The border vidette., 1922-06-17
NOGALES MAN MAKES GOOD
How General AbeIardo Rodriguez Pre-
 vents Hold Up of Train.

The following story of how General Abelardo Rodriguz, of the Mexican army, and a former resident of Nogales, prevented the hold up and robbery of a passenger train on the Southern Pacific of Mexico railway, ap peared in Tuesday mornings Democrat:
 "Through the prompt action of General Abelardo Rodriguez, chief of military operations of the state of Nayarit, Mexico, the hold up and robbery of a South ern Pacific of Mexico train, was prevented near Rosario station, 60 miles south of MaZatlan, last Saturday morning.
 Information received here yesterday was to the effect that three of a band of Mexican ban, ditS who attempted to hold up the train. had been killed by General Rodriguez and ? mem bers of his staff and two Mexi can bandits had been severely wounded. A report that two of the members of the Mexican officers party were wounded, could not be confirmed.
 According to the story of a man who was aboard the train reaching here yesterday, the at tempted robbery occurred short distance north of Rosario, the robbers evidently having infor nation regarding shipment of bars of silver bullion that had been placed aboard the train at that point, consigned to the Un ited States by a mining company operating near Rosario.
 "The robbers consisting of band of 25 Mexican bandits stop ped the train and ordered the train crew to cut loose the ex press car and the locomotive. While preparations were being made tC obey the orders, a mem ber of the train crew managed to slip back to the rear car where General Rodriguez and two of his officers were seated and informed them of what was going on.
 General Rodriguez and his officers who were armed with automatic revolvers, left their coach and opened fire, five of the bandits dropping at the first valley, three being killed.
 The balance of the robber gang took cover in flight and word of the attempted hold up was flashed to Mazatlan. Gen eral Angel Flcres, chief of mill tary operations in northern Mex leo with headquarters at MaZat- Ian, Immediately left for the scene of the robbery with two auto loads of soldiers and spe ! ycial train with a detachment of soldiers was dispatched over the s. P. de Mexico.
 It is expected that the ban dits will all be captured as the soldiers were put on their trail within three hours after the at tempted hold up, the special train having been made up and sent out of the Mazatlan yards within forty minutes after the news of the affair had been re ceived.
 "General Rodriguez, is broth CT of Fernando F. Rodriguez, the Grand avenue hardware mer chant and attended school in Nogales. He has been in charge of the troops in the state of Ma yarit for the past three months and was on his way to Mazatlan on official business, fortuna tely for the passengers, being on the train that was held up.
 Previous to being sent to Nayarit, General Rodriguez was military commander of Lower California. Captain Manuel Pro to, also a we'll known resident of Nogales, is chief of staff to General Rodriguez and is thought | to have been with him in his | fight with the bandits.
 No loot was secured by the bandits and the passengers on the train were not molested, ac cording to travellers who brought word of the affair to this city"