The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28
OFFICIALS OF FORMER CHIEF
ARE SENT BACK TO CITY
OF MEXICO
MEN AND MATERIALS TAKEN
Oregon Only Candidate Left, Con-
zales Having Retired From Race
-Unconfirmed Report Says
carranza Still in Hills

FL PaSO. May 1I.-An members Of
CarranZa'S cabinet have been captured
and sent to Mexic" City. according to
Il message said tn have been received
yesterday by revolutionary agents here
from General Aware Ohregon. who at
present is in Mexico City.
Carranza himself is said to have
escaped to the mountains on horse
back. No other details of the capture
We're given.
The attack on the CarranZa min
tect their chief. ended in a complete
triumph for the liberal constitutional
list party" according to adviceS re-
ceived in AguaS Caliente> from Cen
eral Francisco r. Serano. chief of staff
Of the revolutionary army.
At Pietlras Negra> opposite Eagle
Pass. Texas. General Jose Rurtado.
revolutionary commander. is in per
feet CONTROL" according to claims
made here.
Traffic has been restored tn Mono:
lava. Coahuila. from Pie,lra> Negras
tillo and Monterey. rev"lutioni>tS here
said.
Mexico City May 17.--venuStiano
CarranZa. defeated in battle Friday in
the vicinity of Rinconada. Vera Cruz.
is fleeing into the mountains Of Vera
Cruz by way of Pero,e Revolutionary
forces captured 1000 C;rranZa sol
tierS. ~ railway trains. four pieces
of artillery. about o,N machine guns.
numerous automobiles. one airplaBe
and large quantities Of ammunition
and gold and silver bars.
Inconfirmed reports received here
said General CarranZa had been cap
tured while fleeing toward Vera Cruz
mountains. General Guadalupe SAN
chez promised confirmation or denial
of the report later.
In his Official report uf the haitie.
General Sanchez who i commander of
the revolutionary forces which have
for a week been oppo>in" General
CarranZa'> efforts To fight his WAY To
the gulf coast. said the fighting began
at 10 o'clock Friday morning. After
three hours battling Carranz; and The
leading members Of his party fled
from the trains in automobiles. eS-
cnrtet by about 800 cavalry. \ revo-
luiionary cavalry column WIS sent in
pursuit.
Gen. Candida Aguilar S"n-in-law Of
l., rod At 1a1a
pilla Jalapa) state OF Vera Cruz. II
WIS announced officially.
Sanchez report. given out Friday
night ut ohregon headquarters. said
the carranZa party carried all the
mintpd coin from the trains. but left
:: great quantity of gold and silver
bars. valuable records and dies from
The mint stamping office.
Before their flight the CarrahziStas
set fire to the trains bur the flames
were pxtinguiShed by revolutioniSts
vino rescued several wounded occu-
pants of the coaches. These included
Gen. AuguStin MILAN. who had been
left badly wounded in a sleeping car.
General Jacinto Trevino. heading a
revolutionary commission hearing a
safe conduct for General carranza.
should he wish to surrender. arrived
on the scene Il few hours after Car
rama had fled
Cen Alvaro Ohregon is the only re-
naming presidential candidate unless
vEnaciO RonilaS should return TO
Mexico. which is considered improb-
able. Gonzales action is accepted as
meaning the elimination of any
chance Of friction between himself and
Ohrpgon. the two chief military lead
erS of the liberal revolutionary party.
General Pablo Gonzales announced
formally and definitely his retirement
from the Mexican presidential race in
81 manifesto issued Saturday evening.
Levi p. Morton Dead.
PoughkeepSie. \. T.. May 16.-Levi
T. Morton former vice president OF