The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-15

marching against Aqua Prieta,
Mexico, attack mOmentari]y ex-
pected.
Aqua Prieta revolutionists ex-
pect force United States to recog-
nize their beIIigerency.
Captain GaujOt,- United States
Army. warns Rebels il any Amerl-
cans killed his troops will cross the
border and stop the fighting.
Woman commands the force
marching to reinforce Aqua PF1eta
Francisco MaderO, Jr., believed
marching against Juarez and at
tack expected soon.
Francisco MaderO. ST.. abandOns
his peace mission.
Especial from United Press.)
Douglas. Ariz., April 15.-With an
other battle at Aqua Prieta momen-
tarily expected, the insurgent garri-
son of that town. under command OF
General Balasaria Garcia, was under
arms, early today, after having spent
an anxious and sleepless night. full
of alarm and false reports.
Fourteen hundred Federals troops
under Colonels Ojeda, Diaz and Bar
ron are reported marching from Ca
nonia to attack the insurgents and
are expected to arrive before night
fall
principally because Of the attitude as
sumed by Captain Julian Gaujot, First
United States Cavalry, who commands
the, troops stationed there. Following
Thursdays Aqua Prieta battle. in
which two Americans on American
lets fired by the combatants, Captain
Gaujot held conferences with the in
surgent chieftains, last night, and in
structed them that. under no condi-
tions, must they conduct the impend-
ing battle so close to the international
border that the lives Of the persons
on the American side would be en-
dangered.
- Gaujot issued a warning that IN the
event Of battle in which stray bull
lets crossed the border and struck the
Americans, he would be compelled to
~crose the border with his cavalry to
stop the fighting.
General Balasaria Garcia and Cen
eral Antonio Garcia. his subordinate
commander, promised that, so far as
the insurgents were concerned, they
would do everything in their power
to prevent the killing Of American
citizens and the damaging of prop
erty in Douglas. When the Federals
attack, they said, the insurgent force
will move out Of Aqua Prieta. and
meet them in the open country. The
commanders point out, however, that.
should the Federals attack from the
south with machine guns, it will be
impossible for the insurrectos to pre-
vent a rain of lead in Douglas. They
also said they could not promise what
would happen should the revolution
ary followers. in the course of the
into Aqua Prieta to defend them
selves.
Captain Gaujot is believed to be
acting under direct orders from Pres
ident Taft and the War and State De-
partments in Washington and to be
prepared to take prompt action should
the promises of the insurgents be
violated.
Throughout the night "Red" Lopez
original force Of $50 men at Aqua
Prieta was being reinforced and day.
light, today, showed one thousand
men under arms.
Early today, a cloud of dust was
sighted by scouts on the roads lead
ing to Naco. Scouts sent out have
not been able to determine the iden-
tity of this force.
Word reached Lopez, today, that a
large force Of revolutionists was
marching to the relief of Aqua Prieta
from the west. under the personal
command of Nine. Talamantes. wild
ow of Colonel Talamantes, an insur-
gent officer, who, with his two sons,
was shot by order of Chiapa when
the Federals recently captured the
town Of Sahauripa. As soon as her
contributed $4,000 in cash to the
revolutionary cause and raised a, force
with the specific intention of aveng-
ing her husbands death. She and
her two daughters personally recruit
ed this force, which is the one now
approaching Aqua Prieta. Most of
the insurgents in this force are noun
taineers, picked by Nine. Talamantes
for their daring and accuracy with
the rifle.
Jubilant over their victory of
Thursday. the insurgent commanders,
today, sent a courier to Francisco I.
Madero. near Juarez, urging him to
come to Aqua Prieta and establish
his provisional government. Should
Modero do this and mass his forces
about the town, the revolutionists
would demand recognition by the
United States as belligerents Aqua
Prieta is the port of entry and unless
they are prevented the rebels can
block all shipments and ore to the
mines in Sonora. which are controlled
chiefly by Americans.
In addition to this, the possession
Of Aqua Prieta and control of Ma
caria railroad will enable the insur-
gents to ship all the munitions of war
they need.
of the firing on American citizens at
Douglas, Ariz., will be the signal for
invasion of Mexico by United States
troops if Intervention is not ordered
before that time.
This was made certain, today, by
orders dispatched to the commanders
of the sborderla.nd troops.
That President Taft believes a
crisis is at hand in the Mexican situa-
ton was freely admitted in the high
est official circles.
The landing of British marines at
San Quentin was interpreted as
warning to the United States that it
must prove itself capable Of controll-
ing the situation if it wishes to avoid
European intervention.
Not since March Z. following the
rush orders for mobilization in Texas,
has Washington been SO aroused over
the situation as today.
Following the receipt of messages,
last evening, which resulted in the
calling CT a conference of the heads
of the State, War and Justice De-
partments at the White House with
the issuance of an ultimatum to the
Diaz government and the revolution
lists, officials worked all night in the
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