The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
REBEL FLAG FLOATS.

can insurrecto standard flag floats
over Aqua Prieta and the rebels are
ruling the town and themselves with
the iron hand of discipline. United
States regular officers here are loud
| in their praises of Red" Lopez and
Antonio Rojas. the insurrecto COM
manders who have closed every sal
oon in the town and have decreed a
penalty of death for drunkenness.
The fighting and storming of the
town was as desperate as any that has
taken place during the revolution.
Among the dead today on the insur-
recto side are Albeit Edwards of Vir-
ginia and Edward w. Mason of Chi
cago. Mason had been fighting in
the insurrecto ranks for four months.
In all Is combatants were killed, ten
federals and five insurrectos. Thirty
wounded have been brought across
| the river and today are under the care
of the surgeon of Troop X, First I'm
| tied States cavalry.
Americans Won It.
| The insurrecto victory was really
won by IS Americans who made the
whom fell the brunt of the fighting
| The insurrectos were generous to
their defeated foes. giving them the
choice of either joining the rebel
ranks or crossing to the American
side. Besides possession of the town
their victory has given them several
hundred modern rifles and more than
5000 rounds of ammunition, as well
as a vast store of provisions.
The insurrectos today are prepared
to hold the town at all costs and cour
iers have been sent to all the COM
manders in Northern Sonora asking
for immediate reinforcements.
A report has been received today
that Captain Barron with 500 federals
is making forced marches from the
west of Naco to endeavor to retake
Aqua Prieta.
Forty American cavalrymen of
troop X under Captain J. E. Gaujot
had their baptism of fire during last
nights engagement. When the bull
! lets from the MeXicans began to rain
into the crowds of Americans who
lined the river bank and after several
had been hit, the American troops
dashed into the thick of the fight with
civilian Charles Mexican, riding at
their head alongside of Captain Gau-
/ jot. The latter served notice on both
federals and insurrectos that their fire
was imperiling American lives and
must stop.
One U. S. Trooper Hit.
One of the American troopers was
shot through the leg. Two captains
on the federal forces with several less
er officers and 90 men broke and ran
| for the American line, but were head
ed off by the United States troopers
After aSparley they surrendered to
Captain Gaujot and were taken by the
squadron to the American headquar-
terS.
| Squadron X made second dash to
the Mexican side where the battle
was still raging, bearing a message
! from the federal officers who had TAX
en- refuge in American headquarters
calling upon the rest of the federal
forces to surrender. The latter re-
fused. saying that if they did SO they
would be summarily shot. Captain
Gaujot gained cessation Of hostili-
ties until he could secure the guar
antee of Red" Lopez that the federals
would be permitted to cross to the
American side if they would lay down
their arms. These terms they imme-
/ diately complied with and were es-
corted across the river.
One woman was shot in the street
fighting and the man who did it was
immediate tely arrested by Lopez. who
declared that he would be tried and
executed unless it were proved that
he did it by accident.
The battle was won by Americans
and was brought to an end by Ameri-
cans.