The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-18
REBELS TAKE
THREE CITIES
MONTEREY, ZACATECAS
AND VITTORIO TAKEN
Withdrawal of Gonzales From
Presidential Race Solidihes
Anti-Carranzistas

MEXICO. CITY, May 16.-Via Laredo
Junction. May 17.-(By the Associated
Press. )--OccupatIon OF Monterey, Wit
torio and ZacatecaS by the liberal rev.
olutionary forces was reported at head
quarters of General Gonzales last night.
General Humbcrto BarroS entered Mon
tercy. General Juan Guerra took VIC
toria. and General Martin TrHnia cap
turcd Zacatecas according to the re-
ports.
Generals Ricant. Davilla Santos AMI
Osuna who have been holding the
Monterey region for the Carranza gov
crnmcnt are believed 10 be fleeing
toward Matamoras with the intention of
entering the United States. Gonzales
yesterday ordered military chiefs not 10
name new officials for collecting ma
tional funds Of any government depart
ment. He took this step IL was said.
To prevent payments To untrustworthr
persons and to avoid later claims BY
foreigners for indcmnitication.
Gonzales withdraws.
WASHINGTON. May 17.-Pablo Cor
zalcS withdrawal from the contest for
tho presidency of Mexico. reported 10
the state department. Is regarded hero
as tho best indication that leaders or
the dcfacto government desired to elm
mate evidence of internal Strlio. ahd
coordinate action was seen in the an
whom oil producers have paid tribute
for several years. had occn appointed
chief Of military operations in the stat
Of Tamaulipas.
Restoration Of wire communication
with the Mexican capital brought from
tho American embassy long reports on
the developments. There was no WORD,
however. as TO the fate Of Carranza,
who has fled to the hills near Jalapa
with revolutionary troops on his trai!.
The official advances were summar-
lied by the state department as iol-
lows:
Preserve Unity.
The American ambassy a, Mexico
City reported to the department OF state
today. under date of yesterday. that
General Pablo Gonzales had publicly
surrendered his authority to the pro-
visional president.
I'm a manifesto made public yester-
dav, General Gonzales announced that IN
order to preScrv" revolutionary unity
TO restore tranquility to the nation. u
eliminate the possibility of future con-
flict, and to leave congress untram,
mcllcd in its election Of provisional
nresidcnt, ~ irrcvocably withdraws his
randidacy for the next presidential
term. and will surrender to the pro-
visionaI president the authority which
revolutionary conditions have torccn
him 10 assume.
THE Mexico city press EeSt't"aE
nounccd that train, captured from Iar-
ronza were being brought to Mexico
c,itv and that civilians who remained
with the trains are being given every
nrotcctIon. The press stated that those
who accompanied Carranza in nus Dc"
parturc from the Mexican capital arc
being pursued by the revolutionary
a circular signed by General O6rc-
Fon published, ordering a military par
ado 10 embrace 10000 men as pertlct-
pants at Mexico City May -, as q
demonstration Of allegiance ,n 'n" pLU th.
Mexican congress on that date The
n:ess stated that members Of The Mcx,, o,
can diplomatic corps have been E,rcn
f,ftccn days to declare their ailcs'a"E7
to the new regime.