Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-26
MAYTORENA VICTOR IN
 0NE CLASH
Battle On Border WiIl Probably Occur SOon--CarranZa Forces Gathering And Entrenching- Trains Returning From Battle
Meets Forces Under General Hill
 At Santa Barbara Drives Them Before Him In General Retreat Concentrating Naco

General Hm. commander Of the Constitutionalist Carranza troops in Sonora state. was thoroughly defeat ed in the first engagement of the new revolution. when he met in bat tle yesterday with forces under Gen eral Maytorena. Villas chief in So- nora, uear Santa Barbara, half way between Naco and Nogales on the railway The battle commenced at noon It was stnl in progress at 2 o'clock this morning and the Hill forces had retreated seven miles in the direction of Naco to the city Of Martinez between Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. They were still in re treat fighting their battle to allow for time for reuaining of troops in the rear
 The battle is especially fierce, ac- cordine Go men who are arriving hour ly at Naco The Yaqui soldiers under Maytorena rushing into the battle in their usual wild, reckless way, drove the Hill forces before them, carry ing their banner wherever they charg- ed Their fire was true and deadly. and many were left on the battlefeld dead Part of the wounded were pick ed up and entrained with the other troops which are being rushed from the battle scent to Naco. where the final stand will be made In all eighty five wounded were brought 10 Naco on the six trains arrived there be fore midnight last evening. Others were expected on the trains which were due to arrive in a short time theyeafter
 There has been no official or es timated list of the dead issued. There was no possible way of determining the number who fell before the dead ly charge of the Yaquis. according to the arrvals in Naco last evening However, they state that the death ten was large. probably reaching in- to the hundreds.
 The retreat from the battlefield to Naco was conducted by five or more trains which rushed from the border city to the scene of the battle Men were there entrained and then rushed again 10 Naco, where they were set to work under the direction of su- perior officers sn erecting the en- trenchments and other defenses with which the Hin forces will meet the final onrushes of the Maytorena troops There are three lines of ditches in the course of construction, according to the reports coming from the border early this morning The furthest from the city is one-half mile The other two are inside the htt between the outpost position and the city proper
 Several troops Of the cavalry from the post at Agua Prieta arrived in Naco about midnight They were all mounted but their horses showed that they had ridden hard and un- der strain They brought with them some small artillery and several ma chine guns. Others. foot soldiery. are on the way from Agua Prieta due to arrive in Naco before morning They are reported to be about five hundred strong
 Hnps forces when they have gath cred in the border fortihcauons will be in the neighborhood of 5000 strong. Maytorena is reported 10 have near 4,OO0 men with him. most Of .YaQuis. In addition he is said to have a large force coming from the south to join him in the attack on the Tin garrison
 Santa Barbara at noon. General Hill. attack him there. entralned at Cananea and Del Rio, whence he rushed his men to meet those under Maytorena Reaching Santa Barbara. he chose his position and waited for the advance of the Carranza sympa- thizers. However when Maytorena made his attack Hnrs forces gave way and he was forced to retreat.
 From the stories of the refugees from the battlefield last evening ar, irving in Naco on the trains. the bat tle at Santa Barbara was the Here fest which has ever been fought in the past revolutions The Yaqui liv ing up to their reputations for fear. lessneas, carried the Hill forces be
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