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Douglas, Ariz., March 11,--With OF
ders in his pocket from the secrc tai
of war to evacuate Aqua Pricta ent
move west toward Nogales tC jojl
other federal commands, General Ole
| da today finds himself bottled up be
I yond the chance of obeying without
! troops. Constitutionalist forces
much superior to the federal garrison
1 opposite this point, surround AguG
| Prieta, demanding Ojedas immediate
surrender The possibility of Obre
CONS state troops taking Nogales, the
destruction of the railway between
! Naco and Cananea, the presence OF
1,200 insurgents in the field near Aqua
Preta and only reinforced by the de-
feated federals from Nacozari and El
Tigre makes Ojeda believe that it
would be suicidal to attempt to move
his troops.
Aqua Prieta was strongly entrench-
ed and fortified some days ago. but If
he does not move, as ordered from
Mexico City, the general admits that
an attack is imminent, Two consti-
tutionalist leaders, Miguel Samaniego
and NJ. NJ. Diquez, with their forces
located within striking distance, each
has demanded Ojeda to capitulate.
Elias Gales, former cOmmissario Of
Aqua Prieta, elected by Ojeda today,
is on his way from Colona Morelos
to join in the expected attack on the
border town.
The only federal garrisons in the
northern part of the state are at
Aqua Prieta, Nogales and Cananea
With depleted ranks and no one point
containing more than 500 men, each
is hard pressed today Ojeda today
dispatched a message to Mexico City,
explaining his and the other COM
mander's predicament.
MOVING ON NOGALES.
Magdalena, Sonora, March IL
General Juan Cabral with 600 of his
constitutionalists, is maving on No
gales today. He is expected to arrive
south of the border town where Col
onel Kosterlitzsky with his federal
rural police.
Three hundred federals and a ma
L., s,tnt in hnc i1,
dug trenches half mile below No
gales.
Cabral carries a railway repair out
fit, as the federals have destroyed the
Sonora railway some distance below
the border to prevent the movement
against Nogales. Obregon's state
troops have returned from this place
to Hermosilla, it being reported indi-
rectly that strong force of Huerta
soldiers is moving against the state
capital from the vicinity of Guaymas,
the California gulf port.
Nogales, Ariz., March IA desert
er of the state troops advancing on
Nogales, Sonora, arrived here today to
report that the Constitutionalists are
only twenty miles away and advanc-
ing rapidly considering the condition
CT the railway. He related that the
advance contained nearly 1000 men
with horses and building material on
the trains.
WILL HE BE ACCEPTED.
Washington, d. G., March lin
quiry from the Mexican foreign office
as to the acceptability to this govern
ment of Emilio Rabasa as Mexican
am bassador to Washington to succeed !
Senior Calero, retired, has brought /
the state department face to face with
the question of formal recognition of |
the new provisional government of
Mexico. Up to this time Amba ssador |
Wilson has been treating with the /
Eiuerta administration on de facto /
basis and it now becomes necessary
% decide whether formal recognition |
shall be extended, such as would be |
involved in the reception by Presi- |
lent Wilson of the new ambassador |
Senior Rabasa is lawyer Sc years
I'D. who speaks English fluently and
s regarded as one of the great author I
ties on international law in Mexico.
OJEDA HEMMED IN. +
Douglas, Arizona. March 11.-Al I
hough ordered to evacuate Aqua
'rieta to prevent the possibility of in
complication in the event
# battle, General Ojeda and his 500
ederal troops today found themselves
in all directions south of the