The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-14
AMERICANS KILLED WATCHING FIERCE
 MEXICAN BATTLE
5000 Rebels Now Threaten Alt tack on Juarez, Controlling All Railroads and Telegraph Lines
Leader Hopes Victory Will Cause
 U. s. Government to Rec0g-
 nize the Insurgents as Bellig-
 erentS
Especial from United Press. )

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 Washington, April 14-Three thou sand Mexican insurrectos, today, are threatening the city of Juarez and the authorities at that place are prepar- ing for an attack, according to des- patch received at the State Depart ment today. The revolutionists out number the Federals by four to one, and control the railroads and telegraph lines south of the city.
 Douglas, Ariz., April 1.-The Mex ican insurrectos under General Red Lopez, are in complete control of the town of Agua Prieta, today, after spectacular battle in which three Americans were killed and nine wounded as they stood on the inter- national border and watched the pro- gress of the engagement.
 The American dead: Robert Harri- son, switchman, killed by stray bull let; J. c. Edward and Clarence Mu- zon of Chicago, who fought with the insurgents.
 The battle was brought to an end by Captain Gaugot, of the First Uni- ted States cavalry, when he was ad- vised of the bullets flying across the line and wounding American non-com- batants. He gal1oped his 40 troopers to the border amid a shower of bull lets, deployed them along the line and induced the forces to engaged to cease firing. The Federal garrison of the town abandoned their arms to the in- surgents, evacuated Agua Prieta and placed themselves under the protec- tion of the United States troops.
 The engagement was the f1ercest that has yet taken place in this sec tion of the border and a number of men on both sides were killed or wounded. Under the chaotic condi- tions which prevail, however, it is im- possible to get an accurate estimate of the casualties.
 The victory of the insurgents is regarded as the most important they have gained in Northern Mexico since the revolution began. Agua Prieta Is and practically controls the operation of this road in the State of Sonora.
 Lopez with 15J Mexicans, made dash feT Agua .r7rieta on a. train he had captured sdvcral days before, a-z-s began firing upon the town shortly af- ter noon, yesterday. Immediately there was rush of American resi- dents of Douglas to the border, where they lined up on all the points of vantage to watch the progress of the engagement The verandas of the American coustoms house, right on the border, was packed with specta- tors. These people were less than a hundred feet from part of the insur- gent force engaged in the battle.
 The rebels seized the Federal guard house and Lopez personally command ed the twenty men who fought from it's shelter. For an hour the engage ment ragged almost under the shadows of the American customs house when the Federals' finally charged and ,iS nit fo a group of adobe houses Lopez and his men returned to the attack, how ever. and within another hour had recaptured the first guardhouse and menaced a second, meanwhile pouring a whitening fire in to the Federal ranks At this juncture Captain Gau- jot and his 40 United States troopers were scattered out along the border By this time there was a perfect rain Of bullets in Douglas. considerable minor damage being done. Most of the Americans injured were wounded during this period of the battle.
 Gaujot watched the battle until the ters blown up when he notified both Federals and insurgents that they would have to cease firing into Doug las Both forces apparently obeyed the order.
 Sortly after this, however, twenty FeOerdIS With CdpCd1nS VdrSd anu Basuito abandoned Augua Prieta and fled for the American border under a terrific insurgent. fire. Captain Gau- jot stopped them at the border, fore ed them to surrender their arms and took them into custody. A squad of American cavalry marched the prison CTS to the cavalry headquarters in Douglas.
 Captain Gaujot, later, returned across the border. bearing instruc- tions from the two captured captains for the remainder of the Agua Prieta garrison to surrender. The garrison refused. however saying they pre- ferred to continue the engagement till their captains returned across the border and ordered them to abandon the town. Gaujot finally persuaded the garrison, however, to surrender their arms to Lopez and to cross to the American side under a guard of United States troops. Lopez agreed to this and he took possession of the town.
 Captain J. B. Gaujot, of Troop K. First United States Cavalry under orders from Major J. H. Gardner, is holding the Federal soldiers here for instructions.
 Red Lopez, the insurrecto leader, said, today, that he expected rein forcements of one thousand men from Madero's army and that he believed that the Agua Prieta victory might cause the United States government