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Show FIRST FIGHT ON BORDER American Troops and Mexican Regulars Engage En-gage in Hot Skirmish Douglas. Ariz , March 2. The first likbtiug between American troops and Mexicans during the present troublr In Mexico occured today three miles trom this city In a hot Bkirmloh between regular Mexican soldiers aud troopers or tne Ninth United States cavalry four Mexicans were killed and several I wounded There were do casualties on the American side Intense excitement prevails all along the border tonight as a result of the fight Believing tho Mexicans have begun an organized movement to terrorize tbe border, armed Americans are camping on the boundary' line, while hundreds of others are armed anfl rend to take the field. Scores of mounted and well-armed cowboys are rushing into Douglas from every direction, eager to cross I he boundary and fight Orders Shoot to Kiil. Colonel John F. Guilfoyle command ing the Ninth cavalry has Issued orders or-ders to the American border patrol to shoot to kill at the first sound of a Mexban shot Today's fighting started when the Mexican regulars without warning or provocation opened fire on four American Am-erican officers walking on the American Amer-ican line near the Copper Queen smel ter The officers whipped out their revolvers re-volvers and emptied them at the Mexicans Mex-icans and then retreated out of direct range of the Mexican rifles to await reinforcements Sixteen negro troopers of the Ninth on patrol duty rode to the scene ar Tull gallop and formed a firing Hue as near to the Imaginary boundary qs they could get without stepping over The American officers had reloaded aud Joined the negroes. Short Battle. The troopers had no sooner halted their horses than the Mexicans open ed fire Tbe troopers replied with n vigorous fire. The Mexicans attempt ed to advancr ;in.i rush the troopers but the Americans held their posl tion. pouring such n steady fire into i the forty men across the border that the latter stopped after a few paces This battle had progressed only two nr three minutes when two full troops of the Ninth, attracted by the flrlniz galloped to the position of the twen. officers and troopers and poured a fusillade of bullets lnio the attacking party Four Mexicans Dead. The Mexicans., without watting to 1 1 re at in new arrivals, scattered In all directions, leaving four dead on the held and others straggling through the brush wounded It was reported that the American troops overstepped the boundary' and pursued the Mexicans, but this Is de nled Mexican contempt for the United :s turn flaminu hiuh during tbe past woek and today's attack on American officers was not unexpected. The anti-American feeling is believed be-lieved to have been aroused to the breaking point yesterday when American Ameri-can troops on patrol duty capture. 1 b messeiifc-er from the local MaderistS junta as he was crossing tho border. The messenger's two companions made their escape and turned after they had reahed a point of safety and opened fire. oo |