The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-06
DOUCHDOY WOUNDED
IN SHORT BATTLE At
/ Tunnel OF RAILWAY
Fight Climaxes Night Of vio-
Ience on Border; Bombs Are
Strewn Along Railroad
|REBELSATTACK NAC0 FORCE
Terrific Explosions Arouse 6or-
der Towns: Electric Lines
Are Cut In Y. s.

N9CO, SO0OISs NexsCOs Ap0u Us
-(F,-General Fausto Topete's
rebel forces were beaten back
after . mass attack against the
Naco federal trenches today.
Casualties among General Lucas
Gonzales federal troops had not
been checked but appeared 70 Be
few. The rebel attackers, charg-
Ing across = rocky. sparsely
brushed plateau affording little
protection, seemingly suffered
greater losses. The rebel ln-
fantry men were seen to fall
headlong - they attempted TO
rush the federal line.
A United States trooper. .
negro. shot while on line 1uty
east Of Naco this morning, Was
brought to the cavalry camp field
hospital on the American side Of
the line and identified - Private
John Finesc. Of Troop Z, loth
cavalry. The camp surgeon said
the wounded trooper woaA re.
cover. Finexe was struck In the
chest by . bullet fired from the
Mexican side Of the line. A
Mexican woman shot In the hack.
while ON the American side Of
the line. also Was In the camp
hospital. A Mexican child In
Naco, Arix.. was reported TO have
been struck In the mouth BY .
spent bullet.
Washington. April 6.-(P)-Waf
and state department officials
were incensed today over reports
Of the shooting Of IN American
cavalryman, and the firing on
American troops BY Mexicans
from across the international
border to-day.
Energetic measures to curb the
activltlos Of the rebei forces
which endanger the lives and
property Of Americans on the
United States side Of the line
are expected to be promptly
taken BY the military authorities
In charge Of the situation In
Arizona.
Secretaries Stimson and Good
have decided that the time has
como to put = stop 10 the in-
discriminate endan & ering Of
Americans and Instructions have
been sent to Major General Las
sitter 1t San Antonio 20 take stepG
1t once 10 impress the rebel
leaders In Sonora that the Uni
ted States viii not tolerate re-
currence Of the incident.
Naco. ARK, April 6.-F>-A
bomb from . rebel airplane fell
far on the American side Of thu
line 1t 1l:50 .. M. today. Il ex-
ploded IN hack yard 50 feet d
the rear Of the Western Union
Telegraph office where telee-
raphers and newspapermen werl
working. The explosion shatter.
ed windows and started . fire b
. trash pile. No one was hurt.
Naco. Ariz., April 6.-(R-Americ
and Mexican soldiers clashed in bl
tie here today, climaxing . night
violence along the international b
der during which the Southern I
cific railroad line to the east Y
found strewn with bombs.
While the Americans and Me
cans were exchanging shots, the re
army of General Fausto Top
hurled itself in force against
Naco. Sonora. loyal garrison. /
Tended by 1900 troops under Gene
Lucas Gonzalez. Two airplar
tanks and cavalry bore down on
federal entertainments shortly a1
daylight and there was . heavy ,
change Of fire.
The clash between the Mexict
and Americans occurred ct q Sou
ern Pacific railroad tunnel eight nj
east Of here. Border patrolmen
troop z. tenth United States cava
reported that they were fired u
from the Mexican side Of the line
they approached . cache Of boml
Mexican soldiers, the Americ'
said. moved up from their side Of
line and opened fire. One Ameril
private. whose name was not gtS
was shot through the chest.
Americans said they opened up q
01lns then And thu NSvirane flnea