File No. 312.11/7147.
Consul Hostetter to Secretary of State.
Hermosillo, December 22, 1915.
Sir: I have the honor to report that I went to Guaymas with General Obregon December 17 and while there had an interview with Admiral Winslow in regard to the Yaqui situation. On our return [Page 862] Obregon showed me a list of orders issued to the troops in Sonora and the same figured up to 11,800 soldiers who are to pursue a campaign against the Yaquis immediately. Some are already on the road and the others have orders to start immediately. Some will be stationed in places where the Yaquis usually visit and others at water-holes, so that they can get no water. The General assures me that within a very short time the State will have no Yaqui question.
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