Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-15
EARLY ADVANTAGE
RESTS WITH HUERTA
Rapid Fire Guns Hurl Shrap.
mel Into Ranks of Constitu.
tionalists Who Hold Their
Own Despite Bombardment.
tn, Lcns,d Wlrc to E,cnlng IIcraid.


NaCo, Ariz. March Dclyiug q
force twice their strength the fcd-
crals defending Nuco, sonora. TO-DAY
marched out tu meet the iusurEcut
state truops At noon the battle was
iu progress tao mites below the Ar
sonu border. With the dcruls holding
their own by advantage OF their ar.
thlcry. Determined 60 avoid danger
% residents on u, American side.
and ut the sunc time refusing 20 sur.
render ur tlo, over the border, Gen
,ral OJcda Is making the last stand
tor the iiutrta government in north
crn sonora.
Despite The prccuutiOu one Amer
lean wa. wounded early IA the light
ing.
started by 40. an aXpcctcd assault
of the tcdcral. Cllics' forces az noon
began to fan back BtacumOntc'a
group arrived but failed TO stem tu9
tide OF retreat. Oieda continued 10
force III. uehtng. advancing has p1-
-itiun shgh'il.
Tho He'd cross banner Is seen "u
thr ucld. Tho wounded were many
Tho fighting this AFTERNOON was ncut.
Is three miles south With the tcderals
dOggsdly pressing forward shov'rint
the rebel position with shrdpn'i aud
muchinc gun Head. Oicdu mas two
rapid rrcrs besides his rcld pieces.
By ~ o.,loyk the battle was 10
progross two miles below "a" border
4. n 9 H.. N.t q a
ridge ut hIlu dismuuuiod ,ud touE
skirmph positions Cal,. group eel.
Vanc1d 'rum the south and threw o
Frucliug Tire against thf federal p"'
sitiou. Despite 40, distance OF thu
fighting one American was wounded
on the line. Ho b. a \. Hopkins, %
deputy marshal. and VAS wounded in
th" l'g
The FIRING wac furious from IA,
start. 1hs tcdotnl. al once brought
into play three ticld pieces IN" state
troop Uutpostt rctr,U,d n tucc ui ,hc
uTtillltv fire tn, tydvras prcH' d
forward gngountct.ug th, main sruup
OF the Duil,s coUstitutiUuaillts. The
result was dcattning fire from both
sidef Each held their positions
nrmly. urucamout,s group. which
was advancing con- Nayu. 81 the tim.
OF OjCda's unexpected departure, thsi
began moving to thc assistance oi
GALES.
FcurlnR Ton American civilians AN,
troops on The Arizona side OF in'
line here. General Olvda shortly uitcl
10 u'vlouk ga,, th" command u
,acuatc the town with his t7'
uou he marched away io the south
east. leaving hi4 fortirculipus Hu'
nring AN cucmN twice hi- strength
pa,br"ak found th" coutcndin'
force la relatively IA" suuc position
as last night Failure oi the stat
troops so move ON Nuru vus rNplaint'
by the tardN arrival ot prutccto Br'
,amcntc's group Ou tho approucl
uf urucumontc about y o'clock max
ing the coustltutloualsts nearly 100
strong. the two leaders sent in q r'
quest 60 Olcda asking him tu mo'
south to meet the enemy and 30 pre-
vent any danger to Americans. IT'D
federal commander With less than 90
men undor his command, decline
the Invitation. sayiug that 10" v"ul
dcrrrd his position only vh'rrupo
Gales and Bracumontu prepared I
mo,, on the town.
Ncarly every McNicau lamilN sp"t
m. night on the American side AN
the Mexican town was giNcu over
Oiedu anu hiy troops. ~ $3.50 V'clur
this morning two troops of the fih
cavalry arrived from Forest Ariz.
reinforce three troops uf the Nint
Ulgrol cavalry uu the ground. She
ifI wheeler. OF Tombstone, with 81
deputies. arrived later aud dem.nd'
on the part of Arizona state that n
Fighting occur on the line.