Evening star., 1927-10-09
PURSUE
GOMEZ REBELS TO
MOUNTAIN REGION
10000 Gales Troops Now in
Field Against Forces OF
RevoIutionists.
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
CONTROL OF SITUATION
Obregon Leaves for Home After
Almost Constant Conferences
With President.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. October S.-Gens.
Gomez and Armada with their revolu-
tionary forces are in the mountainous
Perote region of the state of Vera
Cruz. Thus far they have avoided
combat with the pursuing federal
troops under Gems. Escobar and
Aguirre.
This is the official information in
Mexico City and it Is augmented by
reports to the newspaper FL So.
which says that the main body of the
rebels has been bombed by federal
airplanes to the southeast of Perote.
Engagements between the contend
time, in the opinion Of military OBJ
servers, who, however. think that the
rebels may succeed in prolonging the
time by remaining hidden in the
mountains. where pursuit is difficult.
There is speculation also as to
whether Gomez may attempt to reach
the Vera Cruz seacoast, and thus be
enabled to escape to foreign coun'
try, which other revolutionary lead
erS have done IN the past.
Federal Forces Reinforced.
The federal forces in the field
against the Gomez-Almada rebels have
been reinforced to 10000 men. I'll Uni
versal Grafico announces. SO far as
official information goes the rebels are
still said to number not more than
! 800 or 1000.
The paper asserts that third new
federal column, commanded by Gen.
Lazaro Cardenas, is proceeding from
the coast toward the Perote region to
complete the encircling movement of
the insurgents, already under way by
the two columns commanded by tens.
Esobar and Aguirre.
The government continues to assert
it's complete control of the situation.
Reference is made in the brief gov
ernmental communications to the un.
successful De La Huerta movement IN
Sonora. The fact that Gen. Obregon,
the last remaining presidential candi-
date and strong supporter of the Gales
government, is leaving for his home in
Sonora State Immediately. is taken as
evidence of. the governments conf
dence that the latest revolt Is COM
pietely in hand.
COnfers With Gales.
Obregon since the attempt started
has been in almost constant confer
ence with the President at Chapultepec
Castle where a sort of supreme war
headquarters has been established
with Gales in direct personal charge.
The headquarters of the presidential
staff is there and the war department
has moved to the castle temporarily.
The secretary Of war, Gen. Amaro,
and Gen. Alvarez, chief of the presi-
dental staff, are the presidents right
hand men. and Obregon has been one
Of his closest counsellOrs.
Observers think that Gen. Obregon,
who has stood shoulder to shoulder
with Senior Gales himself in the
supreme war council, would not be
returning to Sonora if any feeling OF
apprehension fingered in the mind OF
the president and the members OF
the government.
Dispatches from San Luis Potosi say
that l8 prominent civilians OF that
place and several nearby towns have
been arrested and are held for tri%l
charged with completely in the Gomez.
Serrano uprising. FL Sol says that
number Of prominent former sup.
porters of the late President CarranZa
are booked for arrest In the same con-
nection, and names Juan Barragan,
ex-chief of CarranZa's staff under
Carranza, and Candido Aguilar, who
was CarranZa's s foreign minister.
New Governor Appointed.
The federal Senate has appointed
Senator Abel Rodriguez of the state
of Chihuahua as provisional gov
ernor of the state of Vera Cruz. The
state government Of Vera Cruz has
been suspended by the federal gov
ernment, which has assumed controi
because of the revolutionary sltua-
ton and disturbed political condi-
tlons in Vera Cruz. Senator Rod
riguez left tonight for Jalapa, the
state capital, to take charge.
Considerable damage has been done
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