Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-17
FIGHT TWO BATTLES
7ESEIs MEET REVERsEs IN
NORTHERN MEXICO AT HANDS
OF FEDERALs.
100 KILLED AND WOUNDED
machine Gun Fire RepuIses Insured
tos, Who Attack Diaz' Force of
500 at Aqua Prieta-Band of 1870
Trapped, 80 Slain.

mexico City.-Conditions bordering
on panic reign throughout northern
Mexico. According to reports re-
celVed here Sunday the federal troops
were victorious in two battles fought
against the revolutionists in which
1oo men were killed and wounded.
AT Aqua Prieta, across the border
from Douglas, Ariz., 500 rebels Sun
DAY attacked 300 federal troops, but
were unable to Withstand the fire of
the machine guns and retreated. The
rebels were armed with rifles only.
The total casualties are placed at
thirty-fve.
n Dooy OF l2O insurrectos was cut
70 pieces by state rurales at San
bartolito Pueblo Saturday. More
tnan fifty were killed, eleven serious
~ wounded and twenty-seven cap
tured. Owing to the fact that the
rurales have adopted the revolution
ISIS tactics of ambushing their enemy,
none OF their number was killed and
only few wounded.
Colonel Guerrero, in command of
the rurales, upon learning the rebels
were marching to attack the munich
patty of Nativitas, sent 100 of his
men to meet them. Fifty others were
ordered to cut off the retreat.
Inc nrst force selected a favorable
position overlooking ravine through
Whlcn the rebels must pass, and when
tney were In the trap opened a mer-
CHESS f1re on them The rebels are
SAID to have made stubborn fight
OUT at the end of a half hour they
We're completely demoralized.
Inc rebels have answered Presi-
dent D1az' order suspending the civil
guarantees with an order to give no
quarter. This is taken here to mean
that the fighting hereafter will be
marked by all the barbarity of
medieval times
reports from Chihuahua, delayed
several days in transmission, relate
distressing state of affairs in that city.
Owing to the closing down of some
of the industrial establishments and
the running on short time of others,
on account of the shortage of coal,
many workmen have been thrown out
of employment and are facing starva-
ton.
Thoroughly aroused by the spread
of brigandage and vandalism incident
to the revolution, and determined to
protect property, the Diaz govern
ment will wage against the lawless
element a pitiless war of extermina-
ton.
Resurrecting a provision of the
Mexican constitution not used for is
years, and acting under it's authorize
ton, the government will set aside
for six months certain personal guar
antees.
All persons detected in the act of
highway robbery, of raiding village
or farm, or train wrecking, or cutting
telegraph or telephone wires or even
Of removing spike from a railroad
track or throwing a stone at train
will be summarily shot.
The bill providing for this drastic
measure was sent to the permanent
commission of the federal congress-
It was signed by Miguel Macedo. sub
secretary Of the department Of the in
terror, and says it's enactment is the
wish of the president.
That the measure did not immedi-
ately become law is due to official
form The permanent commission is
a body endowed with power to act
when congress is not in session. The
members of the commission unani-
mously approved the measure. but
under the law, it is necessary that the
bill come up for second reading.
1t was referred to a subcommittee
and this subcommittee was instructed
to report it to the commission at
special session. 1t will be favorably
acted upon
The decision to ask for the 'sus
pension of personal guarantees" pro-
yided for by the constitution was
reached by the president in confer
ence with the members Of his cabinet.