Show 9 U. U S. S TROOPS BATTLE 1 WITH FIGHTING FOLLOWS EFFORT OF t CUSTOM OFFICIAL TO SMUGGLE COUNTRYMAN ACROSS BORDER BORDER Combat Lasts For a an Hour Two Amer Amer- leans Being J Killed and Twenty Twenty- y nine Wounded the h. h Mexican Lo Loss s k Being Tian Than Hundred 1 5 i i Negates I s. s Ariz Trouble Trouble flared up anew ane on the border Tuesday when f. f 1 Mexicans began began a fight with American i troops troop which tes resulted In a real battle f in s 's which li h civilians also tool took part j Two Americans were killed twenty- twenty if nino wounded and more than roo American troops were en engaged before the battle was ended Casualties on th th Mexican pI cat side were mor more than l and wounded J Captain J. J D. D Hungerford and Corporal Barney Lotz of th the American forces were killed In action fighting followed the alleged efforts ef f v V forts forts of a Mexican I custom officer to toV V f smuggle a It fellow countryman across V the boundary Into Info the United States V i 4 An American sentry attempted to stop him Two Mexicans fired at the sentry across the street striking him In the 4 right tight arm The fire was returned by byc c American patrols and after Mexicans I V lad had rushed from nearby buildings and f st started shooting across the line Une from V V b behind buildings and walls the firing I. I became general Ji i Reinforcements from an Infantry e V regiment and a n negro cavalry cavary ry regiment V were rushed to the border and took i f V V up combat positions It was estimated d V m more re than 3 A American soldiers and fi fl at least 50 civilians participated in inthe 12 V th the sho V shooting It was reported that a V detachment of Cavalry crossed the border borei bor bore V V V der der In pursuit of the Mexicans but i V V this was not confirmed V V V White Flag Displayed by Mexicans r VV At 5 30 a n white flag was displayed ed V by by the Mexicans 1 a parley followed i b but t the V sniping continued until after 1 7 Bullets fell feU In Nogales Negates and sc sf civilians were vere ordered to remain in inV indoors indoors i h V doors and without the zone of fire t tf iV V Adobe A obe houses because their walls walis cannot cannot can can- ff not be pierced by high ll h pow power r bullets ft- ft 1 were especially popular and many J j fam families es spent the night In these buildings with friends f As soon as the tIle firing became general general gen gen- r eral calls were sent to Douglas Ariz t V Fort Huachuca and outpost points f J V The mayor o of Nogales Sonora reV reported reported re re- re- re 1 ported to have been killed was Felix V V Ills His death has been not confirmed confirmed con con- P firmed although he was known to have haye i 3 i V b been n I In the he thick of the fig fighting Ung |