Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
Battle South Of Yuma
Is Being Fought
Continued from Page One)

OF plSCOl or both, ana lew ydruS away,
at the American line, a grim crowd
OF armed rancherS, acting under di-
rectionS Of the immigration and Gus
toms officers, stood ready for any
emergency.
What tonight will bring in the way
of developments could not be forecast
Police Inspector Francisco Peralta, Of
Lower California, is in command of a
platoon of rs federal soldiers rushed
from MeXicali today The federalS are
in concealment, their objective believed
to be to capture or kill, if necessary,
any persons attempting to renew the
conflict.
While there is practically no COM
munication tonight with San Luis, it'll
! is known that Albert Camacho, alleged
leader of one group, and his son, Albert,
Jr., were lodged in jail during the day
by Mexican troops. 1t is planned toI
remove them from the state Of Sonora
late tonight. Old frontierSmen, ac-
quainted with revolutionary activities
in Mexico, stated that it is doubtful
/ that they will reach their destination
alive
Reports received at Yuma were con-
flicting, one report was that four men
were killed during the fighting and five
others wounded. So far only one news
paper man has been in San Luis since
the trouble started. He is Joseph Cor
man, publisher of the Sonlerton Star
Tourists and others travelling the
highway leading through San Luis are
being held up on orders of the United
States government officials at GadS-
den, Yuma county.
The international line at AlgodoneS,
Lower California, was closed today.
I NOGALES, May 10 (P). = Rodolfo
Gales, %, second son of President
Gales, of Mexico, had a narrow escape
from death early today when Mexi-
can policeman, Julian Romero, is al
legged to have fired two shots directly
at Gales as the latter was leaving a
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, night club.
According to the story told by eye
witnesses, Gales and his friends en-
tered an auto in front of the night club
The officer, according to the witnesses,
jumped on the running board of the
machine and fired twice, the bullets
lodging in the floor of the car. But for
companion of Gales, who grabbed the
officers gun and overpowered him, the
presidents son, it was believed, would
have been wounded, perhaps fatally,
the witnesses stated.
Gales, when interviewed by reporters
today, stated there was no doubt in his
mind that Romero would have killed
him had he not been overpowered.
Romero, lodged in the jail at Nogales,
Sonora, Mexicoyp told an Associated
Press representative that the alleged
assassination charges were absurd. He
stated that the car, in which Gales
was riding, had been speeding and
that he was about to arrest the driver,
when Raoul Hernandez Leon, guard at
the Sonora Night club, drew a gun.
Romero, according to his story, then
drew his gun and fired two shots into
/ the air. He added that had he wanted
to shoot Gales he could have done so
easily as he was but a couple OF feet
| from the presidents son.
The police officer disclaimed any
political animostty towards Gales, and
also admitted that the situation was
decidedly grave insofar as he was con-
cerned.
''I was at the night club with party
of friends" Gales said, when this
individual came up and insulted me.
Raoul Hernandezs Leon, guard at the
night club, who was near me, pulled
gun on Romero and had him forcibly
| elected from the club. considered the
episode closed, but later as we got into
, our car in front of the club Romero
Jumped on the running board with a
gun in his hand and fired two shots.
1 am not certain where the bullets
went, but I think they went through
! the floor boards of the car. My clothing
was not cut by the bullets"
! When questioned regarding a pos
sible political motive for the alleged
assassination attempt, Gales refused
to make any comment. However, one
of the Gales party stated there was no
doubt in his mind that political mo-
tive was behind the whole affair
Gales stated that he is not prose-
cutting the case against Romero, but
that it is entirely in the hands of the
civil authorities. Romero late today
was slated to appear before the 'ju-
gazdo de primera instancio," which is
similar to the American superior court.