Show REVOLT TENDS ENDS IN DECISIVE VICTORY OVER GOMEZ DOMEZ FORCE Adage About Aboul Revolution Always Winning Dis- Dis proven at Last GENER GENERALS ALS H HIDING IDIN G GWay Way V ay Now Paved for Easy Election of General Obregon MEXICO CITY Oct 11 By 11 By The Associated Press Press With the same dramatic swiftness with ith which it started the military revolt has been crushed leaving the Calles govern govern- government government government ment absolute master of ot the situa situa- situation tion in Mexico and General Obregon the he only presidential candidate in the field to succeed Calles Disastrously defeated in a pitched battle In the hills of ot western estern Vera VeraCruz VeraCruz VeraCruz Cruz Generals Arnulfo Gomez Comes and Hector Almada were being hunted to today to- to today today day by the victorious federal troops under General Gonzal Escobar It It Is the end was President Calles' Calles Jubil jubil- Jubilant jubilant jubilant ant comment on the news of ot Esco- Esco Escobar's Escobar's bars bar's victory which came after a six six- hour battle ending in the capture of between and GOO COO rebels the kill kill- killing killing killing ing of ot 50 and the wounding of The revolution is absolutely end end- ended ended ed it was announced by General Alvarez chief of ot the presidential staff start LAST ST L ST REBEL FORCE ronee Tha Th Gomez Gomez-Almada column of not nol more than 1000 men was the last remaining rebel febel force of or any size in inthe Inthe inthe the country the government declared ed Its members today were either cither dead wounded captured or scattered over the country side in twos or threes The two leaders with body body- bodyguards bodyguards bodyguards guards of not more than 50 men each would either be quickly captured the authorities said or would degener degenerate ate into mere bandits hiding in the hills General Francisco Serrano named as the other principal leader of the revolt which was allegedly based on re non opposition to th the presidential candidacy of ot former forme President Obregon was vas captured an and executed 24 hours after aeter the mutiny of ot Almada and part of ot the Mexico City garrison the night of ot October 2 2 ADAGE Thus the government has stamped out within a weeks week's time what I Is generally conceded to have been the most formidable movement against 1 it since President Calles was elected to succeed Obregon The old saying in Mexico the revolution alwa always alwa's s wins has proved a a. fallacy In this case The battle which brought such drastic defeat to the rebels was fought fough Sunday the pursuit of ot the defeated rebels continuing overnight After considerable maneuvering the federal troops who had been pursuing pursuing pursuing ing the rebels for several days daS in th the vicinity of ot Perote western Vera Cruz finally cornered them at nt 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon he said and forced the battle near the town of ot Alja Alya- The fighting continued fiercely un un- until until til 8 o'clock In the evening by which time the rebel column had been well wel scattered with casualties estimated a at of ot whom 50 were killed The federal casualties were ere placed at 52 2 wounded Including six officers GOMEZ GO IEZ FLEES General Escobar reported that tha when the battle had bren b en underway two hours Gomez and Almada with will lied fled email bodies of ot followers shamefully abandoning their men The rebels seem to have fought fough bravely for Escobar's telegram said We fought them fully six sire hours hour until we drove them h away from fr th the f Inaccessible e b 01 hills I where e arn In advance a they had built bunt small fortifications We fought them In front and on both flanks Th Thi enemy unsuccessfully attempted to occupy positions ns behind us but we drove them ort off of f Gomez fled lied In the direction o ot of 22 miles southeast of ot th the theold theold old fortress of or Perote and not fa far from the Puebla state line The main body of ot rebels withdrew In th the same direction and between and men with their officers const constituting constituting the infantry commanded by bv Gomez surrendered there the nex next morning A motion to make the presidential term six years Instead of ot four tour as a at present passed its first reading in th the senate last night If It finally adopted I It will require ratification by the ma ma- I the state legislatures It will then become b ome effective fo for tor forthe the next presidential term for which General Obregon will apparently be elected there being no other candi- candi candidates candidates dates In the field with the elimina- elimina elimination elimination tion of ot Gomez and Serrano |