El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-27
CONFIRMS REMOVAL
OF STATE CAPITAL
Grueme Tells of Great Battle of Bate
natal; Two Thousand Bodies Of
Rebels Remain E-nburfed.

] Douglas. Ariz-, MAY 27-R. ". Grae-
I me- chauffeur from the state Of So
] nora mas arrived here and confirms the
( reported moving Of the capital Of the
] state to Cauanea- He came out on the
! same train with governors Pesqueira
I and MaE1Orena, and says they brought
l out valuable state records Didier Mas
D son and T. H Dean, who have an so
/ horsepower Curtiss biplane and BleriOt
! monoplane, respectively, are ready 10
make flight at any time. Two hun
bred and fifty dynamite bombs have
I Deen prepared TO be dropped on the
/ gunboat Guerrero and into the Quay
mas fOruflcauOns- They simply await
good weather.
United states battleships now in the
harbor are 70 be given SO hours to
! withdraw taking American citizens
from Empalme. The main bodies Of
/ the -COnstitutiOnalists' are encamped
at Ortiz. 20 kilOmeters north.
Graeme tells a story Of the reckless
{ bravery Of 1aquis in the recent battle
at Batematal, when $50 were killed and
1900 wounded.
federal battery Of y machine guns
occupied ridge 1000 feet high. They
also had two cannon The Eaquis were
sent against this advance, and met a
rain of bullets from machine guns and
chain shot from the cannon. When
about half way up the hill the indians
lay down at command of the officers,
then stripped off surplus clothing and
CHARGED The Hill with NOTHING Int
knives in their hands. They knitted the
artlllerymen and captured the battery,
which IS now in possession Of state
At least 1000 bodies of constitutional
soldiers lie unburied between Guaymas
and ortiz, Graeme says, and the stencil
is oVerpoWerlng- Myriads of buZZards,
he says, at times obscure the sun from
view Graeme came here, having been
told a warrant was issued for his arrest
on 2 charge or VOCATION OF the neu-
trality laws He says he has dined with
u. =. deputy marshal and otherwise
placed himself open to arrest, without
HHl o. PIP G HH. Il "a nnsa DO.
believe a warrant exists and viii re-
main here few days and then return
to the front.
states soldiers ana Mexican federals
and detectives have 5een guarding 800
empty cartridge cases for some time
hills, near the Douglas Hardware com
pany warehouse, which has been
watched constantly.
BriE--Gen- Hugh Z. Scott inspected
the Slaughter and Lang ranches in the
afternoon. He then returned to FL
PaSo, having completed a visit to all
border points. While here he informally
received 10 Constitutional leaders. from
whom he heard a statement of the pro-
gress of fighting in Sonora. 1t is also
planned Of the treatment they are re-
ceiylng at the hands of the United
STATES army; Mnlcn IS arresting their
men Tor violating neutrality laws and
allow HuertlstaS to go practically un-
watched. Although unofficial, It is
stated that Gen. Scott will make this
a basis of his report to Washington.
Rebels to COnfiscate Property.
Governor PeSQuelra and his secretary
of state have promulgated an act con-
fisCaunE all property in Sonora state
held by members Of the "CfentiffcO'
party which flOurished under the adj
ministratiOn of POrfirio Diaz The
seizure would include all lands. mines.
cattle or other possessions. Most OF
The owners at present are refugees in
other parts Of Mexico or the United
states. The insurEent state troops are
ordered to sell the confiscated proper
state treasurer within 90 DAYS.
Francisco Elias a wealthy "Consti-