The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-19
BELIEVE REBELS
 WILL RETURN FOR
 ANOTHER BATTLE
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 Commandante Francisco Chiapa, for merly prefect of the town of Mocte- zuma.
 Real Losses Concealed
 The government losses in yesterdays fighting may never be known. me federals declined the assistance of the Red Cross today. stating that the army would care for its own wounded. Dur ing the fighting yesterday the federals removed their dead and wounded.
 The Associated Press correspondent passing in the streets of Agua Prieta saw a few bodies of rebels lying in the streets At the bull ring there were everywhere evidences of yesterdays fighting and ample signs that the federals had pro- cured accurate infor nation of the strong holds occupied by the rebel forces. The main towers at the bull ring entrance were shot into sieves
 In the west of the bull ring there were bodies. One was that of an American.
 sitting against the wall of the bull ring and heavily guarded by Mexican troops, sat a lone American who had not es- capped with the retreating rebel army. His hands were tied with ropes which passed over his shoulders.
 They're not going to shoot me, are they?' he asked In a terrified voice.
 He said his name was Thomas Sullivan. that he was born in Connecticut; that nc had crossed the Mexican line yesterday; had been arrested by the rebels. robbed of $50, forced to display the scarlet rib bon on his arm and had been driven into the fighting line He still wore his scar let ribbon today.
 The rebels evacuated Agua Prieta be- cause they had exhausted their ammuni- ton. This was apparent from the stories related by one or two who did not flee and by the federals who entered the town.
 As the rebels passed out of Agua Prieta to the westward one or two mem hers of the army called across the line to the American troops: we are going into the mountains and will return when we get some more cartridges"
 Collect Discarded Arms
 Colonel Diaz and Major Barron of the federal troops were engaged early today in gathering up the discarded arms Of the rebels and bringing in the insurrecto dead. Five bodies were brought from the rebel trenches, three of them Americans. No wounded men were found.
 On account of the shortage of ammuni- tion that finally rendered futile the rebels gallant defense of Agua Prieta is found In the frequent seizures by American off cers and custom officials of supplies upon which the rebels were evidently depend ing. only yesterday army officers acting in conjunction with the secret service confiscated 00.0G0 rounds of cartridges in Douglas, which were destined to Agua Pietra. This was severe blow to the garrison, and was the direct cause of the surrender of Commandante Garcia to the American army officers last night
 Lieutenant Colonel Diaz, commander of the Mexican federal forces, reported as follows today:
 "Our losses on the federal side are 5 killed and 21 wounded. Of the rebels so far as learned were killed and wound ed. The federals have taken Il prisoners, Of whom two are Americans"
 When before daylight today the nation al troops who were within close shooting range again opened their rife fire on the trenches within the town, the rebel SOL diers defending the fort and the last row of trenches immediately south of Agua Prieta sent a courier to rebel headquar- ters in town asking for ammunition and declaring they could not hold back the federal advance if they were not supplied We are all out of ammunition and can : not help you,' was the reply of the rebel commander.
 At this tuncture, preparations were made to evacuate and word to this effect was sent to insurrectos in the outlying entrenchments. At the word to retreat the rebels in ad- yanced positions feared they would be cut off from the main army. Many of them threw down their rifles and ran. Only this portion of the rebel forces was