Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-23
Lower California Capital DeS-
tlnation Of General Levya and
Motley Crowd Of Followers
Gathered at MexicaIi.
AMERICAN ADHERENTS
LOSING ENTHUSIASM
Rumor That United States May
Refuse Them Asylum in Event
Of Defeat Responsible for
Several Cases of Cold Feet,

lBy Morning Journal Special Lsased wIrsl
Mexicali, Mex, Feb 22.-General
Leyva's advance guard started on Its
march TO Ensenada today. To con-
fuse the fugitive Mexican officials now
on the American side, and who are
eager to forward Information to the
Diaz government. the relel deta:h-
ment started southeast. 1t Is COM
posed of sixty men. fully one-th,fd OF
the entire armed strength of the In
sprrecto army
Water was carried by a pack train.
II IL evident that II IL the inteniol
10 keep to he southwark until the
Cocopah mountains are reached, then
turn sharply westward and make for
the pass OF the San Bernardino noun
tains. Thereafter they win have n
clear trail TO Las Juntas, where Gov
ernor Vega rested on his retreat from
the scene OF his defeat Of February
Id.
The entire rebel army Is expected
tc follow the advance guard ana to
be out of camp by tomorrow night.
Money Is urgently needed now by
the insurrectos and Berthold dissap-
peared today, presumably on a trip,
into the United States to procure funds
from some source.
The men of the army are becoming
clamorous for the pay promised them.
Many. who joined when I.gyva first
can4c to Mexcali In JANUARY asrcrt they
have not seen a single peso since they
enrolled under the red flag which IL
now the symbol of the proposed
socialist commonwealth of Lower
California
They are now demanding money
and many threats of desertIon are
heard.
Three deserted last night. leaving
their arms where they had been post
ed on guard In the trenches
Others were today escorted out OF
camp at Leyva's command. He de-
clared that this was done to separate
the sheep from the goats" He had
900 men at hand. he said but arms
for only two hundred. and was deter
mined to weed out those whb had
Joined the army simply to procure
board
The tendency towards desertion WAS
strengthened today by reports from
Calexico that q determined effort viii
be made to have the United States
government outlaw all Americans who
persist in baering arms nthe cam
paign.
Deep down In his heart every in
surgent believes that II the Mexican
government presses to hard, all he will
have 10 do, will be TO cross the inter-
national boundary for safety. When
the Americans among the rebels
leaned today that there might be a
possibility Of asylum on their native
soil being denied them II Immediately
became a question with them whether
to take the chance OF certain defeat
II cornered by the federals. Levya
became much excited when he learn
cd of the plan.
"They cannot do it, he explained.
"That places the United states In the
list of barbarous countries. We VIII
get socialists all over America to flood
the country with telegrams In protest"
General Leyva said today that he
had wired to the Red Cross in WASH
ington for Information regarding the
81 600 said to have been appropriated
by that body for the care of tho
wounded at Mexlcal. He wants tc
know whether Dr. William Fawcett
Smith. the Red Cross surgeon at
Cnlexico. acted within his rights when
II IL said he refused TO attend Clark.
the wounded rebel.
Efforts were made tonight TO force
American army surgeons to care for
w. Il. Clark, Wounded last night by
l rebel sentry. Clark was not seri-
,usy wounded and walked over the
when he was ordered back
Dy American sentinels.
He refused to lay down on the line
md was left there until picked up by
and carried back to camp.
Army surgeons explained that Clark
lad been wen cared for by Il Calexl-
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