The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-12
FATE OF RgVOLU7Y0H|'
DEPENDS ON PENDING
BATTLE AT TORRCON
Leaders Of Rebellion Plan Fight
on Great Scale With the
Forces of Gales
REBELS RECRUIT CIVILIANS
'nsurrectionists First at Tore.
on Fortfying and concen.
trating Army

Iaso, Tex. March 12.-R-
an attempt to smu-gle arms ana
ammunition across the interna.
tional boundary was frustrafeA
,asc iast night. after 4 gun battle
IN which two American patrol,nen
were wounded.
Bfsbec, Arix., March r2-m
uencrai Augustine Olachea, who
nsd been entrusted BY Mexican
reDeI leader with the Command
| OF 1000 Sonora Indian troons
! 'ouay was reported to have taken
possession Of Naco, Sonora, In M
name OF the federal government. II
washington. March 12.--(F-Aoye,
ment OF small body Of troops to the
mexican border for the protection of
Naco, Arizona. and to guard the va
ter supply Of Bisbee. about miles
from the international lire, was re.
ported to the war department tod.v
Dy Major General Lassiter. com.
mander Of the eighth army corps area
at San Antonio.
AZ the request Of the local authori.
sieS IN Arizona, a company Of thu
1otn infantry and q troop Of the
tenth cavalry were dispatched by Col.
DouglaS McCaSkey from Fort Hua.
cnuca, Arizona, to the border.
Ihe authorities there had hecon,e
uneasy over the activities Of the Ner.
!can revolutionists across the border
from Naco and appealed for armrt I
projection. General Lassiter in.
formed the war department that ~,
other troop movement was conter,.
P.a.eu a. present. Reports lrua
rort y. A. Russell, Wyoming. that
troops there were preparing to nove
TO the border were said BY war de-
partment officials to be incorrect.
Juarez. Chihuahua, Mexico. March
l2.-(P}-The fate OF the Mexicsn,
revolution depends on the outcome of,
an expected battle between eoyern-
ment forces and rebel troops at Tor
'eon, which promises to be the rreat.
eSt OF the present revolt.
The greatest concentration ~ raw.
,M!uC1onary - troops since the start Of:
ne revolution, with Torreon as their
'ase' was well under way. and it ~
'enerally believed here that leaders
y tne rebellion have planned q bat
!e OF no little magnitude with the
eoeral forces led by p. Elias Calles.
ormer president OF Mexico.
Inc troops trains loaded with rev.
lutlonlsts from Juarez arrived ~
'orreon last night. 1t was learned. III
Recruit 500 Men
"A civilian militia of 500 men w.s
eng recruited here by the rebels.
ome 800 men from a half dosen
owns In this vicinity already have
nlisted according to rebel ieaders i
8 soon as the quota is completed the
oops WILL be sent on to Torreon..
II was learned here that the rebels
$50 were recruiting civilians In other
'vns IN Chihuahua, Sonora and Daia
an1ornla, and moving them to Tor
'on as rapidly as possible.
General Juan Gonzalo Escohar
In chief Of the revolution.
y FORCES, was expected to start for
orreon today from Chihuahau CITY
nero. It was reported, he conferred
with General Marcelo Gar
'eo. former governor Of chihuahua
ID now rebel leader.
Trucks Moving Army a.
EScobar had been last reported II
lsas Grandes. It was said some 50 4 81
lckloads OF soldiers from that town
IRE on their way to Torreon. It vas
neved Caraveo will move his forcee ss5s
I'M Chihuahua City to Toreon to-
y.
Rebel leaders have been informed
at Gales army Is about ct Cauar-
Q, l99 kilometers from Torreon:
le country from Camarcho to Tnr-
on = rugged and for miles the ted
J! troops must cross m almost va
less desert to reach their objective.
was reported here that revolutinn-
nave torn up railroad tracks ana
'troyed railroad bridges on tn
ate Gales must take 70 reach Tue-sv
a. II the reports are true. the
|eral army may b delayed several
rs II making their attack. ouch
~ would permit . cousiderahln
ssins Of troops BY the rebels.
scattered rebel forces haye h6eun ID
q out from ToeTeon to hampoe g
ca g possible the advonce o9 tho
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