The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-16
Easter Sunday Exhibition of MexI-
can Warfare is Promised for the
People Living Along
the Border
FIVE BLOCKS AWAY
Battle Is Scheduled to Take place
Not Very Far Distant From
Where TWO Countries
Join.
IGate City Leased Wire serv;cel


1 DOUGLAS, Ariz.. April 15.-Witl
i.5oe rebels under command of Gen
berhsaio Garcia holding Aqua Prieta
and federal army of 1,400 encampes
at GahuHona. fourteen miles south
prepared TO attack Aqua Prieta tomor
row, Easter Sunday may see the mos
desperate and decisive battle of the
entire rebellion.
Madam Talamentes. the Joan al
Arc OF the rebellion. has arrived with
three hundred rebels. Juan Cabral
with five hundred. bringing the total
rebel force up 10 formidable figure
Inc 1ederals are commanded bv Gen.
Barron, who led the Diaz troops at
Ures and around Hermosillo In the
recent desperate fighting there.
Agna Prieta has been fortified
strongly by the rebels. who have been
working feTerishly on new entrench-
ments since early this forenoon and
Gen, Garcia announced tonight that
he was prepared to meet the federal
troops. Excitement IN Douglass is at
a Fever pitch tonight, owing to the
fact that armed Intervention by the
United States is believed imminent.
Troop K OF the first United States
cayalary will remain under arms all
night, although there is little or no
likelihood OF the engagement begin
ming until some time tomorrow. Des-
pfte Julien Gaujot's strict orders that
all citizens OF Douglas must remain
away from the frontier during the
progress of the battle, there was
scarcely a man or woman in Douglas
tonight who had not arranged to get
a Seat in the first row" during the
big fight.
The town Of Aqua Prieta lies on
the mesa sloping towards the west
and south. For miles on each side
is an open plain without a tree or
shrub high enough to hide horse.
Over this plain the attacking force
must come under fire and military
men say the town is impregnable If
intelligently defended.
Needing the order of Captain eau
jot, commanding the United States
troops here, the rebels today sent
scouting party southwark to locate 1
the federals and prepared to give
battle south of the town and far
enough from Douglas to insure safety
10 Americans. Couriers brought in
word tonight that the federals we're
at Cabullona and will start from there
Sunday morning for Aqua Prieta. A 1
large force Of rebels under Col Cab /
raj was sent south this afternoon and I
the battle may take place at Cabullo- /
ma or between that town and Aqua /
Prieta.
When the battle opens Captain eau
lot will throw his cavalry with the
four troops arriving tomorrow, along
Third street and Ave hundred yards
from the international line, in an eff
fort TO keep spectators from passing.
The insurgents declared martial law
In Aqua Pretia tonight and Captain
Gauiot blocked the border. No one
was allowed TO pass from either coun-
try. Tonight the rebels began drink
ing and Gauiot went across the line
without escort and demanded that
General Garcia, the rebel commander,
preserve strict order
Demand viii be made Monday on
he Mexican government for an in
iemnity for the shooting Of w. R.
Dickson. one Of the Americans caught
n the fighting at Aqua Prieta depot
Thursday Dickson was shot twice,
me bullet shattering his thigh bone,
he was a noncombatant and was
waving white handkerchief when ,
he federals opened fire upon him and ,
)ther non-combatants
United States Attorney Morrison ,
said this would be the first of num- I
ser OF demands for indemnity on ac-
count Of wounding Of American non I
'ombatants during the battle. The a
,oroner's jury returned a verdict that
Robert Harrington, a switchman, who
vas killed by a bullet while on a To-
a quarter OF mile from
ne International line on the Ameri- &
AN side during the battle Thursday, a
met death by gunshot wound, fred y
rom the Mexican custom house OF 4
5omisaria, which means that the /
Mexican federals are held responsible. :
American cavalry patrolled Douglas /.
.oday searching for Mexican rebels. i
captain Gaujot gave orders that all s
,ombatants found this side Of the
me would be made prisoners Of war
ind held as such until the end of the
var He has forty-three federal
prisoners in the barricks here. O
Two hundred Americans and Mex. y
cans have crossed the line within /,
orty-eight hours TO join the insur- il
ectos. An American company has n
'een formed in Aqua Prieta with n
elmer Basse4 captain Bassett is q