The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-03-16
SERIOUS FIGHT.
At Aqua PR|E1A.
PlvE HUNDRED INsuRREcros
UNDER aLANco CLASH WITH
COL. MoRA's MEN.
ELEVEN KILLED; AS MANY HURT

Numerous Towns Are Under Siege
by Insurreetos, Say
Reports.
q Douglas, Ariz., March IA. - Eleven
federal soldiers dead, II wounded, with
the lesses to the rebels unknown is
the result Of battle just east of
Aqua Prieta. The opposing forces
were 500 insurrectos under General
Jose de la Luz Blanco and federal
force of 800 directed by Colonel Mora.
After mystifying both the Mexican
officers and the Americans on the bor-
der for q week, Blanco suddenly broke
out Of the. canyon leading from Geni-
sss@ Springs and engaged the federal
troops that had been rushed into
Aqua Prieta on a special train under
command Of Col. Mora.
Blahco's first move was to throw
out skirmish line for the purpose Of
drawing the federals into action to
ascertain their strength.
Battle Lasts an Hour.
The battle lasted an hour and it is
believed the retreat that followed was
for the purpose of drawing the fed
erals into the canyon, where the main
body Of Blanco's force was stationed.
The federals, however, after a spirited
pursuit, rallied and returned to Aqua
.Prieta. refusing to be entrapped.
Three hundred federal troops are
being rushed from Cananea to the
relief Of the Aqua Prieta garrison.
When it was seen that the rebels
were advancing on the town the com.
'1nissioner Of police in Aqua Prieta,
Laborio Vasquez, telephoned to Capt.
johnson. commander of the Third
United States cavalry at Douglas, and
within 10 minutes the troops had gal.
loped through the city and had estab.
lishsd patrol along the line. No one
was allowed to cross the international
line from either side.
Federais Advance Rapidly.
From Aqua 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 fed.
erals formed a solid fighting front.
When about half mile from the reb.
els the federals crouched low and wait,
cd the oncoming rebels. On the; right
OF the federal forces was the Twenty.
seventh regiment of. infantry. On the
left wing were the Thirteenth infan
try, while in,the center were 30 mount
ed rurals.
At the first volley. several federal
soldiers dropped. The soldiers Of the
,TWenty-seventh, fell, shot through the
bear the brunt of the rebel fire.
Lieutenant Manuel Robes of the
Twenty-seventh, fell, shot through the
right shoulder and the right arm.
Lieutenant Morales, also the Twen
ty.seventh, dropped with similar
wound. The, loss of these two men il
throusht to have affected the ranks
Of the federals. for the troops on the
. left swung around. following blindly
over the next ridge where they were
encountered by 80 rebels at a range
not greater than 200 yards.
Heresfell Corporal veiegas; his righ
leg shattered close to the hip. Syl
vesto Ramriez Of the Twenty-seventl
was also shot through the right LEI
andrfive soldiers were killed. Beyond
the last little ridge, the rebels con
tinued to retreat toward the east
the federals following and firing a.
they advanced.
The rurals, deployed in the skirmisl
l4R far, to; the right in an apparen
sndeaVor to flank the retreating rebels
Arebea, who had been authorized ant
who, was hiding in the brush, CAV,
himself up.
Those Of Blanco's men who had no
been engkEed in the battle climbed t,
higher ground At the base Of the foot
hills and the fighting force gallopet
lack.to to join them.
During the engagementsa at least 800,
parsons lined the border on the Ameri
can. side.
Panic In North Mexico.
ID Paso. March IA. - Condition.
bordering on panic reign throughou
northern Mexico. Stirred by. the be
hSfA that the revolutionary M emen
hGs reached critical stage, t insur
rUctes.In the state of Chihau :.:u an,
o0aoFN are .reportedsto have. redouble.
activity I'm tearing up railroads an,
telegraph wires.
! Numerous towns. are under sieg
by. the insurrectos, and thousands o
women and children cut of from foo,
g supplies are rendered helpless.
= WHAT'S believed to bena reliable re
: port OF the casualties at Casas Grand
essays that Is Americans were kille'