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Show ARE LEAVING' AGMMETA Rebel Band Goes South May Not Attack Border City Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 1C The violent vio-lent threats of Antonio Kojas, the rebel leader, to attack Agua Prieta at Uaybread today with no concern for bullets which might fall on American Ameri-can territory were not fulfilled. Instead, In-stead, Rajoa and his band of probably proba-bly 1,000 men who were camped near the border, -left for the south before daylight. Later Mexican cavalry bcouts located them 12 miles south near Cenisas Springs The relief that followed the rebels' withdrawal from the border today gave way to anxiety here when a telephone tel-ephone message was received from El Tigre, telling of a demand for the surrender of the American mining camp before 7:30 o'clock this morning. Later another menage said the rebels had begun an attack on the town. Janies Malcouson, consulting onglneer of the Tiger company, immediately called upon General San Jines at Agua Prieta, in company with American Consul Dye. An attempt of General Sanjlnez to communlcnte with tho beleaguered be-leaguered garrison was unsuccessful, as the telephone wires had been cut. Federal reinforcement from Naco-zari, Naco-zari, numbering 200, were expected to reach El Tigre lato today. There was no indication today that General Sanjlner. would pursue the rebels that yesterday threatened Agua Prieta, although ho now has a force of about 1,200 men. Including 250 cavalry and somo artillery. General Rojas Is quoacd bv an American as stating that he had no Intention of taking Agua Prieta, as it would be useless to him. He said he merely wanted to draw out the federals for a battle. This forenoon he had apparently gone so far that thc federals could not lo-cato lo-cato him, even had they evinced a desire de-sire to do so. |
