Arizona republican., 1911-01-26
DETAILS OF SONORA PLAN
Nothing to do But Capture
 a Few Towns Including the Capital, Whip All the Federals, Secure Recogni-
 tion, Then Conquer Diaz.

Douglas. Jan. 25.-An insurrecto leader who lately directed the snug gling of 1O,OO0 rounds of ammunition and some rifles across the border. gave out before leaving to rejoin the Mexi-
 can revolutionists, what he asserted was the general plan of the rebel cam
 paign in northern Mexico. Tine move ments of the rebels up to this time in dicate that the plan he outlined is be- ing carried out.
 This is the program: When the rebel found that they could successful ly cope with the federals in Chihuahua they began to restrict their operations against the cities of that state with the object of making Sonora, not Chi huahua, the seat of Ne anti-Diaz gov- ernment This was decided upon be- cause in Sonora they would be in more direct communication with Sinaloa and other states on the west coast where discontent is known to be general among all classes.
 To carry out the plan more effective ly the rebels gave up Guerrero, which they had occupied and moved across the mountains a second seasoned body of troops, which appeared before Sa- huaripa This city. although defended by 100 federals. surrendered without firing a shot. Among the arms taken by the rebels was the only machine gun which the government had in that vii cinity
 The taking of Sahuaripa gave the rebels an army headquarters and sup piled food and other stores. It also furnished a central point for rallying the disaffected portions of the popula- tion to their standard.
 The rebel force in Sahuaripa district now numbers 1000 we'll equipped men, whose next object was the capture of MOctezuma. Here they would meet the most active of all the Mexican jefes Chiapas of MOctezuma, who routed a small band of rebels at Noria two weeks ago. Chiapas has 250 men, but of course that force is not considered large enough to cope with the insur- rectos and Moctezuma is expected to fall at any hour.
 After taking Moctezuma the rebel army hopes to march directly to tres. the capital of the district of Ures, to the west. and after capturing that city to combine all their forces and march to Hermosillo. the capital of Sonora, a city of 30.000. Here a decisive battle is expected, as 1000 federal troops are quartered at Hermosillo. In the mean time the rebels have secretly armed a force of 800 men in Cananea, and at given signal half the regiment will make rapid march along the border, taking the customs houses n the cities of Nogales, Naco and Agua Prieta. The later was fortified yesterday by the erection of adobe barricades and bas- tions about the customs house This | part of the campaign is most import l ant. for once in possession of the GUS toms houses all along the Arizona iron | tier. the rebels can openly import arms | and provisions
 Immediately following the capture of | HermosillO. Madero will move into So nora and declare himself president of | the republic of Sonora. He will ask | for treaty relations with the United | States. and after organizing q regular | army will institute operations against | the City of Mexico and the southern section of fhp country