Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-20
Federal Soldiers Take the
Field For the Sonora Rev.
olutionists, Say Reports
Reaching Aqua Prieta.
FLORES is PRESSING
ON TOWARD MAZATLAN
All Commercial interests in
New Republic Are Guar
anteed Protection BY the
Secretary of State.
tsr aorr,sa JoussAL SPECIAL LEASED w'ss'

Aqua Prieta, Sonora, April ID
The revolutionary movement of
Sonora against President Carran-
"a is rapidly gaining ground if re-
ports given out at military head
quarters here are correct.
General j. NJ. Pima, commander
of the Sonora troops in this dis
trict announced today General
Francisco Urbalejo, with his Car
rama force at Santa Rosalie, Chi
huahua, had revolted and would
take the field for the Sonora
movement. Urbalejo was reported
to have 400 Yaqui Indians under
his command. Other unconfirmed
reports of other Carranza troops
in Chihuahua revolving also were
received, it was said.
Santa Rosalie is on the Mexican
railroad which runs south from
Juarez, Chihuahua. 1t is in a dis
trict that Francisco Villa, the
bandit has widely used for his
operations. With Urbalejo operat-
ing in that country, it was said
great damage could be done to Car
ranza's line of communications be-
tween the south and troops in
northern Chihuahua.
Flores Pressing Onward.
Military headquarters at Hermo
sillo also sent' out a report today
that the troops of General Angel
Flores were continuing their march
toward MaZatlan, an important
west coast port of Mexico.
From Nogales, Sonora, came the
report the Independent state gov
ernment of Sonora, through it's Sec
retary of state, S. A, Borquez, had
issued statement guaranteeing
protection to all conn ercial inter-
ests IN isunota. Tae statemtnn was
contained in a telegram to the Ag-
ricultural Union of Sinaloa. 1t
said
"At the request of the governor
! make manifest to you that orders
have been given to Senior Pedro
Alvarez, who has been appointed
general superintendent of the
Southern Pacific railway de MeXi-
co by this government, that he
shall give you every aid possible
with the view of saving the tomato
production of Sinaloa. Senor AL
varez left last night for San Bias,
Sinaloa, and you can apply to him
in regard to all arrangements and
details that may be necessary.
"I take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to beg of you that you make
it public to all business interests
that this government will make
every effort to give all classes of
persons and interests all guaran-
tees that they may need, and is dis
posed to make the greatest effort to
aid all public interests and business
in general so that all may attain
their greatest prosperity"
Appreciates U. S. Action.
At military headquarters here
and among business houses gem
orally appreciation was expressed
TODAY of the action of the United
States postal authorities lifting the
ban on the sending of mail to
Sonora from the United States
through this and other Sonora
ports of entry.
Col. Carlos Felix DiaZ, chief of
the Sonora army's intelligence bu-
reau at NogaleS, made public to-
day a telegram from Hermosillo.
The chamber of commerce of
Hermosillo, capital of Sonora, has
passed resolutions thanking the
United States, and the state of Ari-
2ona. for permission not being
granted by the United states for
Carranza troops to cross American
territory and attack Sonora, ac-
cording to announcement made by
Col. carlos Diaz, CHIEF of the So
nora army's intelligence bureau at
Nogales. Colonel Diaz said he re-
ceived the following cablegram
from military headquarters at Her
mosillo and that it was an indica-
ton of the friendly attitude of the
state and it's people for the United
States:
THE chamber of commerce of
Hermosillo, knowing that Wash
ington has refused permission for
the passage of Carranza troops
across the United States for "a sur
prise attack on Sonora from the
north and being aware of the con-
tents of Governor Campbells note
declaring such permission would
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