Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-19
TROOPS
IN CHIHUAHUA
WON 7 ATTACK
SONORA FORCES
Soldiers Sent Against ReyO-
IutioniStS Refuse to Fight,
According to DeSerterS
From Federal Army,
FRANCISCO VILLA IS
SAID TO BE ACTIVE
Bandit Chieftain Is Keeping
His Eye on GarfiSonS from
Which Carranza'S Men
Have Been Withdrawn,

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlREl
Aqua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico,
April is (by the Associated Press)
Chihuahua state troops ana
members of the defense sociales'
or home guards, included in the
federal force sent against sonora
have refused to attack that state
according to deserters from the
federal troops who arrived mere TO-
day.
Tht deserters, five in number,
made their way through the
mountains from near CasaS
Grandes, two hundred miles over
rough country to this town, TWO
of them were said to be officers,
They were questioned by General
| j. NJ. Pine, Sonora COMMANDER ana
| his staff, and later 1t was an.
nounced that they had declared
others were on the way. Accord
ing to the deserters story, the Car
ranza forces started from Juarea
TO attack Sonora has not lett
Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, where
it detrained. Officers of the force
said it was awaiting reinforcements
and TRANSFORMATION equipment to
move it's supplies over the long ana
difficult march through Pulplto
Pass to Sonora territory.
The deserters also brought WORD
that Francisco villa, whose field or
! activities for many months mas
been the state OF Chihuahua, was
increasing his activity in sections
whence Carranza Officers hal
drawn garrison troops for the
march on Sonora.
Meanwhile reports from tho
sonora state forces operating
against Carran2a garrisons in Slna-
loa was of an optimistic nature.
Announcement of military plans
made by Sonora officials here was
that Mazatlan, an important sea-
mort in Sinaloa, the capital OF
which state. Culiacan, was can
tred Yesterday, was expected TO
| he taken this week The objective
i for this week also includes capture
of Tepic, capital of the state or
Navarit In both Sinaloa ana
Nayarit accessions of men who de-
serted from the Carranza to the
Sonora standard was reported yes
terday and in Nayarit an actpai
revolt, In sympathy with Sonora
was reported under way.
Short Battle at Culiacan.
Details of the capture of Cnlla-
can have not been received here
officially, but it was said the battle
for possession of the town was
short and that in its capture the
Sonorans had gained large quanll'
ties of arms and ammuhltloh'
Movement of troops to wlthstah''
the anticipated assaults by Gar
rama forces, either through fuI'
pito pass from chihuahua or from
across the American border
should the United States permit
troops TO be moved in bond through
that country from Juarez, opposite
El paso continued today. Colonel
NJ. Aguirre arrived from Nogales
early today, at the head OF 5Vo
cavalry Aguirre, five years ago
took a leading part in the defense
of Aqua Prieta against villa forces
which had traversed Pulpito pass
Colonel Aguirre declared threo
thousand troops. would be here ny
next Tuesday, when General
ELIAS Gales, Sonora commander W
chief Is expected to arrive to con-
fer with commanders at TINS point
Yaaui Indians Draw Attention
The camp of 435 Yaqui Indians
members of the Sonora force, mere
; TODAY attracted hundreds or Visit
. ors from Douglas, Arizona, directly
across the boundary line from here
MANY of these had their first view
| of the famous Indian fighters to-
dav The camp. with many Of the
Indians in their native garb, pre-
sented a picturesque scene. IN,
, Indians here today were at wa
with the Carranza government lo'
long period, ending only te"
weeks ago.
Army a Motley Group.
The Sonora soldiers, here, com
pared with modern army such ~
has been known the last few years
presented motley appearance
However, General Pima, as the four
hundred passed before him In re-
view today, said with evident prio'
GLOW can we lose with such tlhs
soldiers as theseH'
Some Of the marchers wore req
eral uniforms; others parts of ret
eral uniforms and portions OF clN''
: ian attire. Many were baretoote,
except for native hide sandals. y
military hat would adorn the heao
ot perhaps one man in a rank oi
four while the other three wou'o
: have hats of ordinary CIVILIAN type
Mounted men sat on big mules oi
burros, work horses or small saddl,
ponies. But their riding stock al
) was in splendid condition an
! showed evidences of care.
Arms and Ammunition plentiful
Another point of similarity Wa'
the almost universal possession o.
, firearms aid plentiful supplies o
| ammunition. The weapons thenl
selves were of various types-shol
guns intended to fire buckshot
modern military rifles, sportih'
rifles of various models, Mausers
old and new type American spring
fields and, according to some, Iat'
models of American army rifles.
A military band headed the pro
cession of soldiers as 1t traverse'
| the business section of Aqua Prleta
then came the mounted men. an'
the infantry, and, at the last
supply section including wagons
buggies and an occasional auto
mobile truck. loaded with forag'
or arnmunition the soldiers coulC