The Washington times., 1929-03-29
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Mexican ambassador TO Washing.
ton, may be- recalled and probably
sent to Europe upon . government
mission.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March %
U.N.S.).--A gradual withdrawal OK
the Mexican rebel army from the
state of Chihuahua to the maintain.
GUS regions OF Sonora, IL the plan OK
Gen. Gonzalo Escobar. rebel COM
mander, according to advices re-
ceived here today.
The insurgents are reported to be
commemorative in Chihuahua City for
a retreat into Sonora, where the
main rebel army IL operating
Escalon and Jimenez have BEEN
abandoned by the rebels and federal
troops occupied both places yester-
dav with only o few shots being
fired. These came from a small de-
'tachment Of rebels who were left in
Esccalon to harass the advance Of
the federal column They fled after
firing a scattered volley at federal
cavalry. which suddenly appeared
before the city.
AIEp16HGS EU1hO" ANOht0
A number of locomotives, trucks
and automobiles and a considerable
quantity of ammunition was left be-
hind by the rebels.
Federal aviators. returning from
scouting flights over Chihuahua city,
reported sighting several large forces
of insurgents about 80 miles south
Of the city, but from that point on
south to Jimenez and Escalon they
observed no rebel activity.
Every attempt Is being made to
keep secret the movement Of rebel
forces in Chihuahua. General Es-
cobar has clamped on a strict cen.
sorship and rebel leaders, for the
first time since the revolution
started, gave evasive answers to all
queries.
Destroyer Arrives
The American destroyer Robert
Smith arrived in Tobari Bay, in
the Gulf Of Lower California last
night, according to a radiogram
received here. The destroyer has
been in radio communication with
San Antonio since it's arrival off
Mazatlan, where the vessel was
rushed from San Diego to protect
American lives and property during
their siege of that city.
Observers here believe the de-
stroyer is following the retreat Of
General Francisco Manzo's rebel
army up the Pacific coast.
BY HARRY BERGMAN
NoGALES, Sonora, Mexico, March
20 Q.N.SJ.-Northwestern Sonora to-
day became the center of the revolu"
tionary arena as infantry and cav
airy, under command Of Gen. Jesus
BorQuez and Gen. Rudolfo Reina, ad-
vanced northward from Santa Ana
through Altar valley to handle the
situation created by the reported fed
eral offensive under Gen. Abelardo
T IdrigueZ.
Meanwhile a small detachment of
rebels was moving in trucks from the
Nogales garrison to Mesquite, 70
miles west, where Col. Miguel Cas-
tillo, former Gales officer, was in
control with a band of armed fed.
eral sympathizers in the name of the
central government.
CALEXICO, Calf. March %
Q.NS.).-Franz Won Schulenberg, a
GERMAN pOIHu IHdhCI, AAS 1f-SSaA-
old daughter. Blanche. and three
Mexican soldiers were killed today
as a result of an explosion at the
Mexican army garrison at Mexicali,
across the border line from here.
Francisco Kenneth, chemist, and
two other Mexican soldiers, were
seriously injured. They are in a
Mexicali hospital.
Nine kegs of explosives and 80
aerial bombs exploded in a ranch
building which. had been converted
into. an improvised ammunition
Genot