Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
HILL DEFENDS NACO
AGAINST ASSAULT
Attack, Friday Night and Yes
terday Morning, RepuIsed
With Heavy Losses.
SEVEN ON AMERICAN SIDE
INJURED BY STRAY SHOTS
Two Troopers May Die-Lower Cali
fornia Declared Free by New
Insurrectory Movement.

NACO, AriZ., October 1.-THE May
| ia forces. partisans of the villa
faction in the Mexican imbroglio were
defeated with heavy losses during their
attack on Naco, Sonora, last night and
| early today.
| Maytorena not only disregarded the
| armistice fixed by the Aguascalientes
conference, but attacked the Mexican
| town from due south. He previously
had assured American officials that he
had given orders to prevent fire against
the American town.
| Bullets from rifles of Indians, who
| hurled themselves against the in
tren chments of the CarranZa forces
under Gen. Hill, struck in this village
Seven persons were wounded, including
| four negro troopers of the 9th United
States Cavalry.
Two Troopers May Die.
! The American soldiers crouched be-
| hind boiler-plate Notifications strung
along the American side of the bound
airy as the bullets spattered against the
steel. Two Of the most seriously wound
ed troopers, neither expected to live,
were sent to the army hospital at Fort
Huachuca.
| Indications tonight were that Mayto-
rena would not renew the attack for
several days, If at all.
| The seven on the American side
wounded in the fighting last night made
a total of seventeen wounded by MeXi-
can bullets in the American town dur.
ing the siege. Besides the four wounded
troopers of the border patrol. the others
shot were Mexicans, two women and q
| man.
Governor Would Help Wounded.
| PHOENIX, Ariz., October 17.-Gov.
Hunt wired the Secretary of War today
| asking that the federal government grant
permission for the removal of Mexican
| wounded soldiers from the garrison of
Naco, Sonora, to the American side.
| The governor urged this action on the
ground of humanity, saying that not only
| tending them were in danger of mas
sacre by Maytorena's Yaqui Indians
should they capture the town. Secretary
| Garrison replied that the request would
| be taken up with the State Department.
| Gen. Harris, adjutant general of tine
| state, expects Maytorena to capture Naco
! tonight. If defeated, the forces of Gen.
Hill, defending the town, are expected to
flee to the American side of the line.
Carranza Still First Chief.
MEXICO CITY, October 17.-Ysidro
Fabela, the Mexican foreign minister,
in an interview today said that Venus
tiano Carranza still is the first chief of
| the constitutionalist party. Minister
Fabela declared that the Aguascali-
| entes convention had not discussed Car
ranza's resignation, but had consider red
only general questions affecting the ma
ton.
When asked regarding the assump-
ton of supreme power by the Aguas-
| calientes convention, at secret ses-
| sion, held October Is, he said:
The business of the government of
| the republic is being conducted as
usual. The supreme chief of the army
| is Carranza. He is also the first chief
! of the nation.
1.-The Aguascalientes convention is
discussing the general affairs of the
country, but particularly an arrange
ment for an arnistice between Gen.
Benjamin Hill and Gen. Maytorana
the convention in not ceasing hostil-
| tiles.
designations Not Considered.
The resignation of Carranza has not
been discussed at the convention.
Therefore he continues to be the first
chief as before. Antonio l.. Villareal
is only the president of the convention
and has nothing to do with ccnstitu-
tionalist affairs outside that body.
The Carranza cabinet will continue
as before. There has been no inten-
tlon OF changing the composition of the
cabinet, as complete harmony reigns in
the official family
| The commission, headed by Gen.
Felipe Angeles and Gen Rlanco left
here today. to confer with Gen. Zapata
lot TOYS
| in the peace conference Pending the
| arrival of a full Zapata delegation at
Aguascalientes the sessions of the
peace convention will be secret
Gen. Villa is in Aguascalientes with
ms stan and an escort of troops He
says. however. he will not enter the
convention, and that he intends to re-
turn to the north tomorrow. George c.
Sarothers, special agent of the United
states State Department, accompanied
Villa to Aguascalientes
Lower California Declared Free.
LOS ANGELES. Cal, October IL
Adolfe Garlic. Carranza's consular
agent here. telegraphed to Mexico City
today the information that Gen. Avilez
and Coils. Tenerio and Cantu had de-
clared Lower California Free not only
Of Carranza's authority, but likewise
OF that OF villa. They intend to carry
riIlo.
GARLIC warned merchants against
senolng goods into Lower California
The territory contains many land and
mining concessions belonging to for
e1gners. especially Americans.
Santa Rosalia Mutineers Sail.
ON BoAStD U. s. s. WEST VIRGINIA.
Santa Rosalia. Mexico, October 16 (by
wireless to San Diego, Cal, October
1O.-The mutinous Yaquis who muir
dered Mai Aguayo. military command
ant at Santa Rosalia. October g. and
seized the Mexican steamer Kerrigan |
III, with intent to raid and capture
Lower California for Gen. Francisco
Villa, sailed today for Guaymas, after
levying forced loan Of $1,000 pesos
on the Boleo Company (French), which |
controls important copper mining con- |
ceSslons near Santa Rosalia.
Rear Admiral Howard, commanding !
the Pacific fleet will sail for Guaymas
on the West Virginia tonight. He came
here to investigate conditions when he /
heard Of the mutiny.
Carranza as Dry Farmer.
WICHITA. Kans.. October 17.-Venus-
tianO Carrapza waS made vnaunhar Of