Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-22

Tornado Takes Terrible Toll Of Lives IN South i %
NEW MEXICAN
STATE JOINS
REVOLT, REPORT

Aqua PRIETA, Sonora, April q.
News dispatches repeating the state
poent of a CarranZa official and re-
counting reports made to American
army southern district headquarters
| overshadowing interest today in the
minds of officials of the state of So
nora, which recently withdrew al
| legiance to the CarranZa government
Additional concentrations of fed
eraI and state troops for the expect
| ed clashes were reported, but moth
ing was known of actual encounters.
General 1gnacio Pesquiera, ap-
pointed by President Carranza to sue
coed Adolfo de la Huerta as gov
ernor of Sonora, reported upon his
arrival at Laredo, Texas, en- route to
Nogales, Ariz., that the whole state
of Michoachan mad gone over to the
rebels, Governor Robelo joining the
movement with all federal troops n
his command. His statement confirm
ed Mexico City reports De last Sun
day.
The American army intelligence re-
port was to the effect that Lieuten-
ant Colonel Alvaro Obregon, cand;-
date for president of Mexico, and re-
Gently reported under detention at
the capital, was in active command
of revolutionary troops in A1ichoa-
can. -
The same report said the Seventy
seventh Mexican federal cavalry had
left Ojinga, Chihuahua, to reinforce
the Juarez garrison and that
OF Cbjh11Q-
hua, preparing to march against So
nora through PulpitOS Pass.
Sonora officials were without re-
ports from their own sources regard
ing the Carranza claim that General
Angel Flores, commanding l1!n sonora nora
surrounded in Culiacan, capital of
Sinaloa. which he captured recently
Amerincans reaching the border
from lower Sinaloa said retreating
bridges and otherwise impeding the
progress of General Flores. The So
nora leaders drew encouragement
from unconfirmed reports from Ell
Paso that a rising of 1000 CarranZa
troops in the state of Chihuahua was
imminent.
SAYS OVERTHROW OF :..
CARRRANZA is OBJECT
WASHINGTON, April p. - The 4
revolution now apparently sweeping
Mexico is under personal leadership
of General Alvaro Obregon, anti
government candidate for the presi--
dency. and will be continued until |
Carranza is overthrown, General Sal
vador Alvarado. representative here
of the revolution, said today.
1.-THE revolution will be continued
until CarranZa is overthrow" Al
varado said. General Obregon is the
leader of the revolution"
Alvarado's statement cleared aWa|
the mist of doubt that has envelop-
volt, since its inception. Supporters
here of Obregon have insisted, up
until today, that he has no direct
connection with the rebellion.
Even in a formal statement made
public last night, Alvadaro, made no
ton with the revolution. He said IN
the statement that Sonora had de
cided to sever relations with the fed
eral government only until the lat
ito violate the sovereignty of the
state of Sonora
So intense is the resentment of
the people in Mexico against Carran-
"a that he will be overthrow within
from sixty to ninety days, Alvaradt
declared He said the revolving
troops would be rapidly augmented
army and that additional ammuni-
ton and war supplies would be Sc
cured from government forces
they joined the rebels.
Alvarado indicated he expected
FRANCISCO Villa actively to support
the Obregon revolution although OBJ
RECON has the distinction of beir,y
the only man who ever defeated
Villa" Villa is depended upon to
hold off the Carranza forces in Chi
huahua, stronghold of the federal
army, while the rebels continue their
march down the west coast Of Mex
leo.
Should the revolution be success
full in overthroWing Carranza, OBJ
RECON probably will not be designat-
ed his successor Immediately and ar
bitrarily, AlVarado said, but another
will be made provisional president
and elections held. He declared that
81 per cent of Mexico was for Obre-
gOn for president