The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-11
1900 YANK SOLDIERS
sent TO BORDER TO
insure PROTECTION
Mexican Rebels Are Conver9inR
Upon Naco, Sonora. From
Three Directions


points within short distance Of
Sonora, Mexico where major battle
between opposing forces in the Mex
lean revolution appeared imminent.
Orders for the movement Of q
thousand men. members OF the Goth
infantry Of FC.t D. A. Russell. Wy
oming, and the remainder OF the It'll
cavalry supplemented by .ield arttl-
lery battalion from Fort Bliss FL
paso, Tex. we're issued here yesterday
by Major General william Lassiter.
commander OF the United States
army eighth corps area.
The troops from Fort Russell will
70 to Disbee. Ariz. and those from
Fort Bliss will augment the 200 cav
alrymen dispatched to Hachita, N. NJ,
several days ago. 1t was estimated
that 1t would take at least sly days
for the troops TO march TO their sta
tons.
Eighteen United States army planes
already arc patrolling the border
under orders to shoot down any Mex
lean planes flying north OF the inter.
national line.
Naco, Ariz.. April ll.-tP)-MeAican
rebel troops were reported converging
upon Naco, Sonora. from three direc-
tions today giving weight to the an.
nounccment Of revolutionary leaders
that they soon expected to besiege the
little federal garrison with over
whelming numbers.
Federal occupation Of the Naco gar
rison, held by about l 900 loyal SOL
diers under General Lucas Gonzal0.
constitutes the only immediate major
threat to rebel activities in the reyo-
lutionary state OF Sonora.
With General j. Gonzalo Escobar.
revolutionary commander in chief.
here to command them, rebel troops
retreating from Chihuahua were re-
ported to be pouring through Pulpifo
Pass into Sonora and II was said the
entire force numbering mot less than
5000 men," would reach Aqua Prieta.
is miles east Of here. b. tonight.
About 900 rebel troops said 10 be
from the rebel army retreating into
Sonora from Sinaloa. were reported
TO have reached the hills south Of
Naro last night. joining forces With
General Faus.o Topete's army. The
latter force IS said 10 nunbe! upwards
os 1000 men
Pour IS millin.e.-e field pieces were
reported IN the hands o. Topete's
Esn-
Genera, Topete vas making ire
qaeut trips from his camp TO the
south Of Naco 20 Aqua P-ieta to meet
the frs. ba.all,ons Of General Is
cooar's incoming army. General
Escobar's exac. whereabouts were
not known here early today. bu. i.
was believed he was IN Nogales,
Sonora, confe.rinS with General
Francisco Borquez Rebel leaders
said 1t Was absolutely essential 20 tie
revolt cause TO take the Naco ga-.-
SON.
Reports coming from Tope.e's camp
said the rebels were preparing TO at
tack Naco with gas bombs and srti,-
lery. The report spu1red the .ecera,s
to further fortify the garrison with
heavy timbers. and to send airp.anes
over the rebel camp. An anonymous
circular distributed in Naco, Ar.z-,
yesterday gave warning Of a proposed
gas borlb attack and adnonlshed citi-
zens to be ready to eTacuate the town.
SO far as known, no one was left.
Mexico City. April ll.-P-The
chief Of the military garrison here
today disclosed that an unsuccessful
attempt had been made TO bomb the
special train OF General Plutarco
Elias Gales and assassinate him in
the state OF Jalisco few days ago.
man and woman. the principal
conspirato-s. are being sought and
should be arrested soon. the garrison
commander said, while certain resi-
dents OF Torreon. Coahuila, were i'm
plicated and will be arrested also.
The plot was made with the cog
nizance Of the rebel Generals Esco-
bar. Manzo. Cruz, and Caraveo who
sent a man named Santiago Perez
and an unnamed woman to Mexico
City to secure explosives which were
to be sent insurgents in Jalisco who
were to arrange the dynamiting OF
Lie LIAlIl.
The plan was, the garrison COM
mander said. to mine the rails at
point in JaliSco over which the for.
mere Mexican president must pass as
he Travelled from Chihuahua to Ma
zatlan on the west coast a few days
ago, and blow up his train. A well
organized force was to be prepared
to attack him and kill him in the
ensuing melee il he should escape
death IN the blast.
Perez obtained the explosives but
was unable to get them out Of Mex
leo City. Military authorities here
found them, with letters revealing the
plot In his room here, and barely
missed taking him and his compan-
Ion. The two were said to have es-
capped on train leaving the Colonia
station last night.