Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
REBELS HEAD FOR MAZATLAN.
Battle With Federal Troops In Strategic
CITY Looms.

NOGALES, Ariz., March II (R.-
Mexican rebels continued to march
southwark through Sinaloa today, head
ed for Mazatlan, and an apparently in
cvitable battle with federal troops stand
ing fast in that strategic city. Across
the Gulf of California, other revolu-
tionary forces from the lower half of
Baja California also headed toward Ma
zatlan.
Five thousand soldiers were declared
by Gen. Francisco BorqueZ, rebel COM
mander In Sonora, to be concentrating
in southern Sinaloa and marching for
the attck on Mazatlan. Declaring these
forces ample to rout Gen. Jaime CARL
10, federal leader holding MatZatlan,
Borquez overnight brought 1000 soldiers
by train out of southern Sonora to move
eastward into Chihuahua. They were
not needed on the Sinaloa front, Gen.
BorqueZ explained, and were destined
to join the rebel forces threatened with
federal attack at Torreon and i'll
Durango.
Sing as They March.
Quila, Sinaloa, early today marked
the advance line of the southwark
there last night, singing as they march
ed. The point is 100 miles north of
Mazatlan and 80 miles south of Culia-
can, approaching which concentration
point was Gen. Roberto Cruz with $500
cayalrymen to join the attacking col
umn.
Gen. Simon Jago, leading 500 Yaqui
Indians, was reported to have come out
of the Sinaloa hills and joined the
rebel troops near Culiacan.
The Baja California, lower district
revolt which occurred Saturday mid
night, sent 1900 men by boat across
the gulf, to join the March on Mazat-
Ian. These troops joined the southwark
offensive early today at Guayamas,
Sonora.
Reports reaching here this morning
said the followers of Adolfo de la Huer-
ia, former provisional President of
Mexico, now living in political exile in
Los Angeles, were aligning themselves
with the revolutionaries.
Gen. Enrique Estrada, said to be one
of Mexico'S best known military strate-
gists. and Huerta's former military
chief, arrived at revolutionary head
quarters at Nogales, Sonora, yesterday.
With him came his secretary, Gen.
Jorge Laurens, who declared that prac-
tically all the De la Huerta elements
except their exiled leader himself were
IdkulS up diliio n6ohiot VAC 1NCAlSO
City government.
Expect to Confer With Leaders.
Estrada and Laurens expected to con-
fer with revolutionary leaders today
and then move southwark to Organize
all the elements for the revolution"
With the reported arrival in Quay
amas, Sonora, of 1900 rebel trops from
the lower district of Baja California
Gen. Francisco ManZo, rebel leader in
charge of the movement of troops into
Chihuahua, advised the Nogales head
quarters that Gov. Amado Aguirre Of
the lower district had not revolted, as
first stated. Gen. Manzo declared the
300 soldiers had deserted Aguirre and
left Lower Baja California without vio-
, lence to those who remained loyal to
the government.
Gen. Fausto Topete, rebel leader, has
left Navajoa, Sonora, with 800 soldiers,
horses and supplies. headed for the
concentration at Culiacan. He predict
ed the revolutionists would be in Qua
dalaiara, Jalisco, on the direct railroad
| route to Mexico City, by April /. A
successful. attack upon Mazatlan, or the
retreat from there of Gen. Garlic
would open the way for a rapid advance
| toward Mexico City. The railroad at
present is controlled by the Mazatlan
| federals.
| Gen. Manzo, who arrived in Nogales
Sonora, late last night with troops
/ WHICH are being moved eastward In q