The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-31
Battle on The BORDER.
1GHTING RETNEEN AMERICAN
AND MEXICAN TROOPS AT
NOGALES.

f1lND fIkGLA1AiaN 4nOSK - AA
NOGALES.
ne american Officer and Ten t.
Twenty Others AiNed-Afexicans
Said to Have Lost Nearly One
Hundred.
{ Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 27.-Ont
merican officer fell fighting in ths
reefs of Nogales late today, ons
william was killed, another officer
oundea seriously and between ter
nd 80 American soldiers killed dur
fg the skirmish which took p'ace
,Iong the international avenue be-
seen American troops and Mexican:
Nogales, Sonora.
Approximately Is Americans Were
.ounded, including Lieut.. Col. Fred
ick ]. Herman. who was shot
rough the right leg while com
inding the American troops, bu,
ntinued in command on crutches.
Lieat. Col. Frederick ]. Herman,
ndanding troops at Nogales, was
aong the American soldiers wound
in a two hour fight with Mexicans
lich started when United States SEN
ss were fired upon Tuesday by Mex.
ms. Several hundred troops en-
ged the Mexicans and drove them
III hack into their town.
The American soldiers fired from
usetops and other points of van
ye. The casualties are not known
this time. The Me2icans hoisteo
dag of truce, but continued firing
d sniptng was going on at p. m.
Bullets were dropping thick and
it in Nogafes, Ariz. One civilian
ston Reddock. was wounded.
a conference has been called be-
cen American and Mexican Off
ds.
The trouble was supposed to have
;rted as a result of an aItempt OF
part of the Mexican immigration
iciaI to pass a fellow countrymar
Toss the border illegally. American
fries drew guns and Mexican.
sed. Other Mexicans apparently full:
armed came from all directions
I i, aided the Mexicans on the line
an they were driven back.
Casualties on the Mexican side, ac-
ding to late report, were over
killed and wounded
The American casualties are said
be three soldiers killed and Il
unded, including Lieut.. Col. Fred
OK J.. Herman. Several hundred
ops were engaged.
Fhe dead include Captain Hunger
ID, who was killed in action. The
iiian was CASTOR Reddock, who
killed during the first hour of the
sting. Lieut.. Luke w. Lofts was
sously wounded.
kn infantry detachment in COM
nd OF Lieut.. Col. Frederick ]. Her
d was rushed to the border and
s followed by, negro cavalry troops
o took UP positions along the
Set which forms the boundary line.
s firing started about \ O'clock and
5 tinued until $50 when died
vi slightly but occasion al shots
I'D be heard Reports that ma
ne guns were bro.,g into acton
~ 1aeItca troops were denieu,
rough a machine gun was set Up
an office facing Mexico.
70 ene seemed to know exactly
happened after the first shot
shred. An American seytry was
i to enter an Office on Information
! kvenue with his arm dangling at
side with a bullet wound through
boulder. Soon afterward the
became general and the crowd
eh rushed to the customs house
en- The first shots were fired
ght shelter behind buildings. Ev-
one was ordered off the streets by
itary.
seports that Juan C. Cabral, lead
of q rebel band which has operat-
south Of the border, had appear
within IA miles of Nogales, was
7ped at the Maytorena ranch and
t the shooting in Nogales was
afninary to attack on the town by
band and could not be confirmed.
n pursuing the Me0icans the
ferican troops did not stop at the
1ndary 1ine, it was said, but con-
led for at least two blocks into
4 main town. Word was received
= today from Fort Huachuca that
aforcements were being hurried to-
rd NogaIes and would be here by
morrow morning.
like the main street of a moving
ture frontier town, international
snue, where the fighting started,
Tagging it's way along the Inter
;onal boundary line between Mex
and the United States, forms the
in business streets Of towns in
republics.
american sentries patrol the boun-
y night and day while Mexicans
rol the opposite side of the wide
lness street Customs guards and
rol squads have their stations at
American and Mexican custom
fse which faces each other across
street
sega1es, Arizona as progressive
5 iona border town with modern
tses two and three story business
tdings on International Avenue
residence streets lined with palna
umbrella trees. Nogales, Sonora.
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