The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-04-23


them, were dropping shells into the
places where the Maderistas were sup
posed to be, and this soon caused them
to break and run. The federals drove
them back into and past the support
ing column of the Maderistas and the
whole lot was sent scurrying back to
Aqua Prieta and the battle was won.
The federals claimed to have cap
tured about so horses and saddles,
some rifles and SO prisoners, two of
the latter were later executed. l be-
lieve it was given out that they had
been deserters. The loss on both sides
was perhaps 20 to % killed and twice
that many wounded. While we could
see the first part of the battle, we
could only hear the reports of the
cannon, and once in awhile the play
of the machine gun.
The next day, at the request of a
newspaper correspondent, who was
also the bearer of government mes
sage and desired an Interpreter to
accompany him, we went by auto to
find the camp of Bracamonta and de-
liver the message, but we had to go
all the way to Aqua Prieta before we
could locate him, though We met a
part of his command returning to-
ward Naco when we were half way.
All of them admitted they were TAX
en- by surprise and filled with terror
| by the bursting shells and expressed
the wish to try it all over again.
On March 18th about 100 Yaqui In
dams (federals) deserted Ojeda and
came across to this side, unarmed,
where after time they were taken
in charge by the 9th U. S. cavalry
| (colored) and placed under guard.
Deserters from the Yaquis continued
until about $50 soldiers and 60 or 70
women and children came over and
were placed in the custody of the U.
| S. army for safekeepdng. These
Yaquis explained that they did not
want to fight against their brothers,
some of the Yaquis being with the
state troops, and also that Gen. Ojeda
had deceived them, telling them that
he was taking them to Hermosillo,
Mex, the capital of the state, from
where they could go to their homes.
These assertions weakened the fed
rails considerable.
On March 22d the federals again
went out east of town, though not in
strong force, and gave battle to the
state troops, but they did not go far
and after Smelling the Maderistas from
the edge of town and driving them
back, they retreated back to town. l
doubt if there We're any injured in the
fight.
After this it was quiet for few
days. On March Oath the state troops
garrison in Cananea, which lies about
40 miles southwest of here and is the
place where the great copper mines
and smelters of the Cananea CONSOLE
dated Copper company, of which
Bill" Greene, used to be the moving
spirit, is located. After fight of
about two or three days the federals,
under Col. Moreno, were forced to
surrender, about $50 men being TAX
en- prisoners. The loss of life think
was not very heavy. Two American
spectators were killed during the fight
state troops. The federals were we'll
fortified, but claimed they run out
Of food and water.
March 25th the federals evacuated
Naco, Sonora, shortly before noon and
started for Cananea, much to the re-
lief of all Americans on this side.
About 1880 p. M. band of horse
men suddenly appeared along the in
ternational street and commenced
shouting and shooting. At first it
could not be determined who they
We're, but they We're soon recognized
as a part of the federals who had re-
turned. Upon the occupation of Naco,
Sonora, by the federals, many of the
Maderista Office holders and sympa-
thizers came to this side for safety, |
and it is now believed that the feder- |
ais thought these persons would i'm
reoccupy the town as they |
went out, and by a quiet return the |
could be cut off and cap |
tured. They were not altogether sue
cessful in this, however, but they ar
rested few. A saloonkeeper, named |
and his son were among
those who went across the line and
we're detained, though they protested
to be federals. While they were
near the line unarmed and
a Capt. NJ. Miranda,