The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-22

Cities of Chihuahua and Pueb-
 la expected to fall before revOlu-
 tiOnistS today.
 Rebels loot Acambaro, free
 Rebel prisoners, but are defeat
 ed, 27 killed.
 Rebels reported to have cap-
 tured town of Gomez PalaciO
 after 300 of Diaz' troops deserted
 their cOlOrS.
 Fierce Fighting reported in
 Durango. TOrreOn and Parral.
 All country north of Monterey
 Cut off from communication and
 many sxirmishes reported along
 the Rio Grande.
 Mexican Government cOm-
 manders all telegraph lines Tor
 first time in 15 years.
 President Diaz takes personal
 command of the Government
 forces and tcaIlS Vice-PreSident
 Ramon Corral from health re-
 sort to his aid.
 Reported that 1000 Yaqui In
 dians near Cananea will take the
 field in support of the@ ReyoiU-
 tionistS.
 Francisco NIadero, leader of
 the revolution, south of Ciudad
 PorfirO Diaz, at the head of
 body of rebels.
 Serious outbreak reported at
 Orizaba where troops deserted.
 Nineteen officers and privateS
 who joined rebels said to have
 been secretly shot.
 American Federal troops and
 Texas rangers guarding Rio
 Grande border have failed to
 stop Mexican hmpOrtatiOns of
 arms.
 Mexicans streaming across
 from Texas and cOunter-flOOd
 entering America to escape Diaz'
 cOnscriptiOn.
 (SpeciaI from United Press.)
 Monctova, Mex, Nov. 22-(Via Eagl Pass. Tex.,)-Startling reports of tn extent of the revolutionary uprisini were received here, today, from rail road men who arrived here from tn south, and in private telegrams owe the government wires.. The revolu tionists had captured the three chic towns in the rich Nazas river valley They are Torrson. Gomez, Palaci and Laredo, all with populations abOu 75.000.
 Hard fighting was done at Torreor but so far as known, no American were killed, although one of the larg est American colonies in the countr. is located there, numbering about 50 persons. Many millions of dollars o American capital are also investe, there, the largest enterprise being tn Guayule Rubber Factory of the In ter-Continental Rubber Co, of Nev York, which cost five million dollars The largest independent smelter il the world is also located at Torreol It sowned by Mexicans.
 Laredo, connected with Come Palacio by an electric railway, ha fallen into the hands of revolution ists.
 It is said the great mining caml of Hillardra, state of Durango, wher a smelter of the American Smeltinl has been captured. Severe fightin: has been going on in the city of Du rango, for several hours and man, casualties are reported. The govern ment forces were at last accounts, il control of the situation at Crizaba San Luis Potosi, Saltilli and man. other smaller places where the fight ing occurred, last night and today
 Two regiments of cavalry com manded by General Geronimo Ire vono, commander of this militar. zone, left Monterey. last evening, fo Torrson A battle is expected whel the two opposing forces meet.
 Washington. Nov. 22-In official ad vices from Mexican authorities to Lu ther T. Ellsworth, American consu at Porfirio Diaz. confirmation is giy en of the capture of the town of Go meg Palacio by the revolutionists.
 Consul Freeman telegraphed iron Durango, Mexico. that the American consular agent at Torreon advised him by telegraph that trouble hat started in Gomez Palacio on the nigh of November 20. At the time tn, agents message was sent, severa persons had been killed, but, so fla as known. no Amer.cans had 'bee1 molested. The fighting was still il progress. A despatch from L. J Kenna. American consul at Chihuahus reports the capture of three smal towns in the western part of the State of Chihuahua. The consul re ports that the Governor of that Stat called q meeting of the businessmen to perfect plans for th@ defense c the city.
 The War department is without ad vices from General Ralph w. Hoyt commanding the forces in Texas, con corning the situation on the Amer. can side of the border. General Hoy has been given a blanket order tt co-operate with the State authoritie: of Texas and to use his own discre ton in preserving neutrality. The de partmeEt, therefore. did not eXpec any detailed report from him.
 Fl Paso. Tex, Nov. 22-Secret ad vices from the interior, reaching here early today, declared that the rev. olutionists near Cananea have enlist