Evening star., 1924-01-02
5000 Troops to Be Added to
Mexican Army Before
End of January.
REBELS PLAN COUNTER
DRIVE ON SAN MARCOS
U. s. Discounts Report That Four
Cruisers Will Be Sold Fed
eralists in Vera Cruz Attack. :
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, January 2.-Enrique
Colunga, secretary of the interior.
announced today that President
Obregon had decided to send during
the coming week an initiative to the
permanent congressional commission
requesting the convocation of an
extraordinary session of the senate
for the sole purpose of considering
the general United States Mexican
claims convention, which was not
acted upon during the regular session
which ended yesterday
Nine thousand troops will be added
to the federal army before the end
~of January, it was announced by the
war department today, consisting
of twenty battalions OF infantry.
Gen. Gales already has recruited
1000. it was added. from the region
centering around San Luis Potosi and
Monterey.
A column of 1000 completely equip
ped soldiers is ready to leave
Monterey for Tampico, according to
Monterey specials. Gen. Gales short
ly after establishing recruiting head
quarters at Monterey, II is added, re-
ceived a commission from Nuevo Leon
with an offer of 500 agrarians, already
organized. to place themselves under
his orders.
Plans Counter Offensive.
Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez, a rebel
loader, has concentrated 1900 Of his
followers at Esperanza, and plans a
counter offensive against San Mar
cos. according to report transmitted
to Gen. Eugenio Martinez. COM
mander chief on the Vera Cruz
front by Gen. Fausto Topete. federal
commander at Tehuacan. say news
dispatches from Gen. Martinez
headquarters at Puebla.
Gen. Higinio, according to Gen.
Topete, is holding San Andreas, Chal-
chicomula, with coo men; Gen. Jose
.Villanuera Cara garrisoning Perote
with 500, with 800 revolutionaries
garrisons have been left at Orizaba,
Cordoba and Vera Cruz
Quoting refugees from Vera Cruz.
Topete added that rebel morale has
reached Its lowest ebb, revolutionary
funds are exhausted, heavy exactions
are being made on Vera Cruz busi-
ness houses and industry and COM
merce there are at standstill.
Sea Attack Possibility.
An attack upon Vera Crux from the
sea is not beyond possibility should
the revolution continue, according to
an Official war department statement
relative to arms shipments from the
United States which speaks of the
possible use of four armored cruisers
(which 1t is virtually certain the
federal government will secure from
the United States
After asserting that 5000 rifles al
ready have been received from north
of the Rio Grande. it was added that
10000 more, with adequate ammuni-
ton, are coming this week, together
with bombarding and cruising air
planes and artillery, while an ar
rangement involving four armored
cruisers Is practically assured"
In addition to assuring an adequate
supply of arms and ammunition for
the Mexican federal government, 1t Is
asserted that Washington has issued
the strongest order against supplying
war material to revolutionists at the
United States border, while immigra-
tion authorities have been instructed
to detain travellers arriving at the
American border from regions under
control Of the revolutionists.
Further measures taken by the
United States government, according
to semi official sources, include. State
Department orders to arrest revolu-
tionary consuls and confidential