Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-11

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church appears to have been the re-
Election of the work of the old padres
for it is a Catholic church with the
cross high on its steeple.
Each Soldier Had Trench
When the first conflict between the
old federal forces and those cf Obre-
gon, Gales and the Yaqui Indians oc-
Cured in 1913, according to one who
took part in the conflict, it followed
the battle of NogaleS by IL days, the
former having been fought on March
13, 1913. Backed by the Yaquis, Obre-
CONS forces moved against Naco where
General Ojeda was encamped. with his
300 men. Just how many were in
Obregon's force is not certain, but
there was considerable number Of
Indians in addition to the Mexican
soldiers. The besiegers took their po-
sition at the draw to the south of the
town and held it for about two weeks
before they attacked, but 1t is said
there were shots exchanged at various
times during that period. The be-
siegers used a modified trench method,
each soldier digging himself small
trench and settling down in it and
soldiers fortified themselves in the
adobe houses. They would dig holes
in the wall on the order of portfolio
and it is said that because OF the fire.
quent use, they soon wore the hole
quite large on the inside while the
(, outside showed but little more than
the size Of the muzzle of the rifle. An
interesting incident is told in the con-
nection by former resident of Bisbee
who visited the town Of Naco during
that fight. Accompanied by one of
| the American army officers who was
stationed at that point of the line he
went into the town to look things over
and they went to one of the huts in
which the Ojeda soldiers had been
fighting.
Sniper Got This One
When they stepped into the room
which had been occupied by soldier,
they observed gun sticking in the
portfolio but the soldier was lying dead
upon the ground. The Obregon sharp
chooters had discovered his nest and
| by watching the smoke from his gun
had been able to pick him off so neatly
] that the bullet which killed him had
passed through the small hole he had
been using for his gun fire.
According to this same authority,
neither Ojeda's soldiers nor the enemy
knew that the general had deserted
for some hours after he walked out
| on them. When it was discovered
there was rush of the enemy against
1.-THE small force and in the fight they
set fire to the building in which some
| of the soldiers were fighting and
| trapped them so that those who had
not been killed were burned to death.
When the battle Of 1918 was in prog
| ress, the commander of the American
forces stationed near the line to pro-
tect American interests took the pre-
/ caution to have string of steel cars
| shunted out on to the track and left
so as to make fortification for the
American portion of the town. On the
second day, some one conceived the
idea Of cutting the string of cars into
| two sections and leaving the street
open that any who wished might drive
| back and forth. one Bisbee man and
an American soldier, getting an old
automobile with a driver for the trip,
and tying aiWhite handkerchief to a
| long stick which they held over them,
SUdTUGQ
the Mexican side, expecting that the
soldiers would respect flag OF truce.
/ Telling of it, this man said, did they
= respect it? Hell, no. We had just
come into sight giving them hint
that we were going to drive across
when there was a rain of bullets and
all three of us had to lie down. Later
/ we got in, but it was when we went
afoot."
In the second battle in which Naco
| figured, the forces aligned against each
other were those of Obregon and Gales
and Jose Maytorena. The latter I'M
dertook to capture Naco which was
/ held by Obregon, but the Gales forces
once more were victorious and held
the town against the onslaught of the
opposition H1aytorena is reported to
| have had we'll near 5000 men while
the town was held by force of less
| than 1000. In that conflict it is
claimed by some of those reporting
| that they were in the fight that prob
/ ably 1000 men lost their lives, the
heavier casualties being with the May
| torena forces Crosses as grave mark
! ers may be found at various points
! today and it is claimed that many OF
the bodies were cremated as a means
of expeditions handling.
/ The Foreign club will supplant what
! has been the Arizona club. The main
entrance leads to the spacious cafe, a !;
room attractive because of its fine pro
portions and its high ceiling, insuring
! a cool center any time Of the warm
period and comfortable at all times.
i At the rear of the cafe is the cabaret,
! q great room so by SO feet, without
post in it and with an excellent floor,
well lightedNand well ventilated.
! At the east end OF the cafe is the
modern kitchen and at the rear Of the
kitchen there is the location for the
arena which will be fitted up to seat
1000 to 1900 persons and here will be
staged occasional boxing matches. I
/, Making the turni for Naco at 10
Halls Service station just at the south
entrance of Bisbee, the speedometer
should show just little less than %