The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-19
INSURRECTOS
WIN BATTLE
Eederals Are Repulsed With Loss
y of Two Hundred Killed and
Wounded
ARIZONA TOWN OF
DOUGLAS TERRORIZED
Mayor Mcclure, of Douglas, Tele-
graphs to President Taft Want
ing to Know If Something Cam
not Be Done to Protect Them


not Be Done to Protect Them
Aqua PRIETA, April 17--At 10:45
tonight the battle which began at
dawn came to a close. After seven
teen hours of fighting that hour found
the rebels holding almost every posi-
ton they had at dawn, although
after nightfall the federals carried
| the battle to the borders of the town.
The federals by a thrilling move
ment regained the ground lost during
the day and indications were that
daylight would find the opposing
armies engaged in hand-to-hand
conflict. Just before nightfall the
federal cavalry, each horse with two
or three extra men clinging to it,
made its way up the narrow ravine
which extends to within 400 yards of
Aqua Prieta Here the extra men
di~'nounted and the horses were
taken back for more until several
hundred infantrymen had gathered
close to the beleaguere town. When
darkness fell this force crept to the
CT st of the embankment and opened
a terrific fire on Aqua Prieta, the
rebels replying from the bull-pen and
every available cover. Federals had
also brought to their aid three
FOUNDER, and with it poured shells
into the city. 1t was following this
onslaught that Balasaria Garcia sur
rendered. Loss of one of the COM
manders had no apparent effect on
the rebels Red Lopez was in
Douglas tonight but will probably be
in the fight again in the morning. The
rebels assert Cabrars force arrived to-
night. but this is doubted. The morn
ing will see a renewal Of the contest.
Aqua PRIESTA, via Douglas, Ari-
coma. April 17.-(From Associated
The most important battle OF the
Mexican revolution was fought here
today between 1900 federals under
the command of Col. Diaz ana 1000
rebels under General Garcia. The
federals were repulsed. The battle,
however, was not finally decisive. 1t
lasted from $40 in che morning until
shutdown. At nightfall two federal
machine guns were in the possession.
of the rebels and it was estimated by
the rebels that the federa,s suffered
a loss of at least 200 killed and
wounded. The rebels gave their loss
as 90.
U. S. Warning Disregaryled
From the beginning of the battle,
regardless of the warning given by
the United States government to the
leaders of both forces, rain of bull
let's poured into the Am erican town
of Douglas and when the day was
over it was found that seven nom
combatant residents of the city had
been wounded.
Day OF Terror
It was a day almost of terror in
Douglas. When day broke it revealed
the federal forces formed in a fam
shaped battle line ia the Ieve, country
about a mile distant from Aqua
Prieta, with their machine guns in
the center. They gave Notice to the
aenemy of their purpose with hail
of bullets from the machine guns. 1t
was the federals' evident intent to
gain the international line and from
this vantage ground turn their fire
upon the rebels.
The insurrectos went forth eagerly
to the fray. They dire tie l their fire
at the crews manning the machine
guns, but the fire of the tederals was
so fierce it forced them back to the
second line of trenches. The federals
advanced slowly. AS they came
nearer, the fire of the rebels became
more concentrated. After three
hours fighting the rebels proved too
strong for the federals, who began to
retreat in the face of a calling fire.
Soon the machine guns were suenced.
At eleven o'clock the repu'sed fed
erals had reformed and again adj
vanced in support of their original
purpose to gain the boundary line,
marking their movement with heavy
musketry firing, the machine guns be-
ing out of service. The rebels, made
more confident by their earlier sue
cess returned gallant!y to the en-
counter and poured an unceasing
stream of bullets up on the advance
ing federals. The rebel FIRE was again
too strong for the federals and they
fell back in good order, firing as they
retired and left the fed ami their
two machine guns in possession of
the rebels,
Americans injured
Dougls. people hurried were: o. K.
Coll of Tombstone; scalp wcurd
while watching battle from Fourth
street Elpideo Arce, Douglas; shot
in foot. Frank Williams Of Douglas;
shot in the neck while standing IN
the street. probably fatal Jack
Hamilton of Douglas; shot in the
back while watching the battle frnm
the top of an adobe house several
blocks FROM the INTERNATIONALLY inc.
jesus Alcantra of Douglas; shot in
the leg. Mrs larson IF Douglas;
severely cut 10y flying glass Of Kitchen
window in hcr residence, Jahn
Keith Of Douglas; sh 1t in the leg
" lille walking ON the street.,
More than half of pousl1s was
under fire from the beginning TO the
end of the battle. Wnpn the battle
hegtu col. skunk. ooinnaadine the
tnited States troops. rushed his four