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Show FORCES LED BY MARTINEZ CAPTURE CAP-TURE IMPORTANT STRATEGIC POSITION OF MEXICO Sighing in Mexico Makes Travel Dangerous Dan-gerous For Foreigners; Governments Watching Actions Mexico City, The town of Ksper-anza, Ksper-anza, considered the most important strategic position on the railway ibe-tween ibe-tween the capital and Vera Cruz and described as the "key to Orizaba," was captured by the federal forces under General Martinez, according to an official statement made by Undersecretary Under-secretary of War Manzo. Tile statement was 'based on advices received from Minister of War Serrano Ser-rano at Puebla. General Almazan's cavalry defeated General Fortunate Maycott's rebel forces at San Miguel, Saltpec, the rebels losing five officers and five privates killed. The rebels withdrew to Canada, Morelos, to which place General Almazan's troops pursued and finally dispersed them. According to the advices from Secretary Sec-retary Serrano, the advance of the federal forces is proceeding. He says Martinez and Almazan have left the task of caring for the wounded and dead to the municipal authorities. Martinez is credited with having succeeded suc-ceeded in capturing military trains on the Vera Cruz and Tehuantepac lines. General Martinez reports that he expects shortly to take Orizaba. Early Saturday morning General Gonzalo Escobar reached Salvatierra on the way to Morelia, where he will reinforce rein-force the local garrison. There has been fighting for several days past in Morelia. President Obregon recently visited Penjamo, later returning to Calaya. He is expected to go to Salvatierra to direct the proposed enveloping 'movement against the insurgents, whose only alternative against defeat, according to official quarters, either is to withdraw into the State of Mexico Mex-ico or return to Guadalajara. It is reported re-ported that General Amaro already has cut the rebels off from Guadalajara. Guadala-jara. Special dispatches from Tampico 1 report the arrival there of the rebel I gunboat Zaragosa, which, however, did not attempt to come into the port, anchoring three miles to the south. Two American torpedo-boat destroyers des-troyers are reported to have arrived shortly after the Zaragosa dropped anchor. They are stationed outside Mexican territorial waters. |