| Show I Army About To Enter Mexico Seized rJ R VJ U S u By Dy Entire Revolutionary Movement Crushed By San Diego Federal Officers Who Capture Trucks Loaded u Weapons V capons and Bullets and Lock Up Generals and Privates In Jail California Hardware Dealer Among Plotters Arrested SAN QAN DIEGO Cali Calif Aug 16 men mo- mo mobilized 5 for a Mexican revolution under the command of General Enrique Estrada former Mexican secretary of war were lodged in prisons here bere last night and a large quantity of arms and ammunition seized by American authorities Agents of the tho th United States dir dir- department de department o of oe justice aided by city county and other federal of ficera captured what was to have h ve been an an armed party of Invading In In In- In Ini i three thre miles from the I main border Information gath- gath gathered I eyed ered b by government agents led them to tho the appointed I a at Dulzura where General Estrado Estrada I Ia and his staff were concentratinG their forces preparatory to a 0 des descent des des- descent descent cent upon the towns just lust b below low the border WEAPONS WE SEIZED An armored truck two to ton tan 10 truck loads of rifles rifles machine gun guns anti and other ammunition ammunition other trucks for forthe the tho of men antI aird supplies and about 10 Mexicans made up the material and per per- personnel per personnel sonnet of oe the captured expedition while government agents also cap captured cap cap- captured captured documentary evidence and aud complete sets seta set ol ot plans tor or the ln In In- In su The Tho most Important capture O was S made ye yesterday afternoon when General Estrada and his staff lit lit- hr In eluding Earlo Earle C C- C Parker San Die Die- Diego Diego Die lo go hardware and arms erms dealer captured and acid brought Into the city from Dulzura while white the th munitions I I Continued on hage Two WHOLE INVADING ARMY SEIZED Continued From Ipe One trucks were captured near La LaMesa Mesa esa ALSO CUt CAK Tho captured arms Included OO Springfield rifles two guns and rounds round of ot am am- am ammunition ammunition and a miscellaneous as- as assortment assortment of small arms Later n a truck protected with armor plato halt half an Inch thick and anI weighIng nearly six tons was captured near Dulzura when the genera general generalI up round up of ot the rebel force forces was I made The San Diego county jail un- un unprepared unprepared unprepared prepared for for- such an emergency was able to accommodate only oni about third one-third of ot the army and the remainder were sent to Fort Rosecrans The leaders of ot the ex- ex expedition were ere housed In the tho county jail while the capture captured 1 munitions were left ett loaded on th the thi truck In the court cour clur yard ard of ot tile the jail who hint him I self only the modest title title of ot civil engineer was known knol to the tho ted fed fed- crat erat agents as liS General Estrada one of ot the leaders of ot the De Be La L Huerta revolution several yeArs year ago and at one ono time of war In Mexico and commander of the Vera era Cruz Crux district He car car- car ned In cash on his and other members of his start captured at the same time had hi sums that brought the total totI to tomoro more moro than 1500 AMERICAN UlI hELl HELD General Estradas Estrada's chief of ot state start stal was wae General Aurelio I a famous officer of ot the Mexican army who said he ho had been a resident of ot Los Angeles for tor two iw years eare He lie admitted that he wa isa a general In the Mexican army arm and was booked at the county jail Jai with that title l Earle arle C Parker Parket one of ot two Americans captured n with the party Is president of the th larker Parker Hardware company of o othis I this title city While Whilo no airplanes were fOund In the fX expeditions expedition's equipment 30 arrested with Estrada was designated as an av- av lator probably Estradas Estrada's chief o ot of air service Ho Ito called himself a mechanic when he ho gave his Ills hii tor tory at the jail Benjamin Rogue salesman Lucas Amador laborer Carlos Caries Alcantar truck driver Jose Jos Mansanares A 1 mechanic from 6 roin Texas and Miguel Ia- Ia la laborer 11 borer all of ot Los Angeles Angell were wen the others captured with Estrada I and before the the- the mall main body of troop was rounded up later In the night nl l Papers Paper found on the tho captured Mexicans Indicated they thoy had been employed and given Instructions to gather near Dulzura last night One man roan Sanchez ap- ap apparently a II top sergeant had a let let- letter letten Ic ter ten from J T T Degman Culver r City contractor Identifying him and Introducing him to one S S M 1 Wilson of ot of Campo The Tho which was as only one ono of ot severn several I similar documents document carried by lieu lieu- lieutenants lieutenants lieutenants tenants or sub-commanders sub read all as follows The rhe bearer Ospicio Sanchez Sanche will report to you with 25 26 can laborers to start construction work at once I will be bo there In Ina ina 1 a few tew days das SIgned J T DEG DEG DEG- MAN ALSO C Degman Desman however apparently did not wait walt the few tew days daS he Ito mono men honed for tor he was captured with will the others near and was brought Into town In the general genera army movement shortly after midnight He asked It If he might get ball and go to a Q hotel sa- sa saIn say say- sayIng In tog that he h had d many friends In San Diego who would be gla glad 1 to t j put up ball bail Ho lie was as told how how- however however ever lie ho would have to walt wait wal until toda today when charges would bo be preferred against him and his hi ball bail would be fixed lie He then asked that thet th t he ho be permitted to tel tel- telegraph telegraph hi his attorneys In Los All All- An The request was granted p pd l d I I That the expedition had carefully organized and was led I by experienced military men was made further evident by the Iden Iden- Identification of Ascencion Santana who had served as a 0 captain in I inthe inthe the forces of ot the late Carranza Another i supposed leader of ot the expedition who with Estrada an and Sepulveda Is supposed to bo be one of or the prime movers In the Insurrection I Is still at large according to the depart depart- department ment merit of ot Justice leaders STRONG E Charges Chargee of ot leading and participating In an armed expedition against a B government friendly to the United State States a violation o of the United States neutrality law laws win will be preferred against the prisoners pris- pris prisoners today according to A A Hopkins department of justice agent who wa was In charge of ot the operations here hore and who had been working on the case for tor nearly a month Correspondence In the possession of ot Parker Estrada and others captured by the government agents makes the case against the ring leader strong HopkIns said It will be more difficult to prove charges against the tho rank and flit of ot the army many of ot whom probably ably will be bo merely charged with Ith violating the Immigration regula regula- regulations regulations |
