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Show Battle Between Federals and Revolutionists But Deposed President's Fate Unknown. FORCES SENT OUT TO SAVE CARRANZA Former Chief Executive May Have Fled Into Mountains Is Report. EL PASO. Tex., May 12. High officials of-ficials accompanied President Venus- tiano Carranza in his flight from Mexico Mex-ico City toward Vora Cruz were captured cap-tured or killed in an engagement between be-tween federal escort and revolutionary troops under General Reyes Marquez, according to a telegram received today from General Alvaro Obregon by Roberto Ro-berto V. Pesquiera, revolutionary financial fin-ancial agent for the revolutionists here. The battle was reported to have been fought between Aplzaco, Tlaxcala, and Apam. Hidalgo. In the telegram to Luis Montes De Oca, revolutionary "consul" at EI Paso, General Obregon gave the details de-tails of his entry Into Mexico City, agreeing with earlier dispatches received re-ceived here from the Associated Press correspondent In Mexico City. Fifty iiiuuLiiiuu lipouuo UbkllUIIICU il ILLl UlUliJ the line of march, General Obregon said. Obregon In Control of Gulf. Dispatches received from Noga'les, Ariz., said that General Obregon has telegraphed Governor de la Huerta that he is in good health and in control con-trol of Mexico City, as well as of all the gunboats in the Gulf of Mexico, it was reported, giving the revolutionists complete control of the eastern coast of the republic. Tho rebels claimed virtual"posses8ion of the entire republic. re-public. Tho congress of Sonora is In special session for the purpose of electing a successor to Governor De la Huerta, who will depart shortly for Mexico Ctiy. where he will assume command of the revolutionary , movement, according ac-cording to information received by revolutionary agents in Nogales, Sonora. So-nora. F. A. Borquez, secretary of state, succeeded De la Huerta as governor, gov-ernor, It wa&, said. Governor Do la Huerta has selected a council of fifteen specialists to act as his advisers in conducting the new government, it was announced. Carranza forces remain active oniy im-H I ll'n-l II 1 HH iW UIIT-P1 MH i f 1 1 r I! 'It.. ,11 in a few isolated parts of Mexico, revolutionists rev-olutionists in Nogales claimed. In Mexico City, public utilities service ser-vice has been restored, It was said. Provisional governors and chiefs of military operations In various parts of the republic have been appointed by revolutionary leaders and orders have beon given to all subordinate authorities authori-ties to extond guarantees of security of life, property and commerce to all the residents in their rcspectivo jurisdiction, jur-isdiction, it was announced. |