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Nogales international., 1929-04-09
First White Troops
Came Here Is
Years Ago

Fifteen years ago next Sunday
April IA, the first white troops ar
rived at Nogales. They were the
18th United States Infantry COM
manded by Col. Sage and Lieut..
Col. Butts.
The fifteenth anniversary of the
arrival Of these troops will be cele-
brated Sunday by the few remain
ing members of the 18th now resi-
ding in Nogales, as follows: Jack
Donlin, Assistant Postmaster Ar
thur Martin, Ed Stoller, Paul Dill
man, Andrew Bettwy, Lewis Price,
Pete Fego and Ben Peters. Price
is chairman of the committee on
arrangements for the celebration.
The 18th Infantry. remained in
Nogales from 1914 until May 1917
when they were relieved by the
35th Infantry, the 35th being re-
:ieved by the 25th Infantry in
1918. The 25th is still here.
Col. Sage, who commanded the
18th upon its arrival here, died in
1918.
The 18th came here during the
Calles-Maytorena revolution and
pitched tents where the Lincoln
School now stands.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
TROOP MOVEMENT
BREAKS ARIZONA
MEXICAN T AZ /
Omitted Press)

Washington, D.. G., April s.
Removal of approximately 800 un-
armed Mexican federal soldiers
from Fort Bliss, Tex, to the re-
lief Of the beleaguered federal gar
rison at Naco violated an agree
ment between American and Mex
lean officials, it was revealed at
the war department today, and
there was speculation regarding
the sour>e of the order which sent
the Mexicans to the scene Of the
border fight between rebels and
federals.
The governor of Arizona had
protested against the movement of
soldiers through his state, the de-
partrnent said, and upon inquiry
at the Mexican embassy the de-
partment was informed the soldiers
would not be sent to Naco.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
GALES ENROUTE
TO WEST COAST

kilograms received here
yesterday from Mexico City
stated that General Plutarco
Elias Gales, commander in
chief of the Mexican federal
armies, arrived at Guadala-
jara Sunday night enroute
to Mazatlan where he will
make his headquarters while
directing the, Pacific coast
federal campaign.
With Gales coming, and
General j. G. Escobar, chief
of the revolutionary armies
expected in Nogales soon,
the leaders of both factions
in the big revolution will
probably be on the west
coast of Mexico this week.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09

Although it is admitted by
Americans, arriving here Sunday
that the rebels have evacuated a
number of towns in the southern
part of the state of Sinaloa they
still hold the greater part of the
west coast Of Mexico.
The rebels on Sunday, the
Americans said, still controlled the
Southern Pacific de Mexico Rail
road from Nogales to Guamuchil,
Sina!oa, which is half way be-
tween San Bias and Culiacan, the
latter city, capitol of the state of
Sinaloa, now being in the hands
of the federals. Whether the fed
erals at Cuiiacan are a part of the
original federal garrison or the
troops long reported advancing up
the west coast under command Of
General Cardenas the Americans
said they could not learn.
Sixty rebe. soldiers wounded in
the fighting at Mazatlan were
brought on a train to the hospital
at Hermosillo, capitol of the state
of Sonora, Saturday night.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
Rifles Sent To
Naco Federals

Three truck loads of rifles
and ammunition crossed the
border at Naco at 6 o'clock
Sunday evening enroute to
the Mexican federal garri-
son in Naco, Sonora, it was
stated yesterday by F. A.
French, who with Mrs.
French, visited Naco that
evening.
The rifles and ammunition
came from the American
side of the line and Mexican
federal soldiers were on
board the trucks as they
crossed into Mexico. It is
presumed the shipment was
for the 800 interned federals
brought from Ell Paso to Ma
CO Saturday.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
REBELS STILL HOLD GREATER
PART WEST COAST OF MEXICO

General Francisco r. Manzo,
second in command of the revolu-
tionary armies, came into Los Mo
chis, Sinaloa, Friday and levied a
loan of $4,000 on the merchants
there, the Americans said, and
they added that the rebels are
levying loans on everybody in the
rebel district surrounding Los Mo-
6l1is.
Strict orders have been issued
by Manzo at his headquarters at
San Bias for his troops to seize
all automobiles and trucks in the
cities and on the farms in the ter
ritory held by the rebels in Sina-
loa, these cars to be held ready for
transportation of rebe! troops in
case the federals should cut rail
road communications. The Manzo
troops have also eonfisoated all
coffee in the towns which ley
have seized in Sinaloa, it Was
stated by the Americans.
From Navojoa, Sonora, north
everything was perfectly quiet
Sunday, the Americans said.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
ORDERS AC INST
6t8tl CROSSING
HERE Modified

