The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-04-22
REBELS EVACUATE
aqua PRIETA, mex.
Leave Town to FederaIs After
All Day Battle.


the city after their all day defense OF
1t was not at first apparent. The most
logical conclusion seemed to be that
they had exhausted their ammunition
In the fighting.
Later developments showed the reb-
ell army to be disrupted. Its leaders
gave up the fight and the men In the
ranks appear to have fed in directions
OF their own individual choosing.
Colonel Medina, who assumed COM
mand OF the rebels in Aqua Prieta,
made his way TO the American line be-
fore dawn and surrendered to the
United States troops. He was the
mayor OF the town. He was immedi-
ately placed under guard and held at
the headquarters OF the American cav
airy at the ball park.
The government losses In the fight
ing may never be known. The feder'
ais declined the assistance OF the Red
Cross. stating that the army would
care for II own wounded. During the
lighting the federals removed their
dead and wounded 10 the rear. II Is
understood that those killed were bur-
fed on the field. None was brought
into the bull ring at Aqua Prieta.
The days lighting began at $3.50 In
the morning.
At ! o'clock the rebel commander
at Aqua Prieta estimated the federal
dead at seventy-five. The rebel losses
were at that time twenty dead ard
fifty wounded.
The -ebels had brought twenty dead
into thu town OF Aqua Prieta and with
their loss so heavy. the federal loss
must be much heavier, as the federals
fought in the open great deal OF the
time
Federal troops disregarded United
States warnings and their own prom
ises not TO fre into the United States,
but In nghting from low ground. ele-
waited their aim and bullets. carried
far into Douglas. The whole section
OF the city between Fifth street and
the line was deserted. The American
custom house was under heavy FIRE
and the citizens sheltered there took
refuge In a deep ditch. Jack Hamil-
ton, fourteen years old, from Naco.
Arix, standing on a building on the
corner OF Sixth street and Railroad
avenue. half a mile north OF the inter
national line. was struck by spent
Mauser bullet II pierced his coat
and shirt and the point entered the
flesh OF the left breast. The boy
gamely got mp and pulled the bullet
out and put II in his pocket for a SOU
yenlr
Oscar X Coll, a newspaper man.
was shot In the side OF the head on
Fourth street lie was the first Amer.
lean wounded on the American side
In the battle. Bullets struck resi-
dences OF Robert Rae. on Eighth
street. and A. W. War;. secretary OF
the Y. M. c. A., on Eighth street The
families moved out
Colonel Skunk. commanding the
American troops. said be would not do
anything about ". havine no orders
from WASHINGTON
Governor Sloan OF Arizona was on
the international line during the fight
ing. He got the cavalry 10 drive back
1000 American and Mexican men.
women and children, including many
mothers with babies In go-carts. from
the danger zone.
In the first attack the federals were
repulsed After a short rest, they at.
tackled again. then hesitated for n
short time and resumed the attack the
third time. The rest OF the day the
fighting was almost continuous. More
than 800 federals were pitted against
the rebel garrison OF 900.
Responding 10 telegram from Gov.
ernor Sloan OF Arizona, asking N
nothing can be done to relieve the ait
uation. President Taft telegraphed:
Have made urgent demand on Mexi.
can government 10 use means TO pre-
vent firing across the border by Mexi.
can federal troops and am awaiting
reply. Meantime | have sent direct
warning 10 Mexican insurgent forces
near Douglas. ] infer from your dis
patch that both parties attempted 70
heed the warnings. but In the strained
exigency OF the contest wild bullets
still find their way into Douglas. The
situation might Justify me in ordering
our troops across the border and al.
tempt TO stop fighting or 10 fire upon
both combatants from the American
side, but II take this step | must face
the possibility OF resistance and
greater blodshcd and also the danger
OF having our motives misconstrued
and misrepresented and OF infiaming
the Mexican people against mafy
thousands OF Americans now in Mex.
leo and ieopardizing their lives"
Rebels south OF Juarez moved their
cannon nearer the city overnight and
appear 10 be making preparations for
an attack. regardless OF the rapid.fre
guns. masked mortars and mines on
which the federals mainly rely for
their defense
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