Arizona republican., 1913-03-14
K0STERl|1zKY LOSES
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given orders to cross into Mexico if the protection of the Americans demanded such a course and give battle to the rebels and federals alike in the event they disobeyed the order to cease fir ing
 Immediately after the first bugle call from the American troop commander, Lieut. Col Tate began assembling his men Then the second call was given and obeyed.
 A messenger from the American of
 ficer who was with Gen. Obregon at the time of the first bugle call declared upon his return that the rebel general
 immediately given orders to cease fir
 ing, but his jubilant men fired their | rifles in the air. At once. it was re-
 lated by the messenger; Gen. Obregon
 shot down the leader of the celebrators
 conference has been arranged be-
 tween General Obregon and Colonel
 Wilbur for tonight.
 Red Cross volunteers on this side of
 the boundary are constantly in atten-
 dance upon the wounded of both forces.
 Automobiles bearing the red cross flag hurried back and forth between the be- sieged town and this city, carrying the
 wounded soldiers to the hospitals here.
 Many of the wounded remain on the field and it is declared it will be inn possible to succor them until morn ing. Several Mexican residents of this city were injured while watching the battle.
 The state troops today pushed a determined attack on Nogales. in Son. ora Bullets raining the towns created a critical international situa- tion which has not been equalled since the battle of Juarez two years ago.
 Determined to secure the remain ing Sonora Arizona port of entry from the federal government a thous- and constitutionalistas assaulted the town at daybreak driving back. after ., dogged resistance, no more than two hundred and fifty defenders un- der Colonels Kosterlitzky and Reyes. alist commander. General Obregon | remarked:
 The real attack has not come" Meanwhile troops have been rush 1 ed here from Fort Huachuca, Ariz, and tonight four hundred troopers of the Fifth cavalry are on duty along the border
 ] Many bullets struck the American side. A renewed attack late this l afternoon did not decrease the dan
 ger to residents of the American town. Three non-combatants were l wounded while two American women
 narrowly escaped, one bullet burning 1 a wOman'S skirts as she stood on the i porch at her door. The number of killed and wounded was not to be l estimated
 Twenty injured from both sides
 were brought to hospitals here. but
 an American physician who braved ] the firing line reported many more wounded who could not be reached 1 without danger to the rcscuers. Amer
 ican residents here quickly gave their services as Red Cross volunteers. Nogales is set in d great position 1 for defense. between two ranges Oi hills running parallel north and south. The state troops were com
 pelled to move down this mountain | ous lane moved down by the fire o1
 federal rifles and machine guns. On ] the plain between the hills the at | tackers concealed themselves in Shal- 1 low inches caused by mountain 1 freshets. Here the dead and wound
 ed men lay without succOr Twice i during the day General Obregon fail 1 cd in attacks on all three of the de- | lenders Hanks. At 5:20 o'clock the 1 third assault on the federal posi-
 tion was made. This was more suc- cessful the defenders deserting righ, ! in the front and to the extreme Jeff of the trenches and fleeing to cover | in the town. This increased the hot 1 fire toward the American side Wher
 a report reached Colonel Tate of ont
 of the troops who rounded up ant hastily assembled his men. American ! Red Cross workers were refused
 passage through the federal line. and American soldiers had difficulty i in clearing the streets.