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Show BIG BATTLE People of Douglas Watch Armies Coming Com-ing Together Agua Prieta. April 14. (Via Douglas) The expected battle opened just west of Agua Prieta at 1.45 this after af-ter noon, the federal detachment engaging en-gaging the rebel garrison at Agua Prieta. The federals are using machine ma-chine guns At 1 o'clock two long clouds of dust marked the approach of two federal armies coming from the west. These were nbout four miles apart, traveling the main road from Naco, and then about nine miles from here It is believed be-lieved that the force in advance was the federal army from Cananca- Five hundied rebels under Juan Cabral swung In behind the federal forces In an effort to get them between be-tween the 300 robels In Agua Prieta" and this rear attacking party. Crowds began to flock to the American Ameri-can customs house to witness what promised to be a battle many times the magnitude of that of yesterday Americans linod the house tops with glasses watching the ndvancc of the two armieS. Troop 1 of the First Cavalry stationed sta-tioned at San Bernardino, arrived to strengthen the American troops. All ambulances were ordered out. All business places !n Douglas were closed. on |