Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-28
Further Trouble With Mexi.
cans Temporarily
= Averted.
iHREE AMERICANS
KILLED IN CLASH
Ono Officer and Two Enlisted Men
Dead a. Roault Of Shooting Episode
at Noaaies--Mesiean Casualties Said
TO 30 15o or 200 Armed Forcss
Agree to Retire. But Soldiers Are
Reported Hurryins to NoaaIss.

Nognlcs. Arix., Aug, 2s,--An agrcN-
ment by which further trouble would
be avoided was expected to result to-
day from conferences between Amer
lean and Mexican officials who were
summoned here following lighting at
| the International line i,te yesterday
between American soldiers and MeSl-
cans
Three Americans wer. killed and
twenty eight wounded. The Mexican
casualties In the hghting arc various
ly estimated at from $50 to 200.
Brig. Cen De Ro.ey Cabell, cuni-
mander OF the Arizona military dis-
trict started here from his headquar-
ters at Douglas. as soon as word OF tho
, trouble reached him. and Gcn. Elias
Gales. military governor OF Sonora.
Mexico. wns reported On route from
1fcrmosillo the state capital. by apccial
train
Calies Regrets Incident.
Profound regrets for yesterdays
clash were Expressed by General Gales.
military governor OF Sonora. to Brig-
adier General Ci,bcll, In n telegram re-
ceivcd from General @Chiles at Magda-
lena Sonora.
| General Callea stated that he had
beon ordered To proceed TO tho border
by Presidcnt Carranxa to express these
regrets personally, General Cahell ar
4 rived Mt 2 N. M. from Douglas. The
| conferences is to lie held iifT NnGalcs. S
| Arix. today,
| Reports that negro cavalry troops
crossed the international boundary
during the shooting yesterday were Of
I flclally confirmed here today, de-
| tnchmcnt OF cavalry crossed Interna-
tional avenue at y. M, and rode one
| block Into Nognies, Sonora, to clear tho
! abode houses Of snipers,
Three Americana Killed.
a revised list OF the casualties sur
fcred by the Americans shows that ono
officer and two enlisted men were
killed and twenty eight soldiers and
civilians wounded In Yesterdays hight
ing Three OF the wounded are re-
| ported seriously hurt.
| Tho American officer killed was
| Capt. Joseph ~ fIungcrford. who COM
ma andcd troop Of negro cavalry,
| Among the Mexican killed was Felix
Pcnalosa. mayor Of Nognlos, Sonora.
| the Mcxicon town opposite here,
Among the American wounded IL
! Lieut.. Col Frederick Herman. COM
mander OF the border patrol here. flts
wound ls not serious,
Mosiears First TO Firc.
| Tho nshtinr began at Id yesterday
/ afternoon when Mexican attempted
! to cross into the ueited States. a. a,
{ Barber. Il United States customs guard.
! twice ordered the Mexican To halt pnd
/ when tho latter failed To comply with
I his command Barber drew his pistol
| but did not fire.
Two Mexican customs guard. accord.
! ing TO BARRIERS account resented hia
! Interference with tho Mexican aeekinE
: to croaa the line and opened nrc, Their
| bullets missed Barber but struck Cor
pornl Barney Lots, in charge Of tho
3 American guards. f.ota was shot thru
the arm and the lungs and ran To tho
I American aide shouting for assiRtnnce,
: He fell unconscious and was removed
to the base hospital. whore he died
Slayer OF LotT Foilsd.
AS tho Mcsicnns' bullets struck I.otz
! Barber returned the firo and follcd the
Mexican guard who had mortnl1
wounded tho corporal.
The firing then became general. Mex
leans appearing suddenly In the door
ways OF houses. on the roofs OF build
! ings and In the surrounding hills and
shooting across International avenue
tho principal street Of the twin towns
AM: @.,h.a. sar.as .s.A !>ee;;:::;e.:S; Hrs
/, American soldiers on patrol duty re.
turned the rrc and an appeal FOR rein-
forccmtnts was sent TO Camp stephen
I.ttlo, nearby. Lieutenant Colonel
Herman responded Mt tho head OF four
companies Of infantry and two troops
OF negro cavalry,
| Further Trouble Avsrtsd.
/ All danger Of any resumption OF any
! firing between Mcxlcans ana Amori-
cans across the border was believed to
have boon averted today when General
Cnbell announced mn agreement had
been reached with Captain Abosoio.
commander OF the Mexlchn forces In
4 Noga!rn. Sonora. that there should he
no resumption OF hosttiities. This
agreement was reached at n conference
! between the American border CONE
mnnder md the Mexican captain this
forenoon,
/ This agreement extended an nrn,ta-
tico concluded late yesterday by i.tont.
Col, Frederick J. Herman and the Mex,
ltcan authorities. This nrmtsticc rtipu-
tiatod thero war TO be no moro airing
between tho period of y. nj. last niSAo
and n pa today. tSsit kS