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border to points mile or more from
the line.
Scores OF women and children, most OF
them hysterical and weeping. covered
behind brick or abode walls.
The United States customs house which
was fired on by a villa machine gun
platoon yesterday when Louis r. Taylor
was shot in the back was again peppered
by Mexican bullets.
The American trenches were plentifully
sprinkled with bullets also. Private Henry
Jones' Company C. Eleventh infantry,
wns hit while guarding a company wagon
near the American army field hospital
Jones was hit In the stomach and prob
ably fatally wounded.
Private James Tank. Company ID. Eiev-
enth infantry, was struck In the legs by
bullet that fell into a section OF the
trench few feet from the custom house.
Another attempt will be made to storm
Aqua Prieta during the afternoon. This
time. said they:
I'VE are going in; we win be in Aqua
Prieta oy nightfall"
o'clock. and for some time after they
Gales trenches. Villas soldiers not re-
plying.
Midnight Attack Fails.
General Francisco Villas army, rein
forced by troops from Naco, failed last
night In two desperate attempts TO storm
Aqua Prieta. just across the boundary
from Douglas. At 1880 this morning a gem
eral attack preceded by heavy artillery
fire was made. the second OF the night
Although firing still continued at a:6
a. M, apparently no serious breach had
been made In the defenses.
Eight ON American side.
Eight persons on the American side OF
the boundary were wounded as a result
OF the fighting between Carranza and
villa troops at Aqua Prieta yesterday
and today.
The wounded:
Louis II. Taylor. restaurant employe,
struck In spine. paralyxed.
Corporal Jones, Company O. Seventh
| infantry, shot through both spines.
| Ollie Y. whiddon. private, Company A.
1 Seventh infantry, hit In neck.
ii. X. Jones. letter carrier, wounded in
< shoulder.
Parry Jones. private. Company c. Eiev-
enth infantry; struck In stomach. prob
/ ably fatally wounded.
James Tank. private, Company ID. Elev.
| enth infantry; wounded In leg.
Mexican woman, lost a finger.
Eight-year-old Mexican boy shot In
stomach.
Taylor was at the United States Gus
toms house during the fighting yesterda,
afternoon and was struck as he turned
TO run for cover. The fusillade Of bullet:
endangered a throng OF American sol
diers. Mexican women and children
gathered there. Whiddon was strucl
while on guard at the railroad station
several blocks from the border II. X
Jones was standing In front OF his hom,
on Seventh street when hit by a stra,
bullet
lTeutOns Reported Defeated by serbs
PARIS. Nov. 2.-Repulse OF the Aus
tro-German forces In the center OF IN,
northern line with great losses IL re
ported in an official Serbian oommuniea
ton received here today. II follows:
ION october 70. on the northwestern
front. the enemy attacked IN force OF
the right bank OF the Penitsa and witt
less strength on the right bank OF tn
Morava.
In the center the enemy was throw
back with great losses after having ap
preached within 500 meters OF the Ser
bian positions. On the remainder OF tn
front there were severe engagements.
"On the eastern (Bulgarian) front Their
was no important change south of tn
Morava- Toward Prot fighting Is con
tinuous. as also is the case TO the ives
OF zajecAr."