Strict orders in effect since
Friday prohibiting all per-
sons actively associated with
the revolution from crossing
the border into Arizona were
modified yesterday pursu-
ant to instructions from
Washington to the Ameri-
can Consulate in Nogales,
Sonora.
Following receipt of the
! modification orders, the a.
merican Consulate issued the
following statement to the
INogales International:
"The American Consulate
in Nogales, Sonora, in The
question of issuing imln;gra-
ton visaes is guided as ,;e-
fore by instructions froGl The
Department Of State, based
upon the Immigration Acts
of the United States, especi-
ally that of 1924, now in
force. All appl1cations Tor
immigration visaes are con-
sidered individually in the
light Of the provisions of the
immigration Acts. VII aes
are refused if applicants are
found inadmissable under
any of those provisions and
are granted if no grounds
for refusal can be discove1ed,
even if applicants are Off
GERS, military OF civil, oil the
Revolutionary Party. or men,
bers of their families.
However, should the Con-
sulate have reason to be-
lieve that such officials are
seeking admission Into the
United States for the purpose
of plotting there against the
Government OF Mexico or to
perform othe~, unneutral
acts, it would be justified in
refusing visaes. Also, it
would refuse visaes to such
officers, military or civil, of
the Revolutionary Party,
who, while in power as J1
facto authorities, have NAL
treated American citizens or
their property, OR their in
terests, so that they may not
find immunity for thell acts
in a safe refuge in the Uni
ted States. The Government
Of the United States will
seek punishment of those
persons who violate those
rules and principles of inter-
national law which apply to
the situation as it now exists
in Sonora.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
$50 Persons AT
Rotary Meeting

Approximately $50 persons at
tended the inter-city meeting of
the Nogales, Bisbee and Tucson
Rotary Clubs held Saturday night
at the new Hotel Esplendor.
Bisbee put on the program, con-
sting principally of a one-act
sket.h, followed by banquet and
dance.
After the meeting at the hotel
the entire crowd visi, ed the Cosmo-
pol:tan cabaret in Nogales, Sonora
Nogales international., 1929-04-09

Los Angeles, Apri! 8-Imagine
Cesar Puente's embarrassment
when, just as the Mexican rebel
general was going to give him 9
pass through the lines, somebody
recognized Puente as captain oil
the federal Mexican motorcycle
forces!
There followed hectic moments
when it was just question OF
time as to whether or not Puente
would look into the muzZles Of a
f.rng squad. But yesterday he ar
rived safe and sound in Los Angel
es to tell of his es, ape from the
revolutionists.
Puente, Los Angeles theatergo-
ers will remember, headed The
snappy squad of Mexico City mo-
torcycie officers who recently made
an exhibition tour in southwestern
America. While here he arranged
to become Mexi>o City representa-
tive of a motorcycle concern, and
on March 3 left here to make his
way to the Mexican eapito. by
cycle.
He reached Nogales, where ne
met General Borquez, rebel COM
mander. Borquez granted him per
mission to proceed to see, General
Topete, chief rebel commander,
who was to grant him safe conduct
through the lines.
But just as Puente entered the
rebe! headquarters someone recog-
nized him.
"Spy!" came the shout-and q
few minutes later Puente was
locked up in a Jail, with his motor
cycle, papers and other belongings
confiscated. There followed days
of suspense, which eliminated in a
court martial, at which Puente was
given his choice of either joining
the rebel forces or being shot as
a spy.
Puente temporized--long enough
to gain time to slip note, via a
renegade rebel, to the outside and
ultimately to Henry Laurent, his
friend, here in Los Angeles. Lau-
rent interceded in vain with the
American consul at Nogales and
later with General Topete. Then
Laurent advised Puente to save
his life by agreeing to join the
rebels.
Puente tells the rest:
81 sent word from the prison at
Hermosillo, where / had been ta-
ken. to the governor of the state
that / would join the rebels. The
official took my word and gave me
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
FOUR CARS CLASH
AS BRIDGE Is
WASHED OUT

