Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-31
One Report Says Thous-
and Men Have Been
Killed.
REBELS HOLD A LEAD
Dead and Wounded Left LYING
on FieId-BIoody Fight
at Santa Barbara.

El Paso, March S1--A stubbornly
fought and bloody battle between 800
lnsurrectos and 200 federals has ragged
around Santa Barbara southwest of
the city of chihuahua. since Wednes-
day morning. Both sides have sent for
Feinforcements, but these had not ar
rived at last accounts.
TOOK THE TOWN.
Wednesday morning, according to a
Parral dispatch. the insurrectos at
tackled and took Santa Barbara. The
federals Immediately rallied and at
tempted to retake the place. body
of 25 rurales charged through the in
surrecto lines and succeeded in reach
ing the municipal building. but were
cut off from the main federal body.
Their fate is not known.
BOTH SEND FOR AID.
Finding himself outnum bsred. Colo
mel Arzamendi, commanding the fed
eral troops, sent to Parrai for reinforce
ments. and the insurrecto leaders are
said TO have dispatched messengers i'm
the direction of the camps OF Madero
! and Orozco on q similar errand.
/ 1t is said both sides exhibited the
greatest GOODNESS and bravery and that
the percentage of killed and wounded
is high.
THOUSAND MEN KILLED.
Tucson, AriE, March 31-A thous-
and men have been killed on both sides
in the battle between fedeTals and reb-
, els i'm the vicinity of San Rafael and
+ Tres. Mexico, since Monday. is report
/ ed by federal officer in Nogales. So
nora, according TO a. dispatch from No
'Fafes.- T'tTe officsr Is said to have given
this report to fellow officers upon re-
! ceipt of news from Hermosilla-
DENY HEAVY LOSSES.
El Paso. March 31.-Although there
is little doubt there has been heavy
fighting at Tres, reports from bp,h
sides say the story that 1000 have been
killed is without foundation. The
statement that the town OF San Rafael
has been burned is also discredited.
ARMY WILL VOTE ON PEACE.
FL Paso. Texas March 31.-Officers
of the insurrecto junta here, while de
claring they hope earnestly for peace.
again stated today there seems little
prospect for an immediate cessation OF
hostilities.
Gonzales CARA, insurrecto secretary
OF state, says the army in the field will
have the final vote on any peace nego-
tiations and that he does not believe
they will vote TO accept any terms that
do not include the resignation OF Diaz.
He declares the movement is anti-Diaz
before everything.
FEDERALs REALLY LOSE.
El Paso, March 3I.-Advices to the
Herald from Magdalena, Sonera, by
mail declared Mondays battle report
ed from Aqua Prieta as a victory for
federals, was really a victory for the
rebels The Herald corresponding
says rebels ambushed the federals a,
san Rafael, instead Of the rebels 1e-
ing ambushed, or taken unawares as
officially reported, and the federals
were driven to take refuge In a mill
at Santa Rosa, where the rebels sur
rounded them.
REINFORCEMENTS COME.
Then rcinforcements came out from
HermosilIo and the battle was raging
on wednesday when the letter was
trained help of any kind on the field
and as the men are shot they lie
where they happen to fall. or, If able,
crawl away.
PRISONERS GIVEN OUT.
III Paso March 3l.--The following
message has just been received dated
Casas Grandes, Mexico, in response 20
a message sent earlier In the week by
the Associated Press TO Colonel Sam
uel Garcia Cuellar asking him 10 give
the names Of foreigners held as pris-
oners by Mexicans. captured in the bat
tie Of Casas Grandes:
Associated Press: The names and
Of the foreign prisoners who
were captured by the federal troops in
the fight Of March g are as follows:
J ". Graham, Oklahoma City. rural
route 30 /.
X p Lee, McKitrick, Cal
John Harrison. care Of Richard Pat
ter. Del Rio. Texas
C. H. Rico. 1742 Bush street, San
Francisco. Cal.
William Current Elick Okla. box a.
Bruce Robert Jacoby. 20i6 North
Central avenue. Minneapolis. MINI.
Sidney Sewers, care Of B. T. Sewers.
357 West One Hundred and Fifteenth
street New York
Alfred FRANKIE, 9O4 Stafford street.
Santa Ana, Cal
James II. Jones. Duluth, MINI.