The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-04
GALES DRAFTED AS
SECRETARY OF WAR,
Army IS Modified
Vera Cruz and Sonora Taken
Over Without BIoodshed by
Rebel Military Chiefs
REvOLTERS CLAIM 8 STATES
Described as Movement Of Mill
tary Leaders Di: zruntIed
Over Presidency
REV0L TIERS CLAIM s STATES


forces today to meet the attacks o.
I Aespread and serious revolution.
kGeneral Plutarco Elias Gales, for.
n0r president, was drafted from his
rttrement and made secretary OF wal
Il scharge Of all military operations
Il troops were brought here from
l&4 states to reinforce the Mexico
O|tX garrison other combat conting.
eft, were prepared for departure tc
II : oates Of Vera Cruz and Sonora
WHARF the revolt appeared to center
f strict censorship was established.
Vera Cruz and Sonora have been
taken over - apparently without
bloodshed-by the rebel forces, II
Vera Cruz under the command Of
General Jesus Maria Aguirre, until
yesterday chief Of military operations
there, and in Sonora by General
Francisco Manzo, military chief. Gov
ernor Fausto Topete and General
Manuel Aguirre, brother Of Jesus
Aguirre. joined with Manzo.
Ambassador Morrow cut short his
weekend at Cuernavaca and decided
to hasten back to the capital with his
family and prospective son-in-law
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh.
President Gil Confident
In q statement to Mexico City
newspapers President Portes Gil ex-
pressed confidence hts government
would survive the revolt.
There Is disagreement as to the
cause Of the outbreak. President
Porte 0il's statement says It Is the
movement Of disgruntled military
leaders who wished to impose their
choice for the presidency upon the
country at the elections next Novem-
Der.
While there has been no pronounce
ment to that effect 1t is understood
the movement favors the candidacy
Of Gilberto Valenxuela, former Mex
lean minister to Great Britain. who
HAS been outspoken in his denuncia-
ton OF President Portes Gil and Gen.
eral Gales
General Jesus M. Aguirre, former
close personal friend Of General OBJ
RECON, and = native Of Sonora. ap-
peared to be leader Of the rebellion.
Dispatches from Sonora indicated
that Governor Fausto Topete acknowl-
edged his command.
Rebels Claim I States
The scope Of the movement was In
some doubt. Rebel "pronunciamen-
tos" claimed COLLISION Of eight states.
Vera Cruz. Sonora, Oaxaca, 6inaloa,
Nayarit. Cohauila, Chihuahua. and
Durango.
There was some uncertainty Of the
status Of the Mexican navy. Dis
patches from Vera Cruz said It had
Joined General Aguirre; the presi-
dents tatement to the press, however,
said the seven ships In the Vera Cruz
harbor had weighed anchor and left.
wirelessing the government for In
structions.
Aguirre took over Vera Cruz. Cri-
zaba. which Is 80 miles up the rail-
way to Mexico City. Perote. and other
places. Manzo, dispatches said, occu-
pied Nogales, 0uaymas, Hermoslllo,
and other cities Of importance.
No Resistance to Coap
Nowhere was there resistance to the
coup, dispatches indicate. The presi-
dent said that he had received pledges
OF support from 23 military commando
err In - states, but In view Of
Aguirre's message the value Of these
pledges was in doubt today.
The rebellion took most Of Mexico
City by surprise. First intimation
that anything was wrong came In re-
ports Of interruption Of train service
on the Mexican railway line to Vera
Cruz. At the railway station It was
said service was discontinued until
further notice.
Trucks fun Of soldiers carrying full
field equipment scurried shout the
city and finally reports trickled past
official reserve Of what had happened
in Vera Cruz. A war council Was held
1t Chapultepec castle.