The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-21

miles. repairing bridges burned by 9
retreating foe, and overcoming every
obstacle they could put 81 in 9 his way
General Angel Flores, commander Of
the army Of the first division of the
Northwestern Army, and one time
aspirant for the governship of Sin.
aloa, has captured Culiacan- the cap
ital city of Sinaloa. -. a..
Reports circulated by the Carranz-
ista adherents, and given wide pub
licity by unreliable PRESS agencies, to
the effect that General Flores and his
army had been trapped in the city
are absolutely denied by the Sonora
authorities. -.
The following telegram from gov
ernor de la Huerta. to Special Agent
Emilio Tamez, is the first authoritative
information concerning the capture OF
the city.
Aermosillo,, Sonora;
April. 20, 1920
Mexican Consul E. Tamez, ~
Nogales, Arizona.
General Plutraco Elias Gales;
Supreme Chief of the military forces
of the state, in, a telegram. sent me
from Empalme today carries the fol-
lowing information:
y Z 1-.sa-
General Flores, chief Of the first
division under this date, wires me
from Culiacan as follows: L beg to
inform you that the vanguard Of this
division under command of General
Roberto Cruz, after. a. few slight
skirmishes with small groupes of the
enemy pursued the same toward the
south and occupied the capital of the
state. 1 am mailing you general
report of this engagement" All of
which / have the honor to inform you
with positive satisfaction, Greeting,
Constitutional governor of the state
ADoLFo DE LA HUERTA
The capture of, the capital of tile
state of Sinaloa will prove Of i'm
mense value to the Sonora movement
in numerous ways. In the first place
General Flores was an aspirant for the
governship of the state, and having
an exceptionally strong. following it is
claimed by his adherents. He was, Of
course, opposed by Governor Iturbe
and others who owed their power and
valuable concessions to the Carranza
government. The fact that he is
now in possession Of the capital will
give him great prestige in recruiting
his followers for the conquest of the
rest of the state. !
Culiacan is about the middle of the
state of Sonora from North to South,
so about half of the state is now in
the hands of Flores, no small accom-
plishment for one weeks endeavors.
Sinaloa is, undoubtedly, with tn ex-
ception of Tampico, with its rich, oil
deposits, the richests state m the en-
tire Republic of Mexico, and its ac-
quisiition to the cause of the new
movement will give enormous impetus
to the movement, in the opinion of the
leaders of the Sonora move. Not
only will it bring new adhesions to
the movement, but its resources will
mean the very backbone of the move
ment.
The leaders of Sonora point out
that with Villa practically controlling
Chihuahua and Durango, and with the
people of Nyarit waiting only the
slightest opportunity to overthrow the
military governor forced upon them
by Carranza, the adhesion of the
state of Sinaloa will mean the entire
Western part of the republic will be
solid in the revolt against the Car
ranza government, and they predict
that this solidarity of movement will
not now be long In coming. ~
They are, however, hos deluding
themselves into believing >. that the
southern part Of Sinaloa is going to
be easy of conquest as has the north
en half. They remember the diff
ficulty General Oregon encountered
in taking Mazatlan four years ago,
and openly express themselves ready
to resort to siege Of that city if ne
cessary. -
Wall Street Favors Sonora
Another, thing that gives the So
norans cause for rejoicing today is
the fact that positive information