A temporary bridge on the Ca
nanea branch of the Southern Pa
cific de Mexico between Santa
Cruz and Cananea was washed out
Friday just as freight train was
crossing the structure. Four. of the
rear cars of the train went off the
track and were almost entirely de
molished. No one was injured.
Traffic was tied up two or three
days on account of the wreck.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09

ternational News Servise, who has
been here since the opening of the
revolution, reporting the ''hostili-
ties" for the /. N. S. is leaving
today noon for his headquarters
on the coast.
Bergman is the last to leave of
many out of town newspapermen
who were rushed to Nogales at the
opening of the revolution. Dur
ing his five weeks stay he has
made a host of friends and ac-
quaintances all of whom deeply
regret that he cannot stay with us
permanently.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
Elks Installation
Be Held Tonight

Officers recently elected for the
coming year will be installed at a
meeting of the Elks Lodge to-
night. Following the Installation,
a buffet luncheon will be served.
Plans will also be made tonight
for the annual Elks state conven'
tion to be held in Nogales April
rs, 26 and 27.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
(By PAUL HENNEGIN)

A victorious army IN re-
treat. Such was the spec.
tacle presented to American
observers last Saturday, aft
ernoon when the Rebel army
under General Fausto To.
pete suspended its attack up
on the entrenched Federal
stronghold at Naco, Sonora
and went into retreat.
Starting shortly b e f o r c
daylight with the explosion
of two huge bombs on a box
car as it went speeding Ma
coward over the federa1
mined track, the Rebel at
tack marched steadily across
the flat rocky and sparsely
covered plain in the face OF
continuous rifle and machine
gun fire lnterSperSed Occa-
sionally with the sharp bark
of the federal 81 millimeter
Hotchkiss gun.
Over on the right flank
General Roman Yucupicio
and his band of YaQui and
Mayo Indians slipped stealth
lily across the plain and the
federal aviation l a n d i n 6
field. Colonel Jesus M. Pal
ma and a small band of men
by two o'clock in the after
noon had gained the ccnle-
terry just outside the federal
entrenchment and there be-
hind the headstones they lay
sniping at every moving OBJ
ject they saw inside the
trench. Rifle fire from that
section of the fortification
had practically ceased when
the order to retreat came.
Baby Tanks Move
At about 1890 a. M, the
Rebels two baby tanks NOV
ed IN toward the trenches
while the third and largest
of the. tanks stalled three
miles from the firing line
when the engine magnetic
failed to function. The tanks
slowly forward in the
face of continuous machine
gun fire and the bullets rat
tied off quarter inch steel
armour without doing dam
age. Inside each tank were
four men and a machine gun.
The two tanks moved up
within three hundred yards
of the trenches and then
halted to keep a rain of fire
pouring over the heads of
those inside the trenches.
Trying to get a closeup of
the tank action cameramen
and newSpapermen w e r e
sent scurrying as the federals
opened up on the tank with
the 81 millimeter Hotchkiss.
1t was two shots from this
gun that put an end to the
two tanks activities. One
Of them took two direct hits
through it's snout the second
shot striking a box of nitro
glycerine hand grenades.
The explosion tore one man
into pieces and terribly mu-
tilated another. The engi-
neer was uninjured while
another gunner lost three
fingers as the grenade he
was about to throw went off
in his hand. This disaster
resulted in orders for the
tanks to move back from
their precarious position but
it was found that one OF
them could not be started
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
Ahumada Given
His Freedom

Pho Ahumada, we'll known young
automobile salesman of Nogales,
Arizona, was released Saturday by
rebel authorities in Nogales, Son.
ora, after being held prisoner a
week in the military cuartel in that
city.
Ahumada was arrested on suspi-
cion of being a federal spy, it is
alleged.
Pho says he was given his free
dom after he paid the rebel au.
thorities $500.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
1000 Tourists On
Trip Here Sunday

