The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
TWO MORE STATES JOIN SONORA IN
 SECESSION MOVE
Tampico, Vital Center of Mexico's Oil Region, Is Threatened by Revolu- 7,
 tiOnists, Say Reports
By AssocIstsd Pres.

Washington, April A.-Reports from Mexicos official and unofficial, today em- phasize the growing strength of the revo- lutionary movement led by the State of SonoeN
 AG from private sources said two ref <. ~rss, Hidalgo and TlaXacala. sup pf ,s20y their legislatures and state
 q. a~had joined in the secession move
 Other dispatches told of scatter S out strong, additions to the revolu- = cestS, led by Gems Arnolfo Gomez, S>dolfo Gailegos, Albundox Gomez and sS naro Durango. Gen. Arnofo Gomez as said to have occupied TuXpan with 5000 men and to be threatening Tampico, the vital center of Mexico oil region.
 The Mexican embassy issued a formal statement on the situation, ueclaring the revolution to be only local movement. The statement added, however, that if the secession movement should spread. 1t would result in the stoppage of husi- ness, curtailment of wealth and inter- national commerce, and the indefinite postponement &f the foreign do
 The embassy said the only state gov ernors sympathizipg with the reDen,on were Gov. Enrique Estrada of Zacatecas and the governor of Micahocan. This was the first confirmation received here that the acatecas governor had joined the revolution, and his accession is re- garded as important, owing to the im- portant position of his state.
 Another statement from the embassy said Gen. Benjamin Hill, campaign man ager for General Obregon, who is can didate for the presidency and is sidinA openly with the revolutionists had been wounded in a battle at Contreas in which the rebel forces were defeated
 The Senate committee investigating Mexican relations fnday ar Salvador Alyarado. who was governor of Yucatan for Carranza during the Henne- quin controversy, and who is now in Washington. to appear before it Tuesday.
 FLORES HOLDS CULIACAN
 Nogales, Ariz., April 21-Gen. Angel Flores is in complete command at Culia- can, capital of Sinaloa,. and unopposed by Carranza forces, according to official information given out at Sonora military headquarters here today
 Sonora officials also said they had re- ceived confirmation of the report that Gen. Arnulfo Gomez captured Tuxpan in the state of Vera Cruz, and was marching on Tampico, after indorsing the Sonora secession.
 General Flores is concentrating his forces at Culiacan preparatory to attack ing Mazatlan, west coast seaport Re ports say that Carranza forces were also
  a siege of the city might be necessary.
 TO ATTEMPT SETTLEME ENT
 -Agua Pritea, Sonora. Aprila21-.A com mission named by the Mexs. con gress is en route to Sonora to cS f to ad- just differences betweey ty.1y dtionary state and the natio so .iment, ac. cording to unoffios Q s made pub lie here today hx 4.No o Elias, lead Ter of the Sonof ent against Presi- dent CarraR
 at Lared s today.
 According the information given out, the commisNfon was named Friday, last, after conference with President Car ranza.
 At military headquarters official denial was made today of the report from No gales Ariz., that Sonora troops under Gen Angel Flores had been surrounded and trapped by federal forces after en- tering Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa. A message from Governor De La Huerta at Hermosiilo denied the report, adding that Culiacan was captured after a few small skirmishes.
 Gen. J. M Pima. commander of this district, today said scouting party of Carranza troops had been seen at an other pass through the mountains from Sonora. This pass would take invading troops within few feet of the American border at many places. General Pima said he had dispatched force to this pass as well as to Pulpito Pass, further south, where the Carranza forces are expected to make their hardest fight to enter Sonora.
 Rumors of clashes between Sonora troops and Carranza forces near the Chihuahua boundary have been denied by military authorities.
 They said federal troops were continu- ing their concentration about Casas Grandes.