Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
Incipient RevoIts in Various
Places Put Down, Says
Government Report.
CHURCH LEADERS DENY
CATHOLICS TAKE PART
One Attack on Town Said to Have
Been Directed by Young Men
of That Faith.
BY the Associated Press.


MEXICO CITY, January 5.-Fed-
reral troops in at least a half dozen
different parts of Mexico are chasing
groups of revolutionists or bandits,
The activities of these bands have
greatly increased in the last few days,
although they are apparently without
central leadership or coordination.
War department reports say rebel
or bandit groups, ranging in size
from 80 to 200 men, are fleeing before
the federal troops, who are under or
ders to continue their pursuit until
they exterminate or capture their
quarry.
Although advices received by the
government and the Mexican Episco-
pate indicate that Catholics, as such,
have not been involved in the d1sor-
ders reported from various parts or
Mexico, special dispatches from sal
tillo say that so Catholics, headed by
members OF the Young Mems Cathollc
Association, carried out Mondays at
tack on Parras de la Fuente, In the
State of Coahuila.
Two Men Are Killed.
The dispatches say that the re-
VOTERS, shouting Long live Christ
the King!" arrested municipal and fed
eral authorities in the town, captured
three local congressman and Killed
Rafael Delgado and Jose Viera, the
former q labor leader. Later they
seized horses from neighboring
ranches and burned several railway
bridges, Congressman Perez, who was
nursued by the band, escaped by stop
ping a passenger train from Saltiilo'
Workers in Saltillo, the dispatches
state, volunteered to assist the fed
eral troops in pursuit of the lnsuf-
rectionists. being anxious to avenge
Delgado's death.
Tbe military commandant at Saltliio
announced that the revolters would
be punished when captured. but that
otherwise the State of Coahuila was
quiet. ,,. :.
+ernnfed a revolt in the town Of Milpa
Alta. about Is miles from Mexico
city. was reported surrounded by
troops in the Ajusco Mountains. The
rebels are said to be commanded by
two former officers of the notorious
rebel chief, Zapata. This band, news
naner dispatches say, forced priests
neople of their villages. With 800
tronns closing in on them, their ex-
termination or capture is expected
soon.
Rebel Leaders Executed.
A rising at Conception Del Orc.
State of Zacatecas, was put down by
the federal forces. and several of
the leaders were executed.
Other bandit activities include the
tearing UP of railroad tracks in at
tempts to wreck trains at two points.
one above San Louis Potosi. and the
other between Torreon and Saltillo;
automobile and train hold-ups near
Mexico City, and the murder, also near
the capital, of one member of a party
of Mexican hunters.
News of the unsuccessful rebel
attack at Leon, in the State of Guam
ajuato, has, been confirmed in an
official dispatch which says the mu-
nicipal police aided the federal
troops in routing the insurrectionists
who attacked the barracks.
The War Department has no re-
ports of any executions there; hence
it is believed the II rebel leaders
said in newspaper dispatches to have
been executed may have been shot
DIV the munlClpdI duluOTlLleS, bHcIcuy
relieving the military commander
of the duty of reporting that fact.
The Catholic episcopate has denied
that any Catholics. as such, were
involved in the affair.
Three Rival Legislatures.
Three rival state legislatures have
established themselves in the State
of Puebla, giving rise to fears of
clashes between the political groups
there.
Advices saying Gen. .Arnulfo Gomez,
federal chief of military operations
in the State of Vera Cruz. had re-
volted were discounted by late dis
patches from Vera Cruz City giving
the assurance that all Is normal there.
Reports that Zacatecas, capital of
the State of Zacatecas. had been
captured by rebel bands were
discounted by information that the
only rebels operating in that state
were commanded by Capt. Silva. a
former follower of De La Huerta, who
took Conception Del Orc on Monday.
Capt. Silva at present is being
pursued by Gen. Gonzalez, command
ing government forces.