Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-10
Escobar in Aqua Prieta, So
nora, Making Trip by
AirpIane.
FOLLOWERS APPARENTLY
ARE HEADING FOR NAC0
Rebels Are Expected to Make Stand
at Nogales-U. S. Mechanic
Pressed Into Service.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. April 1O.-Mexicsn
Federal forces proceeded today to COM
plete their occupation of the State of
Chihuahua, a movement which will
confine the rebellion to Sonora and a
small, section of Northern Sinslca.
Gen. Juan Andreu Almazan. COM
nanding the army of the north. entered
Chihuahua City last night ard found
1t had been evacuated by the rebels
"a hours before. Private adviceS and
news dispatches indicated all but a
small rebel read guard had left Ciudad
Jusrez. on the United States border
and no opposition to its occupation was
expected.
Plans Of the rebel leaders we're in
doubt. Dispatches said Gen. Jose Con-
zalo Escobar. rebel generallissimo and
provisional president of Mexico" had
arrived at Aqua Prieta, Sonora. across
from Douglas, Arizona. by airplane.
1t was presumed his army was some
where on the other side Of the Sierra
Ma6re Mountains. heading toward
Fulpito Pass for the long desert trek
into Sonora.
EscObar- -CaraveO Rift Seen.
1t was believed dissension had arisen
between Gen. Escobar and Gen. Marcelo
Caraveo. who also left Giudad Juarez
in the direction Of Pulpito Pass. Little
cooperation with Escobar. in the event
Caraveo should eventually arrive IN
Sonora. was looked for. Attempted
union of the forces of Escobar with
those of Gen. Fausto Topete before
Naco, and subsequent joining with the
west coast army in Northern Sinaloa
or Southern Sonora, was believed the
rebel leaders plan.
Evacuation of Chihuahua gave the
federal armies their fourth state in
Northern Mexico formerly held by the
rebels. who previously had been cleared
from Nuevo Leon, Coahuila- and
Durango.
An impending battle at or in the
neiehborhood of San Bias. on the Rio
Fuerte, in Northern Sinaloa. it was be-
| lieved, would force the rebels into
! Sonora, if indeed they did not decamp
without fight.
! Federal aviators reported three groups
of rebels in Northern Sinaloa. one at
Guanachil, which town they were
sacking as the federal planes few over
| it Yesterday: another at Los Mochis and
| a third at San Bias. Guamuchie Is so
miles south of San Bias. The number
of the rebels at either point was not
estimated.
Federal forces of Gems. Jaime Car
rillo and Lazaro Cordenas were advar1c-
ing toward San Tilas, with Csrrillo's i'm
mediate objective Gumachil.
Cheers Greet Almasan.
Gen. Almazan was greeted with cheer
ing and rejoicing upon his arrival ct
Chihuahua City. He Immediately COM
municated with Mexico City that rail-
road traffic to the capital would start
today and asked resumption from
Mexico City to Chihuahua so that his
soldiers could receive their mail.
1t was announced Luis L. Leon. elect
ed provisional governor of the state to
succeed Rebel Gov Marcelo Caraveo.
would take charge of the ofhces today.
Leon, who was former secretary of
agriculture in the cabinet Of President
Gales, announced a program of i'm
mediate civil and social reform. includ-
ing partition of the great haciendas
among Agrarians.
Successes of Gen Sturnino Cedillo's
army in the "Cristero" country of
Guanajuato and Jalisco were reported.
He said there had been several minor
skirmishes, none Of consequence. The
so-called religious insurgents have been
driven from Durango and he hoped to
engage them in battle at Tepatitlan,
Jalisco.