The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-03
American Rifles p our
Bullets Across Border
in Hot Battle.
EXCITEMENT HIGH
ON BOUNDARY LINE
Troopers Of Ninth Cavalry Arc
Attacked by Mexican Rcgu-
lars. Who Are Put to Flight
Scores Of Cowboys Rush
ing Into Douglas Eager
to Fight.
pec.al to rne rlmes p,sratch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
douglas, Arih., March .-Thc fr-t
8Rl,ting between American troops nnJ
Me1iceps during the present trouble In
Mcriro occurred to-day, three miles
from this city.
IN hot rkirmish between regular
Mc,icun s0l6,crr aud troopers OF the
SiDth United Stntcs Cavalry. four Dcf-
teams yy~rr killed mud several wounded.
There were no cnsunifica ON the Amer
lean side.
Intense excitement prevails NIL nionE
the bordcr Tonight ms ~ result of the
tight. believing the NcNicBrn have be-
gun an organized movement so terror
Ire tho bor,ier, armed Americans are
camping %" the houndur! iipc, while
hundreds or others nrc nrmcd mud ready y
TO take tho field.
Scorca Of mounted and well-arfucd
cowboys arc rushing into Douglas from
every direction. eager to cross the
boundary ana fight
Colonel John =. t;uilfoylc. command
ing the Ninth Cavalry has issued ord :
crs to the American border patrol to
shoot u kin At the first aound OF :,
Mexican shot
Open Irire on Americans.
Todays fighting started when tho
Mexican regulars. without warning or
provocation. opened fire on four 4AIucr-
fcan officers walking on the American
line. near the Copper Queen smcl;er.
The American officers whipped out
thcir rcvolvcrs and cmpticd them at
The McXicsls and then rctrcatcd out or
direct range Of rho Mexican rifles. to
await rcinforccIncutS.
Sixteen negro troopers OF the ninth.
on patrol duty, rode 10 the scene ut
full Sallop and formed "a Hiring iinc
AS near 10 the imas inary boundary III
they could get without Stepping over.
'rhe Amcrican officers had reloaded and
Joined tho negroes.
The troopers had no sooner haited
their horses before the MeNicsns opcn.
cd ute The troopers replied with 4
vigorous fire. The Mexicans attempt
Cd TO advance and rush the troopers.
but the Americans hold their position.
pouring such steady ire into thr
forty men across the border that the
latter stopped after a few paces
This battle had progressed only two
or three minutes when two full troops
OF the Ninth. attracted by the iiring.
Saliopcd To tho position Of the twenty
officers and troopers and poured a
fusilIadc OF bullets into tho attacking
party.
The McNicans. without waiting to lire
at the new arrivals. scattered in all
directions, leaving four dead the
icld and others straSS ling through the
brush wounded.
1t was reported that tho American
troops ovorstcpped the boundary and
pursued the MeNicans, but this is II"
MED
Attack Not UncNprctcd.
Mexican contempt for The Cnitcd
States has been flaming high during
the past week. and to-day's attack
on Americas officers not unc%-
ucctcd.
rho anti-Amcrican feeling is believed
to have been strained TO the breaking
puint YESTERDAY when American troops
on patrol duty capturcd = messenger
from the local Madcrsta junta as he
was crossing the border. The messen-
gers two companions made their es-
capc and turned after they had reached
a point OF safety and opened fire