Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-23

The American Contingent
Hears that This Country
Will Regard Them as Out
laws-No Asylum From
Federal Vengeance.

Mexicali, Feb. 22.-Leyva's advance
guard started on the march to En-
senada today. To confuse the fugi-
tive Mexican officials now in the
asylum on the American side and who
are eager to forward information to
the Diaz government, the rebel de-
tachment started southwest. 1t was
composed of sixty men. fully a third
of the entire strength of the insur-
gent army They carried water in a
pack train with the evident intention
to keep southwark until they reach
the Cocopah mountains and then turn
sharply westward and make for the
passes i'm the San Bernardino noun
tains. Thereafter they will have
clear trail to Las Juntas where Gov
ernor Vega rested on his retreat after
his defeat on February Is.
The entire rebel army is expected to
follow the advance guard and be out
Of camp by tomorrow night. The
horses have been freshly shod and
the provisions and blankets are
packed.
In anticipation of the move Mex
icali was thrown wide open today.
Forty-One saloons and gambling
houses. nearly all conducted by Amer
leans did a large volume Of business
in celebration of WashingtOn,s birth
day and the lifting of the lid. Sixteen
insurrectos detailed as police are ex-
pected. however. to quell any riOtous
manifestations on the part of the cell
ebrants tonight. Leyva himself was
among those who made the round of
the refreshment places.
From Las Juntas the insurgents
may go to Tia Juana But this is
uncertain. II thev think they can
raise money there they will surely GO
Money is urgently needed now by the
insurrectOs and Berthold disappeared
today presumably ON a filibuster into
the United States to procure funds
from sympathizers.
The men of the army are becoming
clamOrOus for the pay promised them.
Many who joined when Leyva first
came to Mexicali in January assert
that they have not seen a single peso
since they enrolled under the red flag
which is now a symbol of the pro-
posed 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 posted on guard in the trenches
Ter others were escorted out Of camp
a. Leyva's command. He declared
that this was done 10 separate the
sheep from the goats. He had 500
men at hand, but said he had arms
fer only 200 and he wanted 10 weed
out those who Joined the army sim
ply to procure board.
Captain William Stanley. the only
rebel officer who has had previous
war experience said he expected TO
take between IFS and 100 men on the
campaign. But all these will be
true to the cause" he added
The tendency toward desertion was
strengthened today by reports from
CalexicO that a determined effort will
be made to have the United States
government outlaw all Americans who
persist in bearing arms i'm the cam
raign established by Berthold and
Leyva as the heads of socialist
commonwealth.
Down in his heart, every lnsurgcnt
believes that If the Mexican govern
ment presses too hard all he will have
to do is to cross the boundary for
safety. When the Americans among
the rebels learned TODAY that there
might be a possibility of asylum in
their native country being denied them
it Immediately became question with
them whether to take the chance of
certain death if cornered by federal SOL
diers.
Leyva was much excited when he
lie, bed of the plan. They cannot do
it," he exclaimed. "That would place
the United States in the list of bar
barous countries. We will get social
lists all over America to flood the coun-
try with kilograms OF protest"