Show RIVAL FISHERMEN FIGHT eureka cal dec 26 A battle was waged christmas night between rival fishermen on eel river and as a result fideor six men are suffering from gunshot wounds sustained in the encounter american and italian fishermen had a falling out at the opening of the season nets were cut and other damage followed the feeling finally became so bitter that late monday night a party of italians embarked in a boat and descended on a river saloon in the americans were celebrating christmas the italians who also were drinking heavily shouted their intention of cleaning out their opponents before they could approach nearer a charge of buckshot was fired into their midst and several were wounded the lights in the saloon acie put out and the american launched their boat and pulled from the shore the italians noticed the maneuver and followed but when near the bank the americans fired upon them wounding several more had it not been for the fact that the italians had stopped at the saloon and captured an american named casey who had been left behind a fatal fight would have ensued casey who was wounded called to his companions to cease firing to insure better protection casey was held up and used as a shield the italians reached shore lower down the river and after binding and gagging casey left him in a field badly wounded he worked himself loose and was arrested tonight at loleta on the complaint of one of the italians another american known as french was wounded in the stomach both are in a serious condition two others were arrested near the scene of the trouble four italians have been treated for gunshot wounds |