Arizona republican., 1911-04-13
AND SEEK ALONG BORDER Rebels Appear in Force
 and Disappear CANAAEA IS THREATENED
Arizpe Found to Have Been Abandoned by the Insur- rectos-None Seen in the Vicinity of Either Juarez or Casas Grandes.

Agua Prieta, Mexico. April 12.-The combined forces under Juan Cabral, Antonio Garcia and Ricardo Romero appeared suddenly before Cananea to- day and in a short time had the city surrounded. Later the rebels returned to Bacanochi, south of Cananea, and it is believed that no attempt will be made today to capture the city.
 Federal troops numbering HOO, in cluding 200 cavalry under Medino. Barron and other leaders, which went out of Cananea a few days ago, en- tered Aripza to find the rebels gone. The city was abandoned and with all documents the citizens had fled into Cananea, followed by a retrograde movement of federals, who arrived at Cananea yesterday. All the federal troops are now there.
 In the heart of the city is a rising mesa, which is fortified with high rock walls on crest. None but troops are permitted to approach the mesa and it is believed to be mined.
 one machine gun is located east of the mesa between the two largest hotels, one to the south, another to the west All command the city which has a population of 15,00O.
 The rebels have burned a number Of bridges hut the railroad company has temporarily repaired them and a train is scheduled to leave Naco for the south tonight. Wires, however. are down tonight. There is no com munication with Cananea. The in surrectos occupied Cumpas on Sun day without opposition It Is under stood that Moctezuma is at present threatened, and federals are on the way to assist in defending the town.
 Much interest attaches in the move ment overland of the Blue Whistler" cannon enroute from Juarez to Ojin- aga. where General Jose Sanchez is expected to use it in general as- sault, on Saturday morning.
 The cannon is one used in the battle of Valverde, New Mexico, in the American civil war. It was re- gently stolen at Fl Paso, from an public square, and taken across the line where it was received by twenty rebels who placed it in hiding. Since then the rebels have procured sup plies of ammunition, solid shot and also cans filled with steel boiler cut tings and they have made powder bags for a charge. The cannon is under guard of the rebel leader. VII lareal, who is marching east with a band to reinforce Sanchez whose at tacking army numbers fifteen hun dred. General Luque, defending, has in the neighbOrhood of 400.
 The federal wires are again cut be- tween Douglas and NacOzari. Wires are carried on the same poles as the Nacorazi railroad wire, which latter the rebels were careful not to dis turb. The rebels plans in Sonora do not include an attack on Cananea, which is strongly fortified. The Mexican government has brought to Cansnea two experts from the Maxim factory to teach the federals- how to handle rapid fire guns.
 The rebel leader Giron with two hundred and fifty foot soldiers and fifty mounted on Saturday held up the stage between Nacozari and Cum pas at Shermans ranch before going into Cumpas. They opened the mail, and found one letter from the pre- feet of MOctezuma which gave only a list of the soldiers at MocteZuma and the pay due them.
 At Cumpas Giron recruited a hun- dred men and liberated thirty pris-