New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
Nationals Claim Victories

MonteVideO, Uruguay, Oct. l5 lPJ Brazilian federal sources to- day claimed steady advances for their armies into revolutionary ter ritory. Victories over insurgent forces were reported on three fronts.
 In two sections of the interior state of Minas Geraes government forces definitely had the revolution ary troops in retreat while two columns operating on the 20O-mile Sac Paulo-Parana front forced the fighting back into interior Parana, away from the Sac Paulo border.
 Insurgent quarters were silent re- garding the federal claims, making only such general statements as that the advance of the "gauchos," " or Rio Grande Do Sul cowboys. con- tinued. The rebel leaders continued to claim victory at Carlopolis, in the Jacarezinho sector, but this the federals disputed.
 Colonel Francisco Fuores Da Cum ha, commanding at Santa Ana Do Livramento, across the Uruguayan frontier firm Rivera in Rio Grande Do Sul, stated that the decisive phase of the battle, or series of bat ties which have been in progress along the Parana-Sao Paulo frontier would come either today or tomor- row.
 Beats Rebel Force
 A federal force yesterday fought with defending rebels for the bridge head at Sengues, in Parana, south of Itarare, and beat them. The in surgents left behind 15 dead. in cluding their commanding officer. Other federal forces claimed to have occupied Santo Antonio Da Platina, Offonso Penna, and other localities in northern Parana.
 The federal advance into interior Minas Geraes, continues, with forces far inland toward Be!lo Hor- izonte, capital of the state. Railway traffic on the Central Brazil railway has been reesta blished as far as Sapacaia station, of the branch from Entre Rios to Porto Novo.
 The federal advance is now said 10 be meeting with little opposition. Officials claim that it is not being hurried, the expectation being that revolutionary support will wane and the state return to the national fed eration with minimum of further fighting.
 In western Minas Geraes federal troops occupied Igarapava bridge head, in the Delta zone on the Rio Grande after bit of strategy on the part of the commanding officer, Mayor Moya, who was prom oted to Lieutenant colonel in recognition of his feat
 Finds Bridge Mined
 Arriving at the Sac Paulo side of the bridge he found it mined, and was afraid to cross it. During the night he ran locomotive, it's head light lit, to the bridge, returning II with headlight dark, and repeated the process often in order to con- vey the idea 10 the rebels that re- Inducements were coming up. Then he slipped some of his men across the Rio Grande some miles away and attacked the insurgents by sur prise
 They fled in the direction of Uber- aba leaving their supplies. Major Moya pursued them, taking to the highway, since they had destroyed the railroad. Uberaba, toward which they fed, already has been occupied by fedorals The federals also have occupied in this area the cities of Campo Mystico, Brazopolis Parais- opolis, Cambuhy, Jaguary, Santa Rita Da EXtrema and other locali- ties.
 Tho fodcrals, Sac Paulo reports say, gre organizing q Negro battalion for rsc in supprcsains the revolu- i Ition.