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Show MEADBAND AGAINST FOE MEXICO CITY. I-'eh IS (By The Associated Press). Francisco 'illa, former bandit chief, has asked per-I per-I mission to lead his men ngainst Gen-I Gen-I eral Rosnllo Hernandez, w ho w as re-j re-j ported several days ago in rebellion i In the stato of Chiahu.ihua. Back In ioi-i tlornandes was villa's trusted aide, but he went over to Car-Iranza Car-Iranza when Villar and the latter split. ! Villa now sees a chance to pay off tne old score and his emissary Is said to have arrived in the capital yesterday to obtain the assignment' for his j chief. I There ' no reason toi alarm of 'ihe Culled Slates authorities ovei 1 threats of rebellion along the frontier," I according to Acting Secretary of War Zerrano. H- said. RKBliiLS LFKA1D TO ATTA K 'Thcro rirr. no rebelM ol 1 m no il a i:( t close to the boundary and the few I desperadoes in Chiahu.ihua do not I dare nttucl; i single tf deral military unit, much less threaten Juarez I "Sufficient troops have been plated ion the border to repel any attack and the garrisons at Juarez and othvr bor-I bor-I der points are competent. I lie tears Of the I'nited States are absurd " I Genei'al Zerraho referred to the up-i up-i rising in Chlahuahua ot Oeneral Ros? : alio Hernande as insignificant ln-: ln-: asmuch as the latter is up in arms (to accomplish venge'inee for the mur-j mur-j der of his. two sons several months ago. and is understood not to be disgruntled dis-gruntled at the central government. He admitted that the states of ' Mlchoacan and Jalisco ware still aoms- what ilisturbod. Reports last night ' from Mlchoacan said that General En- rique Estrada s foroea had encountei -led ihe rebels under Colonel Kranclsco Garden aa In th morning and that in the skirmish five rebels were killed and eight wounded. '.neral Lararo Cardenas has been called from the isthmus territory to assume active charge of the operatlona In Mlchoacan. acting undei General Estrada REVOLT Rl MOR DENIED. Tin- war department also denied the rumors that Governor Sanchez of pu-I pu-I ibla state contemplated revolt. Independent deputies of the Puebla stato legislature held aesslona yester-1 yester-1 day In San Marcoj, undei protection I of federal soldiers, w hile In another j section of the city deputies suppui tlnx Governor Sanohss also carried on bus-inasa bus-inasa Each faction declared Itself the (only official law-making body of the state. i When the independent deputies left for San Marcos In the morning more than Ton soldiers accompanied them, at the direction of the war department. Committees representing both factions fac-tions have gone to Jslapa to confer with President Obregon and Secretary of the Interior Calles, and it Is e.-i e.-i peeled Governor Sanchez will explain jihe situation to the president tomorrow. tomor-row. The president la In Jalapu ion-Ivalescing ion-Ivalescing from a cold. |