The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-12
Troops Being Rushed to Scene
of Sonora Uprising.
Big Army Is Expected to Be
Placed i'm the Field.
SURROUND CARRANSEA ARMY
Federals Reported Moving in
on COahuila Governor.
Decisive Engagement Expect
ed Some Time Today.

Mexico City, March 1.-TWO thous-
and followers of Venustiano Carran-
sea, rebel governor of Coahuila, are
surrounded in the vicinity of Lam
pazos, Nuevo Leon, by 1000 federal
troops, according to a statement from
the war department today. A de-
| cisive engagement is expected within
few hours
Generals Aubert, B1azquez Anaya
and Davila, in command of the federal
1orceS, arrived in the outskirts of
Lampazos early today.
They are not certain that Carransea
is with his followers.
A dozen troop trains left Mexico
City for the north this morning. Most
of the troops went in the direction of
sonora They included many detach-
ments OF the auxiliary branches of the
service, besides a full battalion of the
Seventeenth infantry, a machine gun
company and a battery of artillery
with heavy siege guns. An additional
force of 5000 regular troops is to
saturday the government hopes to
concentrate total of 10000 men
against the constitutionalists there
simultaneously with the departure
OF this army for the north, the first
heavy movement of troops took place
into the country hitherto overrun with
followers of Zapata. The detachments
thus sent into the state of Morelos in
Jasso from Santiago, 500 soldiers un-
der General Javier from Pueblo, and
300 men under General Higino
Aguilar from the federal capital. The
three columns will undertake com
bined action and the operations are to
be carried out with the greatest
energy.
The cutting of communication he
tween Hermos1llo, the capital of So
nora and the seaport of Guaymas. on
the gulf of California has given rise
to much anxiety in Guaymas Reports
indicate that 1000 rebels are fortified
in the neighborhood. They are said to
be in possession of four rapidfire field
guns Guaymas has a garrison of 400
federal troops. =. 4s-. -. -
General Guerrero are stationed there
as well as the American arnored cruis-
er Colorado.
A bill has been prepared for the
chamber of deputies providing for the
holding of a presidential election in
July. Provisional President Huerta is
said to have agreed to this date.
Movement Obstructed.
Ell Paso, Tex, March 12-If the nro-
visional government at Mexico City in
tends to rush troops to subdue the anti
Huerta uprising in Sonora. the west
ern border state, it must be done either
by landing forces at some California
huahua, but the recent declarat tion of
Inez SalaZar, ex-rebel general that he
will not accept Huerta, espousine in
stead the revolutionary program of
Vasquez Gomez, the conditions about
Parral and other threatening circurn
stances in Chihuahua, make it appear
that General Rabago's force of from q
900 to 5000 federals cannot move far
from the vicinity of Chihuahua City.
While Chihuahua, the state which is
purported to have made the revolution
remains comparatively quiet, this is
credited by many resulting largely
from revolutionary fatigue Wearied by
the protracted insurrection which con-
tinued in Chihuahua even after Ma
dero's victory, the ex-rebels themselves
appear unwilling to continue their habit
of contesting the national government
Yet the old Maderista element is strong
in the state and in many ways has
disregarded the Huerta regime.
Travellers arriving here today from
the coast reported there was no federal
force in Sonora or Sinalao fit to move
against Hermosillo. The Sonora state
capital is held by more than 1000 con-
stitutiona1ists, backing up the stand of
the state officials. They have fortified
the town and possess five machine
guns Americans just returned from
Guaymas and points to the south state
that at the Sonora gulf port there are
not more than 200 Huerta soldiers
while Culiacan capital of Sinalao, and
Mazatlan, the Pacific coast port in the
same state, hold only about 300 federals
each. At interior towns are still
smaller garrisons, all of which COM
bined could not make force, the tour
lists estimate to enter northern Sonora.
Nearly every province of Sonora has
+ha Estates TiOhtS'
oust the Huerta Soldiery-
Off for the War.
Los Angeles, Cal, March 12.-More
than 100 anti-Huerta partisans. mostly
Mexicans were reported last night to
have taken passage from Los Angeles
for points along the Sonora border,
where they expected to organize a fill
clustering party for participating in the
latest Mexican revolt. Each member
of the party, it was said, purchased his
own equipment with funds furnished
from a common source.
Recognition by Great Britain.
Mexico City, March 12.-Great
Britain will recognize the Huerta
government, according to official ad-
vices received by Francisco De La
Barra. minister of foreign relations,
from the Mexican legation at London.
= Would Not Rob Americans.
Nogales, Ariz., March 12.-Sonora
rebels declined to take $1,000 worth
of silver bars from E. B. and w. E.
Holt two American mine owners,
whom the rebels held up thirty miles
south of here and relieved them of
their arms and ammunition.
The Americans were driving with
their silver from Cumeral Sonora, to
this city, when $50 constitutionalists
them 1t was impossible
to hide the bullion, but Bernebee Or