Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-05
CAPTURE: Of
MEXICO CITY.
IS GOAL Of
REBEL DRIVE
Next Move of RevolutioniStS
Will Be An Advance Upon
the Capital, Is Declaration
of General ESCobar.
EXPLAINS REASON FOR
DESERVING CARRANZA
Believed He Was Trying 10
Force BonilIas On People
Against Their Will; Train
Service Is Resumed.
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Juarez, Mex, May 4.--With the
virtually complete conquest of Chi
huahua, the next effort of the LIB
eral constitutionalist party will be
directed to an advance upon Mexi-
co City, where the only resistance
is to be encountered, according to
a statement issued tonight by j. G.
Escobar, commander in chief of
the Juarez district, who yesterday
Joined the revolutionist forces.
1--WE do not expect any blood
shed at least until we reach the
capital of the republic" General
Escobar said. 1--WE expect that on
the way south Carranza's soldiers
will realize the futility of resisting
our sweeping movement and Will
Join our ranks as they have done
elsewhere during this bloodless
revolution. But it is possible that
when we reach Mexico City itself,
there will be some show of fight,
which, however, we feel confident
will be without result"
General Escobar said that there
would be no further civil appoint
ments made in Juarez until the ar
rival shortly of General Adolfo de
la Huerta, provisional commander
in chief of the revolutionary army.
Explaining his action in with
drawing his support from Presi-
dent Carranza, General Escopar
said:
Juarcz Resumes Normal Life.
II turned from Carranza be-
cause / believed that he was try
ing to force Ienacio Bonillas on
the people of Mexico against their
will"
With the resumption of tele-
graphic service between Juarez
and Jimenez and the promise of re-
stored train service shortly, from
the border here to Parral and
,Jimenez swung back into its nor
NAL life following the coup de etat
yesterday.
Trains between Chihuahua and
JimeneZ are already running, II
was announced here. Jimenez is
half way between Chihuahua City
and Torreon.
The civil government of Juarez
functioned as usual but with some
changes in personnel. Abelardo S.
Amaya, of Guerrero, Chihuahua,
announced himself as collector OF
customs, succeeding j. Felipe
Vale.
The commercial agency estab-
Iished by the Liberal Constitution
alist party in Ell Paso, opposite
here was crowded today by per-
sons seeking to have their border
cards vised by the new faction. A
wise fee of $3.50 was charged to
holders of cards that had not been
vised within the last three months.
American immigration officials
in Eel Paso received orders not TO
hermit American women to cross
the international bridge between
Juarez and Ell Paso. How long che
order would be in force they were
unable to say.
Torreon's Fate Unknown.
General Escobar expressed ig-
norance regarding the fate OF Ior-
reon. which earlier in the day was
reported to have fallen. Contirma'
tion of the report could not be op.
tanned from the commerclal
agency of the revolutionists IN. III
Paso 1t was admitted, however,
that Ojinaga, Chihuahua, opposite
Presidio, Texas, was still IN the
hands of the Carranza forces, a1tef
an unsuccessful attempt on the
part of a portion of the garrison TO
revolt.
Details of the fall of the Chihua-
hua City garrison were received
from Chihuahua City direct for the
first time today. On April 26, Cen
erals Eugenio Martinez, joaquin
Amaro and Colonel Manuel Otero
CANA, with all other chiefs there
repudiated8 the Carranza govern
ment and assumed control OF the
city. after twelve hours fighting
with the Sixty-second battalion
commanded by General Figueroa
Figueroa then surrendered the
barracks. There were no CIVILIAN
casualties.
Colonel Otero was killed OUTSIDE
the barracks during the attack
His widow was given 10000 pesos
and monthly pay as general
General Martinez gave Genera
Figueroa his unconditional lihet "
on the following day and the lattel
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