Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-10-24
FIRE ACROSS Line
Another American Trooper is
Wounded by Mexican
Bullet at Naco.
SHOT AT CAPTAIN HoLcoMB
Machine Guns Trained on United
States SoIdiers-CaIderon Out of
Presidential Race.

Naco, AriZ.-Private LEROY Brad
ford of Troop G. Tenth United States
cavalry border patrol, was struck in
the breast by a bullet fired from the
trenches by troops of General Hill,
defending the town of Naco, Sonora,
from the attacks of Governor May
torena. Bradford was in a trench dug
for the protection of the American
troops on the border line His wound
is said to be serious
Bradford is the second United
States soldier to be struck by Mexi-
can bullets since Maytorena and his
Villa adherents began their attack
four days ago on the Mexican town.
Private Wilson of the same troop was
hit Sunday A boy was hit in the
hand by stray bullet recently. Two
cavalry horses also have been shot
This loss on the non-c ombatant side
is almost as great as that suffered
by the contending Mclean forces.
Hill Warned.
United States army officers report
ed that their men are subjected to
Mexican fire every time they stand
up in their observation trenches, 200
yards north of boundary monument
No. 90. Captain Holcomb, command
ing Troop B. Tenth cavalry, said
machine gun was turned on his men
the other day, and sixteen bullets flew
over their heads. Captain Holcomb
himself was the target for five Next
can bullets as he was riding back to
camp recently.
Leader Warns Soldiers.
At midnight, Colonel Guilfoyle, COM
manding the American troops, mott
fled General Hill that he would be
personally held responsible if more
Mexican bullets were fired into
American territory. Hill sent mes
sages to his men that death would be
the pelanty for those who fired across
the boundary.
West Coast Faces Famine.
ashington-Rear Admiral How
ard, commanding the American naval
forces off the Pacific coast of Mexico,
reported that there is shortage OF
food all along the west coast and that
the populace of Acapulco faces star
walton.
Naco Holds Out.
Naco, Sonora, Mexico.-The siege. of
Naco, continuing to be almost as dis
astrous for the American town of the
same name just across the border as 1t
is for the object of the Mexicans' bad
craftsmanship, citizens of the Arizona
town appealed to President Wilson for
protection
Casualties within the town were con-
fined to the execution of twenty-five
Yaquis captured during the night in
sortie The garrison Jared better than
the observers on the American side
where an American boy was shot in
the hand and two United States cav
airy horses were struck by stray Next
can bullets.
Forseeing the difficulty of an active
assault, the tive warning factions are
reported to be negotiating a cessation
Of hostflities through two commission
ers.
CaIderon Eliminated?
FL Paso, Tex.-Agents of the Car
rama central government along the
border do not agree with official
s Interpretation of the
presidential situation in the revolu-
republic of Mexico
Local representatives of the Const;-
commander-in-chief sail
that the recent convention held at
Mexico City by rejecting Carranza's
resignation had decided definitely the
matter of who should act as provision
nj president until the holding of cleo
tons.
This convention, they said. had
Iglesias Calderon as
probability for the provisional presi-
dency, although he might run at the
national elections, the date OF which
has not been set
The meeting of Carranza and Villa
delegates at Aguas Calientes or Ia
thus becomes, the Carranza
men argued, merely a mediation meet
ing between the central government
and the division of the north which by
Villas proclamation had revolted
against the party in power in Mexico
City.
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