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Show FEDERAL GENERAL would mm. Commander at Guaymas Is Making Overtures to Rebel General. NOG ALES. Ariz., April 27. Federal troops In Guaymas, on the Pacific coast, havo made overtures to the rebols looking look-ing toward the surrender of that city, according to reports which rebel leaders said they received today. Pressed by a threatened attack by United Stales marines, General Joaquin Telle., commander of the federal garrison, garri-son, Is said to have addressed another note to Genoral Alfaro Obregon, tho rebel commander, asking the latter on what terms he would receive the surrender of the -1000 lluorta soldiers. Obregon referred re-ferred the subject to General Carranza, it was said, and was authorized to toll General Tellez tho lives of all federals would be spared If they turned Guaymas over to the robels. What effect the answer an-swer had on Tcllcz was not divulged In late dispatches from the south. The exodus of Americans from western Mexico progressed quietly today. Somo Americans from remote points came out without knowing that the United States had occupied Vera Cruz It is believed that western Mexico within with-in a week will be cleared of all Americans Ameri-cans except a few who Insist on remaining remain-ing there. Tho border patrol here was strengthened by tho arrival today of eleven companies of the Twelfth infantry infan-try from San Francisco. The soldiers encamped about a mllo from tho International Interna-tional boundary line, Louis Ilostottcr American consul at Hcrmoslllo. arrived tonight with the archives of the consulate. Other refugees reported that antl-Amerlcan antl-Amerlcan sentiment was Increasing among the Mexicans In rural districts, but that rebel chiefs were endeavoring to prevent, any hostile acts. |