The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-08
PLANS OF GUERRA.
Insurgent General te Conduct m Of-
 fensfve Campaign.

Insurgent General to Conduct m Of- fensive Campaign. New York. Sept s.--A cable dispatch | to The Herald from Havana says: Col. Pino Guerra, leader of the insur- gent forces in Pinar del Rio province announced Thursday that he was ready to begin an offensive campaign against the Government.
 | He intends making rapid moves changing camp as often as possible in order to avoid having the burden oi feeding so many men long in any one section. He broke camp at Jtbara be- fore noon yesterday. Fifty minutes later, when the daily train for Havana started for San Juan Martinez, where the Government troops are centered, the road south of the station was cov- cred with Guerra's cavalry as far as the eye could see.
 Two Kilometres below the station where the highway crosses the rail-
 way the train was stopped by insur- gents, who lined horses alongside the track. From that point long view
 of the road in each direction showed the insurgents messed to the horizon. !. Colonel Julian Betancourt, Guerra's ad- jutant, went through the train, receiv- ing warm greetings from almost every
 passenger
 He ordered the removal of two rural guards who had tried to hide, and took the mali sacks with all the correspond- ence from San Juan. The telegraph
 wires have already been cut When the train was ordered to proceed without
 one shot having been fired. the insur- gents resumed their march toward the hills back to Rioseco.
 In the Government mail seized, Colo- rel Betancourt found official instruc- 4ha nf pfnar AAl N4iO ordering the arrest of himself, Guerra, Cruz, Colonel Boraval and score of other leaders on a charge of theft. This
 was directed to Colonel Avalos conn mandinE at San Juan. telling him to
 make the arrests
 As Guerra approached San Juan in one direction, Avalos left in the other with 150 rural guards. going to Pinar del Rio by Rioseco.
 He is expected to return by the same route. If he does. hs cannot avoid a
 Gght. Pino's men seem well disciplined and equipped.
 Approached by a correspondent. Pino Guerra said:
 You can tell the people north that
 am now going to take the offensive. If have not done so already, it was be- cause had to perfect the organization and attend to matters which appeared LU flG OE HEEN tfnoTkdICc. SA6tA HUI attempt to hold towns or fortify po- sition in the hills. I shall continue to move rapidly everywhere.
 Has the Government made any pro- rosals of peace?" was asked.
 ''oficially. none" replied Guerra. "A committee came to see me two days SEQ and another of veterans Thursday. Many veterans are awaiting further movements. Unless we obtain
 an honorable peace. they will join Us. have made no proposition to the Gov. ernment. I have no authority to namS conditions of peace. am simply ' soldier obeying the orders of the cen
 tral committee. which is merely rev lolutionary without taking the form oI government. I obey their directions
 and recognize their authority. "Pernaps you would like to know
 who Is my candidate for President. have none. If Palma should be elected | by the people, l would be the first to declare my allegiance. I will support any man elected. If the American
 people had such q government as exists
 here. they would nos let 1t remain In
 power five days