The Washington times., 1929-03-11
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1 d hays slain 500 persons with his
i MWn weapons.
cen. Roberto Cruz, commanding .
! Norce of 5000 rebels. S reported
sVaepinr down through Sinaloa. He
Ii known to have reached CuliacAn,
i but his advance IL said to- have oeen
checked!
It is believed that General Cruz's
ultimate objective Ia Guadala1ara.
capital of the state Of Jalisco. he
must first capture Mazatlan, on the
west coast, which Is still IN Federal
hands. It is believed he win attempt
"a cut off General Gales connection
with Mexico City, However, q, strons
/ force has been detailed to guard the
west flank Of the federal army.
saarAtary Of state kellogg had be-
fore him today the report from g. 81
refsry Of War Good concerning the
4lraA Mexican xenerdls ana approx
mataiy 400 Federal soldiers VINO
rrosaed into American territory after
i ~ hattIe Ne Juarez and were dis
arnned ana detained by the American
1ni1itarv authorities at FL Paso.
Eelloxr declined to clarity their
atatna but officials explained that
,,naer the Havana conference OF
vasr 4 %. which the Senate has not
yst ratified. provision was made for
s.inferning'' troops entering neutral
TERRITORY; under conditions such az
surrounded the entry of the Mexican
federals.
voc AT.Es. SONORA, Mexico.
March 11 u.N.S.).--Stift oppositlen
r,;i1 he encountered by the federal
en,eres now making their campaign
IN the northwest Of Mexico, reoei
iAaaers here stated today.
The rebel force defending Torreon
,,rder aha ncunmand of Gen. Jose
Gonzalo Escobar is estimated hers
e FAR in excess of 5000 men. :.
In addition, the rebel board o.
straterv has organized "a secono
line Of defense consisting q g Lorcs
Of about the same size cuiiesn
trated at chihuahua, -
Two thousand men nnaer Ien, =,
Francisco Manzo were e1peGlsa p,so ~
20 to Chihuahua today 70 ,reinlolSe ~,
fha troops commanded by Geu.
Marcellc Caraveo. .. -
General Valle's forces south OF
Iuarez are also being sent south-
ward to augment the reoel nileS
Of defense, it was said.
RebAI leaders estimated that the
4ota1 strength of the forces concen.
trafed near Torreon to Withstand
tha expected attack of War Mln'
ister Gales armies will reach aDout
10000 men. -.s
The southern part OF lower Can
fornia has Joined the iDsurrectioin,
accnrglinp to these dispatches. About
/ 5(t, rebels sailed from the port u
santa Rosalia for Guaynas, sonora,
where they will join General Iopefe'
who is said to- be headed TOR MSzat.
Ian, Sinaloa.
COLUMBUS. n. M, March II
N.l.--United States citizens mere
were beginning to speculate touay
on the presence of SO red flagRefs
under the leadership OF -Pancno
Axuirre. who took possession OF
pstanos, Mexico. at 10 p. M, March
!. anniversary Of the Villa raid on
Columbus. n. NJ. in 1915
Mexican customs and Immigration
efficiaIs have moved to the Amefi-
can side and have brought their OF.
fetal documents and cash to Coiufn.
bus for safe.keepinR, their famll1es
having been moved several days age.
The red.flagger band is COMPOSED
of recruits from Casas Grandes ana
Janos and other small towns IN ihs
state of Chihuahua. There IS not
federal soldier or revoiutionist soldier
within 200 miles Of the border pc
tween FL Paso. Tex, and Noyaies'
Ariz.. nor are there any American
soldiers between these two places
i distance of more than 4OV miles.
Conditions are almost identeal
with those before the VIVA rald'
when independent bands took IN
settled conditions as an oppoftlhs
time for feathering their own nest
and settling old grievances.
TIA JuANA, Mexico, March 4
IN. Despite frequent assurances
by Mexican officials that there y
no danger Of an invasion by the
rebel forces, TIA Juana Is suffering
from a case Of nerves.
If is not manifest in the
Mexicans whose temperament IN
clines to the indolent,
But in the american barkeepers,
musicians and the girl entertainers
Il is quite noticeable.
No unusual precautions have
been taken in passing visitors
across the line except that q little
more scrutiny is exercised In In
specting members of the Mexican
race who come from the American
side.
The authorities admit frankly
that they have to be careful about
members of the revolutionary
colony in Los Angeles getting
across the border, but scout the
idea Of arms ana ammunition being
smuggled across in quantities sur