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Show Fall of Mexican Capital Confirmed In Washington EL PASO, Tex., May 9. General Alvaro Obrogon is in complete possession of Mexico City, it was announced officially at El Paso headquarters of the Mexican revolutionists. There were no details of the occupation. The report thatPresi-dent thatPresi-dent Carranza had been arreBted at Esperanza, state of Vera Cruz, while fleeing- from the capital city to Vera Cruz, remained unconfirmed. uncon-firmed. The report said his capture had been effected by General Guadalupe Sanchez. j i WASHINGTON, May 9. Official confirmation of the occupa-l tion of Mexico City by rebel force3 at noon on Friday, May 7, was received today by the state department from the American embassy. There was no disorder and no foreigners were interfered with, the message said. t "Communication was reopened with tho American embassy and the information infor-mation received up to 7 o'clock tonight indicated there had been no disorder in connection with the taking over of the city nor was there anything of a disquietingna turo regarding the safe-' ty of Americans or other foreigners," the slate department's announcement said. No reference was made to President Pres-ident Carranza. The embassy reported that troops constituting the advance contingent of Pablo Gonzales took control of the Mexican capital May 7. This advance guard was under the direct command of General Gaclnto Trevino, who, uponl etfecting possesion oC mo city, issued i a formal assurance of complete guarantees. guar-antees. In ihis announcement he advised ad-vised commerce, banks, and other Industries In-dustries to continue their transactions and threatened punishment of speculators specu-lators In articles of necessity. A new chief of police and a military commnn-der commnn-der for Mexico City were appointed. General Sends Assurances. General Obregon was on hi3 way into in-to Mexico City from thwost whtfoj Gonzales was entering froj the south. ; He sent assurances to the embassy on jMay 7th that there would bo no dteor-i ders at Mexico City. i An official telegram from Vera Cruz dated early today said a wireless me3- sage received there from Mexico City had slated that President Carranza had left Mexico City ana that General Obregon was in possession of the city. It said among other things that President Presi-dent Carranza was accompanied out of the city by some of his adherents. The American consul at Vera Cruz 'reported order being maintained in the state of Vera Cruz. Obregon's Wife Receives Wirolcos. Goneral Obregon's wife, who is at Nogales, received a wireless message 'yesterday from a member of Genera Obregon's command In a suburb of ' Mexico City stating that the general was receiving congratulations and that a largo Mexican flag was floating over tho Obregon home in Mexico City, that the streets of the city were quiet. Information also was received today that Tamplco is in tho hands of revolutionists. revo-lutionists. The federal general, Oroz-co Oroz-co has taken refuge on the Mexican federal gunboat Jalisco, and revolutionary revolution-ary authoritieshad given assurance of guarantees mere. The department advlcos also told of the capture by revolutionists of Tor-rcon Tor-rcon and Monclova in the state of Coa-'huila, Coa-'huila, and of Aguas Calientcs in the I state of that name. Telegraph communication com-munication had been restored between Chihuahua and j.orreon and Aguas Calientes the message Laid. |