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Show MEXICO CITY, April 25. (By The Associated Press). Tho developments of the last two weeks resulting from the Sonora revolutionary activities show that the central government is preparing to encircle the rebellious state with a steel ring, meanwhile cruBhiug sporadic outbreaks in other paits of the republic with a strong hand. A summary of the situation since ! the northern state broke with the Car-1 Car-1 ranza administration has been issued by the war department officials. The long list of professions of adhesion to tho Carranza government from virtually vir-tually every state oxecutive and military mil-itary leader except those who have openly Joined the Sonora revolutionists, revolution-ists, would seem to indicate that the republic as a whole Is solidly supporting support-ing tho present government. Aside from the Sonora state gov- havo repudlatod tho present administration, adminis-tration, these being General Enrique lEntrada, in the state of Zacatecas and I General Oritz Rubio, in the state of Michoacan. Both of these executives, however, have failed to attract any great following and are being pursued, by loyal forces. Estrada Cited For Treason. The state legislature in Zacateacs jhas repudiated the attitude of Estrada 'and cited him for treason, whllo tho Michoacan legislature has unsoated Oritz Rublo and named Primo Sen-ante Mercadm as his successor. General Ramon Iturbe, governor of Sialoa, has protested his loyt.lty and ii using what forces are available to check the Incursions of the Sonora troops into Sinaloa. Tho present whereabouts of General Alvaro Obregon, former war minister, who Is slated for the presidency of Mexico, by the Sonora rebels, and Gen. Benjamin Hill, his campaign leader, Is uncertain. Obregon and Hill in Hiding. The general belief is that both the rebel leaders who left Mexico City two weeks ago upon receipt of reliable advices that Sonora had rebelled, fled toward the Pacific coast by way of Michoacan. Apparently General Hill remained behind Obregon, because, In n skirmish betwoen rebels and a gov-I gov-I eminent detachment at Contreras, a few miles southwest of Mexico City j on April 18, a letter written by him in-' in-' viting the commander of the government govern-ment detachment to Join the rebels was captured after the rebels had been ' scattered. j It Is supposed that General Hill re- mained behind for the purpose of re-uni re-uni .'ng if possible tho scattered bands Z-ipr.tistas In Moroloo. Nothing is ( feared from this scheme, bb the Mexico Mex-ico City garrison numbers about ten thousand men, while the government officials are satisfied that the scheme could not be effective. : ' Central Government Safe. The crushing defeat inflicted April 21 by General Francisco Murguia's troops upon tho rebels' forces headed by General Arnulfo Gomez, which attacked at-tacked the Tuxpam oil center, climin-ated climin-ated the only danger to tho central government outside of Sonora, according accord-ing to the war department. Gomez, who with about seven hundred Yaqul Indians Joined forces with General Manuel Pelaez. Is said to have suffered suffer-ed about 300 casualties, failing to enter en-ter the city and was forced to retreat to the Jungle. The arrival at Mexico City of Gen. Maycotte, expected within a few days, it is believed, will clear up the situation situa-tion In the state of Guerrero, whero press reports declare Maycottc's forces for-ces followed Colonel Francisco Flgu-eroa, Flgu-eroa, governor of that state, in rebellion. rebel-lion. Political Situation in Background. While the political situation has been driven entirely into the background back-ground by the Sonora revolt, the afc-titude afc-titude assumed by the presidential candidates can-didates has been tho subject of congratulatory con-gratulatory editorials by the papors supporting the government. Both Ygnaclo Bonillas, who is a native of Sonora, and General Pablo Gonzales have denounced Sonora's action and reiterated re-iterated their loyalty to the constituted constitut-ed government. Both Bonillas and Gonzalos limited their activities to press statements until April 23 when Gonzales held a three hours' conference confer-ence with President Carranza. Unconfirmed reports after the Gon-zales-Carranza conference wero to the effect that Gonzales was about to accept ac-cept the portfolio of wnr minister or tako the field at the head of a otrong army. A significant feature of the published lists of loyalty professions! is tho inclusions of many generals! who formerly operated under General Gonzales in Central Mexico. Apparently there will be no post- ponement o the presidential elections, scheduled for Jnly 4th. LuIg Cabrera, secretary of the treasury, treas-ury, has been quoted as statins that a postponement at this time is inadvisable. inad-visable. What tho government's plans are for the military conquest of Sonora havo not been divulged. General Man-,uol Man-,uol Dieguez heads tha forces destined jfor Sonora under the direct orders of ; Carranza. General Candido Aguilar, who has been recalled Into active service, is at Vera Cruz organizing p. strong column. Wliile tho belief Is that tho government govern-ment will attempt tho subjugntion of Sonora by forces advancing from Cas-Grandes, Cas-Grandes, Chihuahua, another army by way of Sinaloa, and by sea bv way of Guayamas, uncertainty provails regarding re-garding the possibility of an attack from the north, since the foreign office of-fice has issued a denial that the Mexican Mex-ican government asked the permission of the United States to transport troops through American territory. The most interesting offect of the Sonora rovolt upon tho presidential situation sit-uation Ift flint It V.'.o rvi w ..mw .wiuo lUG JUIXZ' gon presidential electioneering propaganda propa-ganda virtually treason, although so far as Is known General Obregon has not yet joined the Sonora revolution-isle. revolution-isle. Obreaon and Hill Face Court Martial. The war department, according to tho published statement, considers Obregon Ob-regon and his chief supporter, General Benjamin Hill as belonging to the military mil-itary forces, which brings them within tho score of a drumhead court martial on charges of rebellion and treason and makes the death sentence pos sible. The Vera Cruz legislature hus already declared all campaigning for the election of Obregon treasonable. Briofly, the official statements de-alare de-alare that the uprisings by the governors gov-ernors of the states of Zacateca3 and Michoacan have proved futile, that the revolt directed againBt Tuxpam has been suppressed; that the situation in GUerrero is uncertain, that minor disturbances dis-turbances In small garrisons in the; southeast of the slate pf Pueblo have I been crushed, while all the remaining j states of the republic, together with the military forces are loyal, with Ihe exception of Sonora and part of Sinaloa, Sin-aloa, which has been invaded. |
