress in extraordinary session
to name a provisional president. who
will give equal guarantee to all presi-
dental candidates.
'Steci Ring" Is Broken.
Aqua Preita. April 20. - President
Carranza's steel ring" which it was
announced from Mexico City, he in
tended placing about revolutionary
Sonora, has broken. Part of the ring
has Joined the revolution.
In chihuahua, 1000 Carranza
troops had revolted, according to an
estimate made by Gen. P. Elias Gales.
rebel commander in the northwest at
his headquarters here. These troops
have already been in battle with ioyai
federal troops. General Gales said to-
day. He said he had full confirmation
OF the revolt of the 1000 and of the
fighting which was declared favorable
to the revolutionists.
Sonora State Safe.
The Chihuahua situation has as
sured the Sonorans their state will
not be divided by federal troops
Gales said General Gales said he
expected Juarez, on the international
boundary TO join the revolt. Mexi-
cans here called attention to a Mexi-
can belief that he who takes Juarez
takes Mexico
Mazatlan. the largest Mexican port
on the Pacific coast was reported yes
terday under attack by troops under
Gen. Angel Flores. The report had
not been confirmed today.
From the heart of Mexico in states
hSaA 4heAlCO city, the revolution
tinues to grow, General Gales said.
and rebels there have created a sItua-
ton that forbids Carranza sending
many troops north.
Yanks Guard Border.
Ell Paso, April 29-American troops
were established today along the Mex
lean border here waiting for the first
sign of rumored revolt in the Mexf-
can city OF Juarez. opposite here.
The troops supplied with ammuni-
ton and reinforced by a detachment
OF local police were deployed near the
International boundary forming a cor
don beyond which no civilian might
pass. The measure was a preventive
one to protect this city from possible
stray bullets from the Mexican side.
Villa to Help Deserters.
Francisco Villa, rebel chieftaIn. in
the vicinity of Chihuahua City, was re-
ported yesterday TO have opened nego-
tiations with the revolving troops
Whether these efforts were successful
was not confirmed. Villa was report
ed as having demanded that he be al
lowed to execute all federal commando
ers whom he wished to die in revenge
for the execution of Gen. Felipe An
geles.
Reports from Sonora that troopr
sent from here to Casas Grandes for
the Sonora campaign had refused to
fight the Sonora troops were denied by
federal Mexican authorities at Juarez.