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Show iWEXIGO -REVOLT 1 GROWING, U. S. Washington Gets Nevs Which i Indicates Carranza Faces Tough Period WASHINGTON. April 21. Official j and unofficial reports received here today to-day from Mexico told of further deflections de-flections from the ranks of Carranza adherents. Adviuo to the state depart-, ment said that General Fonunato May-cot May-cot had joined the Obrpgonlstas with hi3 entire command, which has been operating in the border country between be-tween the states of Morelos, Michoacan Michoa-can and Guererro, a short distance west of Mexico City. Obregon, General Benjamin Hill and numerous friendly officials who recent-j ly fled from Mexico City, are with Maycot's command, which consists of, three regiments of cavalry and two ofj j artillery. j ! Private advices from the border said j tlmt General Arnulfo Gomez with 3000 men had occupied Tuxpan and was i threatening Tampico. These advices I also declared that Colonel Rodoifo Gal-I Gal-I legos and -100 men in Linares, Nuevo i Leon, had declared in favor of Sonora as had Generals Altieno Gomez and Amaro Durango, in Chihuahua. ! Advices from the same source also said that Governors Nikolas Flores of ; I Hidalgo and Maximo Rojas, of Tlax-j oaoa, backed by the legislatures and) state troops, also had declared in favor: of Sonora. Reports at the state department saidi n gorup of 15 deputies has left Mexico City for Sonora by way of Laredo. The ; uames of the members were not given j 'in the advices, but it was supposed they were among the 4S who recently issued a manifesto charging Carranza I with having precipitated the present situation by his arbitrary civil and military acts against various states of tho republic. Officials here have noted that the censorship is being rigidly enforced in Mexico City. Copies of Mexico City newspapers received today contained many blank columns especially on the . editorial pages, j oo |