Three hundred and eighty pass
ports-for about 1000 tourists
were issued over the weekend by
the Chamber of Commerce.
Some of the passports were made
out for groups of 2, 8, 4 and 5
persons.
Nogales international., 1929-04-09

and it was abandoned, the
crew taking to the one that
had been struck.
Undaunted by his wound
the man who had lost three
fingers marched ahead with
many exclamations of "Gra-
cias de Dios" and at the
same time pointing to his
other finger to indicate he
still had one to pull a trig-
ger.
Following the early de-
termined advance which
brought the Rebels into a
position for a quick assault
upon the trenches, the SOL
diers dug themselves in to
await the zero hour of three
Io'clock when the real as
sault was to take place.
Throughout the afternoon
however, an intermittent
fire was kept up between
the opposing forces. On the
left flank a body of troops
under General Ramon Pa
dilla advanced slowly, crawl
ing on their stomachs until
they were within two hun
dred yards of the west
trenches. All afternoon. a
crew of six men at a Rebel
machine gun totally disre-
garding the shots from the
trenches, poured shots into
the town. Federals brought
up a machine gun and the
two crews dueled it out dur
ing the balance of the day.
IS Federals Hit
From the Rebel side of
the line it was apparent that
at least IS federals had been
hit apparently fatally. Reb-
els too, lost considerable,
seven of them falling before
the rifle fire of American
soldiers. Later in the day
investigation of the shooting
which wounded one Ameri-
can trooper was conducted
by General Topete and the
Rebel soldiers who had been
fired upon claimed they had
been fired upon first and
only returned the fire when
seven of their number fell.
Shortly after two o'clock
in the afternoon Captain M.
P. Rundel, aide to Major
Charles B. Hazeltine, of the
second troop 10th cavalry,
stationed just outside Naco,
Ariz., crossed into rebel ter
ritory to confer with Gen
eral Topete regarding bombs
and bullets across the line.
The Order To Retire
In the verbal conversation
conducted through an inter-
prefer General Topete was
given to understand that un-
less he ceased his activities
against Naco, Sonora, Ameri-
can soldiers would be sent
against him. The General
protested he would do every
thing in his power to pre-
vent shot going across the
line but he was visably dis
appointed in the American
attitude. Fearing to cause
trouble with the American
authorities. General Topete
Immediately ordered h is
forces to withdraw.
Even while. he talked with
the American officer Gen
eral Topete was the target
for many federal bullets sew
eral of them r coming very
close to the American Off
Ger and General Topete.
But ordering the Rebels to
withdraw from their hard
won positions was easier
said than done and the or
der was greeted on all sides
with CONSERVATION and un-
belief. 1t required General
Topete's personal appear
ance before the troops far
thest ADVANCED to persuade
them to retire.
Tears came to the eyes Of
Colonel Palma when he was
told to quit the cemetery
and retire three kilometers
back of the line.
The personal courage of
General Topete, his officers
Nogales international., 1929-04-09

and men remained unques-
toned after the days bat
tie. All day General To-
pete and his chief aide, Gen
eral Rafael Buelna rode up
and down the front line, the
objects of fire throughout.
The Rebel battle flag con-
stantly flew where Topete
rode or walked and not once
was he seen to finch though
bullets and shells often came
within inches of him.
His junior officers were
constantly with the men and
took active part in the fir
ing, many of them, carrying
rifles, or manning the. ma
chine guns.
Await Escobar
Officers with IOpete fol-
lowing the retirement said
it would be several days be-
fore the morale of the troops
could be built up to the high
point it had been when the
battle started as the retreat
after victory had been al
most in their grasp had low
cred their spirits consider
able. General Topete said he
was ready to start at any
time but his future activities
would be governed solely by
the commands of General
Jose Gonzales Escobar, first
chief of the Rebel armies.
The latter is expected in So
nora sometime this week to
look over the situation and
probably ia ke personal
charge of the attack.
The day was not without
it's amusing incidents. The
Rebel soldiers had not had
food since Friday night so an
enterprising merchant of Ca
nanea loaded his Ford sedan
with bread and cheese and
with total disregard for bull
let's that flew around him
and often struck his car
piled his business with vigor
often where the fighting was
going on hardest. What his
charges to the Rebel soldiers
who bought up most of his
stock, was, could not be
learned but he apparently
had been schooled by a
world war profiteer when it
came to dealing with Ameri-
can newspapermen. Three
ouns. and a piece of cheese
Of very ancient vintage and
took a large sized
hunger to make one eat it,
cost two pesos. A small box
Of matches cost 25 centavos
and cigarets were two pesos
a package.
Another incident t h a t
brought a smile occurred
Just as the tanks were going
INTO action. A news reel
photographer a n d several
1ewspapermen had followed
he tank in and had gone
700 yards of the fed
eral trenches before the fed
erals opened fire. The news
reel men had carefully set
Up his tripod and camera to
catch a picture of the tank
when it opened fire.
Zing! Zip!
Zing! Zip! Two bullets
off the ground
at either side of the camera.
Overhead several others buz-
zed like hornets. The photo
STOPPING only to tip
MS tripod and camera over
On the ground covered the
first 100 yards to the rear in
record breaking time de-
spite his $50 pounds. A
off to the
right was making a vigorous
effort to hide behind an ant
hill and a small camera
while another was making a
vigorous effort to make a
six inch hole in the ground
into an entrenchment. Find
ing this of no avail he slip
ped and slithered along the
ground to a hole in the
ground somewhat deeper
another American had
taken refuge.
Meanwhile a curious Mex
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
FIRST EYEWITNESS STORY OF NAC0 BATTLE
HELD AS SPY, MOTORCYCLE. s.cH|Ef
ESCAPES, REACHES Los ANGELES

