Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-18
Rebel Army Leaves City.

Aqua Pricta. April lS-The rebel
army, after eighteen hours of incessant
fighting yesterday in defense of Aqua
Prieta, quietly evacuated the town
during the night. 1t moved out silent
ly, and when day broke was nowhere
to be seen. Mexican federal troops
entered the city at down, encountering
no resistance. The Fedcrals approach
ed the town from the south and east
during the early hours, coming in
slowly and cautiously lest they ell
counter an ambush. Great was the
surprise of the commanders of the
government troops on finding when
they reached the outer work Of rebel
entertainments that the trenches had
been abandoned and no insurrectos
were in sight. The fcdcrals continued
TO come in still more slowly, presum-
ably expecting at every moment to ell
counter a surprise. but they found ne
rebels anywhere. The latter had van
ished as completely as night. There
was no indication even of the direc-
ton they had taken. The reason for
their evacuation of the city after their
all day defense of it was not at first
apparent. The most logical conclusion
seemed to be that they had exhausted
their ammunition.
Later developments showed the
the rebel army to be badly disrupted
Its leaders gave up the fight and the
men in the ranks appeared to have
fled in directions of their own individ
ual choosing. Rolmedina, who has
assumed command of the rebels in
Aqua Prieta last night, made his way
to the American line before dawn and
to United States troops.
He was Jofo Politico (mayer) Of the
town. He was Immediately placed
under guard and held at the head
quarters of the American cavalry at
he ball park.
The victorious force which occupied
he town this morning numbered 100 ,
nen. Lieut. Col. Reynolds Diaz was
n supreme command.
The governments loss in yesterdays |
lighting may never be known.
The federals declined assistance OF
he Red Cross today stating that the
lrmy would care for it's own wounded.
During the fighting yesterday the fed
rails removed their dead and wounded |
o the rear. 1t is understood that
hose killed were buried on the field.
l correspondent passing the streets |
# Aqua Prieta saw a few bodies Of
ebels lying in the thoroughfares. At
BULL Ring there were everywhere evi
|ences of yesterdays fighting and am
lie signs that the federals had accur
te information of the stronghold oc
upied by the rebel forces. The main
overs of the bull hill ring entrance
7ere literally shot into sieves, thous
nds of bullets pierced them. For a
ime the machine guns poured a hail
teady into these towers and over the
ops of a dome from which the gar
ison was firing. In the west of
he bull ring there were two bodies.
me was that of an American. That
he rebels evacuated Aqua Prieta be
ause they had exhausted their am
lunition was apparent from the stor
IS related by one or two who did not
ee and by the federals who entered
he town. Great quantities of empty
artridges were lying everywhere in
renches and bull rings and in the
rejection pits in Aqua Prieta.
Bullet Enters House.
Douglas. Ariz.. April IA bullet
ntered the house of Forest Ruther-
ord, all official of the Copper Queen
melter and shattered the glass in
itchen window. Fragments of flying
lass cut Mrs. Larson severely
Taken to Hospital.
To one hospital were brought four
f the wounded i'll the battle, all men,
ers of the insurrecto army. Among
1em are two Americans. They are
;eorge Prickett, a young man of Glea-
on, Arizona. He was shot twice
trough the body and cannot live.
'rickett is member of the inter-
ational machinists union of Douglas.
lis mother is Mrs. Martha Prickett OF
Torwood. Ohio.
The other American is Lester F.
;reen, of Omaha, Nebraska. who