Grand Forks herald., 1918-08-28
FRENCH CAPTURE 80 TOWNS IN TWO
DAYS Of FIGHTING NES TAKEN
Fight Between Mexicans
And Americans Subsidies;
Further Trouble AVerted

Nogale.. Ari.. Aug. 2s.-nesrets1
for yesterdays clash between Mel
cans and American soldiers were ex-
pressed by General Elias Gales, mill
itary governor Of Sonora, to Briga-
telegram received from General
Gales at Magdalena, Sonora, earlyJ
today. General Gales stated he had
been ordered to proceed to the border
by President Carranza to express
these regrets personally. He is sched-1 4
General Cabell arrived at 3 this
morning from Douglas. The confer
ence Ii to be held in Nogales, Ariz.,
today.
Reports that negro cavalry troops
crossed The international boundary
during The shooting yesterday were
officially confirmed here today. AL
detachment Of the cavalry crossed
International avenue at 5 this after,
noon, and rode one block into No
gales, to clear, the adobe houses of
Likelihood of further outbfeaks
between Americans and Mexicans
across, the border was believed to
have been averted today when Brig
adler General Cabell announced that
an agreement had been reached with
Captain A. j. sAbasolo, commander OF
the Mexican forces in Nogales, So-S
nora, that there should be no resump-
ton Of hostilities.@ This agreement
was reached at conference between
the American border commander and,
Captain Abasolo held early today.
Captain Abasolo and myself have
reached an agreement that there shall
be no more firing on either side OF
the line" General Cabell said follows
ing the conference. r ~
This, agreement extended an armi-
stice concluded late yesterday by
Colonel Frederick j. Herman and the
Mexican authorities.
Revised estimates, based on un-
!, ofRcial reports from the Mexican
/ towns this afternoon. placed the Mexi-
!. can casualties at fifty, of which If
h teen were said by an army: officer to
have been killed. Permission to cor
respondents to- cross to the Mexican
E,,side to- verify the Mexican losses has
EhGen refused. On. 5 ~ \
s..s.., u ,,sc.na Espeetta;,is :. {
E An agreement |, BY which further
II trouble would BE avoided was; ex-
appected to result today from confer
,ences between American and Mexican
officials who were summoned here
following fighting at the international
line late yesterday between American
soldiers and Mexicans in which three
Americans were killed and 28 wound :
ed. The Mexican casualties in the
fighting are variously estimated at
50,s Of which Is are believed killed.
Brigadier General DeRosey Cabell,
commander of the Arizona military
district, hastened here from his head
quarters at Douglas as soon as word
ofsthe trouble reached him, and Gem
eral p. Elias Gales, military goF-
ernor Of Sonora. Mexico: was reported
en- route from Hermosillo, the state
capital, by special train.
Only Three Killed.
A revised list of the casualties suf-
fered bN the Americans shows that
one offlcerEand, two enlisted men!were
wounded in yesterdays fighting.
Three OF the wounded are reported
seriously hurt.
The American officer. killed was
p Captain Joseph D. Hungerford, who
commanded troop Of negro cavalry.
1 Among the Mexicans killed was
Felix Penaloza. mayor Of Nogales.
Sonora, the Mexican town opposite
here.
Among the. Americans wounded is
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Her
man, commander Of the border patrol
here, His condition Is not serious q
The fighting began at 4:15lyester-
day afternoon when Mexican at
tempted to cross into the United
. States. - IS,
+ A.sI "A. Barber,Fa United States GUS
toms guard, twice ordered the Mexi-
can to halt and when the latter failed
to comply with the command, Barber
drew his pistol, but did not fire. s I,
Y Two Mexican customs guards, ac.
cording to BARRIERS account, resented
his interference with the Mexican
seeking to cross the line and opened
fire. M s
Their bullets missed Barber bu,
struck Corporal Barney Lott, III
charge OF the American guards. Lott
was shot through the arm and the
lungs and ran to the Western Union
Telegraph office nearby on the Ameri:
can sid. shouting for assistance. He
fell unconscious at the door and wa.
removed to the bare hospital where
As the Mexicans' bullets: struck Lot,
( Barber returned the fire and Afelle6
{ the, Mexican guard who had n1ortally
wounded the corporal. $,S z ss5sss
The firing then became general
/, Mexicans appearing suddenly In ths
doorwaysi Of houses, on the roofs o1
buildings and In the surrounding
/. hills, and shooting across Information.
al avenue, the principal street of thu
boundary line. n ii Ii !$s3js Sss Ss4s g
L American soldiers on patrol dutl
s returned the fre and an appeal fol
reinforcements was, sent Il to Cinnr
4 stephen Little. LieutenA Int IS Eolone
I y Sdernnany responded at the head OF foui
compantes Of infantry and two troopl
! OF negro cavalry. u q aps ls