New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-15
AMERICAN TROOPS
MAY STOP FIGHTING
u. S. Commander in Arizona
Tells MexiCans He May
Use Stern Measures.
BORDER IN STATE OF ALARM
Mining Properties of Americans
in Mexico Are Suffering
Because of the
Blockade.
SECRETARY NOX
photo by Understood & Underwood

Aqua Prieta. Mexico. April 1i.-One
thousand rebels. under Balsario Garcia,
commander In chief of the insurgent
forces in Northern Sonora by virtue of
n commission issued to him by Fran
cisco I. MaderO. are sleeping on their
arms in Aqua Preta tonight
II was a day Of alarms. Twice in the
afternoon q the rebels were ordered To the
trenches and preparations made to re-
pel an attack when clouds of dust to the
southwark marked the approach of what
was supposed TO be federal forces intent
upon recapturng Aqua Prieta.
But the approaching columns turned
out to he rebel reinforcements number
and Antonio Garcia.
Hardly had the excitement died down
when the scouts reported another cloud
# dust. indicating the approach Of a
large force. coming on the road from
Naco They. it is believed. are almost
certain to be federals. but up To late
hours tonight scouts had not yet come
i'm with information as to whether il is
rebel or federal column.
With further severe fighting in and
around Aqua Prieta almost certainty
within the next day or two. Captain
Julian T.. Gauiot Of the 1st United
States Cavalry i'm Douglas and Mayor
Mcclure impressed upon the rebel COM
nanders that lives on United States
territory must not again he imperiled
bv fighting i'm Aqua Prieta.
Captain Gaujot said. should any fur
ther shots whether from rebel or fed
cral rifles. enter Douglas United States
troops would take steps to stop the
fighting. He asked the rebels to move
up far enough to make this unneces-
sary.
The rebel commanders explained that
they were willing to obey this injunc-
tion. but II the tederals attacked from
the south shots which they could not
control would certainly enter Douglas.
IF the federals use machine guns.
explained the rebels. we may be driven
back to the shelter Of Aqua Prieta."
captain Gaujot also said the rebels
would he considered soldiers and could
not cross the line from Aqua Prieta into
Douglas without danger Of immediate
arrest and detention as prisoners of war
crossing into a neutral country.
The army advancing from the west,
I'll ea,,-o Of tho incurOonts may no "A
force under Nine. Talamantes. the wild
ow Of the colonel who was shot by Chi
ana at Sahuaripa. with his two sons.
Colonel Ojeda did not wish to execute .
town. but Chiapa, IT Is said, was not
averse. and after taking out Talaman-
tess two sons. whom he is reported to
have killed. he came To get Talamantes
at night
Talamantes. it is said. offered to pay
S20.ODO If his sons were spared. even
though he himself he executed. but all
three were shot. Nine Talamantes Of
fered the S2O,0OO to equip "a command to
avenge the death Of her husband and
TWO sons. Her two daughters joined In
the recruiting. and il is claimed they
have "A force of rebels In the Ojo Noun
tains.
The rebel chief permitted the Naco-
zari Railroad 10 run AN automobile ear
over the road this afternoon to repair
the telegraph lines. This vas done and
messages were transmitted TO NacozarI
aged
The first rebel reinforcements To ar
rive-one hundred mounted men
reached here this afternoon They were
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