Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-28
REBELS PLAN
To MARCH ON
MEXICO CITY
SAYS
Revolutionary Troops Are
Preparing to Attack Cap
ltaI, From Guerrero, AC-
C0rdlng to Commander.
REVOLT IS SPREADING
THROUGHOUT REPUBLIC
Carranza Troops in Chihua-
hua City Have Turned
Against Government; So
norans Form infantry.

! lay MORNING JouRSN- stEcIAL LEASED wiasl
Aqua Prleta, Sonora, April 81
| Rebel troops are preparing to
march on Mexico City from the
state of Guerrero, Gen. p Elias
Gales. commanderin- chief of the
"liberal constltutionalist" army, an
nounced here today.
! The revolution in Guerrero. he
said was more serious for the Mex-
lean government than the move4
ment in Sinaloa. where troops un-
der Gen. Angel Flores continues to.
progress toward Mazatlan. The
revolutionists from Sinaloa and
Sonora plan to join with the rebels
in Guerrero for the attack on Mex
| leo City l
Rebels Menace MazatIan.
Capture of Mazatlan by the
rGtels they expect will easily lead
to the subjugation of the balance
of Sina on and rapid progress
through Nayarit, which Is said 10
be sympathetic with the Sonora
cause In Jalisco, the next state
Sc nth, revolutionary forces are said
to be making headway. as is also
the case in Colima where the capl-
tai of city of Colima and the port Of
Manzanillo are detectives OF VIC
torious rebel troops. Michoacan
also was reported in revolt AGAINST
Carranza, and aljoins Guerrero.
Gen. Alvaro Obregon was said to
be directing .he revolutionary
movements IN Guerrero after hav-'
! ing fled recently from the Mexican
capital
Reports from El Paso that
force Of Carranza troops in Chi
huahua City had reVolted gave
strength to the rebels assertions
that Carranzistas officials massinE
troops in western ChihuahuN for
an attack on Sonora were having
difficulty in organizing their men
for battle Military headquarters
here forecast that within two
weeks communicate ton by rail from
the border of the United States to
Mexico City would be completely
cut off.
More soldiers arrived here today
from eastern Sonora and southern
parts of the state. More were en-
route, II was said and it was said
at military headquarters that
should Carranza postpone an at
tack on Sonora rebel troops from
this state would attack Chihuahua.
Sonora officials said they hal
been advised that Colonel Felipe
Del Arco would revolt with his
men at Chihuahua City. They said
arrangements had been made
whereby Del Areo and commanders
in two other important Carranza
garrison cities in Chihuahua were
to join the revolution simultane-
ously at a pre- arranged time.
Whole Garrisons Desert.
A bulletin issued at headquarters
by General Gales today said Gen
eral Manuel NJ. Dieguez, who was
named to lead the CarranZa troops
against Sonora through Sinaloa,
has been unable to get transporta-
ton for his men from Jalisco to
Sinaloa or to recruit additional
forces in Jalisco. Many of the
Dieguez soldiers, the bulletin said.
had deserted in Jalisco and joined
rebel bands General Francisco
Murgia in Tamaulipas, also has lost
several garrisons which deserted to
the revolutionary forces
Colonel Yoldi, who was pro N
claimed commander of the revoluI
tionary army in Nayarit by Coy
ernor Jose Santos Godinez, is haa
assing federal troops under Ger.
eral Francisco de Santiago, whS
has been attempting 10 go to tn
al nr IN -
the bulletin said.
Several regiments of infantry
have been formed from Sinaloa rel
cruits gained by General FloreF
since he invaded that state, il wab
said, and these will be formed into
an army division to be known as
the Sinaloa army corps of the lib
eral constitutionalist" army