Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-12
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Mexico as to the progress of the
revolt These advices, brought by
couriers from the interior Of Sonora,
each renewed pledges of loyalty to
De La Huerta, who asserted repeat
edly that he was taking no active
part in the revolt.
At one time he issued, a state
ment declaring more than 10000
men were under arms in a dozen Or
more states of Mexico, III open re-
volt against the Gales regime.
NOGALES, May IL R-Fourteen
gun positions and a total OF TOO fed
eral soldiers could be diScerned late
today on the hills surrounding No.
gales, Sonora, Mexico, where troops
are strongly fortified and entrenched
against an expected attack by q
strong band of Yaqui Indians un.
der the tribe OF Chieftain Luis Matuz
Three lookout posts of the 25th
United States infantry, stationed
here at Camp Stephen d. Little
were active under The intelligence
officer IN charge The posts were
covering, 3 radius of Is miles along
the international border.
Persons returning to Nogales today
from tne direction OF Cananea, So.
nora, and passing through Santa
barbara ranch, where heavy fight
ing has been officially reported as
occurring yesterday, stated that they
in that vicinity
Varying reports place the federal
losses at Santa Barbara ranch from
SO to 80 men. while the Yaqui death
toll is given from 10 to 20.
Reports en1anating from the Can
anea district today state that among
the casualties suffered by the In
dians were a number OF Mexicans
indicating that Mexican revolution
lists have joined the Yaqui march
toward the American boundary
which party OF 81 Qaquis sue
ceeded in reaching Saturday, May z
Nogales, Sonora, is located just
across the international line from
this city, which is the southern
most point on the Arizona border
forming the southwest corner of q
triangular area formed by Douglas
Arizona, also a border point, or the
southeast, and Tucson, site OF the
University OF Arizona, as the north
er1l point of the triangle. Tucson is
about 70 miles directly north OF here
and Douglas approximately 100 miles
due east
TUCSON, May IL (4J-There is nc
possibility of the Yaquis capturing
Nogales, Sonora, in the opinion oi
Colonel A. j. Dougherty, command
ing officer of Camp Stephen D. Lit
tie, American army post in Nogales
Arizona.
"The post in Nogales, Sonora" he
said, "has plenty of troops and ar
adequate supply of machine guns
The Indians did not succeed in cut
ting the railroad line between No
gales and Ortiz until the last troop
train had reached the border camp
Tie Yaquis are only rowing bands
and their defeat will not come Tor
some time because OF the nature OF
their guerilla warfare"
Colonel Dougherty has spent con-
siderable time talking with the
Yaquis who were discovered on the
American side OF the line a week
age and interned at Camp Little
He learned, ne said, that the tribes
men had been melted to revolt by
some men whose names they did nol
know with stories that some one
unknown, was to take their lands
from them. The real purpose OF
most of they now, they said, was tc
get out OF Mexico and into the
United States.
The colonel said it was his per-
sOnal belief that it was the best
things for the Mexican government
to permit them to leave the country