The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-14
BULL FIGHTS
RELOCATED
To THE REAR
4 sifs no o9 Oh Rs M
Fights BetWsen Rebels and
FedeFalS Substituted as MeliCp'S
Sunday Diversion
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DOuRldSt AliI., Mar. 1o-- EleNtH
Federal soldiers dead, eleven wound
ed, with the losses to the rebels m
known. is the result of a battle idst
east Of Aqua Jrleta, Sunday
The opposing forces were 500 han
dred insurrectos, under General Jose
De La Luz Blanco, and Federal
force of 500 directed by Colenel Mo
ra.
The battle was spectacular and
was Witnessed by several thousand
Americans many of whom rushed
close to the battlefield while the !ir-
ing was still at its height. After the
smoke had cleared away, it was
Americans in automobiles who gave
the first aid to the wounded, hurry.
| ing them 10 Aqua Prieta, where two
American physicians were in readi-
ness to assist the Mexican army sur
geons.
If there were any rebels killed or
wounded, they were taken back to
the mountains by their comrades. :.
After mystifying both the Mexican
officials and the Americans on the
border for week, Blanco suddenly
broke out of the canyon leading from
Cenizes Springs and engaged the Fed
eral troops that had been rushed into
Aqua Prieta last night on a special
train, under command OF Colonel
Mora Except for a few prisoners
taken by the Federals, the rebels re-
treated in good order. 1t is under
stood that Blanco's entire force did
not participate in the engagement
Rebels Clever Move
Blanco's first move was to throw
out a skirmish line for the purpose
of drawing the federals into action
to ascertain their strength,
The battle lasted an hour and 1t Is
believed that the retreat that follow
ed was for the purpose of drawing
the federas into the canyon where
the main body of Blanco's force was
stationed The federals, however, af-
tier a spirited pursuit, rallied and re-
turned to Aqua Prieta, refusing to be
ientrapped.
/ Three hundred federal troops are
! being rushed from Canaea to the re-
lief of the Aqua Prieta garrison ana
should reach there by daylight.
Both the Mexican authorities and
the Americans In Douglas learned
that the rebel camp was only few
miles east of Douglas. The noun.
tains break into foothills about four
miles from Aqua Preta, the ground
failing from these hills towards the
town in a series Of draws, sparsely
covered with light mesquite There
ara M ppnlc ppl. prof aptinp
BY 8 o'clock the rebels were seen
streaming over a little bog and polr-
ing down into the side draw from the
international line.
Americans Spectators
The Americans began a rush from
Douglas to the boundary by thous-
ands, mounting the house tops and
watching the rebel movements with
| field glasses.
Automobiles streamed out from all
directions. Soon the entire country
from the American customs house to
the eastern outskirts of the city was
solid phalanx of sightseers.
When II was seen that the rebels
were advancing on the town the COM
missario OF police In Aqua Prista,
/ laborio Vasquez, telephoned to Cap
ltain 1ohnstone, commander of the
Third United States cavalry at Doug
las, and within fifteen minutes the
troops had galloped through The city
and had established a perfect patrol
along the line. The troopers went
cody about their business of pre-
venting any one from crossing the in
ternational line from either side
From Aqua Prieta long line OF
federal troops swept up over the
bare MESA, advancing rapidly to-
ward the rebel line approaching from
the east.
As the forces drew near, the fed
erals formed a solid fighting front.
When about a half mile from the
rebels the federals crouched low and
waited the on-coming rebels. On the
right end of the federal force was
the twenty-seyenth regiment of in
fantry On the left wing We're the
Thirteenth infantry, while in ne
lcenter were thirty mounted rurales.