The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-02

SEE AID FROM
ACTION OF U.s..
Already Have Received Ship
ment of Rifles and Expect
Airplanes
ALSO GET WARSHlPS!
Mexico City Says ArmOred
Cruisers Will BE Brought;
Impossible, Says Wash.
ALSO GET WARSHlPS?
lRy the Associated Press


Vera Cruz today reported
revolutionary forces have be-
gun an encircling movement to
cut off Mexico City from out
side communication with Cen
eral Sanchez, operating near
Puebla east of the capital.
General Estrada in Jalisco on
the west and General Figueroa
advancing from the south.
Mexico City reported that
General Sanchez had cOncen-
trated 1900 men at Esperanza.
Meager government advices
from Jalisco state only that tle
enemy was retiring without
giving battle.
Washington war department
refuted reports from Mexico
City that arms already had
been shipped to Mexico fos the
federals The state depart
ment at Washington denied
that the United States was
considering the sale of war
vessels to Obregon.
Mexico City, Jan. 2.-(By the A. P.)
General G. Sanchez, the rebel
leader, has concentrated 1900 OF
his followers from the garrison at
Bocha- del-Mon and Esperanza and
plans a counter offensive against San
Marcos, according to reports. trans
mitted to General Eugene Martinez
commander-in chief of the Vera Cruz
front by General f. Popete, federal
commander at Tehuascan, news dis
patches from General Martinez head
quarters say.
General Higinio, according to Gen.
eral Popete, is holding San Andreas
with 600 men, General J. Garza is
garrisoning Perote with GOO with 30(
revolutonaries stationed at Orienta
while very small garrisons have
been left at Orizaba and Vera Cruz
Quoting refugees front Vera Cruz
Popete added that ts5el moral has
reached its lowest ebb, revolutionar,
funds are exhausted, heavy exac
tions are being made on Vera Cru;
business houses and industry ant
commerce at Vera Cruz are at ;
standstill.
An attack on Vera Cruz from tn
sea it not beyond possibility shouls
the revolution continue, accord y
to an official war department ST. -
ment relativs to arms shipment
from the%I .&ed States which speak
of the x.ssfble use of four armore'
cruisers (which it is virtually Ger
tain the federal government will
secure from the United States"
After asserting that 5000 rifle
already have been received fror
| north of the Rio Grande it was adde
that 10000 more with adequat
ammunition are coming this wee
with bombarding and cruising air
planes and artillary while an al
rangement involving four arme
cruisers is "practically assured"
Washington, Jan. 2.-(By the A
| P.)-Statements made by Mexic
City officials that an arrangement
is being made to procure four cruis
ers for the Obregon government TO
use against Mexican revolutionist
along the sea coast created surpris
here.
The authorized statement wa
made at the state department Nor
day that the Washington Nava
Treaty specifically forbade tn
United States and other treat
powers from selling war vessels t
any government.
Article 18 of the treaty is mands
story, it was said at the department
and makes any such transaction in
possible so far as the United State
is concerned.
The treaty would not prevent tn
construction by American shipbuilt
ing concerns of war craft for Mex;c