Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-24
RODRIGUEZ USES
RUSE ON ENEMY
AND IS ESCAP INC
Few Men Deceive Scouts of
Carranza Force While Main
Body Of Cananea Garrison
Heads Toward N0gaIeS,


Douglas. Ariz.. Nov 23-Gen. Jose
Rodriguez, escaping the Gordon of
Carranza troops around C1nanea,
evacuated that city saturday and is
nearing Nogales with an but few
hundred of his men. who have been
engaged since Saturday i'm misleading
Ohregon's commanders. This is gem
orally admitted by Carranza officials
today when it was definitely estab-
lished that Rodriguez is making his
way Via JaralitO over mountain trails
toward NOgales.
While no official expression could
be obtained in Aqua Prieta today II
was iutimatcd in official circles that
some Of Obregon's commanders to
whom was given the task Of closing
all roads from Cananea failed mis-
.crably.n and that because of the fail
ure Obregon's plans Of campaign re-
uuire complete readiustment.
The arrival OF Rodriguez at No
gales, il was said would mean that
instead OF attacking a few hundred
Villa troops there, Obregon would
have to fight a pitched battle with y
force variously estimated at from
5000 to 1000 equipped with Villas
heaviest artillery.
Gales to Attempt Offensive.
In am effort to cut off Rodriguez,
General Gales was ordered by Obre-
gon today to hurry the advance guard
OF 500 OF the main Carranza army
now fighting its way along the Del
Rio to Nogales branch of the South
ern Pacific railroad, in an effort to
anticipate he arrival Of Rodriguez at
Nogales
General Obregon said today he was
preparing two more divisions of
troops for the Sonora campaign. in
addition TO the reinfOrcements due 70
arrive tomorrow from Piedras Ne
gras.
one of the additional divisions
would come from Torreon and the
other from Guadalajara, via Quay
mas
More than 1900 troops are expect
ed tomorrow from Piedras Negras,
together with about 40O mounts,
Daring plan Effective.
The escape and the eluding of pur-
suit for three days of General Rodrl-
gucz as definitely ascertained by
Carranza officials here today was the
result OF a daring plan. In leaving
Cananea Rodriguez, 1t was said, in
structed certain of his men to desert
him and spread the information that
The evacuation force had split, some
going south and east and the main
body southwest
As he left Cananea he dispatched
a lightly equipped cavalry force OF
several hundred, directly south of Ca
nanea Then he kidnapped an Ameri-
can engineer named Bean and COM
PEELED him to drive a train in which
his main army was embarked to Pu-
ertocitos. While en- route one car of
the long train was derailed and it Is
reported that Col Jesus Beltrar. for
merlv project Of Can9nea and now of
Rodriguez commanders threatened
to kin the engineer, charging him
with endeavoring TO delay the train.
Later Bean was shot and killed.
Southwestern Tracks Guarded.
ON the march out of PuertocitOs,
Rodriguez went southwest ana then
turned to the northwest. skirting the
Carranza forces, which were proceed
ing up the right Of way of the Del
Rio and Nogales branch IF the South
crn Pacific railroad and reached ia
ralitO
no prevent possible attempts at
destruction Of tho traCkagc of the lei
Paso < Southwestern railroad by Nillr
sympathizers to delay the passage If
troops from piedras Negras to Aqua
prieta patrols of the Ninth and Thir-
tecnth United states cavalry were es-
0blished late today between here and
Columbus, n NJ,