Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-09-04
TWO AMERICANS,
MANY MEX|CANS
SLAIN IN FIGHT
Wounded U. S. Officer Leads At
tack on Clutches.
FIRED ON YANKEE SENTRY
Fight Followed Alleged Efforts of Car
rama Customs Official to Smugg!e
Fellow Countryman Across
Border at NogaIes, Ariz.

Nogales, Ariz., 2S.-Two Americans
leans were killed, % wounded and
more than 500 American troops We're
engaged for one and one-half hours on
the border here late Tuesday during
a skirmish ON International avenue
between American troops and MeXi-
cans.
Killed in Action.
Capt. J. d. Hungerford
Corporal Barney Lott.
Wounded in Action.
Capt. II. c.. Caron.
Lieut.. Col. Frederick j. Herman.
Lieut.. Luke LOTUS.
Lieut.. S. Lockwood
CASTOR Reddock, customs guard.
These facts were officially announced
here after a survey of the town and
camp had been made.
Wounded Leader on Clutches.
Lieut.. Col. Frederick II. Herman,
while commanding the American
troops, continued in command on
clutches.
While the casualties on the Mexican
side of the border were not known,
it was estimated that 100 had been
killed by fire from the American side,
while at least twice this number, in
Guiding number of civilians, were in
jured. 1t was reported that the mayor
of Nogales, Sonora, was killed, but
that was not confirmed.
Fire on American Sentry.
The fighting followed the alleged eff
forts of a Mexican customs official to
smuggle a fellow countryman across
the boundary into the United States.
An American sentry attempted to stop
him. The MeXicanS fired at the sentry
across the street, striking him in the
right arm. The fire was returned by
American patrols and after MeXicans
had rushed from nearby buildings and
started shooting across the line from
behind buildings and walls the firing
became general.
The American sentry was seen soon
after to enter an office on Information
al avenue with his arm dangling at his
side. The crowd, which rushed to the
customs house when the first shots
were fired, sought shelter behind bNild-
ings. Everyone was ordered off the
streets by the military.
An infantry detachment in command
of Lieutenant Colonel Herman was
rushed to the border and was followed
" alIXy oh
lions along the street forming the
boundary. The general firing continued
from until 5 80 .. M, when it died
down slightly, but occasional shots
could be heard. Reports that machine
guns were brought into action by the
American troops were denied although
a machine gun was set up in an office
facing Mexico.
1t was estimated that more than 300
American soldiers and at least fifty
civilians participated in the shooting.
Call for Re-enforcements.
AS soon as the firing became gener-
al calls were sent to Douglas, Ariz.;
Fort Huachuca and outpost points.
These are cavalry posts, and the re-en-
forcements started at once, making the
trip overland. Many persons from sur
rounding towns and cities rushed to
Nogales to assist the citizens and sol
diers, expecting a general engagement.
In pursuing the Mexicans, the Amer
lean troops did not stop at the bound
airy line, it was said, but continued for
at least two blocks into the Mexican
town.
At $3.50 q white flag was displayed
by the Mexicans. A parley followed,
but the sniping continued until after
seven o'clock. Bullets fell In Nogales,
and civilians were ordered to remain
indoors and without the zone of fire.
VilIistas Wreck Train.
Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 28-villista
bandits caused the death of 100 and
the wounding of 65 others when they
wrecked National railway train near
Mexico, according to Of
fetal reports from Chihuahua City.