Show FEDERALS DRIVE General Calles Promises to Wage Campaign of Extermination JUAREZ Chihuahua March 19 Reports AP-Reports of a proposal for capitulation by the revolutionary army were emphatically denied by General Marcel governor of Chihuahua in a message today to General Marcelino M. M Murrieta commander of the insurgent forces at Juarez By the Associated Press Having captured the rebel stronghold of Torr on without a battle federal armies today were pressing pursuit of the ts to the north V General Canes Calles chie of the government forces promIsed a campaign ot of extermination extermination nation against the rebels arid and was vas organizing a strong column to adVance ad ad- important vance on Chihuahua now tant rebel base General Escobar insurgent Continued on pa page e 8 I I I F EDERA DRIVE RIV E REBELS NORTH Continued fron frOll pa page e 1 chieftain who evacuated Torreon I yesterday consolidated his position at Escalon niles to the nort and said he c- c expected to engage the te federals fed era is In a maJor battle within 24 hours He asserted h he er y Torreon to spare the Inh inhabitants the horrors horrors hor- hor ot of all air raids several ot of which over 0 the week end tOOk four lives A request for peace terms w ivas s reported to have been received by President Porte Portes' Portes GU Gil who who- declared that he would n nOt t treat with with the Insurgents The rebel generals ei denied suing suing- for peace leace Escalon the now ew 1 insurgent headquarters headquarters head head- quarters is a virtual oasis In an arid desert region relon The insurgents it strategically stronger than Torreon The situation along tile the border was unchanged Federal forces at Naco were still entrenched while both sIdes awaited developments ile In Chihuahua Rebel troops were reported ad ad- along the south coast again toward to where 2000 federals are holding holding- tile the town |