The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-29
CARRANzA APOLOGY EXPECTED ID END
 MORALES INCIDENT
Considered by Officials as Formal Admission That Blame for Affair Rest
 ed Upon Mexicans

l Nogales, Ariz., August 28. Firing was resumed about 9:55 o'clock tonight. Between 15
 and 20 shots were fired from the Mexican side of the border. A general alarm was sound- ed on the Arizona side of the international line, and the mobilization of troops and civilians followed immediately.
 American forces here were in
 creased this afternoon by the arrival of new units.
 Gaston Raddoch, a customs guard. aged 20, died here, tonighs of wounds received in the clash with Mexicans across the border yesterday. This was the third American death from injuries received in the fight. Notification that he would cross the line if another shot was fired by the Mexicans was sent tonight by Gen.
 De Rosey Cabell, commander of the American forces, to Gen. F. Elias Cal les, governor of Sonora,
 The notification was sent General
 Gales by General Caben through the
 Mexican consul and the American com
 was resumed on the Mexican side of
 the border after regrets had been ef~
 fered by the Mexican officials under
 an armistice affected.
 In the firing from the Mexican side
 of the border tonight one American
 enlisted man whose name was not
 Immediately obtainable. was wounded.
 Washington. August 2S.--{By the
 Associated Press. )---Arrival of Gen.
 Elias Gales. military governor of So-
 nora, at Nogales, to present profound
 regrets of the Mexican government
 for the clash Tuesday between Mexi-
 can and American troops in the bor-
 der town. is expected to put an official close to the matter The action of
 President Carranza in ordering Gen.
 eral Gales to proceed on special train to the scene of the disturbance for this purpose was accepted here as formal admission that the blame for the affair rested upon the Mexicans. At the state department 1t was said
 that no official notice would be taken of the clash until the military author ities had made complete report based on thorough investigation. It was believed that General Gales apologies Lwould be supplemented by similar cx- lpressions through the Mexican ambas- sador at Washington.
 Ir military circles the disposition was to view the Nogales incident as more or less natural development of the conditions along the border which nv1 hr>fh eff ficuity in controlling. The little towns which straddle the international boun- dary, it was pointed out, undoubtedly hide number of men of desperate nature. who in settlement of private feuds or through misdirected patriotic fervor do not hesitate to open fire
 upon their enemies. The sound of one
 pistol shot, in a town where the ten
 sion is at fever heat, sometimes Is
 enough to start pitched battle At the same time there is no incli-
 nation in military circles to dismtss
 the matter utterly. The deaths or one
 officer and two enlisted men and the
 injury of 2s soldiers and civilians cn
 the American side furnish serious
 reason. officials said, for viewing the affair in the light of future probabili-
 ties. The hope was expressed that the conference between General Gales and General Cabel would result in a
 formal understanding which would re-
 move most of the chances for reoc- currence.
 Official dispatches to the war de- partment made 1t plain that the Amer tcan troops were not used until the firing from the Mexican side had be- |come SO general that the sentries along the border were in danger of being overwhelmed. Orders have been is-
 sued giving Brig. Gen. William A. Hol- brook. commander of the southern ce-
 partment. full authority to act along
 the border, General March. chief of
 staff. said.