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Show Rebels and American Socialists in a Bitter ' Feud " ' Mexican, Mex., March S With the insurgent forces in this district weak-I weak-I eued by dissension, tho federals are believed to have a far better opportunity oppor-tunity for a successful attack than they had last week. A federal force Is reported to bo near Packard, eight miles south of this city, preparing for an assault on the enemies' stronghold strong-hold The principal strife within the rebel camp Is between the commanders. Berthold and Leyva, on the one hand, and the American Socialists who joined join-ed the movement with tho object of establishing a new regime in Lower California. Desertions that have followed fol-lowed on the American demonstration of hostility to the two leaders has reduced re-duced the little army from 200 to less than 100 men. News was received " yesterday of drastic measures taken " by Simon Berthold to curb the activities of the American malcontents. Upon hearing on Saturday that the Americans, who outnumbered the Mexicans, had voted to deiose Leyva, Berthold sounded a call to arms while the secessionists were at mess in tho bull pen. He had previously secreted the arms which the Americans had stacked. When the Americans answered answer-ed the call they found themselves facing fac-ing the guns of tho Leyva adherents. "Aiiy man who says he Is a friend of Stanley will Kot shot." Berthold announced an-nounced mesaclngly. Captain Stanley, tho leader of the Americans, was arrested ar-rested and, after spending two nights in Irons, was told to cross the bouudary bouud-ary and not return on pain of death. Stanley, who has served nine years in the Philippines says he will join Ma-dero's Ma-dero's forces. Jose Cardosa, who was chosen by the Americans to succeed Leyvn, has deserted, with -15 others. He rode southward yesterday, saving he would join tho rebels In Sonoia. Berthold said today that his army would soon be augmented by the arrival ar-rival of GOO fully equipped men. now being organized in Los Angeles. S. E. Bragg, manager of tho Livestock Live-stock ranch, a -subsidiary to the Mexican Mexi-can Land and Cattle company, appeared ap-peared at tho bull pen yesterday and demanded the return of a number of horses taken by 'rebel soldiers Tho demand was suppoited by a note from Captain Bahcock, commanding the United States cavalry at Calexico. Berthold turned over the animuls. saying say-ing "All these horsos and thousands more flll soon come back to us. We expect to take all the land and livestock live-stock from you nabobs of capitalism " |