CHICAGOANS IN JUAREZ WHEN TOWN REVOLTS

Commerce Body Is Treated Civilly.

BY NORMAN WALKER.

Juarez, Mex., May 3. - [Special.] - Chicago business men saw Juarez do a flop into the Obregon rebel camp this afternoon. Arrangements had been made to show the members of the Chicago Association ot Commerce, in El Paso on a special train, the sights here following a luncheon in El Paso.

At 2 o'clock, just as the automobiles carrying the Chicagoans reached the international bridge, a band appeared at the Mexican end of the bridge and the bells on the old mission started ringing.

Thinking this was a reception for the Chicago visitors, the first automobile rolled across the rlckety bridge with Wyllys W. Baird, president of the Chicago organization and C. N. Bassett, president of the El Paso chamber of commerce.

Seeing a Town Revolt.

Upon their arrival on Mexican soil, they were officially informed that they were wltnessing a revolt from the Carranza government to the Obregon revolution. Assurances were given the party that all would be protected and Gen. Jose G. Escohar personally invited them to be his guests.

The bands continued to play, the church bells to ring and the crowds of soldiers and civilians to shout "Viva Obregon," during the stay of the Chicago visitors, who were shown the gambling halls, the jail where Mayor Trinidad Romero and Chief of Police Antonio Ruelas were imprisoned by the revolutionists, and the Wet Zone on Calle Comercio, where the American saloons are located. These were closed and the delegation returned singing "Nobody Knows How Dry I Am."

Stumbling Block Ousted.

Juarez has been all set to go over to Obregon since Col. Mora was relieved of his command Saturday night and sent to Mexico City on a fake mlssion to President Carranza. Mora refused to join the revolutionary movement.

Gen. Escobar immediately issued a proclamation, a copy of which was given to American Consul E. A. Dow.

"I intend to protect Americans and American interests now as I have done before," the proclamation stated.

"There will be no fighting in the city."

As an evldence of his good faith, Gen. Escobar ordered the bridges opened and the Chicago trade excursion party was the first to be admitted to Juarez.

Witnesses of Revolution.

In the automobiles which were escorted about the city by a rebel bodyguard, and who took in all the sights of a revolution in full swing, were:

George B. Foster, Commonwealth Edison company;
C. H. Finley, coffee importer;
Edward W. Houser, president Barnes-Crosby company;
John V. Farwell III.;
Prof. John Scott, Northwestern university;
John P. Howland and
George M. Spangler, Association of Commerce;
Peter A. Mortenson, schooi superintendent;
Samuel C. Osborn,
Percival B. Palmer Jr.,
Edward B. La Bart of Wilson & Co., and
David A. Noyes.

Great Drive Under Way.

Now that Chihuahua state has gone over to the revolution. Gen. Elias Calles is preparing to march over the Sierra Madre from Sonora with 6,000 men to begin the conquest of central Mexico, Col. Arturo E. Calles, his brother, announced tonight.

He said the campaign would begin at once, with the rebel column marching south by rail into Coahuila and south into Zacatecas, where a majority of the troops are for the revolution, with Mexico City as its objective. In Chihuahua City they will be joined by Gen. Joaquin Amaros' forces.

Abel Rodriguez has been appoitned civil governor of Chihuahua. He has announced that all civil officials who accept the new government will be continued in office. Trains will be operating between Juarez and Chihuahua City Wednesday, it was stated here tonight, and a regular schedule maintained.

Gen. Escobar issued a statement in which he said:

"We have nothing to do with Villa or any other bandit. The same principle of exterminating banditry will be carrled out as we attempted in the past. To accept Villa will be to accept all the criminal acts he has committed. I propose to establish a neutral zone along the entire Chihuahua-Texas border."