Show AMERICANS PROMISED ON Commander of East Coast Oil Oil Fields of Mexico l Wires Tires Assurances That Lives Interests Are re Safe Bv By BY Associated led M N EW EY YORK May fay IS S. jS Gen Man Manuel ran fan nd uel now reported in control control con con- Irol of the entire oil field district o othe of the Mexican east coa coast t in ill UI a received in New York today guaranteed guaran teed to protect the tile lin lives s and property f Americans ns as well as Mexicans in his territory W. W F F. Buckle Buckley an American r resident resi- resi 81 dent tnt of ot Vera Vcra Cruz and fo forthe for lor the last twelve tt years ears and a close perl personal personal per per- friend of ot received th the l cablegram ram here hyrc which dated I at Tampico yesterday rea read as follows follos I I l 1 L authorize you ou to publish over my signature a statement covering the following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing loing three points First I am Rm united with and form part of or the tho the movement mo represented represented t by cj Generals and Obregon-and bregOn and Got Gonzales oo second d. d there Is perfect order and commercial and industrial activities are arc continuing b uninterruptedly in Tampico Lob Lobos s am and Tuxpan as wen well as in the entire ol oil region third In tho the oil zone all territory terri tern tor tory is controlled b by the troops under m my command th the lives and property of ot Mexicans and foreigners have hae had hac hadI and will continue to h have vc full tull guarantees guaran guaran- tc tees and I J shall endeavor or to facilitate the development le o of all legitimate en enterprises en- en this being the attitude assumed as assumed assumed as- as b by the entire entile movement mo S De Dc Facto Government I Entrenches at Washington I Washington ton May Ia I IS s.-ruis s. Luis labor leader of Mexico and known 1 there as the lie GOI Gompers pers 1 of Mexico came hero here to today a as special I comm commis- commis IS- IS Continued on Pa Page e 2 J AMERICANS TO GET REBElS REBElS' PROTECTION Continued from Page 1 stoner of or the tho de facto government Recent reports to tho the state tate department department depart depart- ment mont announcing plans for tor his visit suggested tho possibility of ot hi hH his ap appointment ap- ap later lator as the tho chief diplomatic States representative o to the United and his associates decline however to discuss this Ma- Ma Dressed as a railway brakeman rones accompanied Gen Gem Alvaro Obre- Obre ton Bon from Mexico City when tho latter was threatened with Imprisonment Int In- In matlon fo-matlon t obtained by the government places him In the group roup of ot the more advanced thinkers of or tho the labor movement movement move move- emont e- e with th the ment mont although h not Identified communistic clement which has gained g cre great t strength lh In Mexico He was as elected to tho the presidency of ot the Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican Icon Fe Federation of or Labor as a railway worker The acting chief of the confidential Torre taz agency hero is Dr Alvaro to whom hom 1 reported Diego I Fernandez the charge of tho the Carranza government Is said to be bo the the Mexican n only representative of ot foreign office In the United States StateR who ho has hag delayed his announcement of oC the acceptance of or the new government The payment to him by br local banks of ot government go t funds has been protested by b do facto government go agents Further indication that the tho do facto government was wa settling more firmlY Into power was contained in a summary sum sum- summary mar mary of news In the tho Mexico elt City press pless sent b by the American embassy to th the state department toda today The Tho state governments governments gov gov- of or Yucatan and Camp echo have ha announced their support of ot the new government and Villa It was announced announced announced an an- Is proceeding to the capital without military escort Carranza was reported to be moving mo northward from the hills west of Jan Jalapa Ja- Ja r n lapa The summary set forth that the I newspaper a applauded ed th the withdrawal of or Pablo Gonzales from the tho presidential race roce saying It would reduce th the chances of or conflict growing out of oC th the tho political rivalry The Tho most outstanding contender Is now Obregon He lie was wa reported to have left the capital for and from there was expected i to go to San Luis Luls Potosi returning slay I May In 24 the date fixed tor for the beginning beginning begin begin- ning of ot a special session of congress congre s called for or the purpose of ot naming naming naming- a president ad interim I It was assumed here that Obregon would confer conter with Manuel while at nt Tampico but the uncertainty uncertainty- felt feltI I h here re as to the attitude the former ruler of the oil field might assume was greatly allayed ed b by the message received from him assuring American business businessmen men that he was united with and forms a a. part of or the mo movement moment ment represented represented s b by Y Generals Obregon gon and Gon- Gon rm zales I Q f f Villa TilIa Is Called to Account b by r Calles El Paso T Texas May Ia IS Gen PEllas P 1 P. P Elms Ellas Calles provisional minister o of war of or Mexico has summoned Gen Francisco Villa to appear at Chihuahua CIt City to explain his reported action In holding an American official of the Al- Al r u varado Y ny company lui for ur r ransom iL at UL B Boquillas west of or Santa n Rosalia lalle Chi Chi- This W twos waa J announced b by General General General Gen Gen- eral Calles Callee tonight on his departure on ona ona a 0 special train to Chihuahua hua City u uRail uRail Rail Traffic Resumes To Mexican l Ports Laredo Texa Texas Ma May IS Rail s. Rail traffic has haa beon been r resumed between veen Monterey and Tampico Heroldo de Mexico of or Mexico City says in its Ils Mondays Monday's Issue Sections of or the line recently destroyed have o been repaired and train service is IsI regular the no newspaper said I Several members of or the Mexican supreme su supreme su- su preme court who ho accompanied General Carranza In his flight from the national nation nation- al capital have o returned and with a a. quorum the court again was as In aes session lon the paper asserts Carranza Admits Cause Is Lost I D By Press Mexico City May IS We We are lost Good Good-by gentlemen 1 These were Carranza's final words before his flight from the besieged trains In the early afternoon of ot May 1 14 while pausing momentarily before a a. crowd of or terrified civilian ref refugees gees geesa a few miles rolle east st of ot San Marcos accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied b by a few Intimates and guarded b by what the special dispatches I term P a very small cavalry force torce The fugitive president crossed tho the narrow valley stopped for tor a IL f few W moments moments moments mo mo- ments to watch the liberal revolutionary revolution revolution- ar ary forces occupy the thO stalled trains then dl disappeared appeared among tn ins moun moun- It Is la believed ed certain that Carranza is heading northeast toward the coast coant b by way ay of or Cotro do Perote Perot with tho the intention of ot boarding boarding- a steamer at some small port and e escaping from tho the I countr country Judging Judg-Ing from the list of ot captured captured captured cap cap- officials ls and genor generals ls received Sunday Sundo at the headquarters in Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ox- ox ico City of ot the liberal revolutionary re government few foA are aro accompanying Carranza Among them arc aro believed to be Lulu Luis Cabrera secretary of the I treasur treasury Gen Juan Barragan chief of t staff stat Gen Oen Francisco Murguia commander commander commander com com- mander of the train guards Gen Francisco of or war lr and former ambassador ambassador am am- to the tho United States |