Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-01-27 | Page 6 | Obregon Leads Personally in Field Attack

OBREGON LEA LEADS PERSONALLY IN INfiElD a fiElD ATTACK Federal Forces Aided by Planes Operating From Government Base at Irapuato Irapuato Irapuato Ira- Ira Indians as Scouts j EL PASO Texas Jan 26 26 Oaxaca ca capital of or the state of ot that name and a strongly fortified position Is la being attacked upon three sides by federal troops under tho the direction ot of General E. E Madrigal military of- of in Juarez were advised to to- to day The city is being defended by bythe the troops of ot General Garcia Vigil President Alvaro Obregon has abandoned his plan to direct an ot- ot of offensive from his presidential special and is personally leading his hla men fin In the field against rebels in Micho- Micho acan and Jalisco Juarez was officially officially advised today The chief chiet ex- ex la Js at the head bead of ot men He left lett his temporary military headquarters at Calaya early today and is prepared to sweep everything before him b by sheer weight of ot men It tit tit-is t is reported f AIRPLANES AID I If t The f federal eral forces are are- being aided I by airplanes operating from tho the I government base at Irapuato as well as Yaqui and Mayo Indians who aro are doing scouting duty on tho the flanks of ot the advancing Obregon I arm army Passengers arriving from the south declare that never before inthe in I tho the history of ot Mexico has such n a 1 great force of ot men been assembled as that now under the tho Command of ot the president All troops are aro yell yell I equipped and their morale Is la high it is said I