The Washington herald., 1911-04-15
FIGHT FOR LOST TOWN
RENEWED BY FEDERALS

Ell Paso, April 1.-THE battle was re-
sumed this afternoon at Aqua Prieta, the
border town., opposite Douglas, Ariz., with
as much ferocity as it was waged on
yesterday. The undisputed possession Of
the town by rebels was not for long.
Scarcely eighteen hours had they been
in possession when the federals from Ca
nanea appeared this afternoon and at
tackled them. simultaneously insurrecto
re-enforcements, who had been skirmish-
ing with the federals nearby during the
day, reached the town to re-enforce Red"
Lopez and his band of daring rebels, who
rode into the place on a train yesterday
and surprised the garrison.
Two other Mexican border ports be-
sides Aqua Prieta are now bec:eged, or
practically so. OJinaga, east of El Paso.
is surrounded by insurrectos, and they
are confident of capturing the place now
that the brass cannon, stolen from El
>Paso. has arrived there.
Three masked men yesterday held up
a special train on the mine railroad be-
tween Chihuahua and Santa Eulalia,
and forced the paymaster of the Charles
NJ. Schwab San Toy Mining Company to
deliver a valise containing 5000. He
succeeded in concealing $500.
A special from Guadalajara. Mexico,
says that word has reached there that
the FL Favore Mining Company, operating
in the Hostotipaquillo district of Jalisco,
was killed by Carlos and Macario Ger
vantes, brothers. at El Favore camp.
Rebels Burn Bridge.
San Antonio. April IA band of in
surrectos appeared at Pocatoche. on the
blowing up the watering tank pumphouse
with dynamite, set fire to the wooden
approach to a. long iron bridge. and later
attacked the iron structure with dyna
mite. When they had finished their work
the rebels rode through the village OF
Pocatoche, shooting up the town. One
woman was killed. and three men, all
noncombatants. were wounded.
Railroads Destroyed.
Torreon, April 14.-Parties of revolu-
t;onists are preventing repairs being
made TO the railroad at a number of
places between here and Durango. The
repair gangs, which wer. in most cases
guarded by small detachments of federal
soldiers. were driven of and were unable
to resume work until official permission
was given by the rebel chiefs.
The railroad and telegraph line leading
to the great Tlahualilo plantation. owned
by. James Brown Potter, of New York,
end English associates, in the La Guna
district. have been put out of commits
sion by a band Of rebels that are operat-
ing in that section.
Uprfsfnp Spreads,
Monterey. Mexico, April IA dispatch
from Mexico City says:
Rebel uprisings are reported from a
number of places in the states of
Campeche and Tabasco. More than 500
rebels are near San Juan Baptista, and
an attack upon the town is threatened.
Rebels are still menacing the city of
Campeche.
In the state of Yucatan the revolu-
tionary situation is said to show i'm
provement, due to the capture by federas
of several of the leaders of the move
ment. The government is pledging free
suffrage in a number of states in the
coming elections for governors. In
Guanajuato. Neuvo Leon. Puebla, Sonora,
Tabasco, and Yucatan official orders have
been given for unrestricted exercise of
the suffrage privilege in choosing gov
ernorS.
The cost of the revolution to the gov
ernment is shown in a review of the sit
uation given by El Timpo. a newspaper
of Mexico City. 1t says:
THE military operations have cost up
to the present more than 100000 pesos,
and the revolt has only been in progress
for five months. The extra outlay, which
the nation is incurring on account Of the
revolt, ranges from 5000 to 10000 pesos
day, not to mention the damages which
the regions invaded suffer 1t Is no ex-
aggeration to say that the daily cost Of
the revolution is between 10000 and 100000
pesos