Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-18
Aqua PRIETA
IS EVACUATED
Rebels Silently Steal Away
and Leave No Trace of
Their whereabouts
CRISIS SEEMS IMPENDING
But Washington Gives Assur
ance That There Will Be
No Intervention.

Douglas, April 1S.-The rebels evac-
uated Aqua Prieta secretly during the
early morning and the federals occu-
pied the city at dawn.
sixth Cavalry to Douglas.
Des Moines, April 1S.-The Sixth
cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Charles
O'Connor in command, will leave here
late today for Douglas, Arizona.
Crisis is Imminent.
Washington, April 1S.-The MeXi-
can situation which is fast approach
| ing crisis in its International aspect |
was the principal subject of considera-
ton today at the cabinet meeting |
With the declaration by the President |
| that no American soldier will cross |
! the border without the consent Of !
i Congress, it seems almost certain !
that the problem will soon reach the
halls of Congress. The interest of
official Washington is keyed to the
highest pitch and every bit of infor- |
nation, official, or unofficial, received
over night, was rushed to the White
House for the perusal of the Presi-
dent. After a conference with the
President this morning, Chairman Gull
lom of the Senate committee on for
eign relations, announced that there
will be no meeting of his committee
to consider the Mexican situation at
this time. According to Senator Col
lum, the President is optimistic today
and apparently believed the situation
at Douglas is improved. The Senator
said he could see no reason for in
: tervention.
, Rebels Badly DemoraIized.
} Aqua Prieta, April 1S-Later devel-
opments showed that the rebel army
, to be badly disrupted Its leaders
gave up the fight and the men in the
ranks fled in all directions, choosing
; Colonel Medina, iefe politico of the
town, to assume command of the reb-
: els last night He came to the Ameri
/ can lines before dawn and surrender
: ed to the United States troops. He
t was placed under guard. The victor
] ious federal force which occupied the
M; tstwIr @tnorntn5 numbered about
: 1,2O0 men. Lieutenant Colonel Renal
2 Go Diaz is in supreme command.
! Juarez Next.
= Washington, April 1S.-An attack
t on Juarez, Mexico, is momentarily eX
: pected according to telegram from
+ United States Consul Edwards receiv-
!. ed at the White House this morning.
e Edwards reports that he has asked
: Colonel Sharp to keep Americans from
S crossing the Rio Grande during the
battle.
Scenes of BIoodshed.
Il Aqua Prieta, April 1S.-The govern
e ment losses in Yesterdays fighting
p may never be known. The federals
J. declined the assistance of the Red
a Cross today stating that the army
l. would care for it's own wounded. Dur
|. ing yesterdays fighting, the federals
a removed the killed and wounded to
V the rear. 1t is understood that the
" dead are buried on the field. Several
% bodies of dead rebels were seen in
4, the streets of Aqua Prieta by the AS.
IS sociated Press correspondent this
S. morning. At the bull ring there is
s. evidence of desperate fighting. The
10 main towers were literally shot into
it sieves by the federal machine guns
ID At the entrance to the first story oi
X the tower there is rivulet of drying
10 blood which had poured out through
IS the doorway Sitting against the wal
s. heavily guarded and bound was ar
); American who had failed to get away
n "They are not going to shoot me, are
n they?" he asked. He said his name
is is Thomas Sullivan from Connecticut
Or He said he had come to Douglas from
le Bisbee, had crossed the line yesterda,
NJ and was arrested by the rebels wht
n had robbed him of hundred dollars
IN The rebels evacuated Aqua Prieta be
to cause they had exhausted their am
or munition. This is apparent from th'
stories of one or two who did not fle'
and by the federals who entered tn
20 town. Great piles of empty cartridg
of shells are lying in the trenches. Tn
,e federal army was amply supplied an
20 kept up their firing until three o'clocl
ez this morning for the purpose they sa
of provoking reply and exhaustin
IN the rebels supply of cartridges.
he Mexico Reassures Uncle Sam.
es- Washington, April 1S.-Defnite as
surance has been received by Pres
tn dent Taft from the Mexican govern
lie ment that affairs like that at Agu
es- Prieta will not be repeated. Al
er nouncement was made at the Whit
ed House that Mexico had given assul
of ance of definite restrictive polio
on the border.
I'm Rebels Have Vanished.
ed Aqua Prieta, April 1S.-The rebt
mi army after almost eighteen hours
OF continuous fighting yesterday in d.
an fense of Aqua Prieta, quietly evac'
nd ated the town during the night.
les moved out silently and when the da
mt broke was nowhere to be SEEN TT
on Mexican troops entered the city
He dawn, encountering no resistanc
ito The federals came in cautiously, e
cir pecting to encounter an ambush
nd some kind at any moment, but Il
ed rebels had vanished and there is
at indication even of the direction til,
-~ had taken. The reason for their d
sertion of the city after an all d.