The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-28
U[U0I UT|nN 1920
INTO CHIHUAHUA AS THE
FEDE RAL s DESERT THE
STANDARD OF CARRAN IA

Aqua Prieta, Sonora, April 2S.-Ap-
proximately 1000 Carranza troops at
Parral and Jiminez, Chihuahua, re-
volted yesterday, according to infor-
nation given out here today by Gen.
eral p Elias Gales, commander Of
the reyolutionists in northwest Mex.
leo.
The revolutionary movement ini-
tlated in Sonora has spread into Chi
huahua, where additional CarranZa
military leaders we're reported TO
have Joined the rebels, according to
press and Sonora official advceS
available here today. Sonora revolu
tionary forces said it was indicated
the Carranza government rapidly was
losing ground in northern Mexico,
without bloodshed.
General Z. Elias Gales. commander
in chief of the rebels in the north.
west, today said more dcfections from
| the Carran2a ranks were imminent
and that several Carranza leaders
had agreed to join the revolution at
q time agreed upon. He said he eX-
pected all of northern Mexico to turn
to the liberal constitutionalist cause
within week or ten days.
General Gales last night received
report that General Ramon lturbe,
Carran2a military commander in the
states Of Sinaloa and Nayarit, and
who now is preparing to resist troops
under General Angel Flores in their
nmrch on the port Of Mazatlan, had
announced he would eyacuate the
port unless Carranza reinforcements
r. chcd there before the rebels.
The reolt OF Col. Francisco del
Arco with his troops, In Sinaloa, was
lart of a pre.arranged plan, General
Gales said He also announced he
expected to have reports Of forces
ndor two other Carranza leaders in
the same state having Joined Del
ArCo.
Condition Of railway communica.
ton between Jua"e2 and Chihuahua
City, it was said, will be- serious
for the Carranza troops being concen.
trated about Casas Grandes for a pro
Jected attack on Sonora.
The troops about Casas Grandes,
already reported rs unwilling to fight,
may find their lines OF communica-
ton cut behind them. Their mounts
were reported in poor condition and
the entire force, estimated at from
5000 to 5000 men, may be forced to
surrender, it was said In the mean
time, more troops are being rushed
here and 10 the mountain passes east
Of here, through which the Carran-
2istas must pass to attack Sonora.
Fighting in Chihuahua City be.
tween revolving and loyal troops was
reported by Carranzn officials in
Juarez late last night following the
establishment OF wire communication
ns far south as Terr1Zas, a station
20 miles north OF the state capital,
on the Mexican Central railway.
eyelopments in the situation up
To an early hour today We're; Six
hundred men of the Sixty-second In
fantry, under Colonel Figueroa had
revOltcd in Chihuahua City.
Reported that General ID. Martinez
and Lieutenant Colonel Almada, who
have no troops, had joined the re
voting forces.
Revolving troops proceeded as far
north on a Mexican Central train
as Moctezuma, after which they re-.
turned to the state capital, burning
bridges along the way to cut off
troops from the north.
Col. Francisco del Arco, reported
Tuesday afternoon in command Of
the revolving troops, is in Ortiz at
the head Of the Forty.third infantry.
Reports that the garrisons at Moo.
t,zuma, Gallcgos and Sauz had revolt
ed were discounted by Juarez mill.
tary men.
Two thousand troops from Tore
Oil, and G,OOO from Zacatecas are be.
ing rushed to chihuahua City TO put
down the uprising.
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