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Show BLAKCOjSDEFEATED REVOLUTIONARY LEADER ATTACKS AT-TACKS FEDERAL TROOPS, BUT IS COMPELLED TO RETREAT. Thousands of American Witness Attack At-tack Upon Agua Prieta, During Which Eleven Federals are Left Dead on the Field. Douglas, Ariz. Eleven federal soldiers sol-diers dead, eleven wounded, with the louses to the rebels unknown is the result of a battle just east of Agua Prieta on Sunday. The opposing forces were BOO Insur-rectos Insur-rectos under General Jose de la Luce Iilanco, and a federal force of 300 directed by Colonel Mora. The battle was spectacular and "was witnessed by about 6,000 Americans, many of whom rushed close to the battlefield while the firing was sill at Its height. After the smoke had cleared away, It was Americans in automobiles who gave the first aid to the wounded, hurrying them to Agua Prieta, where two American physicians physi-cians were In readiness to assist the Mexican army surgeons. After mystifying bo'h the Mexican officials and the Americans on the border for a week, Rlanco suddenly broke out of the canyon leading from Cenlzes Spring and engaged the federal fed-eral troops that had been rushed Into Agua Prieta Saturday night on a special spe-cial train, "under command of Col one! Mora. Except for a few prisoners pris-oners taken by the federals, the rebels reb-els retreated In good order. It Is understood un-derstood that Blanco's entire force did not participate in the engagement. |