Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1914-09-27

nea and the wounded The other six
were loaded high with military equip
ment and the men who will operate
the guns and defend the city. Four
thousand. two hundred men will be
in the city by this morning for its
defense Inside the next few days,
according 10 General Hill. an addi-
tional ten thousand will be rushed to
their aid. They are en- route now.
from Tehauntepec, under the com
mand of Jesus Carranza. brother Of
the supreme head Of the constitution
alists. They will attack M8ytorena,
even should he be at the border aud
defeat the border guard now on hand
before their arrival Iney bear the
banners of the Republic and the Con
stitutionalists
The Hin men are all OF them
armed, well fed and well clothed
They have all of them new rifles. and
all the ammunition they can carry
Two car loads of rife cartridges were
yesterday delivered them. Their cav
airy were yesterday outfitted with
new saddles and brides New shoes
and shirts and underwear were is.
sued Rations are issued three times
a day. Pay Is given the men each
morning-they get $1.25 Mexican
money. for each day they serve. They
are happy, healthy and waiting for
night They are also willing and
ready TO fight; they want to meet the
Yaquis.
General Hill and his aides last
evening made an estimate Of the
defending troops The best estimate
they could issue was N the form Of
statement OF the am-unt of the at
lacking force which win be demand
ed TO take the city from them They
state that ten men to each of their
/ men win be required by forces ad-
vancing on them. They are so com
! pletely fortified and their position is
so strong that the Yaquis may not
even attack, they think.
The whereabouts OF the Ysquis and
the Maytorena command is unknown
to Hill and his forces. Late last eve
ming a large cloud of dust was seen
southwest Of the city. It was thought
II was the dust of the advancing In
dianB Dispatches were rushed out Of
the city to reconnoiter. They had not
returned at an early hour this morn
/ ing, but the Mexicans are positive
the Yaffuis are coming. They travel
like wild horses when they start"
said a trooper of the Hill command.
TIE American patrol on the border
. has been increased. Last night they
passed through the Warren district.
-Four companies were dispz-ched from
Douglas and with them one machine
I gun platoon. They arrived on the Dor
der at midnight and went into camp.
They are travelling, their officers
said. under sealed orders. II Is sup
rosed they come 10 relieve the one
comnanv already on the ground of
the heavy duties n Dstroling the
line 10 reinforce the troops present
IN case of emergency and 10 act as
a reserve force IN case the Yaouis
should drive the HIN forces into this
state, snd government action should
be required
General Hill is in personal com
mand of the troops on the border
/. CITY. He is directing the work in the
field. He moves from place 10 place
as he finds entrenchig which must be
done, and as he inspects the bitches
. already dug He is active. interested
{ in earnest. He is also democratic
! mixing freely with his men. and talk
ing freely with strangers Of the wal
% and the probabilities OF a battle
J THE war" he said yesterday I'll
: not a war against the troops of May
, torena. II is a war against the Yaquis
/ They abhor civilization. honor, edu
cation, art. all that Is refining. The!
} are barbarians That Is why the!
! fight We are not lighting them; act
3 ing under orders we ara awaitinl
their attack on us they are the mas
J ters Of Maytorena They took bin
. yesterday and tied him to posts. BE-
I cause he would not turn back. The
would come on against US. That
IA what Is the war"