Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-11

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coast in Sinaloa, under command Of
General Cruz. with Mazatlan as
their immediate goal.
Should Mazatlan fall to the in
surrectionists, a way would be open
through Nayarit and Guadalajara
to Mexico City itself, enabling the
rebels to outflank General Gales
and possibly attack him in the rear.
The federal forces were aligned
in a wide half-moon which has been
steadily constructing toward the
northwest. Federals ~lnder General
Almazan on the right flank were adj
vancing toward Torreon from the
east, keeping pace with the Gales
movement from the south.
To meet this double threat heavy
rebel reinforcements were proceed
ing southwark toward Torreon. 9th
er bodies were rushing down the
Southern Pacific railway toward
Mazatlan.
About 1900 soldiers in the lower
district Of Baja California went
over to the insurrection and were
reported en- route across the Gulf
Of California to aid in the drive on
MaZatlan.
General Aguirre, rebel leaders in
Vera Cruz who was d~ecisively de-
feated last week, was reported to
have asked terms of surrender.
Government vessels were guarding
against his escape by sea. He was
told unconditional surrender were
the only terms he would get.
The likelihood that the govern
ment would take strong measures
with the rebel leaders was indicated
at Mexico City where court martial
and executions were expected 10
close the uprising.
Followers of Adolpho de la
Huerta, former provisional president
of Mexico, were repqted joining the
rebels.
The northern border was quiet.
the 300 federal soldiers defeated at
Juarez on Saturday were interned at
Fort Bliss.
MEXICO CITY, March 11.-P-
Fall Of Torreon, industrial city of
Coahuila, within "a to 48 hours was
forecast today by Plutarco Elias
Gales, government generalissimo.
Spurred by yesterdays bIoodless
victory at CanitaS, the huge federal
army of the former president moved
on across the state of ZacatecaS to
cover the $50 miles which Sepa-
rated it from the Coahuilan city
where the rebel forces under Gen
eral Gonzalo EScobar were located.
1t was believed General Escobar's
force Of possibly a few thousand
troops would be no match for GEN
eral Gales. and retirement from the
city nOrthWard to Chihuahua was
not improbable.
Fall Of Canitas to General Gales
yesterday was such as to startIe
ever the most optimistic here. An
aviator flying over the rebel lines
said he saw everywhere men waving
white flags. The aviator communi-
Gated with the federal vanguard
which Immediately established con-
tact with the rebels with the reuslt
that three regiments OF $50 men
each surrendered and were incorpo-
rated into the federal ranks.
Rebel Thcrat in West
General Francisco Urbalejo, COM
manding the army, escaped with 80
OF his followers, either for Durango
where he may have other troops.
or to TorreoA to join General ES-
cobar.
Thus without shedding a single
drop OF blood the federals gained
possession Of a railway junction,
offering access to both Durango,
and to Torreon, Chihuahua and
points north.
Dispatches indicated a state of
affairs not so favorable to the fed
erals on the west coast. The adj
vance Of the rebel army under Gen
eral Francisco Manzo had extended
from Sonora down through the
state Of Sinaloa to Cuilas. Mazatlan.
one Of three Sizeable west coast
ports was the object.
Defending Mazatlan from the
rebels was a small force under
General Jaime Garlic. A govern
ment announcement today said the
advance had stopped, although it
did not indicate when, where, or
why.
FeaeraiS Move on Durango
Success Of this rebel west coast
venture might give them a base Of
operations for at least a threat
against Mexico City, by way of the
state of Nayarit and the city of
Guaoalajara. Such an offensive
would threaten the rear of General
Gales army and probably divert
some of his forces from the north
ern front.
From Canitas some 1900 federal
troops have been sent westward to
Durango, capital Of the state Of
that name. Only a small rebel
GARRISON IS believed remaining there
and little difficulty is expected in
capturing the city.
Moving westward from Monterrey,
government reports said. General
Andreu Almazan had between 5000
and 5000 men ready tn aid IL +of,