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Show CAMPAIGN IN MEXICO Diaz Allows Insurgents to Centralize in Order to Annihilate Them Douglas, Ariz, Dec 12. After having hav-ing permitted the rebels to take possession pos-session practically without opposition of all the territory between Chlhua-j Chlhua-j hua and Torreon, the borders of Son-I Son-I ora and Sahuarlpa it appears evident. ' from advices received here, that the government of Mexico is preparing to enter upon an active campaign against them It Is believed by those who have knowledge of bis previous campaigns, that President Diaz has purposely deferred de-ferred active steps In order to permit per-mit the enemy to gather in one place where they may bo 6urroundod and , destroyed. In the Impending hostlll ties, while tho insurgents have, ac-( ac-( cording to reliable Information, a I mounted cavalry force of more than i 800, they will be eadly handicapped - by the iack of machine guns, while 1 the government forces will lahor un-! un-! dor the disadvantage of operating In ' a mountainous country as difficult as 1 that which protracted the cojti-I cojti-I paign6 against a far smaller number i of Yaqnls for ti.any yenr. I In the encounters to date the federal fed-eral troops have permitted them-I them-I selves to be surprised three times by the rebels. |