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Show CHIEF OF REBELS NOWPRESIDENT GENERAL CARRANZA ENTERS CAPITAL OF MEXICO AT HEAD OF VICTORIOUS ARMY. New Ruler Loudly Acclaimed by the Multitude as He Rides Through the Streets of Capital Escorted by Guard of Honor. Mexico City. General Venustiano Carranza, the supreme chief of the Mexican revolution and now provisional provis-ional president of the republic, entered enter-ed the capital at noon on Thursday. He was given an enthusiastic reception recep-tion by the crowds on the streets. It is estimated that more than 150,-000 150,-000 persons crowded the line of march of the new president and his followers, follow-ers, which extended from the village of Atzcapoctzalco to the national palace, pal-ace, a distance of six miles. There was not the slightest disorder as General Gen-eral Carranza and his staff passed through the cheering crowds, which showered them with flowers and confetti, con-fetti, and from which came cries ot "Long live Carranza; long live the constitutional government." It was near noon when General Carranza, mounted on a superb h'orse and accompanied by his staff and the generals of the northwest, the central and northeast division of the constitutionalist consti-tutionalist army, left Atzcapotzalco, escorted by a squadron of cavalry and the Fourth Sonora battalion of infantry, in-fantry, which acted as the guard of j honor. On reaching the city limits the column was met by the mayor and j the city council, who delivered to . General Carranza the keys of the I city- I I The provisional government is not ! fully organized and the diplomatic I corps was not present at the function, func-tion, although the Brazilian minister, I John R. Silliman, personal represent.-j represent.-j ative of President Wilson ,and Senor Moreno, the personal representative of King Alfonso, were among the hundreds hun-dreds who congratulated President Carranza. |