Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-15
TERMS WILL NOT
BE- GRANTED TO
MEXICAN REBELS
Unconditional Surrender
And Military Trials Is
GiPS Ultimatum.
BY GESFORn +. FINE
.nited Pro- Staff Co.resD0ndentl

Omitted Pro- Staff Co-raspondent)
MEXICO CITY, April =. tJ.R)
Although 10 fythcr word has been
heard from tine rebel commanders
VINO offered Saturday to surrender
to the Mexican government, a feel
ing that the revolution was near
ing its end continued to poIvad"
the capital today.
The Mc&ican consulate at
Noqalcs, AriM. advised the govern
mont last night it was unable to
establish communications with cen.
Rabattc, who made the surrender
offer. aud therefore could not re
unc negotiations.
Gen R9batte commanded more
than 5,oGO troops in Sonora and
offered 10 lay down the AIMS Of
the entire contingent provided his
lif" and theirs were spared. Gen.
Francisco Mauzo, who escaped into
tie United States last week, joined
IN tho surrender offer.
President Emilio Portcs Gl re
itcratcd Yesterday his reply to the
surrender offer-that any surrcn-
der must be unconditional. The
president said the leaders must sub
nit to trials by military courts,
but promise to give "grnarouS
treatment within the limits al mill
tarv statutes. > especially to those
who wcro "draggcd into the "cyom-
tion
"ntcllcctuaI authors must cX-
pcct severe penalties for their pare
in tie revolt, the president said.
Cen. Fausto Topete aidad Gen.
Manzo to escape into the United
States, dispatches from AogaieS
published in newspapers here said.
The accounts said Manzo was trieH
by court martial consisting Of
Cen j. Gonzalo Escobar, rebel
commander i'm chief. Gen. lgnacio
Alamada and Gen. Topctc among
/ ot hers. and condemned to death.
Gen. Topctc intcrccdcd for him,
however, and enabled him to
escape.
Gcn. Manzo was charged with
failure to capture MaZatlan and
with treason to the rebel cause.
Rebels north Of FL Pulpito Can
Won were bombed by federal planes
both Saturday aud yesterday, ad-
vices from Gen. Lucas Gonzalez
federal commander at Naro, said.
NOGALES, Sonora, April -. U.R)
A decisive battle between the
rebel army Of General Fausto Topete
and two federal armies which claim
to have trapped him in northern
Sinaloa, appeared imminent today.
Reports reaching here said that
+ General Topet", who claimed vie
( tory over federal column south of
san Bias yesterday, had effected
union with revolutionary soldiers
formerly commanded by General
( Mmlo, who deserted them and took
refuge in the United States Friday
night.
JUAREZ, chihuahua, Mex" April
/ H.. UP) General Juan Alma2an will
/ lead 1000 loyal troops out of the
| city of Juarez today in the federal
advance against the combined rebel
armies of General Jose Escohar in
/ the state of Sonora.
! Almazan, field marshal Of the
federal army, planned to cntrain be-
fore nightfall for Casa Grandes,
from where he will lead his forces
overland through Pulpito Pass in
/ northern Sonora.
''Wc will completely cXterminate
the rebels and do it quickly,' Gen
cral Ama2an said.
Ell PASO, Tex, April -. U.P)-
Two troop trains, carrying coo Off
GERS and men of the twentieth United
States infantry from Fort. d. A..
Russell, Wyo., were ON the last stage
! of their trip to the Mexican border
today.
The troops passed through here en-
route to Bisbce, Ariz,, where they
are assigned to border duty to safe
| guard American lives and property
| in event Of further clashes between
federal and rebel Mexican forces.
Al Cocncn, Los Angeles airplanc
mechanic who was kidnapped by
cvacuating rebels last week, return
ed hcac today and reported that he
had been released. He said he was
not mistreatcd,