Arizona republican., 1919-06-16

FL PASO, June t5.-Shot five
 times through the body, weak from
 loss of blood and his face grimy
 with dust, Colonel J. Gonzalez Es
 cobar rode across the international
 bridge at 7:o6 tonight, saluted the
 American commander, then fell
 from his saddle in faint from loss
 of blood Colonel Escobar was
 wounded while leading a cavalry
 charge down CoIIe Comercia to-
 night, which resulted in driving
 the Villa forces from the business
 district, repeating his coup of the
 early morning battle. Colonel Es-
 cobar was shown every military
 courtesy and hurried to the Sis
 ter's Hospital for treatment.
 FL PASO, June 15.-El Paso wit messed a battle across the border late today from Grand Stand Seats on roofs of buildings, tops of box cars and lumber piles along the river front.
 When the Villa rebels resumed their assault on Juarez at 4:40 p. m. today, Fl Paso was taking it's usual summer Sunday afternoon siesta.
 As soon as the sound of rifle fire was heard, the streets filled with crowds: the curious crowded the taller buildings and every available eleva- ton, even the top of the gas plant tank, were dotted with spectators. Field glasses Were at a premium and their owners were forced to share them with less fortunate ones who at tempted to follow the movements of the contending forces at long range
 Bullets Reach Fl Paso
 When bullets whizzed over the house tops, there was general scurrynig for cover but the timid soon regained and watch the fight for possession of the little Mexican town across the muddy Rio Grande. As the fighting was more to the south tonight than last night, more bullets were falling on the American side of the line than during the initial engagement after midnight this morning. It was necessary for customs, immigration and army of ficers at the international bridges to seek shelter behind brick or adobe walls, to keep out of the way of flying missiles and a sudden burst of ma chine gun fire caused heads to lower behind parapet walls throughout the southern part of the city.
 Battle Calls Ball Game
 A baseball game between the eighth engineers and the zone supply team at Fort Bliss was interrupted in the seventh inning by the curt announce ment by the umpire that all men would report at once to their respective com. mands for service on the border. This brought cheer, as the men are eager for border duty and talk in whispers of the possibility of crossing the bor- der. While there were many wild ru mors that the roops would cross, ii : the firing into Fl Paso became general the military commanders maintained their attitude of "Watchful waiting again tonight, and no credence is giver | these wild Tumors. One report that 1 the twentyfOurth (colored) infantry | fired volleys across the border into the l Villa ranks early today was promptly | denied by Colonel Hadsell, their com mander. The negro soldiers were or ] duty again tonight at the river, witt their trench helmets on, looking a. | grim as warriors from European bat. tlefields. All branches of the servic, were represented at the border agaiI tonight, including the tanks.
 Ameican Fatalities
 FL PASO, Texas, June 15.-Anas tacio Madrid was shot in the head b, a bullet from the battle in Juarez a 6:1O tonight, while sitting on tn, gallery of his little adobe home in tn, Mexican quarter of Fl Paso. He i expected to recover This was tn, second casualty on the American sid tonight and the fifth since the fightin. started last night.
 Mrs. E. Ramirez, aged 27. who live, at 309 East Eighth street. four block from the river was shot and killed tonight when bullet struck her in tn abdomen while she was in the iron yard of her home.