Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-16
,Douglas lnternationalD


 800 federal troops, including those who arrived this morning from Moe. teznma. The troops from Afocte zuma. unloaded from the special train this morning and were various. ly estimated at two to three hun. dred Before their arrival there were about three hundred soldiers there
 At 70 o'clock this morning the fed erals sent out scouting parties from Agua Prieta in the direction of the camp of Colonel Blaneo. They were watched by many from the roof of the Gadsden hotel and from other favorable points. The scouts went out to where the battle occurred last Sunday and on beyond. This move was no doubt to learn the ex. act position of Blanoo's forces in preparation for attacking him. The general impression in Douglas is that Blaneo will not attack Agua Prieta now that the forces there have been strengthened One of the strange features of the Agua Prieta situation is the fact that although it has been threatened for several days it has not been provided with artillery or machine guns as a means of de- fense. It is known that at both Cananea and Naeo there are a num- Der of machine guns which could be quickly brought to Agua Prieta.
 Agua Prieta was reinforced this morning by the arrival Of 250 fed eral troops from Moctezuma, under Colonel Oiedo. These troops arrived on a special train at s;15, which left Naoozari at II o'clock last night, having arrived there from Moctezu- ma yesterday morning.
 This is the same body of federal troops. under the same commander, that participated in the fight at Sahuaripa when s7 insurrectos were killed and the balance routed Gen eral Ojeda left Moctezuma several days ago and made the long march to Nacozari. 1t was reported last week that 800 federals were coming north from Moctezuma, but the re port WIS exaggerated as to the num- Der In the battle at Sahuaripa Gen eral ojeda had among his troops fifty Yaqui Indians, who are said to have displayed wonderful bravery and loyalty. Whether they came to Agua Prieta this morning is not def nitely known, as soon after the ar rival of the troops from Nacozari a large body was sent out al once in the direction of the camp of Colonel al Cieazas Spring ranch
 If Blaneo and his party that held up the Nacozari train yesterday did 80 with the expectation of finding any troops on board he ought t0 consider himself lucky in holding up the wrong train, as it is not believed that he had any expectation that such 9 large force was probable from the lower country.
 Bianco Thrown Of.
 When Bianeo stopped the train yesterday morning he went into the mail sacks and took the mail ad- dressed to federal officials. Among these letters is said to have been one from Moctezuma stating that no soldiers had been sent north. This may account for Blanco's abandon ment of the railroad line, thoug!. we have little faith in his desire to meet any of the federal troops either on a train or anywhere else, after his childish action on Sunday, when he had Agua Prieta at his mercy. but lacked both the generalship and cour- age 10 take it. While his detach- ment was drawing the federal forces away from Agua Prieta to the east he could have sent fifty into the place from the west and captured and held it. This was expected by many when it was known the federals had lelJ their garrison Sunday morning.
 Would Have Had Fight.
 Had Colonel Blanco remained on tbe railroad last night. at kilometer 13. where he held up the train yes teTday. he would have been cought in trap and most likely captured. for detachment Of federals left Agua Prieta last night and went sovn the railroad to meet the in fOmine troop train But Colonel Blanco had left and returned to his camp st Cinezas Springs, so the troop train with the troops who went to meet it arrived this morning. there having been no incident of the trip from Racozari.
 It was learned this morning that Colonel Bianco was met at kilometeT T. yesterday by another insurTecto band from the west at the time the railroad track was tied Up to hinder the passage of the train. rumor