The New York herald., 1922-10-01

common in Mexico on such occasions.
Late reports indicate that he has
established contact with rebels in the
State OF Durango. and Government re-
ports as quoted in the press. state that
he is in touch with the principal rebel
leaders.
The rebels in the State OF Durango
have been in the field since the early
days OF the Obregon regime under the
leadership OF Gen. Domingo Arrieta
former Governor of that State, and his
numerous brothers. These bands have
not been very active until recently and
Government forces appear to have left
them to wander at will in the mountains
Gen. Francisco Murgia appears to be
the military leader of the former Car
rama faction. He held high post in
the Carranza Government and was the
only high ranking military official to
remain loyal to Carranza to the end.
According to recent press reports he
crossed into Mexico with well organ
lied staff and was Joined in the State
of Coahuila by a force of some 500 men,
who had been assembled in the noun
tains by infiltration from the United
States Murgla Is reported 10 have un-
der his orders The forces OF Manuel Lar
raga, who has been operating for more
than year just north of Tampico. Two
small bands are reported to have crossed
from the United States recently into
northern Tamaulipas and TO have occu-
pied small towns near the American bor-
der. Another band operating between
the important railway centers OF Torreon
and Saltillo also Is reported TO be work
ing with him.
Several small bands In the State of
Chihuahua under the orders of the Her
nandez brothers are suspected of being
in close touch with M1rgia and Car
rasco. Gems Eusebio Gonzales and AL
fredo Ricaut are reported to have crossed
the border to join Murgia.
Operations Near Capital.
Contact between the Murgia forces in
the north and the Green forces in the
south is being. established through Gen.
Lindoro Hernandez, a former staff Off
Ger of Murgia, who has been conducting
very active operations in the mountain
regions of the States of Puebla, Tlaxcala
and Hidalgo. These operations are near
enough to Mexico city to have caused
considerable concern there.
According to the latest reports this
band is threatening the hydroelectric
plant at Necaxa, which supplies Mexico
city with light and power as well as the
importsswt mining centers OF Pachuca
and El Orc and the textile centers In
Puebla. The Federal Government has
been moving troops from one State to
another in an effort to put n stop to the
depredations OF this band. but according
to late reports has been able to estab-
lish contact with only few foraging or
scouting parties.
Scores of other small bands arc re-
ported from time to time in other widely
separated parts OF Mexico. but accurate
information regarding them is hard to
obtain.
Two small bands are known to be op-
Grating on the border between the States
of Morelos and Guerrero. II was one
of these bands which kidnapped A. Bruce
Bielaski former chief OF the Bureau Of
Investigation OF the United States De-
partment of Justice. Several members
of this band have been captured. but it
is known to be increasing in strength
and to have raided several small towns.
Bands in OaXaca, Michoacan, Jallsco
and Nayarlt have given trouble from
time to time.