Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-28
REVOLT SPREADING
INTO CHIHUAHUA
Northern Mexico Reported to
Be Turning Against
Carranza.

! aqua PRIETA, Sonora. April -.
approximately 4.000 Cnrrnnnn
huahua. revOlted yesterday. accord
ing to inform alton given out here
today by Gen. p. Gales. comman-
der OF the revOlutionists In north
west Mexico.
Aqua PRIETA. Sonora, April % (by
the Associated Press).-The revolu-
tfonary movement Initiated In Sonora
has spread into Chihuahua. where ad :
ditional CarranZa military leaders
were reported to have Joined the
rebels. according to press and Sonora
official advices available here today.
Sonora revolutionary leaders said II
was indicated the Carranza govern
ment rapidly was losing ground IN
northern Mexico. without bloodshed.
however.
i Gen. +. Elias Gales. commander-in n
j chief of the rebelling forces IN the
Il mort beast. said today more defcctioHs
| from the CarranZa ranks were imml :
nent and that several Carranza lead :
! ers had agreed upon he hour to Join
/ All Of northern Mexico to turn 10 tn"
| liberal constituencies cause within
, / week or ten days.
Iturbe Threatens to Lenve.
! Gen. Gales last night received re-
mort that Gen. Ramon Iturbe, Carran-
"a military commander in the states Of
, Sinaloa and Nayarit. and who is pre-
pairing to resist troops under Gen.
Angel Flores in their march on the
port Of Mazatlan. had announced he
would evacuate the port unless Car
rama reinforcements reached there
before the rebels.
| The revolt Of Col. Francisco Del
Arco, with his troops, in Chihuahua
was part Of q prearranged plan. Gen
Gales said. He also announced that
| he expected to get reports that two
! other Carranza leaders in the same
state had Joined Del Arco with their
| men.
Guerrero Revolt Called Serious.
! Rebel troops are preparing to
| march on Mexico City from the state
| Of Guerrero. Gen. Gales announces
! The revolution in Guerrero. he said
| was more serious for the Mexican
! federal government than the move
| ment in Sinaloa. where troops under
| Gen. Angel Flores continue to pro-
eress toward Mazatlan. The revoiu-
! tionistS from Sinaloa and Sonora plan
! to join with the rebels in Guerrero
| for the attack on Mexico City.
| Gen. Alvaro Obregon was said &c
! he directing the revolutionary move
ments in Guerrero. after having fled
recently from the Mexican capital.
Cutting of railway communication
between Juarez and Chihuahua City.
it was said. would be serious for the
Carranza troops being concentrated
about Casas Grandes for projected
attack on Sonora. =.
The troops about Casas Grandes. al
ready reported as unwilling to fight.
might find their lines of communica-
ton cut behind them. it was said.
1t was added that their mounts were
reported in poor condition and ire
entire force. estimated at from 5000
TO 5000 men, might be forced to sur
render.
Meanwhile more troops are being
rushed here and to the mountain
passes east of here. through whicl
the federal government forces must
pass to attack Sonora.
Resume OF Developments.
Ell. PASO, Tex. April 2S.-Fightins
in chihuahua City between revolving
and loyal trooDs was reoorted by
Carranza officials in Juarez early to-
day following the establishment
IRE communication as far so"th as
Terrazas, a station on the MeSica~
central railwaykihirty miles north
the state capital.
Developments in the situation up
% early today as compiled from Of
fcial statements from opposing iead-
ers ard press dispatches. Were:
six hundred wen of the ED u
fantry under Col. Fieueroa. had re-
VOTED in chihuahua City.
Reported that Gea. D. Martinez ard
lieut. col. Armada. who have no
~onns. had joined the revolving
forces.
Burning Bridges.
Revolving troops proceeded as far
north on MEXICAN Central train as
Noctezuma. after which they re
turned to the state capital. burnine
bridges along the way to cit off
troors from the north.
Col Francisco Del Arco. reported
Tuesday afternoon in cmmand OF the
revolving troops. is at the head OF
the 43d Infantry
Reports that the garr'sons at Moe
.c7,ma, Gallogos and Sau= had 70
volted were discounted by Juarez NIL
itary men.
Troops Rushed to chihuahua.
Two thousand troons from Torreon
and s 900 from Zacatecas are being
rushed to Chihuahua City to put down
the uprising.
Troops concentrated at Casas
Grandes for the Sonora campaign
probably will be brought to Juarez
tomorrow TO he held in readiness for
a possible campaign in Chihuahua.
Two hundred and fifty men of the
JuareZ garrisons were rushed south
asst night to repair bridges
Troops at Villa Ahumada were to
| be brought to Juarez today.