Show WE WAH ARE l LOST t ti i S i. i CARRANZA'S A ANIA f I I 1 i. i I Mexican X Chieftain and Staff 11 Flee Flee North With I 1 0 l Go Gold I i H Hoard oar d. d MEXICO tin tin- CITY May Mar 19 Wy By the the I Associated at d' d Press We are lost GO Goodbye dbY g gentlemen I These w were v r re Carranza's s final words wards before before his flight from the hie besieged t trains aIls in s t the he early afternoon of of May 14 9 while pausing ng momentarily before a crowd crowd of of terrified civilian refugees a afew few miles east of San Marcos ac- ac by a a few intimates and guarded by what the sp special I dispatches dis dis- dis dispatches patches patchell term erm va Ia a very small cavalry force torce orce f The fugitive president crossed the I barrow arrow yarrow valley stopped for a few moments moments mo mo- ments to watch the liberal revolutionary revolutionary donar forces o the stalled trains and then disappeared amon among the th m mountains LEES FLEES LEES TO COAST COAS fit It Is believed certain that tha t Carranza is i 8 heading northeast toward the coast 1 bv by way of of Cofre Cefre de Perote with the Intention of ot boarding a steamer at al some iome small port and escaping from the the country countr Judging from the list of Qt captured officials and generals re received re- re delved Sun Sunday at the headquarters in Mexico City of ot the liberal revolutionary revolution revolution- ary ery government few are ate accompanying accompany accompany- ing Ipg pg Carranza Among them are believed believed be be- t to be Luis Cabrera secretary of ot the treasury General Juan Barra- Barra Barragan gan chief of staff General Gener l Francisco Francisca Murguia commander of ot the train guards General Francisco of war and Bonillas former ambassador to the I United States An Inventory of ot national f funds aboard one train shows a great quantity quan fity of gold and silver bars but comparatively com coin little minted coin Pastor secretary of ot agriculture was in charge of this train Manuel Aguirre B secretary of ot the interior and rid head of ot the cabinet is believed to tobe be lie in hiding as he was overheard to say that he could not stand the hardship hardship hardship hard hard- ship of ot a a horseback flight if f A- A A motor truck load of gold coin which hl h the Carranza party attempted to carry off broke down and the soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers appropriated ted most of ot It i f With more than 2500 prisoners already al- al aIr al already r ready eady counted it Is believed that the strong force which Carranza took took- from the capital has been completely scattered scattered scat scat- as as' hundreds of ot the soldiers fled int Into the mountains when the president abandoned the trains Refugees tell pitiful stories of ot hardship an and and terrors which began with the flight from the capital May 7 7 and which ended In the afternoon of ot May 14 Hunger thirst and bullets added to the uncertainty of ot their fate as the trains grains r headed Into the fast closing ranks o othe of ot f the revolutionary troops sweeping In from Vera Cruz and the Puebla mountains moun moun- twins Ins on both sides of ot the railway GON N ALES LES CHOICE s The selection of ot General Pablo consales Gonzales Gonzales Gon con zales sales for provisional president of Me Met Met- Ico Is practically assured according to JO to Information obtained by the corres correspondent corres- corres Saturday night from a thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- reliable source With Ygnacio o Bonillas Bonilias former ambassador to to the United States in hiding In the Jungles p. p of J V Vera era Cruz with President sa Carran-sa a and find and the manifesto of General Gonzales Gonzale s of oC Sunday announcing his retirement as as a candidate In the presidential election July 4 It was said that a canvass of the members of at the national na na- congress now in Mexico by the Gonzales leaders showed almost I unanimous sentiment in favor of Gonzales Gonzales Gonzales Gon Gon- zales for provisional president VILLA STILL ACTIVE t r- r j PASO Texas May 19 Francisco Francisco Vira Vi a of ot norther northern Mexico belied belled reports of his having retired from banditry by by- th the manager manager maniger man man- ager iger of the Alvarado l Mining lining l company In n Parral for ransom according to Information received by General Gener l P P P. PEllas ElIas Ellas Calles Caller minister minister- of ot war of or the lle liberal iberal constitutionalist alIst government nt at Juarez Calles Called expected to leave for Chihuahua City today where he will s seek ek to have an interview w with Villa or a representative of ot th the bandit chief The only possible arrangement with Villa is for hl him n to quit his activities and retire to td private life said General alles Calles Calles For the new government of Mexico to ac accept ept him as a a a. factor or a member of its army is an utter Impossibility Im Im- im- im possibility Calles Caller declared there are many Americans in different capacities workIng working working work work- ing for Villa The government of ot Mexico Mex Ico cannot be held responsible it If anything anything anything any any- thing happens to them them MAY WITHHOLD RECOGNITION WASHINGTON May 19 Proposed Proposed appointment of Francisco Villa as chief of ot the Mexican constabulary might cause President Wilson to withhold recognition recognition recognition rec rec- of the new government indefinitely Indefinitely indefinitely it was learned today Villa Is held responsible for far t r murders committed during the bandit r raid ld on Columbus N N. L M. M in 1916 Villas Villa's coming trip to Mexico City reported to the state department was regarded as significant by officials officials' here Rebel agents believed Villa will have Important conferences with the I officials of the provisional government These conferences It was believed i may result in one of the t following as asfor assignments as- as I as-I for Villa To t take ke up the trail of Carranza and I bring him back into Mexico City To take command of ot the Mexican constabulary along the international i I frontier It w was s suggested that should th the e new Mexican l government be recognized recognize the United Stat States s might demand of t it t the extradition of of Villa for the Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- Co- Co lumbus r raid Jd PROTECTION ASSURED NEW YORK May 19 G General General ManIel Manuel Man Man- uel usi r now reported in control o othe of t the entire oil district fo to the MexIcan Mexican Mex Mex- ican scan east coast In a message received receive d in New York New York guaranteed to protect th e lives and property of or Americans a awell aswell as aswell a well as Mexicans In his territory territory- W W. F F. Buckley an American resident of Vera Cruz and and 4 Mexico City for th the thelast thelast last twelve years and a close personal friend of ot received rp the generals general's cablegram here which dated a aC Tampico Tam Tam- pico yesterday read as follows I II I t authorize you to publish over m my Y signature a statement covering the following tollo tot fol r I lo lowing three points points- First I 1 am united with and fo form tonn rm I part of the movement represented b by y Generals Obregon and Gonzales J second sec sec- j ond there is Is perfect order and comI com com- 1 I and industrial activities ar are e continuing uninterruptedly in Tampico I Lobos and Tu as well wen as In th the e I entire oil region third in the oil zone zane e I l I all territory by the troops troop under my command the Ji lives s and property prop property prop prop-I erty of Mexicans and foreigners have I had and will continue to have full I II I guarantees and I shall endeavor to fa J the development of all legitimate mate enterprises enterprise this being the attitude altitude I I I I P bv hv the entire movement |