Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-05-28
CARRANzA slain
BY REBEL TROOPS
President of Mexico Killed at
! O'Clock in Morning at
TlaxcalaItongo.
WHOLE PARTY IS WIPED OUT
Former First Chief Falls In Battle
With Revolutionists After Flight
From Mexico city-Death
Ends Stormy Career.

Mexico City, May 24.-Gen. Y. Car
rama, who fled from this city on May
6, and who took flight into the noun
tains of Puebla following a battle
near Rinconada, was killed at o'clock
Thursday morning at Tlaxcalaltongo,
according to official announcement
here.
Carranza's companions, whose names
are not yet known, are said to have
shared his fate The attack which re-
suited in Carranza's death was led |
by Gen. Rodolfo Herrera, it is said.
Gen. Rodolfo Herrera, it is said d. |
rected the attack that resulted In the |
death Of the fugitive president and
his followers. He belonged to forces |
commanded by Gen. Francisco Mariel, |
who accompanied Carranza in his
flight from this city, but who last week
deserted Carranza and joined the rev.
olutionists
The fall Of Carranza's government
and his death are the direct out
growths of the insurrection of Sonora.
The rebellion, starting there early in
April, rapidly spread throughout the
nation. It was practically a blood
less revolt until after Carranza's
flight. The only real battles were with
his guard.
Juarez, Mazatlan, Chihuahua and
other important towns rapidly fell in
to the hands Of the rebels.
The rebels in the north started to
march on Mexico City and other bands
| In the south Joined. Gen. Obregon,
who had fed from the capital a short
time before the insurrection broke out,
Joined with Gen. Pablo Gonzales. The
two, on May 6, demanded that Car
rama quit the capital. Carranza gave
a defiant answer, but was forced to
flee the same day when a large part
Of his army deserted and Obregon and
| Gonzales were too strong for him to
attempt to hold the capital.
Vera Cruz Joined the revolt and Car
ranza's plan to escape to Europe from
there was thwarted.
The deposed dictator fed into the
mountains with his treasure The
money and the archives which he had
on May 13 his army was practically
annihilated, $500 of his men being
, taken.
Carranza's turbulent rule Of Mexico
lasted about six years, during which
time the country has been in a state
of revolt. He came into power after
: the flight of Huerta, the man who had
| hrn hk oh
, early in 1913.
Venustiano Carranza, elected presi-
: dent Of Mexico March IL, 1917, was
able to round out three years Of one
J Of the most futile, ineffective admin.
istrations in his country's history
In assuming the presidency Carran.
"a stepped from political obscurity te
national and international prominence
on the graves of the hopes of Gen
, Victoriano Huerta, the usurper, ant
his followers.
Born Of parents in comfortable cir
cumstances in Cuatro Ciengas, stats
of Coahuila, December %, 1859, Venus
. tiano Carranza was educated In the
/, public schools.
> His experiences as a rancher first
, then as judge, senator. and finally gov
ernor of Coahuila, made Carranza fa
miliar with the agrarian problem, th'
= root Of political unrest in Mexico.
Having defed Huerta, Carranza raj
lied small band Of 900 followers
> which grew into sizable army whel
he won the support Of Francisco villa
Huertas Vaccinations had embroile,
o Mexico with the United States an
Intervention seemed imminent. TIL
killing Of W. S. Benton, British sub
. ject, by a staff officer Of Villa furthe
complicated the situation.
= Then came Villas victory at Tol
'. reon, the first real success Of the wal
:, Huerta resigned the provisional pres
- dency July Is, 1914, and month late
Carranza made his triumphal entr
into Mexico City, Huerta In the NEAR
p time having fed to Spain.
The beginning OF the end Of th
yilla-zapata party as military powe
~ followed swiftly the heavy defeats
villa by Gen. Alvaro Obregon. viii
was forced to give up Torreon an
0. concentrate his dwindling forces
,d northern Chihuahua and eastern Son
" ra, making occasional forays and raid
il which eliminated in the attack c
" Columbus, N. NJ, that resulted in tt
av invasion of Mexican territory by Ge
Ie eral Pershing.
a General Carranza was married ar
formerly lived in Saltil1o.