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Show BIG BATHE IS PENDING Red and Blue Armies Will Clash Tomorrow To-morrow San Francisco, Aug. 17. In a narrow nar-row defile of the Pajaro liver the blue column of regulais and Utah militiamen which Is contesting tho advance ad-vance on San Francisco or the rod army under Colonel Wanowski lay In wait for tho Invaders this morning and attacked them furiously along a front three miles long. The reds covered cov-ered their advance with a heavy fire from higher points To the relief of Colonel Bowen and his lotreating blues. Colonel Cornelius Gardner, commanding the blue army, dispatched at dawn 300 troopers, who hopod to join this afternoon hy hard riding. The main guard of tho blue, was pushing forward to Coyote, where U is expected that the first set engagement en-gagement betweon tho two rorces will bs fought tomorrow or Monday. nn |