Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1927-10-07
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of General Francisco Serrano's presi-
Dental campaign, and one OF IS Ser
rano henchmen executed with their
leader in the state of Morelos Mon
day on charges Of melting q revo!u-
| ton.
Rlmors about Nogales during the
last few days had been 10 the effect
that Vidal had been deposed as acting
: governor Of Chiapas. These had not
been confirmed
Reports received here from the state
of Vera Cruz, where General Hector
Armada, leader Of the Sunday matiny
of federal troops in Mexico City, has
Joined forces with General Arnulfo
Gomez, revolt leader and presi-
dental candidate, said that large
part of the combined .Tbrces mad left
their original position at Perote and
were advancing on the port city Of
Vera Cruz. This left only part Of
the rebe- force to engage She loyal
federal troops reported closing in
on Perote.
Although communicates Of the Gales
government have credited Armada
With having force OF not more than
600 men dispatches received here in
Dictated that his force totaled 1000.
Previous reports placed Gomez troops
at 1000 men
Vera Cruz was said to be heavily
garrisoued by troops under the COM
mand of General Jesus M. Aguirre,
q CT AF
Gales and Obregon.
The revolt, which official commit
niques have tended to minimize, to-
nights dispatches to the Herald
showed to have spread to the border
state of Sonora and to be more or
less manifest in IA other states OF
the republic
Three arrests were reported to have
been made at Navajoa, Sonora, where
General Alvaro Obregon, whose presi-
dental candidacy is the crux OF the
present revolt, makes his business
headquarters. The three were arrest
eel as followrs of General Gomez, the
only living opponent of ODregon for
the presidency Although the trio
was known to have been tried sum-
marily, their fate up to a late hour
tonight had not been made known.
Several political arrests We're said
to have been made this afternoon in
Nogales, Sonora, across the borderline
from here, but officials refused to
confirm this report.
The military prison has been closed
t. inspection and no officer except
General Pablo Macias, the command
ing officer, is permitted to give any
information Macias has placed a
rigid censorship over all Sonora.
Orders were said to have been re-
ceived at the military garrison of
Nogalec, Sonora, this afternoon from
the war department to be in readiness
.%r possible orders to proceed to the
interior Of Mexico. These orders
affect three regiments, all picked men
and loyal TO tile Gales government.
In event they are ordered south, they
would be replaced by troops from
Ortiz, Sonora.
Rebel activity also was reported
tonight in the nearby state of Sinaloa,
making the 18th state affected by the
revolt
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. G CD
At least 1000 men are with General
Arnulfo Gomez, Mexican presidential
candidate who is reported in the field
with a rebel force at Perote, Mexico
said state sent issued tonight by
Amilcar zentella, representative Of
Gomez in San Antonio.
zentella refused to divulge the
source OF his Information. but his
statement asserts that General Hector
Ignacio Armada left Mexico City
with 1000 troops when news of the
execution Of General Francisco Ser
rano reached Mexico City Armada
has been reported as being with
Gomez in Perote.
zentella'S statement denied that
Gomez was heading q revolution and
termed the troubH terrorist plot
to remove Serrano and Gomez as
presidential possibilities. Serrallo,
according to zentella's statement, was
slain with several friends at his
hacienda.
The trouble started September 80
the manifesto asserts, when a num-.
Der OF anti-re-e lectionists in Mexico
City are alleged to have been kid
mapped and taken to Cuernavaca.
| capitol OF the state Of MorelCs.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 6 H)-
| The San Antonio Express tomorrow
will publish an interview with En-
rioue Broceda, former colonel under
President CarTanza, in which Breceda
is quoted as saying that letters he has
| received from Mexico indicate that
| General Eugenio Martinez was hurried
out Of Mexico to prevent any interfer-
cnce on his part with the execution
of General Serrano.
Martinez, chief OF operations in the
first military district of Mexico. left
San Antonio for Chicago yesterday in
a special train after receiving a tele-
gram from President Gales stating
| that Martinez name had been men
toned in connection with the rebel
lion. The telegram from Gales adj