Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 18, 1911, Page 4

I A BOOK WORTH READING A little book showing the human Ap- pendix, and telling how Appendicifis is cured and how you can ISASILY pre- vent it, is offered free for a short time by E. N. French & Co., druggists. REBELS REFULSE FEDERAL FORGE Important Engagement on ngican Border. AMERICANS ARE EXPOSED Bullets Rain Over Town of Douglas, Raking Two Schoolhouses and the Customs House and Driving the Citi- zens to Shelter—American Red Cross Volunteers Cross the Line Imme- diately After the Firing Ceased to| Attend to the Wounded. i Douglas, Ariz, April 18.—The long | expected attack of-the Mexican federal troops on Agua Prieta opened in dead- | ly earnest at 6:30 a. m. and was re- pulsed with heavy loss to the govern- | ment forces. The firing was fast and | furious on both sides. The rattle of musketry was continuous. The hail of bullets from the federal machine guns fell far within the con- fines of the city of Douglas. | At 10:30 a. m. the firing ceased with | the rebels holding every position | which they occupied at the beginning of the battle. The rebels began dig- ging new trenches at once. “Red” Lopez reported the rebel casualties in the trenches as light. American troops had forced Douglas residents back to Sixth street, within three blocks of the center of the city. | Federals Begin the Attack. | 1t was evident from the outset that | the battle was to be a decisive one. | Both sides exhibited desperate courage. | The federals began by massing | themselves to the southeast of the| town and moved slowly within rifie | range of the rebel position. | The insurrectos, facing in three di- Tections, lay low in the trenches or flat on the open ground. The federals’ E fire raked over them and into both| Agua Prieta and Douglas. } The steel and leaden missiles from | the federal guns carried far over the | international line and plowed their way into the buildings facing along Second and Third streets and dug up the ground here and there over the | ‘whole southern end of the city. The federals, in moving in, had ad- vanced from the camp which they es- tablished at Sulphur Springs, a water | hole five miles south of Agua Prieta. Encounter Rebel Cavairy. They marched slowly to a point southeast of Agua Prieta with evident | intention of gaining the border in or- der to attack the rebel position along the international line. Before they ‘were able to gain this coveted posi- tion, however, they encountered the rebel cavalry, which had galloped out to intercept them, and there was a rat- | tle from the repeating rifie as the two advanced forces came into fh'iug‘I range. The cavalry dropped back slowly| and the federals next came within| range of the deep entrenchments| thrown up by the rebels, which were| filled with insurrecto sharpshooters, Most of the residents of Douglas re- mained within doors or sought other places of safety. Some attempted to| gain points to view the field of battle. | Notwithstanding the strict orders of the American troops many rushed to the international lines to get a view of the fighting. They were here exposed to most imminent danger. ‘With the firing of the first shot Col- onel Shunk ordered out all the Ameri- can cavalry available in Douglas. They were rushed to the border and took up positions along the line. Troops Exposed to Fire. Many of these men were exposed to the fire of the Mexican troops, though there were no casualties among them. Company G of the Arizona national | guard was also ordered out and took | up a position at the armory to await | further orders, ( There were four troops of cavalry and one of militia in Douglas. This | ‘was considered an ample force to pro- tect the American line. | The battle raged for three hours when the federal guns were silenced by the rebel sharpshooters and the entire force withdrew from the field. Bullets rained over the town of Douglas during the battle, raking twe schoolhouses and the customs house and driving the citizens to shelter. American Red Cross volunteers crossed the line immediately after the firing ceased to attend to the wounded. Oscar Goll, a newspaper man, was hit by a bullet while watching the battle from the streets of Douglas, but he was not seriously wounded. The automobile of United States Marshal Overlock, containing that official and others, was struck by a bullet, but none of the occupants was hurt. RAILROAD RATES HELD ~UP Interstate Commerce Commission Sus- pends Advance on Coal. ‘Washington, April 18.—Rate ad- vances on coal recently made by seven- | ty-five railroads, affecting consumers in all parts of the country, were sus- pended by the interstate commerce commission until Sept. 27, pending in- vestigation. Fire Threatens State Caplitol, Boston, April 18 —Fire on the ground floor of the statehouse threatened the building. The blaze, which started in the restaurant, was soon under con- trol. The principal damage, which will not be heavy, was caused by smeke and water, & P - WOOL NOT ON FREE LIST Democratic Revision Means a Cut in the Schedule, However. Washington, April 18.—Wool will not go on the free list in the Demo- cratic revision of the wool schedule of the tariff at this session of congress. A reduction of about 40 to 50 per cent on manufactured wool and wool- ens and a reduction of 50 per cent on raw wool is the wool program agreed upon by the party leaders, according to a member of the ways and means committee. PAIN DmES HIM INSANE | lowan of Seventy Kills Sixty-Year-Old Landlady. Towa City, Ta,, April 18.—Dyiven in- sane by brooding over an attack of rheumatism and his sufferings there- from Frederick Schwetfegers, aged seventy, shot and instantly killed his landlady, Mrs. Andrew Lillick, aged sixty, and then committed suicide. He used a 32-caliber revolver and in each case fired one bullet. Pioneer Finnesotan Dead. Wabasha, Minn., April 18.—William Foreman, a former member of the Min- nesota legislature, died at St. Eliza- beth hospital, aged sixty-seven years. Mr. Foreman was born in Ireland and came to this country with his parents in 1854 and settled in the town of Glasgow, which has been his home up to the time of his death. WILL PROTEST AGAINST PACT Northwestern Farmers to Descend on Washington. SENATORS T0 HEAR THEM Arrangements Being Made for a Dele- gation of Two Trainloads of Resi- dents of Minnesota, lowa, Montana and the Dakotas to Go to National | Capital .and Participate in Demon- stration Against the Bill. ‘Washington, April 18.—A demon- stration against the Canadian agree- ment by farmers of the Northwest, which will be unique in the history of the tariff legislation, is now being planned. The demonstration will be made before the senate committee on finance, which is controlled by the Re- publicans. | Information received here is that ar- rangements are now being perfected in’ Minnesota, Jowa, Montana and the Dakotas to bring two trainloads of real farmers to Washington and ar- rangements are being made to accord them a hearing before the finance committes, ' Northwestern senators and representatives are arranging for their reception. In accordance with suggestions made by Representative Helgeson of North Dakota- and others the. North- western farmers decided to ‘maké no effort to influence the house or the committee on ways and means. Sympathy in the Senate. The farmers expect to get a sym: | pathetic hearing before the senate committee, which reported the agree- ment in the last congress “without | recommendation.” Like action probably will be taken in this instance. 'The Northwestern farmers who plan to come here ex- pect, according to Mr. Helgeson and others, that their presence in Wash- Ington and protests to be made by them will have tremendous moral ef- fect upon. the kiepublican senate. Representativés Davis and Volstead of Minnesota and Burke of South Da- kota will ‘speak in opposition to the Caraenian agreement. The three mem- ber® ramed are among the most de- termined of the Republican opponents | of the measure. New York’s Fire Chief Resigns. 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