The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-18
REBELS REPULSE
(contanusd from Firs. Page,

adobe guard houses and from this
vantage ground turn their fire on the
rebels.
The insurrectos directed their fire
at the crews OF the machine guns.
But the fire OF the federals a so
fierce that IL forced the rebels back
10 their second line OF entertainments.
b federals advanced slowly. As
they came nearer. the fire OF the rebels
became more effective.
Fight In open.
Leaving tho protection OF their
breastworks. the rebels moved out into
the open. continuing to concentrate
their fire on the federal machine gun1
The federals. finding the rebel de
Tense too strong. after three our
fighting "a up the attempt TO carry
the trenches and began TO retreat.
Presently the machine gun we're
silenced. Rebel sharp-shooters bad
made II impossible longer TO man
them. Sheer exhaustion occasion
ally caused a partial lull in the fighting
during the day.
At II o'clock the repulsed federals
reformed. and again advanced towards
the boundary line. masking their
movement with heavy rifle FIRE. The
machine guns were silent. The rebels,
encouraged by their early success. re-
turned the federal fire eagerly. The
interval had been employed by the
rebels in digging new trenches.
The advance guard of the federals
In this attack consisted OF fifty cavalry
men and 500 infantry. Behind hem
was a supporting party that kept
under cover OF trees and bushes.
The federals reserved their fire. but
IN rtnhrpla, afwaap, - h.t11as- n,,r.l
from the rebels trenches. These.
striking the dry earth. made it ap-
pear NJ though q dust storm was rag
ing and for a time obseured the con
fict.
The advancing federalS again found
the strength and determination OF in
s%urreCtOs too much for them. They
left the field and their Two machines
In the possession OF the enemy
Douglas People Hurt.
The Douglas wounded are,
O. X. Coll. Tombstone. scalp wound
on the side OF head. while watching
the battle from Fourth street. Douglas.
Mr.. Coll had accompanied the Associ
ated Press correspondent 10 the front
earlier In the day and had fallen back
10 that point OF observation.
Elpidoe Arce. Douglas. wounded in
instcp.
Frank Williams. blacksmith helper.
Copper Queen Mining Company. shot
in back while standing outside of the
prescribed danger zone
John Hamilton. Douglas. wounded
in back while watching the battle.
with forty others. from the top OF an
adobe house several blocks from the
international line.
T.ln- Arw.vV.-u n-.-F.- a..
wound i'm leg.
Mrs. Larson. severely cut by shat
tered glass Of kitchen window.
John Keith. Douglas. wounded in leg
while walking In "A street.
More than half Of Douglas was un-
der fire from the beginning until the
end OF the battle.
When the battle began Colonel
skunk. commanding the United States
troops. rushed his four troops of cav.
airy 10 the line and took every posi-
BILE %precaution for the safety OF the cit
liens Of Douglas. keeping Item out of
that portion Of the CITY which WIS
most exposed. This. however. did not
avail 10 save Americans from injury.
Every indication points 20 a esuup-
Ion OF fighting by o-mOrrgw r th.
Federals should prove successful. 90
means that the battle will BE- carried
o the streets OF Aqua Prieta. with In.
,reasing menace TO the citizens OF
Douglas.
mere is a movement tonight anon,
he leading citizens Of Douglas 10 send
large number OF kilograms TO Presi
lent Taft 10 safeguard az any cost the
lives OF United States citizens.
Empty Liquor In Street.
shorty after noon The rebel com.
manders seized all liquor in the stores
In Aqua Prie-a and cmp'ied 70 into
he street To tho hospitals have been
brought four Of fhe wounded i'm the
1attle. all members OF the in-urrocto
army Among them are several Amer
cans They are George Prickotf. "a
roung man Of Gleason. Ariz. lie was
shot twice through rho body and can
iot live prickott is a member of The,
International Machini-'s Union o.
Douglas Ills mother i- Mrs Martha
'rickett. o. 2l1f Regent avDuuc. Nor.
Vood Cincinnati. o.
an other American is Lester r
Green. o. Omaha. Neb. who Joined tho
rebel band after rho capture of tho
town Thursday Ho VAS standing boo
mo Aqua priofa bull ring. directing
The fire Of mo other Americans. when
his arm was shattered
'har'D- Wcz'or. % young American.
fighting with rho iuaurrectos wa.
taken fo Douglas az nirhffaIi. severely
wounded Iu rho breast &c., 4as taken
fo fho i'ad Cross hospital WrxIers
home .n BROOKLYN