The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-15
SONORA WINS
FIRST BATTLE
FOR FREEDOM
Carranza Army Defeat
ed and Rebels March on
Capital of Sinaloa

~ THr t-soctATfo rHtas
NOGALEs. Ariz.. April l5-souora.
Mexico. has Won her first fight for
freedom. General Angel Flores. OF
the Independent forces. this morning
Z fought Dts way across tho sinaloa
border. taking san BIAS on the boun-
dairy line. and Is proceeding with $500
men. 1909 Of whom aroYaqul Indians.
toward Culiacan. capital Of the state.
According to special advlccs from
Hcrmosilio. capital of sonora, federal
troops are deserving the command of
General Ramon Iturbc, chief Of mill
itry operations la sinaloa and Tepic
General Juan Carrnsco. acting chief Of
staff To iturbc. unable 90 stem the
tide OF tine rebel advance. Is retreat
Ing with his men In wild disorder. ac-
cording 10 advices.
AnotIirr Encounter.
Unofficial messages received here
today told OF another encounter Of
Sonora troops with Csrranza forces
az ~ Fuorta. These udvices were to
the effect that 20 Carmnza soldiers
were killed ana 90 or more wounded
were left behind when ;hc federal
troops retrcatcd.
General Gales In his dispatch said.
n have the pleasure uf advising YOU
that General Angel Flores. command
pr Of the first division. which Us un-
der my command. has advised mo that
az a. nl TODAY that the vanguard
OF his troops under command of
Colonel -. Nelson at $3.50 e. m. cap
turcd the port Of san Blas, Slnalus,
making prisoners OF AN the Carrauza
garrison that was holding the city
after small sklrmlsh our troops
continued on their victorious march
toward the Sinalua capital
AT the same time General Flores
communicated with me that the en-
tire state OF SinHioa seconds the
movement of tho state ~ sonora.
finding IL Just cause in accordance
with our constitutional principles aud
in accordance with the principles ~
democracy.
This is "a patent act that comes
to demonstrate clearly that the time
has come in which an tyrtnuios must
disappear from the American cunti-
mont. among which b. ihc one Nouu-
siiuno Carran2a wants 90 establish in
this country
The message from General Callcs
today was the flrsf intlmation the new
fNNMNNIN MNMNA fAN|N US AAHNAN hAN NNNN
tarruuZa administration 10 other
states. Siuuioa had been looked up
on as stronghold uf General AlvurO
pbregun. but recent reports were 90
tho effect that Governor lturhc ut
Siualui would not join sonora,
Gunhnnt- Given III.
Tho commanders and crews ot tho
iWo federal ruuhuutH Guerrero and
ChlpRH. have gone over 10 tie sonora
republic and both vessels have been
placed at the disposal Of Con. GALES.
according 20 word received ut military
headquarters here. This action now
gives complete control OF the Pacific
scaboard tu tho DE IL Iluerin gov
crnmcnt. as these were the only two
war vessels OF the Currunaa govern
mrut ln Pacific waters. The seized
German steamer "Norwcrts,' which
b. now being romodcllcd as light
cruiser and army transport VIII he
ready for service the middle uf the
coming week, thus giving the Sonora
g.. "uhllc war fleet ~ three ships.
According tu statement issued ut
military headquarters, General Arnul-
fu Comes. who Tor several years past
has been iu command uf the federal
troops len the state uf san Luis rotu-
si has rpvulfrd against President
Carrauzu with his entire army ana
openly declared himself for General
Alvurp Ohr,gon.
Ohrrrur tp DirsVt Army.
Following the fligbt uf General
Dhrpgun from McNiru City IL became
known in NuEnlcs sonora, today that
the candidate for the presidency nt
McAiru and leader uf the iudcpcu-
dcuce movement bon sonora, was
hcHdod for the cnuEt whore nc 49,
establish wireless communication
with every department of the now
and from whore b." Will
direct operations Of the army ut free
DOM.
The generals escape from thc Me-
lean capital was fully confirmed ut
Ilrrruusillu sonora ami at Liberal
headquarters in Nngalcs, sonora.
Following news that the liberal lead
err had escaped from Tho 'prrtnzt
poril zone came the Intelligence that
six more states. Michoncau. Mnrclns.
Tahasco. rampochc ana
Jauseu. had Joined forces with tho
new Suuorn government and wouh
support bhrorou.