Mexico City, July 15, "There is no revolution in Mexico," authoritative quarters categorically declared today denying recent rumours of widespread revolt in the interior. They admitted minor trouble in the hinterland, however, explaining this by the fact that such Clashes were to be expected at and near harvest-time.
They pointed out that in all states there are bands of armed peasants who, under cover of political assertions obey leaders working only for themselves or for certain political parties.
Recently, larger bands of these peasant-brigands intensified—their activities under the leadership of a notorious bandit, Cabecilla alias "El Catalan," who early in May carried out a daring raid on Las Lagunillas, ce-operative agricultural camp. These guerilla activities enforced a virtual state of siege in the region of Sierra Cuetzalan, which Federal Troops find very difficult to protect because of the tricky terrain, 'A few "flying columns" of troops have been sent into the area and Succeeded in re-establishing normal conditions, however. Military operations are being supervised by General Macimino Avila Camacho, Governor of Pueblo, and the general in command of the Pueblo Military Zone.—Havas.
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