The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-18
MEXICAN ARMlES FIRE RAIN OF
 BULLETS INTO AMERICAN TOWN
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~~-~----~--~>-----------~ ing, except that of .desultory nature, had ceased.
 A force, thought to be Yaqui Indians. has been crawling forward from bush to bush on their hands and knees, and at S:4S had approached to within 200 yards Of the rebels trenches At this distance they picked from his horse a rebel cap- tain, commanding one of the squads in the trenches.
 Seventh American Hurt The seventh American to be hurt here since the trouble started was shot to- day At o'clock John Keith, employed by the Douglas Lumber company, was hit in the leg with Mauser bullet while on Eighth street. nine blocks from the , international line. He was taken to the Red Cross hospital
 Bullets were raining as far north as Twelfth street, which is 1S blocks from the Mexican border.
 This certainly ought to be stopped" said Mayor Mcguire of Douglas "Al- ready seven citizens of Douglas have been shot down in the streets of this city and bullets are striking buildings piercing houses and dropping in yards where little children are playing as far north of the Mexican border as one mile l am now endeavoring to get some action among the citizens of Douglas which will bring the matter to the attention of President Taft"
 Charles Wexler. young American lighting with the insurrcctos, came into Douglas at nightfall, severely wounded ir the breast He was taken to the Red Cross hospital.
 Wexler's home is In Brooklyn. He said there were no wounded in Agua Prieta, all the injured having already been brought to the United States side. Fed erals to the number of 150O are just south of Agua Prieta, he said, and behind them IS the combined force of Antonio Garcia ana Juan Cabral, numbering 200. In Agua Prieta the garrison forces number 800
 Wexler said the plan was for Cabral and Garcia to drive the federal force toward the Agua Preta bull ring They Will then either have to surrender to the rebels or dash for the United States line and surrender to the United States soldiers.
 Some Daring Work
 Just before night fell on the plain a daring piece of work was shown by the federal forces. All afternoon the fed eral cavalry was under fire from the repei trenches to the east of the town The main body of the federal troops was to the rear of a long grassy draw. open- ing lengthwise into an angled ravine at the north and within 400 yards of Ag,,a Prieta.
 The federal commander mounted two ana three men on each of the cavalry horses and then under full fire from the trenches of the rebels facing the mouth of the grassy draw, dashed to the ravine where the extra soldiers were dropped off of the horses, one rider and horses re- turning to the rear to repeat the per formance, In this way the generals claCad info cover of the ravine and embankments
 Soon after nightfall this force in the ravine swept up to the crest of the em- bankments and opened a terrific fire up- on Agua Prieta, shooting promiscousy into every Building within range of their guns.
 Persons stood at the telephone in Agua Prieta and reported to Douglas the pas sage of the steel bullets through the abode walls of their homes, through win dow' through doors and through the splintered roofs.
 We are ready igor them.'' came the la ecnic message from the rebel forces wait Ing the onslaught at the bullpen and behind every cover
 At S:30 o'clock tonight Balasario Car cia came out of Ag1a Prieta alone and gained the United States line. where h, surrendered himself as an individual and not as commander of the Apua priat, forces to Captain Gaujot of the Irnitsd States cavalry who was on the line .t the time. Garcia was immediately taken 10 army headquarters in City Hall park. His surrender for a time gave rise to surrendered.
 One of the spectacular feats of t)ie late afternoon was the passage of an Amer |