Arizona republican., 1920-05-08

1eHeEdl ReynaiQO GdTZd- InllllslrY commander at Nuevo Laredo. declared today that the municipal police and part of the customs guards mum bering 500 men, remained loyal to the central government He said forces at his command were ample to defend the city and that request for reinforce ments from Monterey had been made so pursuit of the defecting customs guards and other rebels in this section could be taken up immediately The whereabouts of the Monterey troops was made known tonight They were said to be under command of General Carlos Ozuna-
 The Mexican consulate today an
 nounced a temporary suspension of vising of American passports and bor- der permits. The border here, the an pouncement said, would probably be closed several days. or ''until normal conditions are restored" Attack Loyalty of Dieguez
 FL PASO, Tex, May 7.-LoyaIty of Gen. Manuel M. Dieguez, one Of Car l ranza's chief military leaders, has been attacked in manifesto issued in Mexico City by Gen. Francisco Mur- guia, according to information given out here today by revolutionary agents. Murguia, who was recalled to Mex ico City. to become commander there
 and in the state of Puebla by President Carranza, accused Dieguez of friendli- ness to the revolution. Dieguez was
 military commander for the northern
 zone and was ordered by Carranza to
 attack Sonora through Sinaloa when. | the state first seeded. He was last re- ported at Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco.
 Recently it was rumored about the border that Dieguez had been making overtures to the rebels.
 
 General Murguia has started a reign | of terror in the Mexican capital, ac- cording to a statement given out to- night by Teodulo R. Beltran. commer- cial agent for the reYolutionists at Fl | Paso.
 The garrison at Camargo, in the bor- der state of Tamaulipas, has revolted, it was claimed. Gen. Pedro VillasenOr. commander of the Carranza forces at Piedras Negras, Soahuila, has ordered his men to disarm to prevent an up rising, and has arrested Major Rafael Maycotte, brother of Gen. Fortunate Maycotte, formerly one of Carranza's most important commanders. Senor Beltran announced. The fall of Piedras Negras. which is opposite Eagle Pass, Tex. was said to be imminent Luis Cabrera, secretary of the trea- sury in the Carranza cabinet, is fleeing to Piedras Negras, and his brother. Al 1OnSO CaDTeIa, HAS Deen dTEeSlGQ DE General Pablo Gonzalez at Puebla. it was reported here.
 Advance On Capital Started The southward sweep of the Liberal constitutionalist army. from Juarez to Mexico City, has begun, according to General Jose GonZalo Escobar, com mander of the JuareZ military district
 Fifteen hundred soldiers have left this garrison within the past few days" General EScObar said tonight Five hundred of them entrained this after noon. The movement will reach it's full strength in a few days"
 General Escobar said that he had re- ceived reports that Matamoros Ia maulipas. opposite Brownsville, Texas, was being menaced by revolutionists, who had given the military authorities there notice that they would capture the town at noon today. No later ad- vices had been received as to the fate
 of the town. the Juarez commander added.