The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-13

THREATEN AMERICANS
General Rolas Promises to Bombard
Douglas With Cannon in Case
Of Any Inter
ference.

L lOuitSu ITeSS lLSd6eu wire SGTVlC6.J /
Ell PASO, Texas, Sept. 13.--Warned
by the United States officers in com
mand on the border that any firing
across the line would be followed byi
prompt action on the part OF the Uni |
ted States troops, three thousand
Mexicans fought all night on the out
skirts of Aqua Preita in the most des-
perate engagement of the Orozco rev.
o'ution, according to advices received
Eere. Fifteen hundred rebels under
| General Antonio Rojas began the at
tack on Aqua Preita under cover of
darkness, driving the federal outposts
back from the skirmish line and NOV
| ing to the outskirts of the town Early
today the battle was still in progress.
Reinforced by 800 Yaqua and Maya
4 Indians from Juarez, the federals
moved out to meet the rebels. the de-
! tenders numbering about the same as
the attacking army.
4 In Douglas 1900 American troops
guarded the border line and the
/ American city today is practically in
a state of siege, menaced constantly
j by the bullets from both armies
). across the border.
1nez Salazar, the rebel leader in
Sonora, is taking no part in the battle
at Aqua Preita. Instead, he is at
!. tacking Americans and American
& property in Colonia Morales, the de
II spatches received here declare. With
;, 600 men salazaf is supposed to have
taken possession of Colonia.
General Rojas, commanding the
rebels at the attacking of Aqua
Preita, has taken most hostile atti
!, tude toward the United States soldiers
!. in Douglas. He sent word to Genera
w. S. Schuyler, who has assumed
:. personal command Of the American
troops, that he has cannon trained or
: Douglas and will lombard the Amer
! lean town If there is any interference
Rojas declared that as the Americana
!, had aided the federals they must takt
] the consequences. All American
troops are held ready to cross th'
border on moments notice.
American army officers here toda,
fear that the invasion OF Mexico b.
300 armed Americans, mostly COW
} boys, may lead to complications
Three different bodies of invader
10 reached the border almost at tn
same time from Naco. Ariz., Hachita
N. NJ, and Mexicali, Calf They ar
we'll armed and carried 1000 round
j of ammunition. The movement wa
IL surrounded with the deepest secrec
0. and it was impossible to learn VIII
sr lad financed the expedition. Th
IN men declared they We're going int
It. the interior of Mexico to protec
American women.
ly The American troopers are endea'
n. oring to keep the inhabitants of Doui
I'd las back from the border today. Th
a officers do not want to take any III
m necessary chances in view of th
e. Rojas statement that his men will nj
n, look where they shoot and that tn
or Americans should hide behind wall
n Stopped for Drink.
IN DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 13.-Th
n Mexican federals at Aqua Preita al
ne in full possession of the city toda
OF the rebels under General Rojas ha
ing withdrawn to Cenisa Spring
twelve miles southeast. Rojas wit
drew his forces from their positio
u before the town at daybreak. 1t
he reported that he Is only seeking wat'
he and will return and attack the tow
ay before night.
to Although there was considerab
he firing following the appearances of Il
rebels before the town last night, it
declared today that there was no ge
eral engagement, such as was reportt
Ito the Mexican officials in Juarez ar
Ell Paso. No casualties are reported
with the withdrawal of the rebe
1.-The federals continued strengthenil
thair harricades today