The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-04
2 FEDERAL AVIATORS
KILLED AS AIR BOMB
|EXPLODES IN PLANE
Revolutionary Air Raids Con.
tinue Over naco With De.
cisive Battle Looming
ARIZONA TOWN HIT AGAIN
Government cavalrymen Entice
Rebel Riders Within Rare
Of Machine Guns

Naco, Sonora, April 4.-(R-A Mex
ican federal bombing plane carrying
two flyers was shot down In flames
by rebel gun fire this morning while
engaged In an air raid on General
Fausto Topete's rebel troop train q
short distance south Of here. The
|aviators, Captain Juan Gutierrez and
Lieutenant Jesus Gaona, were killed,
The plane was on its fifth trip over
the rebel camp and was flying ct an
altitude Of between 5000 or 1000 feet.
It was seen to break into pieces as
rebel shells hit the gasoline tank and
the two bombs 1t was carrying ex-
ploded. The crash occurred one mile
south Of the federal trenches.
Bombing and counter bombing had
started the days hostilities when the
federal plane on its first two trips
flew over the troop train and dropped
four so pound bombs while two rebel
ships hurled eight bombs on govern
ment positions.
Captain Gutierrez came to Naco
from Mexico City. Lieutenant 0aona
was believed to be from Mexicali.
Two rebel airplanes hurled eight
bombs on the federal entrenchments
In Naco. It was not learned imme-
diately whether there were any cas-
ualties.
The aviators killed were Captain
Juan Gutierrez. who came to Naco
from Mexico City. and Lieutenant
Jesus Gaona, believed to be from
Mexicali.
The plane was on its fifth trip over
the rebel troop train and was flying
at an altitude Of between 5000 anc
1000 feet.
Bomb Falls In Arizona
The American town was subjected
to q second bombing last night wlieI
4 rebel monoplane reared over tn
twin border towns and dropped ttre'
Missiles, one Of which fell about A
! feet totth of the hase. .ss The etl,9f w
|. fell In Naeo. Sonora. No damag
resulted. An three llaissiles evidentl.
had been aimed at the f0rttfication
OF General Luas Gonzales and hi
400 loyal troops.
Naco, .Ariz., received Its first tast
OF revolutionary warfare last Mon
day when q rebel plane dropped tw
bombs on the American side wound
Ing one man and shattering window
In the business district.
The night air raid climaxed da
OF bomb dropping by both sides an
q cavalry skirmish just south Of tn
} town. Early ia the day rebel plane
dropped eight bombs on the feeders
: garrison. No appreciable damag
: was done. One failed to explode.
Federal Flyers Retaliate
Three federal aviators retaliate
' with raids on tho rebel camp abou
three miles from town, scattering tn
insurrectos but apparently doing n
! great damage. Shortly thereaftt
; Gonzalez sent so federal cavalryme
out to attract the attention Of til
Q rebel forces. The federals succeede
t In drawing about Is rebel cavalryme
q within range Ut . loyal machine gu
: nest concealed just outside Of tow
e The machine gunners cut loose whe
the rebels were within range. spra,
Ing the attackers with bullets. Se'
|, cral horses were seen to fall and tt
: rebels retreatet' hurriedly. Loyal 50
4 diets In the garrison also fired at Il
= rebels but their shots fell short.
: That some Of the federal soldie
) did not relish the situation at Il
!. garrison was indicated last nigl
! when 10 Of them. lead BY Captain
II Flores Cooper. walked across Il
= border and were interned here.
: Indications Of q general northwal
movement OF rebels in the interit
II coupled with the increased activt
J" by Topete's army led to the bell
Z. here that Z supreme effort so'
would be made to wrest Naco fro
the federals, thus clearing the bord
tn the ADVANTAGE Of the insurrectl