Show VV v- v v a cv- cv Greater Shortage in City Funds Funds' Held Likely NA O 8 I BRINGS S REBUKE fR M AMRI A AIt Ai i It Wont Won't Happen Again Rebel Chief Tells Gen Cocheu TO PAY FOR DAMAGE I Insurgents Arc Are Reported Trapped in Juarez WASHINGTON April 3 United Press Press General Fausto Topete commanding Mexican rebel armies has been visited by Brigadier General Gen eral Frank S. S Cocheu and warned that tho the United States will not countenance the injury of American citizens and damaging of American property by border fighting the department announced today General Topete expressed regret that bombs had bad fallen on American soil soU Naco Ariz Aris and Instructed his commercial a agent ent to settle all damages damages damages dam dam- ages at once Tho Mexican n s th this bombing 11 had ld been accidental and promised it would not occur a again aln Cocheu commanding American troops in the tho New Arizona-New Mexico district was va accompanied on his visit to by Vice Consul Jones AMERICAN HIT Tho The American vice consul at Agua Prieta in reporting tho Naco aco incident Inch inci dent said IK b. Hi bombs landed about ICO feet 10 American territory inflicted a slight scalp wound on Harry Baker of f Alliance 0 O. and did several hundred dollars dam dam- age Ambassador Morrow lorrow Informed the department rebels In the state of or i Sinaloa were retreating toward Quila and the tho federal advance was continuing Tho ho ambassador was informed tho the rebels were endeavor- endeavor Continued on page age 6 5 I III I NACO NACO BOMBING I BRINGS REBUKE I FRO FROM AMERICA Continued from page 1 in ing to retreat from Jimenez northward northward north north- ward in the state slate of Chihuahua REBELS TAKE TOWN The small bod body of or federal troops which recently occupied Sasabe state of So Sora ra on the Arizona border has withdrawn and and- this place again 1 Is in the tho hands of or the rebels Morrows Morrow's report said I NACO ACO Sonora Mexico April 3 AP AccompanIed AP-AccompanIed Accompanied by a sudden troop movement in a wide semicircle cl ole cle apparently converging toward this federal stronghold two rebel bombing planes swooped over o Naco aco this morning dropping eight bombs and roared back to th their Ir base Seven Sc of ot the missiles exploded with no apparent nt damage nor reports of casualties The eighth bomb was a dud NACO Sonora April 3 AP AP- AP Fighting between federal and rebel cavalry started three three quarters quarters of a amile amile amile mile south of Naco as General Fausto Topete's troops began closing clos cbs closing ing in on this government fortified town town shortly after 9 o'clock this morning I By Dy the Associated Press I Trapped within the city of Jiminez Jiminez Jimi- Jimi nez rebel troops under General Escobar Es Es- obar cobar today were reported desperately desperately desper- desper seeking a wa way of retreat to the north while powerful federal forces steadily closed in on them Bridges leading out of Jimenez were burned by the tho federals several days das ago and a retreat by rail appeared ap ap- ap- ap red pt almost almo t impossible federal planes bombed the rebels inces mess san Definite and victory Inthe in inthe inthe the two days of violent fighting fI for or possession of Jimenez was claimed b by the government which has hopes that the federal victory presages presages pre pre- sages sa-es the collapse of tire rebel movement in Chihuahua REBELS LOSE General Calles reporting the victor victory vic vie tor tory said that extermination of the rebels was only a question of hours urL Rebel losses have been placed at about the federal losses have not been announced although General General General Gen Gen- eral Ortiz commander of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral cavalry Is known to have lost twenty five dead in a battle 1300 rebel cavalrymen who sought to cut ut a way through his ranks The rebels' rebels version erslon of the battle was lacking as telegraph lines to the north of Jimenez were Interrupted inter Inter- The last rebel message yesterday yesterday yes yes- esterday es afternoon reported the capture capture cap cap- ture tune of 1000 federals and the de destruction destruction destruction de- de of ot a federal plane Further federal victories along the west coast also were reported by tire th-i government federal forces capturing capturing cap cap- turing La Cruz south south-i of rebel stronghold Dissension among the rebel commanders commanders com corn manders on the west coast was Indicated indicated indi Indi- in messages messa-es received at ato Nogales Nogales No- No gales General Manzo rebel leader I who unsuccessfully besieged ed Maza- Maza I Uan apparently having been super super- Naco Sonora was on edge today in anticipation of ot further rebel air all I raids The insurgents have given iven assur assur- I ance ane that no more bombs will fallon fall fallon fallon on the American side of the border One American was injured yesterday ester yester da day when two missiles fell in Naco Ariz |