Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-07
General Gales Preparing Way
For Advance Of 1000 So
nora Troops Through PuIpi-
to Pass-Troops Mobilize.
EXPECT FIGHTING WILL
BEGIN IN NEAR FUTURE
Battle at MazatIan Imminent
Within Few Days-Addi-
tionaI Reinforcements Sent
To General Flores.

Aqua Pr1eta. Sonora, May S.-An
advance guard under command of
members of the staff of Gen. p. Elias
~9alles. commander of the troops in
northern Sonora. has gone through
Pulpito pass and is preparing a
camp site on the other side of the
mountains in Chihuahua for 1000
Sonora troops which began leaving
here today.
Toward sundown the last of the
troops began their march for the
pass, carrying full equipment and
rations supply. ....
General Gales will remain in Aqua
Prieta for several days, making ad
ditional plans for the invasion of
Chihuahua and a concentrated at
tack upon Torreon.. Additional
troops from inland points in Sonora
have been ordered to mobilize i'll
Aqua Prieta, where they will be Civ
en,a rest. fully equipped for the
field and then sent to reinforce other
forces in Chihuahua and especially
the Torreon district.
General Gales said today thai
preparations for warfare in Sonora
were nearly completed. He said
actual fighting would begin as soon
as Sonora forces reach Carranza
strongholds.
1t was declared at military head
quarters today that a battle at Ma
zatlan is imminent within the next
few days. Additional reinforcements
are being sent to General Flores.
General Flores is reported to have
sent several messages to the COM
mander of the Carranza garrison at
Mazatlan urging him to join the
revolution or surrender before So
nora forces make a concentrated at
tack upon the city.
May Change Policy.
Washington. May 6.--Oficial in
teresk in the development OF the po-.
litical phases of the sweeping revo-
luton in Mexico has been stlmula-
ted by government reports, which
continue to indicate rapid weaken
ing of Carranza's grip. ..r ....
Agents of the State department
have studied carefully the promulga-
ted program of the rebels and the
published assurances OF Alvaro
Obregon and other leaders of the
revolt that more friendly attitude
toward foreigners will be adopted.
Agents of the revolution here have
refrained from making any over
tures to the United States govern
= cnt and, it is understood, no plea
II special consideration will be
dc until the success of the rebels
i; assured In the event that Car
r;aza is forced out, the attitude OF
t. United States, according to some
o%icials. will be shaped to certain
extent by the rebel attitude.
Will Take Mexico City.
The progress OF the revolutionary
IN ,vement already is such that the
Yc0els are planning an early COM
petion of their program, which calls
Tor the selection of provisional
president. when Mexico City is oc-
cupied and a majority OF the states
have adopted the plan of Aqua
Prieta.' The plan provides for the
selection of supreme commando"
OF the army within 90 days or be-
fore June Is. The more optimistic
icbet leaders insist that unless such
a leader is chosen quickly, the choice
of a provisional president may be
made first.
Official and unofficial advices agree
that revolutionary forces are appear
ing with startling rapidity in almost
all parts of the country and that
steps toward their coordination arc
we'll under way Army officers here
who have been studying the situation
do not agree that Mexico City will
Be taken within a week or 10 days.
but they are convinced that Carranza
, will experience difficulty in extricat-
ing himself. The only available in
formation from Mexico City was
that he was making determined
effort to get under way an expedition
toward the north to reinforce the
garrison at Torrcon, but unofficial
reports were that the federals there
already had raised the flag Of revolt
and placed their commander, General
Cesario Castro under arrest.