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Show AGLTA PRIETA, Sonora, April 16.-The 16.-The state of Sonora will appeal to the United States for recognition as a hel ligerent. Announcement of the appeal was made here today by Francisco Bljas, a leader in the Sonora revolt, against the Carranr.a government o: Mexico. I Sonora hopes to be recognized as a , belligerent, according to Senor Elias and thus forestall permission being J granted Carranza troops to cross United Unit-ed States territory to attack the stat from the border. The appeal, if grant j e.l also would throw open the ports of the state on the international boundarv to trade with the United States with 1 out restriction. Senor Ellas said recognition as a belligerent would in no wriy involve recognition by the United States of thi-. government of Sonora, nor otherwise involve its relations with Mexico as a whole. He said that In previous Mex ican revolutions the United States had recognized any faction aa a helliger- j ent that had been in possession of any port of entry to the United States for t 72 hours. Troops were ordered sent 1 here with aJl dispatch to guard the city against any attack by federal au thoritios when it became known the government of Mexicohad asked th United States for permission to send troops here from Juarez. Chihuahua, through U. S. territory. General J. M. f Pina, in command of the Sonora armv in this district, ordered all garrison commanders to send all available tioops to Agua Priota. Four hundrcc vcre marching here from Naco, So nora. tonight. The Sonora officials said they har j received assurances strong reprcsen j tnlions would be made at Washington against permission being granted ! They expected border American slate to also protest to Washington against tin Carranza request. I General P. Elias Calles, commander j in-chief of the Sonora forces, in a telegram tel-egram received here today from Her-1 liioslllo. said Sonora soldiers were t continuing their invasion of the state , of Sinaloa. but no mention was made 1 of their present whereabouts or wheth-, er additional fighting had taken place. , |