Republican farmer., 1920-04-30
AMERICAN TROOPS
 AWAIT FIRST SIGNS
 OF HUNDRED REVOLT
No Civilian Permitted to Pass Near Border At Fl PasO Juar z Troops Loyal to Car ranza ''Steel Ring" Broken at Sonora.

Fl Paso, Texas, April 29- American troops today await ed the first sign of a rumored revolt in the Mexican City of Juarez, opposite here, which might threaten Fl Paso.
 Troops were placed near the border last night and ammuni = ton was issued to them and to the local police who establish ed d cordon beyond which no civilian was permitted to pass toward the border. The meas ures were to protect this city from possible stray bullets from The Mexican side.
 Tn Juarez loyal Carranza troops slept on their arms. Rumors that General J. G. Escobar and Colonel Augusttn Mora at the Juarez garrison had split over the revolt question were set at rest by a joint statement that they would remain loyal to Car ranza.
 The most serious situation reported In Chihuahua. early today was at Chihuahua City where revot1ng troops were driven from the city last night Senor Della O, a civilian, as stunned control of the situation for Carranza and telegraphed that he could hold the place until rennforce- ments could be sent.
 Francisco Villa, rebel chieftain, in the vicinity of Chihuahua City, was reported yesterday to have opened ne- gotiations with the revoltlng troops. Whether these efforts were successful was not confirmed. Villa was reported as having demanded that he be per mitted to execute all federal com n1anders whom he wished to kill in revenge for the execution of General Felipe Angeles.
 Reports from Sonora that troops sent from Juarez to Casas Grandes for the Sonora, campaign had refused 10 fight the Sonora troops were denied by federal Mexican authorities at Juarez, who said that telegrams had been received from commanders here that they and their troops would re- main loyal to the Mexico City govern 1nent
 Auga Prieta, April 2e-President Carranza's "steel ring which it was announced from Mexico City which he intended placing about revolutionary Sonora, has been broken and part o1 the ring has joined the revolution reports to this base of operations in- dicated today.
 In Chihuahua approximately 4,o0t Carranza troops had revoTted, accord mig to an estimate by General P Elias Gales, rebel commander in the northwest, at his headquarters here These troops already have been ir battle with loyal federal troops, Gen hral Gales said. He said he had full confirmation of the revolr-ion of the four thousand and the fighting, which was declared favorable to the revolu- tionists.
 The Chihuahua situation has as sured the Sonorans their state vii not be invaded, according to Genera CalIes.
 General Gales said he expected Juarez, across the Internationa boundary from Fl Paso, Txeas, tt join the revolt. Mexicans here called attention to a Mexican belief that "h, who takes Juarez takes Mexico
 Mazatlan. the largest Mexican DOT sA the Pacific, was reported yesterda, under attack by rebel troops unde General Angel Flores. The report hat not been confirmed today. From tn heart of Mexico, in states near Mexic, City, the revolution continues to grow General Gales said, and rebels ther have created a situation that forbid Carranza sending many troops north
 General Gales announced today hi intention of soon leaving here fo Sinaloa to take personal command O troops he said were being preparet for a further march southward wit the ultimate object of joining revo lutionists in Guerrero for an attack ol Mexico City.
 THE WEATHER
 New Haven. April 29-Gen-
 orally fair tonight and Friday.