Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-06 | Page 20 | Sonora Troop Clash Feared

SONORA TROOP CLASH FEARED NOGALES Sonora Mex MeL Nov 6 tiP JP Possibility P of clashes between f federal deral troops and and rebels caused anxiety over southern Sonora today where one soldier was reported killed in a n. pitched battle batlle Monday Unconfirmed reports of the fight received hero here said six federal troops were wounded in the engagement near and that one of them died last night Six hundred rebels of whom reportedly reported I had American American Ameri Amen can machine guns gun were said to have participated in the battle An American explorer who re returned returned returned re- re turned to Phoenix Ariz Aniz from a Mexican tour said meanwhile that communism was making wide gains in the southern republic and that the Mexican government was obviously obviously ob communistic The assertions were made to in interviewers interviewers interviewers in- in in Phoenix by Carveth Wells who declared Mexican educators I tors tars arc are actively engaged In teachIng teachIng teaching teach teach- ing communism to Mexican school children Citizens of the Ciudad Obregon region re re- re- re gion glen near Mondays Monday's reported clash were apprehensive over the possibilities pass pass- of renewed encounters and additional outbreaks of the rebel activIties activities activities ac ac- ac- ac that have harassed the state for weeks Reports r received here bere were southern southern south south- ern era citizens are gravely alarmed b by the tho appearance of a heavily ann armed cd force of Yaqui Indians encamped encamped encamped en en- camped on the outskirts of the town of Another band baud composed of Mayo Indians also was reported seen Been in the district Fear was vas expressed the Indians devout followers of the Catholic faith might join the rebels one of whose principal objections Js is th the governments government's religious policy There was much speculation over the possibility that rebels will renew renew renew re re- re- re new n-ew their attacks as a result of the governments government's announcement yesterday in Mexico City that laws regulating religious worship and implanting socialistic education will willbe willbe willbe be strictly enforced Closing of churches and teachIng teachIng teaching teach teach- ing of socialism in schools of at MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo have drawn the fire of rebel leaders who have circulated manifestos manifestos manifestos mani mani- festos attacking these two actions of the government