The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18
AQUA PRIETA STRUGGLE
TO BE RESUMED TODAY
Continued From Page One.

10 gain the international line, with its
adobe guard houses, and from this
vantage ground turn their fire upon the
rebels
The insurrectos directed their fire at
the crews manning the machine guns
but the fire of the federals was so fierce
that it forced them back to their second
line of entrenchments. The federals
advanced slowly, AS they came nearer
the fire OF the rebels became more con
centrated
Rebels Show Bravery
They scorned the protection Of their
breastworks and went out into the
open. They kept up their conceutra-
tion of attack upon the machine-g guns.
After three hours fighting their de.
fense proved too strong for the fed.
erals to carry the trenches. The fed,
erals began to retreat Presently the
machine'guns were silenced Sharp
longer man them. Sheer exhaustion oc-
casionally caused partial rest Of the
contending forces
At II o clock the repulsed federals
had reformed, and again advanced in
support of their original purpose to
gain the boundary line. masking their
movement with heavy rifle firing. The
guns were silent. The rebels,
made more confident by their early
success, returned eagerly to the en-,
The interval had been en-
ploved in the erection of new trenches.
The advance guard of the federals
in this attack consisted Of fifty cav.
alrymen and 900 infantry Behind
Them was a supporting force under pro.
lection of trees and bushes The fed |
erals reserved their fire, but from the
rebel trenches poured an unceasing
stream of bullets. These striking the
Try earth made it appear rs if dust
storm was raging. and oft-tImcs OBJ.
'cured the view of the conflict The
advancing federals again found the |
strength and determination of the in.
too great for them. They fell
,ack, but in good order, firing as they
etired and left the field, and their two
Machine guns in the possession of the |
enemy.
Seven Wounded in Douglas.
The Douglas wounded are: O. X.
ioll, Tombstone. scalp wound on the
tde of the head. while watching the
,attle from Fourth street, Douglas. Mr..
ioll had accompanied the Associated
Press correspondent to the front earlier
n the day. and had fallen back to his
'oint of observation
Elpldco Arce, Douglas, wounded in
nstep,
Frank Williams, blacksmith helper
,Opper Queen Mining company, shot in
he back while standing on a street out
ide Of the so-called danger zone.
Wound dangerous
Jack Hamilton, Douglas, wounded in
ack while watching the battle with
orty others from the top of an adobe
ouse several blocks back of the inter.
ntional line.
Jesus Alcantara. Douglas, flesh
FOUND in leg.
Mrs. Larson, severely cut by the
battered glass OF the kitchen window
+ residence.
John Keith Douglas. wounded in the
'g while walking on the street.
More than half Of the city of Doug.
IS was under fire from the beginning
ntil the end of the battle. Tho United
tates custom house was in the direct
angc of the attack, and the United
tates soldiers near there had to seek
lolter for protection.
Every Precaution Taken.
When the battle began Colonel vii.
am a. Skunk, commanding the United
tates troops. rushed his four troops of
lvalry to the line aud took every pos
bic precaution for the safety of the
ll@cns or douglas. Keeping them out
that portion of the city which was {
,nsidered TO be exposed 10 the bullets
his. however. did not avail to save
mericans from injury
At 500 p. IN. Mayor 8. L. Mcguire |
Doug las sent the following message I
President Taft: '
Seven persons shot in Douglas today c
ring battle between Mexican federals I
nd insurrecto forces. Battle still rag. q
x; worst yet to come. Cannot some. 5
ing be done for our protection?"
Every indication points TO n resump" I
on of fighting tonight or tomorrow
the federals should prove successful {
means that the battle will be carried G
the streets of Aqua Prieta with in.
easing menace To the citizens Of f
ouglas, S
There is a movement on tonight v
nong the leading citizens of Douglas ol