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Show oo H Must Get Off Mexico by T h u r s d ay-- Federal I Force Annihilated H Nogales, Ariz., May 2. High officials H of the Southern Pacific railroad lines H In Mexico, arriving here today from H the Mexican Interior, said they had ro- iH ceived notice from the rebels advising IH all Americans to remove their families H Into the United State6. The rebels arc H quoted as having said that, If thero IH was no peace agreement by Thursday i night of this week, they would attack H ali Mexican border towns. Many ,tM American farmers aro leaving Mexico ! dally. M It. Is reported that a force of tedor- ' als, under Luis Estrella, which left ' Magdalena. statc of Sqnora, Saturday, iH was'annihllated In a battlo wltbTTobels JM at Otiies, twenty miles- east of -Mag- H dalena. The battle is said to havo 'H lasted two hours, Estrolla and three of H his men being tho only ones to escape H to Magdalena. H Conspiracy to Capture Town. H Guadalajara. May 2. Eighteen ar- H rests have been made here In connec- M tlon with the conspiracy to capture the H town for the lnsurrectos. A quantity tM of dynamite and a number of bombs H were captured. M Among those captured were Robert H and Miguel Monraz and BenJ Ca- H mache, well known business men. H What Rebels Demand. H El Paso, May 2 When Judge Fran- H clsco Carabajal failed to arrive on tho H morning train today, Francisco I Mad- tM ero, Jr.. and coterie of peace Heuton- H ants were vlslblv perturbed. As the H armistice expires at noon tomorrow, H Gcnoral Madero telephoned from his H camp across the river to Senors H Branlff and Obregon, the federal go- H betweens nt El Paso, asking whether H they had received anv advices concern- H lng Carabajal and whether the federal H government again wished to extend H the armistice The federal go-be- H tweens said they expected to hear M from Senor Carabajal from somo point H along the Hue today. A prolongation H of the armistice Is now Inevitable. IH When the peace commissioners and H the provisional governors of tho In- IH surrectos gathered at the Madoro head- H quarters today they did not conceal IH tholr pleasure at the rebel activity in IH tho southern and central parts of Mex- M Ico. They again entered into a long iH conference, on tho demands to bo IH made. Thoy have decided on their IH program. M Abraham Gonzales, provisional gov- jH ernor of Chihuahua and ono of tho jH most popular of tho chiefs, outlined IH the rebel demands today In a general IH way He said: "The principal Issues involved aro jH local self-goverrment, whjch means IH tho abolition of the jefo politicos anrt IH the elective instead of tho appointive IH system of municipal olllcers: a guar- H antee of the autonomy of the states, H which Includes the choosing of gover- IH nors bv the people or the legislature. IH but not by the federal government; a H free press, free speech and the sover- M elgnty of the ballot This secured, tho jH national congress, selected by the peo- IH pie, can enact laws to overcome any lH Injustices that have grown out of class IH legislation by a congress, the mem H bers of which practically have been H named and controlled by ono man." H Registered Mall Burned. H El Paso, May 2. Mall advices from H Torrcon state the lnsurrectos hold absolute possession of Lerdo, nnd M Gomez Palaclo, near there, and have IH possession of Asarco, whero tho Am IH crlcan Smelting plant is operating IH Tho municipal palace In Lordo was burned and all the prisoners llber , jH atcd. These men later caused much M trouble In tho town. H No attompt has been mado up ta H Friday to repair the railroad lino jjH from Torreon to Eagle Pass and tho H extent of the duruago was not known yM In Torrcon. On the Tori eon division H nlno bridges had been burned. H San Pedro Is threatened with fam- H lno and a thousand lnsurrectos In tho place, unable to get food, have or- M tiered tho railroad repaired to lllpol- M I to, where there are six cars of corn H which they ordered brought In. H The rebels had seized $70,000 worth (.Continued on Pago Sovon.) UVI AMERICANS ARE WARNED (Continued from Page One.) of rifles, ammunition and horses and saddles In San Pedro and vicinity. The National railroad train was held up at Canltas, on Thursday last, and all the mall burned after the passengers pas-sengers had been soarched for arms. The burned mall Included a sack of registered letters containing money orders. An American found ono money mon-ey order In tho wreckage on the Los Angeles postofflce for $50 |