The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
FEDERAL ATTACK
MEETS DEFEAT
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war in the Philippines. He is Of a
prominent German family.
A branch of the American Red Cross
Society was organized in Douglas to-day
to take care OF the wounded. E. W.
Graves. of the First National Bank Of
Douglas, is to be president. Nurses will
be sent by the society from San Diego.
In explaining the American position
20 Gen. Garcia to-day, Capt. Gaujot
said:
Your men have been crossing into
Douglas at will. This must stop. A man
cannot be a soldier one minute and a
civilian the next. He is a soldier until
fighting ends or he is discharged.
Il have a party of federals who are
prisoners. They will remain prisoners
until arrangements are made with the
Mexican government From to-day any
of your men found in Douglas will be
put in Jail and held. Also. 1 will order
my men to arrest any Americans who
attempt to cross to your side"
In spite of this order number of Amer
leans, pledged to join the insurrecto
cause, will endeavor to run the guards
into Mexico tonight. Arms and am
munition for these men were sent over
several days ago.
Capt. Gaujot, the intrepid fighting cap
tain, who proved himself no less cour-
ageous than humane in Thursdays bat
tie, when he saved fifty federals from
massacre. has been superseded in COM
mand of the United States forces by
Col. Spunk.
Under ReynalGo Diaz, Commandant
Louis Barron. and Col. Chmpa, the fed
erals have been fighting with skirmish
lines of rebels all day. According to
reports Sonora Talamantes has deployed
her troops to the west to flank the fed
erals who are coming in from the south.
The insurrectos hope to delay decisive
action until the arrival of Francisco /.
Madero's troops. as we'll as that of sew
eral small detachments which left Her
mosillo on Friday morning
In anticipation of to-morrow's battle
not a room is to be had in any hotel or
home in Douglas tonight, so great is
the throng that has hastened to the scene.
FederaIs Killed.
FL Paso. Tex. April 1s.-The insurrec-
tos have retired from the vicinity of
Juarez, and the federals have returned
to the city. The federals lost six killed,
including two lieutenants. and twelve
wounded, including one captain.
The insurrectos retired on receiving
message sent from the FL Paso junta
by courier. The message came here by
wire from DR.. ]. Gomez, confidential
agent of the insurrectos in Washington.
II is stated that the doctor is now in
with Mexico City rela-
tive to conditions on which peace may
be secured and all fighting cease.
The insurrectos, when they came up on
their train, ran into a dynamite mine
which the federals placed under the track
OIL Thursday, but the insurrectos were
pushing three carloads CT railroad ties
ahead of their locomotive, and the ties
were all that were blown up.
When the train was wrecked they
and when the federal scouts
reached the scene on Saturday morning
they were fired on. The battle continued
all day Saturday. On Saturday night
field pieces were sent from Juarez to
re-enforce the federals. There was no oc-
casion to use them, as the insurrectos re-
tired during the night. and this morning
the federals came back to Juarez.
Revolution Spreads.
Monterey, Mexico. April 1s.-The zone
Of revolutionary disturbances is moving
and 1t is reported here that
bands of rebels will this week turn their
to putting the main line of the
National Railroad CT Mexico, between
San Luis Potosi and Monterey. out of
Details of the hold-up between Reata |
AM Torreon have been given here by
who were on the detained !
train. and who were forced to return |
TO this city. 1t is said that fifty-three |
men stopped the train at Tezocam. about |
100 kilometers this side Of Torreon. and |
boarded the cars with shouts of Viva |
Madero.''
The arrival of federal troops at Tux
pam. state of Vera Cruz, Is reported to 1
have restored tranquility to that district. |
and the American and foreign oil COM
,anies have resumed operations