Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-15
Governor of Sonora Receives
Tender Of Services Of Mem
bers Of Rifle Association
and Expresses Thanks.
YAQUI INDIANS ARE
GIVING MUCH TROUBLE
Americans Arriving in Douglas
Tell Of Atrocities Committed
by SavageS; Prisoners Cap
tured Are Tortured,

tBr aorniSS JOURNAL SPECIAL Ltssao wIpHf
Douglas, Ariz., June l4.--Mrs. Ro-
saura V. de Tovar, president or the
Sonora Women's Rifle association, re-
ceived q letter from Governor Adolfo
de In Huerta of Sonora today, accept
ing her proffer of the services of the
| 1000 members of the association as
soldiers in case OF American inter-
vention. The governor thanked her
| for the spirit of her patriotism ex-
| hiblted by the offer which had been
accompanied by list of the names
OF the members Of the association. lie
said that in event of invasion he felt
certain the women OF Sonora would
/ give a good account of themselves as
they had when they aided their faith.
ers in driving out the French at
Guaymas and in repelling attempted
! filibusterers by Americans in times
past.
| General ArnulfO Gomez, command
! ing northern Sonora during the alb
sence Of Gen. y. Elias Gales, the COM
mander r-in-chief of the Sonora army,
! has appointed instructors who will
teach the women to shoot, in the score
! or more towns in which branches Of
the organization have been organized.
| Refuse to Change Residence.
! A number of prominent Mexican
residents of Douglas visited General
Gomez yesterday, Consul Ives q. Lele-
vier said, and expressed the wish TO
| organize n rifle clab. General Gomez
refused TO allow ii unless they chang
ed their residence to Aqua Prieta. He
called their attention to the likelihood
of stirring up trouble If their activi-
ties became known in Douglas. AS
the delegation refused to change their
place OF residence their petition was
definitely refused.
The men of Nacozari, Cananea, and
other Sonora towns are also organ
izing rifle clubs, according to the
statement of Consul Uelevier. In
structors have been appointed for
these by General Gomez.
Intense excitement prevails on the
Mexican side of the border in SYM
pathy with the Chihuahua demonstra-
tions, and arrivals report that condi-
tions are becoming almost unbearable
in some parts of the state. However,
there has been no actual demonstra-
tions again American occupation as
yet.
Entire Population Armed.
Consul Lclevier said today, In
speaking of the organization of rifle
clubs and volunteer forces, that prac-
tically every resident OF the state has
rifle as u result of the five years of
almost continuous warfare ana most
of the people are fair shots.
Americans arriving from Sonora
today report that there have been
many descrtions from the concentra-
ton camps at Fronteras, twenty-nine
miles south, and Cuchuta, thirty-five
miles south, on the Nacozari railroad,
because of the monetary situation
which has developed since the new
Carranza currency was put in crcu- /,
iation. The closing of scores of stores
in the section south of here is reported
also, as q result of merchants being /
forced to accept the money.
Officers and men in the Coneentra~
ton camps are said to be destroying !
the currency as rapidly as It, is dis |
bursed to them.
Indians Cause Trouble.
AT least a score Of bands Of Taqu I
Indians, numbering from ten to fifty
members. are operating along the .
Sonora river. about 100 miles south /
of the border, aeeoi ding 10 Americans I
arriving today. several bands have
crossed the river and are now In the
hills to the west of Moctezunta, fur +
ther north than they have corlo In
force at any time in the past.
Within the last two weeks one band
of about forty members, led by n
Mexican known as "Hucro,"
have murdered eight Mexican wood
cutters and miners in the vicinity of
Huepar on fhp Soporo river lTour
Of the men were slowly hacked roi
pieces with knives and bayonets: 9th
nrs were burned.
Prisoners Arc Tortured.
In no case was death inflicted inn
nediataly without torture. One pris-
)ner who escaped brought word 20
IIueDac that the Mexican Huero di-
-ected the killing and seemed To take
liendish delight In the sufferIys. Of
his victims
The little towns in the southern
part of the Moctezuma and Arizpe dis
riots are begging for soldiers. but $
hns far little attention has been I
laid to them and the concentration 6
# troops toward the north continues, [
rhe Americans say that the people .
rom the southern part Of the state {
ire pouring into the larger towns in 5
he two districts, afoot or in any f
Iind of vehicle they could command. u
everything except the few &
rticles they could carry away. Re-
'ewed reports of Yaqui activity In ~
he northern part of the Alamos dis 10
ampaign Of the de facto troops is &
outhern Sonora Is
In
.AMOs REpORTS HAVING H.