Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-18
REBELS VICTORIOUS
IN CRIMSON BATTLE
Continued From Page one.)

eral machine gun operators, and were
slowly picking them off, Time and again
the guns appeared to be unnamed.
At 7:45 o'clock, an hour and quarter
after the battle opened, the federal ma
chine guns were again in action. and
were raking the rebel position on two
sides.
NURSES ON SCENE.
The Cross volunteers the border and
went upon the field at this hour. DR..
Shine, of Bisbee, was chief surgeon of
the volunteers. Every surgeon in Doug
las, and many from Bisbee were be-
ing brought to the line to attend the
wounded. Women and girls express their
willingness to act as nurses.
The fire from the rebel trenches was
having it's effect on the right wing of
the federal force, and the federals were
driven back.
In falling back, however, they swung
around to the east and not far enough
to come in contact with the rebels lying
in the trenches which had been dug to
prevent a left flank movement. Here a
heavy body of rebels was posted to hold
the federals from gaining the American
line.
AS the. fire belched from the entrench-
ments the rebel bullets Kissed across
the lines into thu southeast section of
OOuEldS
While the federals pushed forward. and
with others coming up to engage the re-
firing federals' right wing. The firing
grew fainter as the federals retired in
this quarter.
FEDERALS ARE REPULsED.
Following this movement the fire slack
ened to the southeast and 1t became APP
parent that the first attack of the fed
erals had been failure.
AS far as could be learned. the fed
erals had about 1000 men engaged, in
GLIDING 200 cavalry.
The rebels showed remarkable organi-
cation throughout the battle. Every point
of vantage was guarded, including the
adobe guard houses on the international
line and every trench and building in the
outskirts of Aqua Prieta had its squad
of men waiting to get into action.
One bullet passed through the hat OF
an American trooper on the international
line. United States cavalrymen were
dismounted, standing. beside their horses.
The mounts were finally moved to shell
tered positions behind the adobe build
ings along the line. The army ambu-
lances also were held here.
CROWDS FORCED BACK.
A great throng gathered at Fifth street,
500 yards from the international line, in
tent on witnessing the battle, but the
American parol forced back all persons
except those carrying passes. Twenty
men were detailed to take the field on
the Mexican side of the line for Red
Cross work and about 100 volunteers were
held on this side to care for the in
iured. A train on the Nacozari railroad
was made ready and a number of auto
mobiles were run to the line in prepare
ton to go out and bring the wounded
back to the city. The first string of
wagons and automobiles started for the
front to collect the wounded at S:45.
oscar Coll, who accompanied the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent, was struck
bu a bullet on the side of the head while
he was watching the progress of the
fight from Fourth street. A long cash
was cut in his scalp and blood streamed
over his face.
Coll was the first American struck on
this side of the line in today's fight
ing. He is a newspaper man employed
in Tombstone and was formerly imrnl-
grafton commissioner of Cochiz county,
Arizona. He was treated at the Red
Cross hospital.
REBEL CHIEFS STATEMENT.
The Associated Press correspondent
crossed the line and found Red Lopez,
one of the rebel chiefs, who commands
the garrison of the town All of Lopez's
men had been engaged since the Tight
ing started. I'VE succeeded in putting
the federal guns out of business" said
Lopez. The loss of life is undoubtedly
heavy. AT this hour 1 believe we have
beaten the federals badly.
"As fast as the government troops
were thrown into the draw Immediately
south of Aqua Prieta, the fire OF our
troops moved them down. Our men are
holding every position taken by them so
far and have repulsed the right wing
of the federal army, which attempted TO
swing around toward the American bor-
der. I'VE expect Juan Gabriel and his
reinforce us. But we are going to hold
Aqua Prieta anyway"
BY this time firing had been renewed.
American line were engaged and the
American inspection party in the auto
mobile was compelled to retire hastily in
to Douglas.
NO ATTENTION TO WARNING.
The federal troops paid no attention
to the warnings not to fire into American
territory, but fighting from low land, they
elevated their guns and the bullets car
ried into the city of Douglas. On a lit
tle-known Mexican cemetery the rebels
had contrived a dirt fort 800 feet long.
The federal fire directed at this point
skinned the ground and whizzed into
the streets of the American town. The.
whole section of the city between Fifth
street and the international was DESERT
ed. The American customs house was
under fire continually and the citizens
sheltered there took refuge in ditch.
At 1870 the firing ceased. with the rebels
holding every position which they occu-
pied at the beginning of the battle. The
rebels began digging new trenches at
once.
Red Lopez reported the rebel casual
ties in the trenches as light. American
troops had forced Douglas residents back
to Sixth street. within three blocks OF
he center of the city.
Shots from the federal battalions which
had q position a little to the southwest
of Aqua Prieta, crashed through the home
of Robert Rae, chief auditor for the
Copper Queen Consolidated Mining COM
pany Mr.. Rae and his family were driv-
en- out.
The American soldiers exposed to the