Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1914 — MEXICAN SHOTS FALL IN U. S. TOWN [ARTICLE]

MEXICAN SHOTS FALL IN U. S. TOWN

Gov. Huut, of Arisona, Makes Appeal to Washington for Protection From Warring Factions. Douglas, Ariz, Oct. 13.—Mexican fire from the Villa faction besieging Agua Prieta, Sonora, and its Car-, ranza garrison erbssed the international line again today. One trooper of the U. S. border patrol received a shot through the hat last sight and the rain of bullets caused the inhabitants on the border side here to seek safety in the northern section of the city. A statement of conditions here was telegraphed to Governor Hunt at Phoenix by Captain C. S. Booher, of the Arizona national guard. Governor Hunt made another appeal to the government at Washington for more vigorous action by the federal border patrol. The casualties so far reported are one killed and twto wounded in the garrison under Commander Film mena Acedo and 11 killed and 30 wounded among the attackers. Forty thousand rounds of ammunition were used by the Acedo forces last night.