The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-18

had been in her store, told here that the federals advancing across the open ground had lost heavily in killed and | wounded.
 | Battle Resumed
 After falling back and reforming their | line, the federals at II o'clock swung around in a southerly direction and the battle was resumed wit hheavy firing Col. William A. Shunk, commanding the
 American troops on the line, and Captain Gaujot watched the conflict from abode
 buildings on First street, close to the
 international line, but on the American side,
 Colonel Shunk issued strict orders to the American soldiers to remain on American soil They were even forbidden to aid
 in the Red Cross work on the Mexican side.
 The rebels suffered greatly for the want of water. Those in the ditch closest to the international line started to get water from a hydrant on the American side. but were ordered back into their | trenches by thesr captain Americans | carried water to the line, where the rebels picked it up and carried it to the trenches after waving their thanks to the Americans.
 | John Hamilton of Naco Ariz., one of | 40 Americans on the top of an abode | building in Douglas, watching the battle, | was struck irf the breast by'a rifle bullet at noon. He was not within the pre- scribed zone when he was wounded | An American in Agua Prieta telephoned l that the rebels had carried about 20 dead | in the bull pen. The rebels give the federal dead at not less than 75 The firing continued at o'clock south and east of Agua Prieta The federals abandoned a crippled machine gun on the open field east of Agua | Prieta and this was taken by the cam mand of Red" Lopez and taken into the town
 The school trustees of Douglas closed two schools and sent the children home because the buildings were in the line of fire About one half of Douglas was included in the danger zone, from which the residents were ex- cluded by the American troops TO the Eighth street hosptal have been brought four of the wounded in the battle. all members of the insur- recto army. Among them are two Americans They are George Prickett, a young man of Gleason, Griz. He was shot twice through the body and cannot live The other American is Lester F.. Green of Omaha Neb who joined the rebel band after the cap ture of the town Thursday He was standing in the Agua Prieta bull ring. directing the fire of the other Amerf- cans when his arm was shattered. The other wounded men are Mexicans. One was shot through the face and one of the others eyes was blinded
 Capture Federal Guns
 At Mexican headquarters couriers an- nounced the rebels have captured both machine guns from the Tederals. to- gether with four mule packs of cart ridges. The guns have been removed to the knoll immediately south of the bull pen and are manned by Ameri- cans
 At 2 o'clock the rebels appeared to have repused the federal forces at every point About this time threc rebel scouts. mounted and carrying the scarlet sashes flying from both arms. which designated them on the field of battle, dashed out of the south exrem- ity of Agua Prieta and made a wide pleting their arc of observations at the United States line without drawing the fire of the government troops.
 This indicated that the rebels had been successful in keeping the fed erals from gaining access to that lo- cality immediately south of the inter- national line which would have made rossible flank movement against Agua Prieta
 With every moment of respite from the fighting the insurrectos dug in their trenches.
 The United States guard captured