Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-15
Federal Commander With
500 Men Hemmed in by
State Troops; Must Sur
render or Fight.
WAS TOO LATE TO
AID IN NOGALES
Border Town in Hands of
Obregon, Who Has Con-
ference With Col. Wilder
on Keeping Order.

Douglas, Ariz., March 14.-Battle
against an overwhelming force OF reb'
els, unconditional surrender or flight
over the line into Arizona-these are
the alternatives presented today to
General Ojeda. The federal comman-
der who evacuated Aqua Prieta two
days ago, with the avowed intention OF
marching to Nogales and reinforcing
the garrison there reached Naco during
the night, only to learn that Nogales
already had been captured by the con-
stitutionalists.
Thus Ojeda, with 500 federal reg,l-
lars is bottled up at Naco with strong
bodies of rebels closing in on him
from east, west, and south. A force
of 400 constitutionalists under Elias
Gales left Aqua Prieta before day
break this morning to pursue the fed.
eral general and later in the day
Prefecto Braca Monte with 300 men,
departed on the same mission. All
were freshly mounted and we'll armed
and provisioned. South Of Naco are
more state troops under Diequez while
a force from Obregon's column, which
Yesterday took Nogales, is closing in
from the west.
The constitutionalists in their eager
ness to pursue Ojeda left a force OF
only 200 men to guard Aqua Prieta.
Discuss Order In Towns.
Nogales, Ariz., March 14.-Col. Wild,
er Of the Fifth United States cavalry
held a conference at the international
line today with General Obregon com
mander Of the Sonora state thoops
which yesterday captured Nogales,
Sonora. The meeting was at the sug.
gestion of Co.. Wilder and was to dis
cuss provisions for keeping order and
to reach an understanding regarding
neutrality laws. Obregon, promised to
keen order in the Mexican portion OF
the town and expressed sorrow at the
wounding Of one American soldier and
three Mexicans on the American side
of the line. I
United States customs officers
seized AZ head Of horses belonging to
the federal troops. The horses were
brought across the line by the fed
eral refugees last night.
Deny Carranza Capture.
Eagle Pass, Texas. March IA
Carranza leaders in Piedras Negras
positively deny there is any truth In
the reported capture and execution OF
Gov. Carranza. They claimed to have
received telegrams from him this
morning.
Quiet at Laredo.
Laredo, Texas, March 14.-No con.
firmation Of the reported capture and
execution of Gov. Carranza. the Goa
hula constitutioralist leader, has been
received here. The report came last
night in private telegram.
The Texas-Mexican border Is quiet
today. The scene of the reported
fighting In Mexico opposite the Texas
line is fifty to one hundred miles In the
interior.
VA Uraes Friends Be Loyal.
Naples, March 14.-General Porf1rio
Diaz former president of Mexico VINO
arrived here yesterday from Egypt,
TODAY sent Instructions to his friends
and followers in Mexico to support
Provisional President Huerta and work
for the reestablishment OF peace
throughout the republic
GOV. Bliss Enroute to Nogales.
washington. D. c., March lit
was expected that Brig. General Tas-
ker H. Bliss would arrive at Nogales,
Arizona, today from Fort Sam Houston
Texas.
Major Tate has reported to General
bliss that the bullets which poured
into Nogales, Ariz., jeopardizlng
American lives, apparently. came from
the Mexican rebels and that he did not
return the fire as in doing so he would
have been more likely to hit the fed
erals than those whose carelessness
had been responsible for the shots
which entered American territory
Reports from Juarez indicate cond1-
tions there and elsewhere along the
border quiet Railroad and telegraph
service in Chihuahua is regular.
General Bliss has been informed
that the federals are manufacturing
l,,nhs In tho railroad shODS in Chi