Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-18
CUL|ACAN IS
CAPTURED BY
OF
GEN. FLORES
Sonoran Troops Take Capt.
tai of Adjoining State and
Press On to Mazatlan, I'm
portant Coast Point.
DESERTl0NS AMONG
CARRAN2A'S FORCES
FederaIists Flock to Join In
vading Army, Bringing
ing With Them Arms, AM
munition and Food.


Nogales, Sonora, April II (by the
Associated Press, Gen. Angel
Flores, with 5000 Sonora troops
captured CuliaCan, capital of the
adjoining state of Sinaloa, thus
morning, according to official an
nouncement from Sonora military
headquarters at Hermosillo.
The Sonora revolutlonist pro-
ceeded Immediately TO march on
Mazatlan, an important port ON the
Slnaloa coast. After occupying Ma
zatlan, it was announced the So
nora troops will march on the ate
of Nayarlt, with Tepic, the capital,
as the objective. Large numbers
of troops for the revolutionary
movement against the Carranza
government were expected to be
Obtained in Nayarit.
Hundreds of former Carranza
soldiers have joined General Flores
since he invaded Sinaloa Tuesday
last, it was said.
The telegram said Carranza
forces joining the revolutionists
brought with them full equipment
including arms, ammunition and
food supplies. The Sonora forces
when they entered Sinaloa Tuesday
last were said to number less than
$500 men.
Garrison Reinforced.
Five hundred troops were sent
from here today under Col. Jesus
Aguirre to reinforce the garrison
at Aqua Prieta and other troops
invasion of the state IN that d.
rection by Carranza forces. 1t was
stated that $500 troops were sent
from Hermosilio today under Gen
eral Manzo to reinforce General
Flores.
Private kilograms from Hermo-
sillo today said information had
been received there from Mexico
City that General Pablo Gonzales,
a candidate for the presidency OF
Mexico, had inaugurated move
ment to remove President Carran2a
and put in his place a provisional
president who would guarantee
fair elections in July. The move
ment, it was said, had been en-
dorsed by several northern Mexico
States, LlDGIdl lCduClS ASlC bt'''
that if Carranza were removed the
Sonora movement would cease inn
mediately.
1t was announced by Sonora Of
ficials here today that beginning
tomorrow passenger service on the
Southern Pacific de Mexico, an
American owned railroad seized by
the state eight days ago, would be
discontinued and the operation of
trains devoted exclusively to troop
movements and needs.
Obregou Reported Well.
General Obregon is well and
hopes to reach Sonora within a
fortnight, according to information
made public here which was said
to come from Gen. Francisco Ser
rano, private secretary of the presi
dental candidate. Serrano was
said TO be in Eagle Pass, Tex, en-
route to Nogales.
Sonora leaders, while objecting
strngently to the proposal for Car
rama troops to cross United states
territory from Ell Paso, Tex, said
that under international law the
troops would have to be sent
through American territory inl
bond and that they would be COM
PEELED to cross the Sonora bound
ary unarmed. They said the Unit
ed States could not allow the Car
rama troops to have their weapons
until again on Mexican soil, and
that their arms must either pre-
cede or follow them into the state.
The Sonora forces thus, they said, |
would either take charge of their
arms if they arrived first, or i'm
prison the troops if they were first.
Hermosillo headquarters reports
said the federal force planned to
enter Sonora in three columns
commanded respectively by Gen
erals Diegroz, Blanco and Francisco
Murguia.
The seizure of the Wells Fargo
Express company in Sonora as pre-
viously announced did not take
place. Instead, a new company
with A. Velasco as head and with
the backing of the state began OPP
erations today.