The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-13
BATTLE RACES ON LINE PATR0LLED BY UNITED STATES BlancO Leads Sudden Att tack on Federals While
 Americans Watch ELEVEN KILLED AND MANK ARE WOUNDED Reported in Mexico City That More Than Fifty Revolutionists
 Are Killed in Battle
 At Puebla

with the losses to the rebels unknown is the result of battle just east of Agua Prieta today.
 The opposing forces were 800 insur- rectos under Gen. Jose de la Luz Blanco and a federal force of 300 directed by Colonel Mora.
 The battle was spectacular and was witnessed by several thousand Ameri- cans, many of whom rushed close to the battlefield while the firing was at It's height. After the smoke had cleared away it was Americans in automo piles who gave the first aid to the injured. hurrying them to Agua Prieta, where American physicians were in readiness to assist the Mexican army surgeons.
 If any rebels were killed or wound ed they were taken back to the moun- tains by their comrades.
 After mystifying both the Mexican officers and the Americans on the bor- der for a week Blanco suddenly brok 0 out of the canyon leading from Cenises Springs and engaged the federal troops that had been rushed into Agua Prieta last night on special train under command of Colonel Mora. Except for few prisoners taken by the federais, the rebels retreated in good order. It is understood that Blanco's entire force did not participate in the engagement.
 Blanco's first move was to throw out a skirmlsh line for the purpose of drawing the federals into action and ascertaining their strength. The bat tie lasted an hour and 1t is believed lthe retreat that followed was for the Epurpose of drawing the federals into the canyon where the main body of Blanco's force was stationed. The fed- ,.xl suit, rallied and returned to Agua Prieta, refusing to be entrapped. Another attack is expected tonight, Three hundred federal troops are be- ing rushed from Cananea to the relief of the Agua Prieta garrison and should reach there by daylight.
 Both the Mexican authorities and tn 2 Americans in Douglas learned today that the rebel camp was only a few miles east of possslas. The mountains break into foothills about four miles from Agua Prieta, the ground slopins from these hills toward that town. There are no rocks for protection. By o'clock the rebels were seen streaming over a little bog, pouring down from the International line. The Americans began a rush from Douglas to the boundary by thousands, mounting the housetops and watching the rebel movements with field glasses. When it was ceen that the rebels were advancing on the town the com missioner of police in Agua Prieta, Laborio Vasquez, telephoned to Cap tain Johnstone commander of the Third United States cavalry at Douglas and within 15 minutes the troops had galloped through the city and estab- lished perfect patrol along the lines. The troopers went coolly about their business of preventing any one cross ing the international line from either side.
 From Agua Prieta a long line of federal troops swept up over the bare mesa, advancing rapidly toward the rebel line, approaching from the east.
 As the forces drew near the federals formed solid fighting front. When about half a mile from the rebels the federals crouched low and waited the oncoming of the enemy. On the right of the federal force was the Twenty-seventh regiment of infantry. On the left wing were the Thirteenth infantry, while in the center were 30 mounted rurales.
 The federals had halted on the gentle slope of ravine almost at the point where the road runs from Agua Prieta toward Cabulona. Cnly few bushes of mesquite broke the landscape and the rebels could easily observe the federals They continued to advance until within 300 yards of the federal line. At this moment the federals arose from their knees and began frng.
 The rebels deployed to the right and left, shooting from their horses and then drop ring from their saddles to their horses knees. At the first volley several federal soldiers dropped Soldiers of the Twenty seventh regiment seemed to bear the brunt of the rebel fire
 The rebels, after short encounter at close range, galloped over the crest of a ravine. the federas following. As the federals appeared on high ground the rebels poured in heavy fire and 1t was at this point that most of the federal soldiers were shot.
 Mexico City, March 12.--A body of 120 ifisurrectos was cut to pieces by state rurales at San Bernito, Puebla, yesterday. according to reports reaching here. More than 50 were killed, Il seriously wounded and 27 captured.
 Owing to the fact that the rurales have adopted the revolutionists' tactics of ann pushing their enemy none was killed ana only a few wounded.
 Reports from Chihuahua, delayed sev- eral days in transmission, relate dis tressing state of affairs in that city. Owing to the closing down of some indus trial establishments and the running on short time of others, on account of short , age of coal, many men have been thrown ont of employment and are facing starva- ton. A measure to their advantage, however. is one initiated by Governor Ahmuda. requiring all merchants to pre- sent invoices of the provisions in their nossessicn and regulating the sale of some as to quantities to individual pur- chasers and as to prices. Many mer- chants are said to have advanced their prices 30 per cent. Those have been compelled to reduce their quotations to fixed schedule which is not greatly above nominal.
 Tia Juana, Lower California, Mex, March 12-Bands of armed men are pillaging ranches and isolated hamlets in lower California, near the inter- national boundary line These men are under the leadership of desperate characters who make no claim to pa triotism.
 one band captured the village of Tecarte last Sunday and shot up the place. This band was under the lead ership of German Salinas, half-breed, who has renamed himself "Francisco'' Salinas. He is former employe of the Mexican customs service and Is said. to have escaped from Tia Juana jail, where he was confined for stealing.