Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
ERA IF bAND|TRY NEAR VERA CRUZ
 RAILWAY ROBBERY

WASHINGTON. April 9-Mexican newspapers reaching Washington to- day report a revival of banditry in the state of Vera Cruz. immediately south of Tampico and record six serious at taclls on trains since the middle oi March. This is largely the territory where Felix DiaZ, recently reinforced by General Aureliano Banquet, is re- ported to be operating.
 March 19, passenger train between Morrelia and Acambaro, Michoacan where the rebels have been active for months. was held up the armed guard which usually accompanies each train was attacked and the passengers rob- bed of all valuables and clothing. The guard of government troops escaped and fled to the hills.
 Two days later, March 21, a freight train on the Interoceanic line between Mexico City and Vera Cruz was dyna mited by rebels. The fireman was SC verely injured and the locomotive and tender destroyed On the same day Zapatistas on the same line between Mexico City and Puebla derailed a train and robbed the passengers of all their belongings. The government troops were overpowered, three were l killed and the others fled to the hills 1 The engineer, mail clerk and one pas Senger were wounded.
 A Mexico City train on the Vera Cruz-Isthmus line between Vera Cruz and Terra Blanca was dynamited on March p, the express car robbed and four or five cars of freight, which the l rebels could not carry away were burned. Seven passengers were wounded and d paymaster carrying l 10000 pesos was robbed. Thirteen gov ernment soldiers guarding the trair were killed and the rebels carried away ! the paymaster and several passengers l who were being held for ransom al the time the newspapers reporting tn: attack were published
 The most serious train hold up re ported by these papers was March 30 when an entire train guard of 50 mer was wiped out by a body of rebel; under Felicista Chieftain Gabay, wh' recently footed the town of Coatepe' and burned the Hacienda of Santi Vita- This attack was made at a poin less than ten miles from Vera Cru; on a train between that city and Al yarado.
 A freight train destined for Puebla | from Jalapa, was dynamited April | anu et idl l6t dillOuuL Ol lItl6UL Ndi stolen or destroyed. The train had n, government troop guard and the trail crew was captured. After dynamitin, one engine, the rebels ordered q fire man to take the leader and some o the party and their prisoners up tn line some distance. While the leade of the rebels was engaged elsewhere the fireman started his engine an escaped with two cars of oil and thre of sugar. The newspapers report thi rebel band to have numbered nor than 300 mounted men.
 Viilista Activity
 JUAREZ. April 9---Railroad opera tion south of Chihuahua City has bee suspended since Sunday, according t an official report received here tonigh and a resumption of Villa activitie south of the state capital was an nounced.
 This. it was learned here, cause General Jesus Agustin Castro's hast departure from the border with hi special troop train Monday night Be fore leaving here General Castro an nounced he would have important mill tary developments to announce withi few days and 1t is believed here
 military engagement is in progres somewhere south of Chihuahua Cit, High winds which interrupted tele graphic communication with the stat capital today, caused rumo-s that Will . men were operating north of Chihua hua. These were denied officially.