Evening star., 1923-12-28
OBREGON TROOPS
. EvAcUATE PUEBLA
Action Comes on Heels of
Rout and Capture of Car
denaS Forces.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUSTIN. Tex, December 2S.-
Amnesty of fifteen days has been
granted to Mexican revolutionary
generals by President Obregon,
according to J.-L. Sehleimer. who
arrived here today. from Mexico
City to confer with Gov. Pat NJ.
Neff of Texas as a representative ,
from the Mexican president. He
stated he was not at liberty to
: disclose his mission.
VERA CRUZ, December 2S.-Al-
most coincident with news of the
victory of rebel troops under Gen.
Rafael Buelna over federals COM
rnanded by Gen. Lazaro Cardenas in
battle near 1rapuato, Guanajuato
insurgent headquarters here receiv-
ed word that the Obregonist forces
had abandoned the city of Puebla,
from which the rebels withdrew for
strategic reasons several days
ago.
The decision Of the ,federals TO
evacuate Puebla, it is said. was
taken in consequence of the defeat
the loyalistS sustained at Chigna-
huapan. railway town about sixty
miles to the north.
NopSt tiVoPst advancing over tho
Mexican railway line, in aecordance
with the general plan to prevent
President Obregon from moving
troops at Puebla and ApfZaco to the
western front. met and defeated fod-
erais IRON the latter town, Ii lie re-
by the detection of the major pa
OF the federals.
Thus. 1t appears here that the rebels
nave gained important ground on
both the western and Vera Cruz
fronts. They are also said to have oc.
cupied Manzanillo, an important west
coast port in Colima.
Gen. Estrada, commander of the
revolutionary forces in western Mex
leo, reports that Gen. Buelna not only
completely routed the 1000 federals
under Gen. Czrdenas. but made pris-
oners of Cardenas and 500 of his men,
and captured about 1000 rifles. GEN
gagement, which. the report says,
LASTED from o'clock in the after
noon "wednesday until dawn next
morning" Gen: Pauline Navarro, the
federal chief of staff. was killed.
Gen.. Buelna informed his chief.
the 61st. 50th and 65th federal recI-
ments. More than zoo prisoners were
wounded.
Estrada Gives Details.
Gen. Estrada's report outlining The
battle says:
"Obregon had prepared to deal a
mortal blow on the western front by
a combined frontal attack via the
railroad and rear assault from tie
direction Of the sea, for which pur.
pose he detached from Michoacan
1000 cavalry under Gen: Lazaro Car
denas. This force entered Jalisco and
advanced over the Colima railroad,
while other troops from Sonora and
Nayarit disembarked at ManzanilIo.
ITO avoid being encircled Gen. Es-
trada formed a column at Ciudad
Guzman, JaIisco, under orders Of Gen.
Buelna. This detachment was to man
euver to the rear of the Cardenas
force. Meanhile another column was
formed in front of the CArdenas regi-
ments with orders to hold the atten-
tion of the enemy until 1t was deemed
eXpedient for Buelna to attack. At
the proper moment Buelna gave bat
tie and routed Cardenas completely"
The rebels, 1t is further stated, also
succeeded in preventing the federals
from landing reinforcements at Man
zanillo, (which has come into the
hands of the rebels despite protection
given by the federal gunboat Pro-
greso."
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