a note to the rebel commander at
Sinaloa, and my freedom.
"But, instead of going to Sina-
loa, l took the first train north
and made my way, undetected, to
Nogales. There it was only mat
ter of time before I found a way
to slip across the line into the
United States"
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
BERGMAN LEAVING TODAY
FOR HOME IN LOS ANGELES


Harry Bergman, manager Of
the Los Angeles bureau of the In
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
CON CRONIN
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NOGALES

H a S A Climate That |
Never Gets Too H O t |
N or Too Cold. An
Ideal Place To Live. |
Nogales international., 1929-04-09
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27

LINE
SURVEY IS d WAY

WASHINGTON. Ian. eta
urvey party cf the Imperial Air
veys. Ltd. is working on the exact
cation Of bases for the England
a India air line in the Mediterran-
rrn region. III. r.. Buckley. trade
rariHsioncr NJ Paris reported ~
.tr department or commerce
Passengers to India from Eng
land. who will fly over an air line
1000 miles long. will travel By land
eisne from London 70 Basic, where
they viii take a night train bring
er them 10 Genoa in time fof
hr~ak aEt.
A4 Genoa they will embark urnr
enc NJ the Calcutta flying boats and
travel along the coast, calling r.
Rome and Naples. and either ~
Brindisi. laramie, or Gallipoli be-
fore flying along the Greek islaads
and the Suds Bay. Crete.
The route will then proceed 70
Tcbruk in Italian Libya. and fol-
low the coast 20 Alexandria, where
the Egyptian government has agreed
r. construct = combined marine ard
land airport. Here the route wis
link up with Tire present service ard
the tin. schedule. Based or a lib
ersl estimate. the new airline will
carry passengers from Londcn 70
karachi within seven days.
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penditurcs in order that the work
may be completed as rapidly as pos
sible.
During the rast year four states
Louisiana, Iowa. West Virginia and
Missouri-yoted a total Of 100000.
600 in highway bond issues to IA
c~ilitatc completion of their main
state systems. while similar projects
are now under discussion in a num-
Der Of other states.
There is an urgent demand for in
creased funds for road improvement
in the public land states. as reflect
cd by bills now before congress.
while many proposals have been sub
mitted for increased funds for i'm
provement of rural roads.
Government Must DO More
Federal appropriations in the fu-
ture must be increased If even the
present level Of appropriations is TO
be maintained. since surplus funds
Of past years have been exhausted
There is every evidence OF q wide
public support for generous in
creases not solely TO build miles Of
road. but because of the great in
fluenee exerted by the Bureau Of
Public Roads in bringing road stand
ards TO higher levels.
Many interesting sidclights arc con
tanned in the records Of the Bureau
az Public Roads bearing upon roads.
Texas. for example, il shown r.
the state with the largest mileage OF
highways. the Lone Star Common
wealth having ISIS. 900 miles Of roads
within its borders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27

any apprcciable quantity. These
early bodies, too, were designed pri-
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with apparently no thought given to
bseuty of design or comfort OF pas
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years. however, some Of the leading
manufacturers. including the Buick
Motor company. began giving serious
attention to style and the coupe. C
Ian and coach finally emerged from
the cheese box on a raft stage.
at the beginning az the present
motor car season We found practi-
cally all manufacturers standard
lied on sleek. straight lines as a
closed body style. Though attract
i've u a degree. the samcncss was
becoming monotoncus and III wa.
with difficulty that even experts
could distinguish one standard car
ftom another.
TO overcome such a condition the
Buick Motor company. with aid OF
the foremost style specialists and
body builders in the world. cvolv.
cd and presented the ncw Silver
Anniversary Buick. which with iti