Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-04-20
REBELS SUCCEED IN HOLDING
CITY AGAINST attacks
OF FEDERAL FORCES.
DOUGLAS SH0WERED BY BULLETS
American Is Wounded; lnsurrecto
Leader Places Federal Loss at
200 Killed and Rebels
Loss At 20,

Douglas, April 18.-T The much.
heralded battle of Aqua Prieta, expect
ed to be the most decisive of the pres.
ent Mexican rebellion, has been
fought across the international boun.
dairy from this city. Nearly 1000 fede-
raj troops under Colonel Reynaldo
Diaz, cousin of the Mexican president,
we're engaged on the one side while
over 1900 insurgents are on the other.
After fighting of a desperate char.
acter, mainly around the insurgents
cavalry corral, the federal troops were
repulsed in their first attack and with.
drew to reform for another attack.
The action began at s.: 80 a. NJ, when
Colonel Diaz, who established a camp
five miles from the city, sent a ma
chine gun to within half mile of
Aqua Prieta and opened fire on a
group of adobe houses on the south
west edge Of the town. Needing his
promise not to fire across the border
II it could be avoided, Diaz, advancing
with his main body, Ideployed his
troops to the west of the town.
When the Diaz machine gun opened
and his main body approached on the
double quick, the rebels poured sew
eral volleys from their trenches.
simultaneously General Basalaria Gar
cha, the rebel commander sent six
sharpshooters to silence the gun. They
crept through the Mesquite to within
400 yards of the machine gun and for
an hour attempted to pick off the gun
ners. After good deal of firing of
a deadly character, they succeeded in
picking off most Of the gunners and
the machine gun was silenced. An
hour later a second one was silenced
the same way.
During the contest the bullets flew
thick and fast over Douglas. Mem
bers of the family of Robert Day and
A. w. War;, whose homes were struck
by the flying bullets, fled out of their
houses in terror and asked protection
from Colonel Skunk. He declined, say.
ing his orders were not to intefere un-
I'll Americans were killed or seriously
wounded.
Jack Hamilton, aged IA, was struck
by bullet on a street in Douglas. A
spent Mauser bullet pierced his coat
and imbedded itself in his breast. The
boy was rushed to the Red Cross hos
pital, where physicians said his wound
was not serious. Six others received
minor wounds.
Shortly before noon after the battle
had been raging almost continuously
for five hours, RED Lopez" the in
surgent chieftain, made tour of his
trenches and reported fourteen insur-
gents wounded and none killed up to
that time. He declared he saw at
least fifty federals wounded on the
battlefield and he believes the federal
losses so far are about fifty killed and
100 wounded. The federal loss will
probably exd eed that Of the insurgents,
because Diaz' troops have been com.
PEELED to fight in the open, while the
rebels have fought from rifle pits.
Many Americans Watch Battle.
Most of the residents of Douglas re.
manned within doors or sought other
places of safety. Some attempted to
gain vantage points to view the field
Of battle. Notwithstanding the strict
orders Of the American troops, many
rushed to the international lines to get
q view Of the fighting. They were
here exposed to great danger. With
the first shot, Colonel Skunk ordered
out all the American cavalry able In
Douglas. They were rushed to the
border and took up positions aleng the
line. Many Of these pen were ex.
posed to the fire Of the Mexican troops.