Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-13
Thousands Of Women and Children in Be'
 seiged Towns Cut 0if From Food
|IllSURRECToS MEET WITH A REvERSE
'Thirty.Five Killed and Wounded at Aaua Preta- Fifteen Americans Amone tie Dead -Inrrrectos Nov Desperate, Renev the Tearing Up of Ralrosdg 2. and the Tearing Down Of Telegraph Wires

the Aeua Prieta garrison, and sllou11 reach there by daylight.
 Annsricans Watching at Beun1or1f
 Line.
 By 9 o'clock the rebels were seen streaming over a little bog and p6urin< down into the side draw from tho iu ternafional line. The Americans De- gan rush from Douglas to the bouu- diary by thousands. mounting ehe- movements with field glasses Soon the eastern outskirts of the city was . solid phalanx of sightseers. X U. s. Troops Establish . PatrsI. z When it was seen that the rebels were advancing to the town. the com-. missioner of police ifi Agua Pricta, L& Borce Vasquez telephoned to Captain. Johnstone, commander of the Third
 United States cavalry at Douglas, and within fifteen minutes the troops nAd
 galloped through the city and had e. Published a patrol along the lines. r E From Agua Prieta a long line of fod~
 eral troops swept up over the b1K0 mesa, advancing rapidly toward the rebel line. approaching from the east- Formed Solid Fighting Trent. As the forces drew near the federa1D formed a solid fighting front. When about half a mile from the rebels, the federals crouched and waited the on coming rebels. On the right of tbo federal force was the Twenty seventh regiment of infantry. On the left w11B we're the Thirteenth infantry, while in the center were thirty mounted ru- raJes.
 The federals had halted on the gen. 1 tie slope of the draw, almost at the point where the road runs from Agua Prieta toward Cabuliona- Only a lev l bushes of mesquite broke the landscape and the rebels could easily observe the l federals. They continued to advance 1 until within five hundred yards from 1.-the federal line. At this moment the | federals arose and began firing. l insurrectos Leave Their Saddles. 1 The rebels deployed to the right and l left shooting from their horses and l then dropping from their saddles to fire from their knees At the frat voI~ l ley several federal soldiers dropped l The soldiers of the Twenty seventh l reeiment seemed to be the brunt of I the rebel fire.
 HSbsls Forced to Hstrsst. l The rebels, after short encounter I at close range, galloped over the crest l of the draw, with the federals follow i. ing. Az the federals appeared on high | ground the insurrectos poured in c l deadly fire, and it was at this point l that most of the federal soldiers were | shot.
 | Lieut.. Manuel Rob1es of the Twen- | ty-seventh fell. shot through the right | shoulder and the right arm. Americans Aid the Wounded. | The battle was spectacular and was l witnessed by several thousand Ameri- | cans many of whom rushed close to | the battlefield while the firing was at l it's height. After the smoke had clear4 IA .<~-f<~ piles who gave the first aid to the in- | jured, hurrying them to Agut Prieta, l where American physicians were in readiness to assist the Mexican army | surgeons.
 Insurrectors Cut to Pisees- ! Mexico City, March 12.-A body of | 120 insurrectos was cut to pieces by | state ruraIes at San BaTtolito Pueblns 1 yesterday, according to reports reach ing here. More than fifty were killed [ Il seriously wounded and 27 captured. | Owing to the fact that the rurale9 have adopted the revolutionists' tactic4 1 of ambushing their enemy, none of | their nilmber was killed and only a | few wounded.
 | Great Distress in chihuahus. | Reports from Chihuhua, delayed sev : | eral days fn transmission. relate c l distressing state-of affairs in that city Owing to the closing down of some | 1Q0uStrlal eSIaDfISnD1entS ana the run | ming on short time of others. on ar - | count of the shortage of coal. many | workmen have been thrown out of em- | p1Oyment and are facing starvation. A | measure to their advantage, however | is one initiated by Governor Ahumadas requiring all merchants to present 1n- | voices of the provisions in their pos | session, and regulating the sale of the | same as to quantities to individual l purchasers and as to prices.
 <.Ix<.- -~4x .~<xrI 1~ | have advanced prices 90 per cent These have been compelled, to reduce t their quotations to fixed scheduIes | which Is not greatly above normal | MadSrSs Brother is Safe. I New York, March 12.-Gustayc Ma = 1 dero. brother of Francisco Madero, the Revolutionary leader in Mexico, re- | quiry regarding last nights report fha { 1 another brother. RaouI. was killed in l the fight at Casas Grandes:
 + 'Positively, Raoul Madero unhurf, hhvfng behaved with great hercjsm. Nadero's forces stronger than ever | The telegram was sent from Fl Psso
 by s. Gonzales Garza, a friend of tho
 Maderos. t<
 Soldiers WaIlow in Sea of Mud. gan Antonio, Tex. March l2.-X heavy rain early today turned tho manoeuvre camp into sea of mud,
 but despite its being churned by thou- sands Of feet of sfghtseers the hot sun Fdried it rapidly. The only discomfort was suffered by the Fifteenth infantry, the men of which have only the doubt . full protection of shelter tents. General Carter issued only routine orders today and for the most part n9rsed a cold. Recruits. numbering 6e1 from various stations arrived to- day. It is the intention to brina
 enoueel men here to recruit the ma noevure division to a peace footing.
 Pr6eauttons Against Riots.
 Company c. Hospital corps; Battery i D. from Fort Wayne: q second secflo1 Epf the UiS1hfeenth infantry and the ro. 'I thafnder of the Engineer corps arrived today.
 | sEvery, precaution is being taken t6 avoid such disturbances as the riot ao lGalvestoD
 War Tiu,e Schedule in supply De- pnrtmsnt. *1 5effereonville, Ind. Maych 12.-fef ~s