Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-25
Warning Redskins Are Report ed 70 Miles South of Doug las and Marching North. Story Uncon6rmed.
DEFACTO DETACHMENT
 REPORTED BEATEN
Colonel Mesa Is Reported De- feated in Smart Clash with Indians and Driven Back Into Moctezuma.
(sy Review Leaseo Wire )

DOUGLAS. May 24.-Reports that Yaqui Indians had appeared in the district around Moctezuma. Sonora. served to make last night and today periods of grave stress for the people of Naeozari, 70 miles south of Doug las. The garrison and the entire male population of the town are reported to have remained under arms all last night. maintaining sharp lookout for the Indians
 Word came today that the Indians attacked a small force under Colonel Manuel Mesa and had driven the sol diers back into the town of Mocte- zuma, but this is officially denied in Agua Prieta.
 Another report stated that Indians had arrived in the vicinity of the Hacienda Mababi. 5 miles southeast of Douglas. This is also unverified- It was learned tonight on good author ity that cavalry patrol had left Cuchuta Ranch today for Nababi to investigate the rumor. while another detachment was sent to reinforce the NaCSzari garrison.
 Victim crucifed.
 Arrivals from the south state that the body of maS- presumably a Mexican. was discovered late last week near the sherman Ranch. a few miles south of Moctezuma. The corpse was horribly mutilated and had been crueified. the hands and feet be. ing nailed to large plank The plank then had been placed in such conspicuous position that no one passing along the road in daytime could avoid seeing it. This outrage is typical of Indian warfare and is attributed by many to Yaquis
 Yaqui Valley Captured.
 General Rafael Estrada. commander of the troops of the de fscto govern ment in the Yaqui River Valley. ar rived in Agua Prieta tonight by auto mobile from Naco. Sonora He re- ported to General P. Elias Gales. military governor of Sonora. that the Indian headquarters in the Yaqui val ley have beens captured: that the Indians had been driven from all their strongholds. which have been st,1ngly garrisoned Their women. children and old men have been made prisoners. while the warriors were compelled to scatter in small bands. The greater part of the broncho YaQui warr.crs are reported to be making their way into Chihuahua. However. General Estrada says that many have come northwardr toward the United States
 Enter U. S. to Work.
 Ives c. Lelevier. de faeto consul here. stated today tha; he had official notification of at least three of the bands crossing the international bor- der in the Altar district of Sonora and obtaining work in Arizona mining Many are now located in a settlement known as Pueblo Quad alupe. ten miles south of Phoenix. he said.
 Finds no Ysquis-
 The consul stated that General Gales has sent scouting parties all over the northern part of Sonora and has located no Yaquis except at Sierra Aconchi. on the Sonora River. go miles south of Cananea. This band. whose numerical strength is not be- Iieved to be large is said to be forti- lying itself strongly and gathering provisions. apparently to make stand.
 General Estrada will. it Is reported by Lelevier. discuss a new plan of campaign. designed to meet the con iitions which have arisen as a result lf the scattering of the Indians. This will include the gsrrisoning of small towns in the northern part Of the state and maintaining cavalry patrols m all roads for the purpose of run hing down any Yaquis who ntake heir way north.