The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-13
5000 AMERICANS WITNESS.
BATTLE BETWEEN MEXICAN
TROOPS AND INSURRECTOS
Reported Total Doad in Hot Fight
Opposite Douglas, Ariz., is Il
BIanco Led,the Rebes---PIan Apparently 10 Draw
FederaIs Into Canyon, but Latter Reidsed to
be Entrapped---U. S. Troops in Sight

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DonEl4s, Ariz., March 1o,--Eleven
were Killed In battle near -sua
Idata tolay between General Blaa-
go's torcn Of 500 re4els and f2deral
fosce OF 900
Elayen federals were wounded bfs
he num- or of rebel wounded is not
known as Trey took their lnjrre vita
thin in the retreat to the mountains.
After mystifying both the Mexican
officials and the Americans on the
border for q week Bla:fs3 suddenly
broke cut OF the canyon leading from
Ceriees Springs ami engaged the fed
eral troops that had been rushed into
Ague Tsieta last night on a special
traia under command OF Col. Mora.
E%cCat for q few prisoners tafen by
the federa's the rebels re:rea.ei Ia
GOOD order, 1t is understood that
ilanco's entire force did not pastiti'
pate
Blanco's Nrst move was to throw
ort a skirmish line for the purpose o.
drawing The feaerals into action and
to ascertaln their strengta.
TIE battle lasted an hour and 1t Is
believed TIE retreat that followed was
FOR the purpose Of drawing the fed
nrals into the canyon where t'e man
fody Of Rlancots force WIS stationed.
The fldefa S, tawcyer, after a spirit,
"a pursuit, 5llied and returrel to
Aqua Trcta, refusing to ia 81
trapped.
Another Astsok Expected.
Another attack is expected tonight.
Three hundred federal troops are 10
be rushei from Cananea to the relief
OF the Agua Trieta garrison and
shor'd reach there by daylight
roth the Mexican authorities and
Fie Americans in Douglas learned to-.
day that the rebel camp was only a
few miles east Of Douglas The noun
tair3 break into the foot hills about
four miles from Ague Trleta, the
ground falling from these hills TO
ward the town in series or draws
sparsely covered with light musqult.
There are no r0c1s for protection.
l-w . o'clo"k # Q rcbels we're stream
ins into little bog ard pouring down
tie side draws from the international
Ern.
The Americans began to rush from
Douglas to the boundary by thous,
ands, mounting the housetops and
watching the rebel movement with
fell glasses.
Automobiles strcamed out from all
directions ard soen the entire coun.
try frcm the American crstoms
houea to the eastern outskirts of the
city was solid 'phalanx OF signt.
sonrs.
Il. 8. Troops Active.
When It was seen that the rebcls
were advancing the commissioner OF
ro'ice in Aqua Theta, Ladorio Zas,
cuez, tctephoned to Captain JohnFo~,
commander of tho third u. s. cavalry
at Touglas, and within -iieen MN
utes the troops had galloped through
the city and had established a perfect
patrol along the line.
From Ague Triata a long fine o.
federal troops swept over the bare
mesa, advancing rapidly aga.as: tie
rebel lines from the east.
AS the force drew near thelederals
formed solid fighting front. Wher
about half a mile from the rebels
the federals crouched low and await
ed the oncoming rebels. On the right
of the federal forces was the 27th
regiment of infantry, on the LETT wing
was the 18th infantry, while IN the
center were about 30 monn;es ruraies
The Battle Opens.
The federals had halted on the
gentle slope of the draw almost at
the point where the roads run from
Agra Trieta toward Cabullona. Only
few bushes of mosquit broke the
landscape and tae rcbeis could east,
observe the fcierals. They continued
to advance until within 800 yards of
the federal lines. At this moment
the federals arose from their knees
and began firing.
\ The rebels deploycd to the right
and left, shooting from their horses
and then, dropping from their sad
dlAs, fred from their knees. AT the
first vollcy several federal soldiers
dropped. The soldiers OF the 27th
regiment seemed to be bearing the