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Show BATTLE STILL RAGING. Engagement Between Rebels nnd Government Troops nt Agua Dulce Continues. Washington. Aug. 3 "llattle still being be-ing fought desperatels." These were the words contained In n dispatch rc-e.lved rc-e.lved at the Colombian legation to-nlRht to-nlRht from Gen. Snlurai. the Roiernnr of the department of Panama, nnd were In answer to n message asking that of-llclal of-llclal for Information legurdlng the contest con-test wliltli has been In progress slnco Tuesday ut Agua Dulce, when the Colombian Co-lombian revolutionists began tn uttack that place. The olllclals here ore anxiously nwalt lng iiddlllnnnl news of this battle. Tho understanding hern Is that the goiern-metal's goiern-metal's forco of about 70U0 men Is en-RiRcd en-RiRcd with a large portion of tho Revolutionists Revo-lutionists who line In Hip Department of Panama nbout tnoo men In all. Agua Dulce. nbout scienty miles frnm Pannnin, Is In un Innceesslblo purl of the countiy for leady coiuiiiunlcn. tlon II lequlres eight dnss tn make tho oierlnnd Journes. while wutercoin-munlcntlon wutercoin-munlcntlon Is very Irregular nnd Is tarried tar-ried on mainly by small bouts. |