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Show a 1L SJ in tL -r-H-H -j. 4--f---- -- -- AGUA PRIETA, May 3. An attack on Agua Pneta is ox- - peeled here within two or three duys. If made, this city will come under a fire from -f t- the rebels more direct than -f- nny heretolore experienced. -f-The federal garrison notwith- -f- -f standing assurances from Mcx- -t- -4- lco City to President Taft, has so arranged its fortifications -- that an attacking force must- fire directly into the American people on this side of the lino. -- The trjenches running from Agua Prleta to the American line on tho southeast corner of tho city whero Douglas homes are built up to the International In-ternational line have been deepened and embanhmonta thrown up for I breast works. Heavy Retrenchments. Directly south of Agua Prleta the federals have done the most of their work, having heavy entrenchments with adobe barricades and sand bags. In the exact center of the line of on treuchments they have erected an adobe block houso with a platform whereon to mount machine guns. The attacking rebels, firing from any angle, an-gle, will shoot directly toward Douglas. Doug-las. United States cavalry officers are in possession of this information and Washington has been advised of tho danger to American citizens. Citizens Fear Looting. Citizens here will be loath to evacuate evac-uate their property. Tho noxt town for shelter Is Bisbee, 35 miles away, while to tho north is only treeless government land. They fear looting and the possible breaking out of fires from damaged electric wires and flues. Another cause of uneasiness is in the possession by both sides of soft nosed bullets, which Inflict a wound far worse than the steel bullets used by the federals in the lest battle of Agua Prieta. Furthermore, tho federals, fed-erals, in that encounter, shot largely from the hip. their bullets flying high and clear over Douglas It is feared the rebel fire In case of attack, will be more deadly. The rebels have five guns, said to bo manned by Americans, and tho prospect of shells exploding In Douglas Doug-las streets adds to tho unrest here. |