Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-01
Much Local Speculation In- dulged in by Douglas Peo- pie Regarding the Move ment of Gales Soldiers. MOBILIZATION OF
 12,0O0 IS SCHEME Military Governor Plans to Dispose of Several Thous- and Acres of Land to the West of Agua Prieta.
(sv Review Leased wire.)

DOUGLAS, March 31.-Acrivity in troops movements northward towards the Arizona border has caused much local speculation as 10 it's meaning and there is a revival of the uneasiness in t s city.
 This morning a command of four hundred infantry left Agua Prieta. marching westward on the road lead ing to Naco. The detachment of one thousand cavalry which arrived Tn Agua Prieta from the east last night. under command of Lieut. Col. Jesus Aguirre. had disappeared this morning and nothing could be seen of the men in Agua Prieta today. It was current ly reported that they had gone to Cab ullona during the night There is no official continuation.
 Passengers arriving on today's train from Nacozari. reported that they pass ed approximately one thousand caval- rymeR of the command of General Ar nulfo Gomez riding nortward. The head of the column had reached Es- queda when the train passed through.
 small command of the Thirty third Sonora regiment arrived in Agua Prieta last night from Hermosillo, via Naco. The men sHid that they did not know the exact location of the re- mainder of the regiment. but it had gone southward toward NacoZari.
 Mexican sources now report the en- tire force in the MoctezumaC Cumpas and NacoZari districts to be approxi mately five thousand. From the same source comes the report that six thou sand or more are scattered from Cab ullona. eighteen miles south of here. and eastward, in touch with the Cabu- llona creek and Cenizas camping plac- es; that consolidation of these fore es is being effected not in one camp but within a short marching distance of each other.
 Mexican officers in friendly and con fidential conversation with the Ameri- cans are quoted as placing the entire now being effected at twelve thousand soldiers.
 The plan of General P Elias Gales. governor of Sonora. to dis pose of several thousand acres of land by the state from owners who espoused the cause of Diaz. was announced this afternoon by Ives G. Lelevier. defacto Mexican consul here, who said it had been outlined to him by General Gales.
 All lands on the west side of Agua Prieta. which are subject to irrigation from the Agua Prieta river, will be divided into small tracts and put on the market at about ten pesos per acre The title will carry the provis ion that the new owners must culti- vate the land or it will be forfeited to the government. All the land includ- ed formerly belonged to the Morales and Camou estates, as did the town site of Agua Prieta. which has also been seized by the state government.
 The funds obtained from this sale will be used in construction of muni- cinal building in Asua Prieta. the con sul said.
 While General CarranZa. head of the iefactO government. has not finally ap- proved the recent decree Of General Gales confiscating all lands from enc mics of the government. such lands have been seized and are being held hy the state.
 Gales plans. while in Hsrmosillo. for which place he will start tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. tO issue more radical decree than any of it's prede- ressors He has in course of prepara- ton a document announcing that state taxes will be assessed on graduated scale The owner of small tract of land who cuItivates his holdings. will escape lightly. The large land hold PTS will be assessed increasingly heavy taxes. according to the decree.
 Tbe same law will apply to unrm prover property. The tax ou improve merts will be light but on vacant lots will be, correspondingly heavy. The of General Gales. as he a. Z tI9G(Continued on Page 8