The Washington times., 1929-03-30
REBELS AVOID
CONTACT IN
RETREAT

MEXICO CITY, Marcn 4SV u.N.oJ
Gen. ]. Andrew Almazan's fed.
eral expedltionary force Of $4,000
today moved northward out of
Escaion towards Rellano, Chihua-
hua, where government military
strategists expect the retreating
rebels to make a stand.
Rellano is situated about half
way between Escalon and Jimenez.
Although official estimates Of the
number Of rebels concentrated at
Rellano were unavailable here, it 1s
expected they will be greatly out
numbered by the advancing federal
force.
Five thousand additional federal
troops are being held in reserve in
the vicinity of Torreon. They will
be rushed to the aid Of General
Almazan'S force should the rebel
opposition at Rellano prove for
midable.
Still Falling Back
General Gales reports his aviators
sighted a rebel outpost a short dis
lance north Of Escalon. They were
in retreat.
Reports that Dissemination had
set in among the rebel chieftains
were received by President Portes
Gil from Consul General NariQue
Lickens. at Ell Paso.
According to these reports, Gen.
erals Manzo, Topete and other revo.
lutionary leaders were blaming Gen.
Marcello Caraveo for the rebel re-
treat from Saltillo, Durango City
and .Torreon. :.
Have Tough job
In its approach upon Rellano,
the federal .expeditionary force is
admittedly at disadvantage, owing
to the contour Of the terrain there.
Military experts here expect the
rebels to fall back before the federal
force, first going to Jimenez and
then entraining westward over a
branch line to Parral.
On the west coast the federals
were still reported to be advancing
northward. with General Carrillo
preparing to march from Mazatlan
to Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa. a
small federal vanguard, while Gen.
eral Cardenas' main army of 10000
comes up behind him.
Ell PAso, Tex. March 80. 1.N.s).
Gen. Ramon Yocupicio, a rebel
leader in Sonora, with 800 Yaqui
Indians, has left Aqua Prieta to
REINFORCE the rebels that are pre-.
pairing to attack the federal garrison
In Naco. said dispatch from Doug.
las, Ariz., today
Rebel agents here claim that
rebel forces in Chihuahua have
Unanswered to the rear of Gen. J.
Andrew Almazan's federal army
near, Escalon, cutting off its COM
munication with Torreon.
Gen. Roberto Cruz. commander of
rebel cavalry in Sinaloa. is reported
to have been wounded.
The federal relief column under
Gen. LaZardo Cardenas, sent to
raise the siege of Mazatlan. has
reached that city. said another dis
patch received here.
NOGALES, Sonora, Mexico, March
30 0.N.S).-Called to, arms with the
traditional beating of war drums. all
Mayo tribesmen OF the Bachamo dis.
trict in northern Sinaloa have raj.
lied around their chieftain. Jose
Maria Ochoa, and are marching to
La Cruz to joil the rebel army. Gen.
Francisco Manzo telegraphed insur-
gent headquarters here today.
Ochoa's forces number LOO men.
ManZo said.
BY HARRY BERGMAN
NOGALES. Sonora, March 80
U.N.S).-Naco. Sonora. rs miles
east Of Nogales today held the cen.
ter of the revolutionary stage as
federal troops under Gen. Lucas
Gonzalez remained within the shell.
ter of their entertainments expect
ing monentarily, the long deferred
assault Of the rebel army under
General Fausto Topete, constitu.
tional governor of Sonora.
The battle Of Naco today seemed
more probable than any time since
Gen. Augustin Alachea mutinied
against Topete there. detecting to
the government cause.
Topete late last night sent word
by courier to the American consul
at Naco, Sonora, advising he was
ready to begin the attack and warn
ing the consul to remove all
Americans from the Han0ar Znna