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Show uu Deserters Making Way Through Hills to Sonora AGUA PRIETA, Sonora, April IS (By the Associated Press.) Deserters from the Federal forces, five in number, num-ber, made their way through the mountains from near" Crfsas Grandes 200 miles over rough country to this town. Two of them were said to be officers. They were questioned by mander and his staff, and later it was announced that they had declared others oth-ers were on the way. According to the deserters' story, the Carranza forces started from Juarez to attack Sonora has not loft Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, where it detrained. Officers Offi-cers of the force said it was awaiting reinforcements and transportation equipment to move its supplies over tho long and difficult march through Pulpito Pass to Sonora territory. The deserters also brought word that Francisco Villa, whoes field of activities for many months has been the slate of Chihuahua, was Increasing his activities in sections whence Carranza Car-ranza offces had drawn garrison troops for the march on Sonora, Meanwhile, reports from the Sonora state forces operating against Carranza Car-ranza garrisons in Sinaloa was of an optimistic nature. Announcement of military plans made by Sonora officials offi-cials here was that Mazatlan, an important im-portant seaport in Sinaloa, the capital of which state, Cullacan, was captured yesterday, was expected to be taken this week. The objective for this week also includes capture of Teplc, capital of the state of Nayarit. In both Sinaloa Sina-loa and Nayarit accessions of men who deserted from tho Carranza to the Sonora standard was reported yesterday yester-day and in Nayarit an actual revolt, in sympathy with Sonora, was reported report-ed under way. oo |