Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-03

The first engagement of the Hill and Maytorena troops along the Naco eutrenohments, took place yes terday. according to the predictions of the Review The heaviest of the encounters lasted seven minutes. dur ing which one Hin man was injured, and in the neighborhood Of 500 shots were fired. Previous to the chief rife exchauge there was scattered firing along the lines, and the same occa- sional reports continued through the night.
 The chief engagement occurred at 10.00 o'clock last evening The firiag lasted until 1O:O7 o'clock and was concentrated between the outpost forces of Hill and the advancing scout forces of Yaquis Only one shot so far as could be determined last eve ming landed in the city of Naco, So- nora None were reported falling in Arizona. No damage was done by the stray balls. Three or tour small field pieces which are in the possession Of the attacking forces were also fired They did no damage.
 Hill lost none dead. and one wound ed He was shot through the thigh. and was attended immediately after the engagement by Dr. N C. Bledsoe. of Bisbee. who was called to the bor- der for that purpose He and his companions in the scrimmage stated 41,,t -s-- of tho N.,,,f f,-oog ,,.ovo dropped by the Hill fire, and that they were left on the field for dead. No statement of losses was obtainable last night from Maytorena.
 However, the Hill men, who were doing scout duty on the lookout for advance forces of the Indians, state they drove the YaQuis back into their main body They also state they saw the Yaquis before the latter located them and fired the first volley ot shots There were perhaps fifty men in all engaged in the firing, and es- timated by officers of the United States troops on the border place the number of shots fired at 5O0
 The battle followed Maytorena's ul- timatum of five o'clock last even. ing, which itself followed the Yaqui leaders attempts at taking the city without the trouble of an attack. As near as could be ascertained last night Maytorena intends to make his first definite attack this morning. This is his statement, at any rate.
 Toward noon yesterday, after they had rested most of the morning in the foothills to the southwest of Ma co. the Yaquis formed in scrimmage lima and advanced 10 within one and one-half miles of Naco. They then went into camp near the foothills Later, three men went from their camp to the border and thence to the camp of the United States cavalry near NacO.
 To Major Guylfoyle the three men from the Maytorena forces state they were civilians. bent on O peace mis sion, and that they would like tC have the United States Transact the diplomatic business with and fol them On investigation, however, il was found the men were messenger of Maytorena who had for Hill May torena's offer for peace They were allowed to transact their message through the medium of a civilian.
 The text of the message stated Maytorena desired the evacuation O Naco, Sonora. in his favor and tha he would allow Hill and his forces t' go unmolested fl they would surren der
 "Ten the Yaqui leader" said Gen eral Hin. "I am here. and that if h' wants me he will have Co come ant get mel
 The message was delivered. I'm mediately the Maytorena troops coult be seen again in scirmmage forma tion. stretched for a mile or nor across the flats southwest of the city advancing to their closest positions arms.
 patched to the ditches with thei They seemed again coming in fo battle and troops were again di'
 It was then that the MMaytoren ultmatum arrived He declared in q that the battle is on He stated be