The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-29
Band of Yaqui Indians Reported
as Being Camped One Mile
South of Nogales, Sonora; Ari.
zona Citizens Watchfully Wait.
BOTH GENERALS PROBE
LAST NIGHTS CLASH
Shooting Yesterday Results in
Slight Injuries to American Sol.
dier. Who Is Rescued by Com
rades With Machine Guns.


Nogalcs Ariz., AUG. - Tho Amer
lean list of dead WAS increased 20 four
euriA today when Lieut.. Luke "
LOTUS. wounded In action. duriug
Tuesdays skitmish. died In the base
hospital His home was given as La
redo, Texas, bur ms birthplace al DO
loros. Texas.
Another conference WINS held be-
tween Gen. l'iutarco Elias Gales and
Gen. DE RuscN 'rbcll ~ the internal
uonnl bridge at noon today at which
the statcmcnts of the Mexican and
American commanders made at the
conference Yesterday afternoon. we're
reiterated ana both generals am
nounCed they were investigating last
nights shooting
At this conference Con. GALES an.
noupccd ho now had sufficient forcos
ON the border To keep the peace on
his side OF tho border.
Mexican civilians Will be prohibited
from shooting across the line as was
done Tuesday. This was taken as @
confirmation of reports that Gen.
Gales had received rCluforccmcnts
ana 10 WAS estimated today that be
tween 900 and i5OG troops had ar
rived fsom THE south. This remains
without full confirmation as no one iH
permitted to leave NoEules. Sonora.
for the camp where the iaquis are
reported 10 hp sutilinn peel.
tuStom Guard Dies.
ttIstoms Guard GaHtOn ftcddoCh. al
su wounded during Tuesdays shoot
ing, died last uirht from his wounds
Tho list OF wounded was Increased bN
one last night, when the American
soldier whose name has not yet been
learned. by the military authoritios
Was slightly wounded by bullets from
the Mexican side.
A
that "A command of iaqui Indians was
campod one mile south OF NOgaios
sonora and were commanded by Gen.
Arhulfo Gonzales This has not yet
been fully confirmed II was also am
uounced today that. while the McNican
soldiers manned the old, abandoned
trenches used during the revolutions.
at the time OF the shooting TuosdaN
no now entrcnchmcnt work hnt been
done since the skirmish of Tuesday
n was said today that these fuqui
Indians were being held south of No
gales To ropci any possible attack
which Iuaa a. Cabral, who rcNoltcd
some time ago ami has small band
of followers. should approach the hof-
dor in an effort to take advantage OF
che situation. He has not been heard
from FOR more than e week.
Arizona 9itiSens Prepare.
citizens of NogalcE. ARA, were max
ing preparations today Tor any emci-
r.nCv. Automobiles were registered
and arsigucd for taking women ah
children out of town should any
further trouble develop. Civilians are
arminu themselves and preparing 20
] protect their families in the event ot
any further f;rinE \ home guard or
ga 1izntion has elso been formed
among civilians here with the permis-
mon of tho military authorltics.
During the skirmish Tuesday after
noon bctwceh American soldiers and
McNicans. armed MoNicans entered the
American consulate at Nogaies, 80
morn. forced Vice Consul MCGUIRE and
consular clerk " Tooley % seave the
consulate az the points OF their guns
and ToolcN was shot ana wounded
according 20 AN announccmenI made
by American Consul r. NJ i.awinn
here today. An investigation Us now
IA progress. hc said.
Drunken Civilians blamcd.
Drunken civilians ON the Mexican
side of the border We're held rospon-
eiblc today for tho shooting which oe.
CURED late last night which resulted
in the wounding slightly OF an Amer
lcdn soldier
urpadicr General he Rosoy &. ca
h,u announced today that everything
,,ns duiot throughout the night AN"
mo- further trouble was anticipated
Rcinfortctuonts nave afilNtn nor" an"
ana going INTO camp near the border
Humors that Mexican federal REM
fnrremeots were arriving in NoguleS,
sonnrn and cntrcnChifg were denied
hore to-day.
Thirty hours after tho first shooting
occurrci TuesdgN afternoon, approx,
mately seventy shots were urea
from Titcutuh lllll a hall mll' "'n' "i
tho Mexican custom houRe. the Amer
lean soldier fcll with "a sllghi hullet
wound IN his body his coh'i' ~ .'
eirhteen shots with macAinc gun %
cover tho rescue. Tho man was gwen
first all treatment and ho reiutned I"
his command After tins hho"ilhF
everything WAS quiet during th' l'
mainder OF the night,