Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-15
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Tho military operations of The
government have been divided into
three general campaigns. one 100 the
south against the followers of H.
|patl. conducted by General Juycuico
/ Hoblos. another whose center is
IGuaymas. boo sonora. and the third.
Idirnried from Monterey against tho
rebels operating n the states Of
/ Colhuila. Nuevo Leon and Tamauli-
Iung lu addition 10 these defined
lwmpaigus the government troops are
riding here and there oyer dozen
states. forcing their way from ono
point ~ another. only often to lind.
when they arrive az their dostua-
ton. that the rebels have cut in be
hind them. or have torn the country
To pieces ON either side OF their line
of march
In tbo soHIh Robes promised =.
leXtermlnate IN few weeks the
bandits led by Emliano Zapata
he was instructed by the War be
partmout 10 use the methods OF
Wcylcr in Cuba. 10 concentrate In
few points all non-combatants. and
then doyastato with fire and cannon
the remaining villages and towns.
KIM his prisoners. except those whose
physical strength appealed 10 him as
material for the regular army but
before Rohles could get his plan un-
der way. Zapata was attacking him
Boo his headquarters and since then
10 has been an open question which
side would be- the victim Of the Wey-
Ter method The region 10 the south
already Is practically devastated
llaciondas ON which enormous sugar
crops formerly were grown are to-
day fast returning 90 Jungle rroWths.
and The warfare In which the follow
.ors of Iapala have engaged now for
almost three years appears 10 be-
causing them 10 revert 10 some Wild
and savage type
The Guaymas campaign began
wen General Medina BARRON
marched forth. but only 10 return az
ter defeat. and II Was almost two
weeks after the battle Of Santa Rosa
before the government admitted the
reverse. meanwhile charactcrizing as
untrue the press dispatches from the
border
The campaign directed from Mon
tcrcy has resulted IN the recall of
General Trucy ALBERT who. appar-
entity, was unable 10 suppress the
rebels under command of Venustia-
no Carranza or even 10 retake and
reopen the railroad between Monte
roy and Laredo Texas His success
sor has done mo- better Tho rebels
have extended their field of opera
lions until small towns from the
.'ulf coast TO Chihuahua are entered. |
seemingly almost AZ will.
Conditions in the Central states /
'r" little 30 any better. In lis do I
sire 90 clear mp the border situ8-
Jon. and open the railds In or /
Der that tho United states may have
. higher opinion OF the general sit.
1aiiou The government has confined /
most ot ms energies To the two nor
.h'ru campaigns.
Opposed 20 the rebels Is the army
of Hurrla. a more numerous orgaui-
tatiou than any Mexico has ever
seen But In its ranks as "volun-
'e"rs are thousands OF men re
'rui'ed from the iails OF the coun-
Try aud from prisoners captured in
battle The recent success OF the
government In securing a loan. how
over. viii enable Il 10 pay its soldi-
'rs. buy ammunition and other sup
plies aud otherwise conduct its mil
tary campaigns with greater energy.
ls result conditions In Mexico are
bound 10 be- disturbed for some time
o come
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