Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
EsCobar Concentrates Heavy
Forces as Mexican Chief
Advances With Army of
$4,000 Picked Men.
FEDERALS TAKE CAklTAS
IN BLOODLESS VICTORY
Insurrectionist Success on West
Coast Would Clear Way to Capt.
tal-Aguirre Surrender Terms
Refused-Thirteen Hundred Sol
diers Join Revolution.
BY the Associated Press.

The troops, whose number
was not stated, surrendered at
Juanita in the state of Vera
Cruz. They were disarmed after
surrendering. Apparently this
ends the revolution as far as
Vera Cruz is concerned. Gen.
Aguirre is being pursued by the
federals. The bulletin added
that there were no develop
ments in the north.
BY the Associated Press.
! MEXICO CITY, March IL
Surrender of the troops of Gen.
Jesus Aguirre, revolutionary
leader, who was driven out of
Vera Cruz last week, was re-
ported in a government bull
letin issued here this after
noon.
BY the Associated Press.
Opening Of the second week of the
Mexican revolution found government
and rebel forces converging rapidly with
the likelihood of decisive clash in the
region of Torreon, where Gen. Escobar,
rebel commander in chief, is concen-
trating heavy forces.
Gen. Gales, generalissimo of the fed
eral armies, leading powerful body OF
picked men, estimated at $1,000, was
proceeding northward along the ma
tional railway toward Torreon. He pre-
dicted that the city would fan within "a
to 48 hours.
Canitas, important railway junction
held by the rebels for a short time, fell
before the advancing federals without
bloodshed, more than 1000 men surren-
dering. according to Mexico City reports.
While the Federals were proceeding
northward through Zacatecas the rebels
were developing an important movement
along the West Coast to Sinaloa. under
command of Gen. Cruz, with Mazatlan
as their immediate goal.
Would Clear Way to Capital.
Should Mazatlan fall to the insurrec-
tionists, way would be open through
Nayarit and Guadalajara to Mexico City
itself, enabling the rebels to outflank
Gen. Gales and possibly attack him In
the rear.
The federal forces were aligned in a
wide half-moon, which has been steadily
constructing toward the northwest
Federals under Gen. Amazon on the
right flank were advancing toward Tor
reon from the east. keeping pace with
the Gales movement from the south.
To meet this double threat heavy
rebel reinforcements were proceeding
southwark toward Torreon. Other
bodies were rushing down the Southern
Pacific Railway toward Mazatlan.
About 300 soldiers in the lower dis
trict of Baja California went over to
the insurrection and were reported en-
route across the Gulf of California to
aid in the drive on MaZatlan.
Aguirre Asks Terms.
Gen. Aguirre, rebel leader in Vera
Cruz, who was decisively defeated las,
week, was reported to have asked terms
of surrender. Government vessels were
guarding against his escape by sea. He
was told unconditional surrender was
the only terms he would get.
The likelihood that the government,
would take strong measures with tnt
rebel leaders was indicated at Mexico
City, where courts-martial and execu'
tions were expected to close the upris'
ing
Followers of Adolfo de la Huerta
former provisional President Of Mexico
were reported joining the rebels.
The northern border was quiet. Tht
300 Federal soldiers defeated at Juare;
on Saturday were interned at For
Bliss.
Col. Lindbergh was back in Mexico
City, having completed a round-tril
inaugural air mail flight between thu
Mexican capital and Brownsville.