Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-17
Fierce BATTLE STARTED:

"UOJe TSOSt ana 1SOST&J J0CCSS
were engaged in terrific battle
at Aqua Prieta at $40 this morn
ing.
Firing was continued.
The fire from the rebel trenches was
having it's effect on the right wing of
the federal force and the nationals
were driven back. In failing back,
however, they swung around to the
east and north far enough to come in
contact with rebels lying in trenches
which had been dug to prevent left
flank movement. Here a heavy body
of rebels was posted TO prevent the
federals gaining the American line. AS
the fire belched from these trenches,
the rebels bullets sped across the line
into the southeast section of Douglas
and into two school buildings. Wrile
the federals fell back, the rebel COM
mander in chief pushed forward his
men and with others coming up to sup.
port them, continued to engage the
retiring federals right wing. The fir
ing grew fainter as the federals re-.
tired on this quarter. Following this
movement the fire slackened to the
southeast. 1t became apparent that
the first attack of the federals had
been a failure. As far as could be
learned the federals had almost 1000
men engager including 200 cavalry nm
der Commandant Barron, chief of
Rules in Sonora. The rebels. showed
remarkable organization throughout
battle. AT 1890 the firing ceased with
the rebels holding every position they
occupied at the beginning of the bat
tie. The Rebels began digging new
trenches at once. Red Lopez re-
ported rebel casualties in trenches as
light. American troops had forced
Douglas residents back to within three
blocks of the center of the city.
The loss to the rebels was slight,
but it believed the federals suffered
severely. Bullets crossed the Ameri.
can boundary line and fell In veri-
table hail storm in sections of Doug
las. At least one American was hit
The rebels after repulsing the federal
attack began the erection of new en-.
trenchments. They were expecting
More than 1900 fed
erals under Lieutenant Colonel Diaz
were pitted against the rebel garrison
at Aqua Prieta of 1000 men. Fighting
was resumed at II o'clock.
Another Am Jrican Shot.
Another American, Jorn Hamilton,
has been shot. He was in Douglas
nearly in the center of the city when
hit in the breast by bullet. Twenty
dead insurgents have just been taken
into Aqua Prieta.
Instruction Spreading.
Chihuahua, Mexico, April 17.-Via
Laredo, Texas. With information
from a reliable source stating that
railroads between important places in
Durango, Coahila and Zacatecas are
being disabled, thousands of non. COM
batants are cut off and many men are
leaving their families to join the in.
surrectos. 1t is believed the insurrec.
ton is rapidly spreading to the south.
Ell Paso, Tex, April 17.-According
to reports received here today from
source seemed reliable, Francisco I.
Madero Ja., chief of insurrecto is now
III AAo way ~ aqua CID AcIc IL 10
believed he will set up his headquar
tiers.
Reports regarding the whereabouts
Of the insurrecto leader placed him in
the neigrborhOod of MADEIRA in the
northwestern part of the state of Chi
huahua. According to some reports
Madero was at the head of insurrectos
force advancing upon JuareZ which
engaged the federal troops at Bauch.
alost Saturday and which had since
disappeared.
The reports are considered more
than probable that the insurrecto chief
left MADEIRA for Aqua Prieta, a dis.
lance of about $50 miles when the
news of the capture of the latter place
reached him.
Laredo, Texas, April l6-According
to reliable reports in local telegraph
circles. tide, Eloro and Fl Campo,
three small towns in the state of Dur
ango. are in the hands of the nsur-
gents.
Washington, Apri l6-"Don't cross
the American Mexican border line TN
der any circumstances: if necessary to
communicate across the line do it by
civilians" was the purport Of instruc-
tions telegraphed today by Major Gen.
eral Wood. co,nmandig the army, to
the army command in Texas. This
explains the use of two civilians in
carrying a message to the Mexican
federal commander from Col. Skunk,