Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-11-19
MEXICANS
SHOOT OVER
The Line
Bullets From Attacking Party
atNaco Do Injury to Amer
leans on This Side.

woman was killed, three others wound
ed and three men hurt on the Ameri-
can side today as the result of the
attack on NacO, Sonora, made today by
Governor Maytorena's Yaqui Indian
troops.
Two Of the men were Americans
H. H. Reynolds, United States customs
inspector, whose leg bone was shat
tered, and trooper of the Tenth Uni
ted States cavalry. hit by a spent bull
ct. The third was Mexican agent
for General Hill, whose Carranzaista
troops are defending the Mexican
town.
Three of Hills wounded were killed
in their beds by shrapnel fired at their
temporary hospital, which flew the Red
Cross flag. Hills casualties for the
day were 18 killed and so wounded.
Maytorena's losses are unknown.
A passing Rock Island train, the
Golden State Limited, had an unpleas-
ant experience when stray bullet
from the Mexican side shattered win
dow Of Pullman, showering glass on
a sleeping passenger.
There was heavy fighting all morn
ing, but the cannonading in the after
noon was only intermittent.
VILLA MARCHING TO CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-General
Francisco Villa, in command of the
troops under the control of the Mexi-
can convention of Aguas Calientes, Is
marching on Mexico City. His army
took Leon, the first important rail-
road center south of Aguas Calientes,
without firing shot.
The forces of General Pablo Con-
zales, loyal to Carranza, are gathered
at Queretaro and Irapuato, where the
'sssssirst important clash in the hosttHties
between General Carranza and the
convention probably will occur.
These facts were reported in off,
cial messages today from George G..
Carothers, American consular agent,
accompanying General Villa. Mr.. Ca
rothers stated General Villa was well
equipped for the march.
From American Consul Silliman
came dispatch saying conditions
were far more serious in Mexico City
than had been since the parleys for
peace began. He regards actual hos
tilities as inevitable, though some of
the generals are still trying to patch
up the differences that have arisen.
General Carranza, according to mes
sages from Mr.. Silliman and Leon
Canova. special agent at Aguas Cali
entes, has declared that he has been
misunderstood; that he never intended
to deliver the executive power except
to Gen. Pablo Gonzales or some other
man of his own selection and in whom
he had entire confidence.
Although there has been no definite
advices, it was believed by officials to-
night that General Gutierrez, chosen
provisional president by the conven-
tion at Aguas Calientes, had ordered
a general attack on Carranza garri-
sons. Gutierrez controls practically
all of the northern half of Mexico and
General Villas advance guard is With
in two hundred miles of the Mexican
capital.
One column Of convention forces is
moving eastward from San Luis Potos1
TO Tampico. Another is endeavoring
to cut off the forces Of General Jesus
Carranza at Puerto Mexico from COM
munication with Mexico City or Pu-
ebla. An engagement near Puerto
Mexico at Julie was reported today by
American Consul Canada at Vera
Cruz. General Jose Carabajal, a Villa
commander, was killed.
Whether the ex-federal forces under
General Higieno Aguilar and Argu.
medo, which threaten Puebla, are
working in harmony with General vii
la is not known, but renewed attacks
on the Carranza lines by Zapata
troops, who are loyal to the conven-
tion, are now expected.