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Show oo BIG BATTLE STILL RAGES Rebel Junta Reports That Federals Are Still Making a Strong Defense at Guaymas Skirmish at Juarez Douglas. Ariz . Ju7y' 2 "By' stathic that the battle at Cuaymas was still in progress, Governor Pesquiera of Sonora admitted In telegrams to tho Constitutional Junta here today that the reports of the capture of the seaport sea-port by the rebels Monday was erroneous. er-roneous. The governor, who returned re-turned to Hermoalllo today from tin front, wired that the fighting at Guaymas Guay-mas was fiercer than ever.1 "The Constitutionalists hold all oil the best positions," the message read, j "The federals are confined mostly to the barracks on the waterfront Tho gunboats have sailed for Maat lan. and wo expect news of the federal surrender surren-der soon " No mention was made in the message mes-sage of General Pedro OJeda. the fed jeral commander, and - Constitutional Constitution-al agent Gonzales, sain he was uncertain uncer-tain what to believe concerning him. Mexican consuls along the border rei eived telegrams toda from the 1 minister of foreign affairs at Mexico City today stating that Ojeda's forcer in Guaymas were being protected by the gunboat Tamplco. Appeal for Lost Son, Los Angeles. Cal . July 2. An ap-j ap-j peal was sent to the state depart vn: at Washington today for the release of L H. Morrison a I,os Angeles man who Is held a prisoner by the Mexlca federal forces. Morrison's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D Morrison, wire I informed I heir son had been captured and taken to a prison in the state of Sinaloa Morrison was in the employe of a construction company near Guaymas. He was taken prisoner, according to1 advices received here, while maki y. ! a trip from Guaymas to Hermosillo. Firat Skirmish at Juarez. El Paso. Texas, July 2. The first skirmish In the rebel campaign against Juarez was fought last night and re suited in a victory for the rebels Tho fighting took place at Guadalupe, for- ! ty miles east of Juarez on the Rio Grande, when Torlbio Ortega ap peared from Ojlnago with 400 meu and was fired upon by about 100 scouts and federal volunteers garrison Ing the town of Guadalupe The fighting fight-ing continued until .x o'clock thla morning, when the rebels rushed tho federals and took the town The federals fed-erals are believed to be retreating to Juarez. The extent of the casualties is not known Pancho Villa's rebels have not yet appeared In the vicinity of Juarez. Indict Rebel Governor. Los Angeles. Cal , Jul 2. Ignacin L Pesqueira Constitutionalist govern or of the state of Sonora. was among those recently indicted by the federal grand Jury in Los Angeles on charges of having violated the neutrality laws by conspiring to smuggle an aeroplane owned and piloted by Didied Masson, the French aviator, across the interna tlonal line from Arizona Into Mexico This statement was made here today to-day by the United States district at-cording at-cording to tho statement, were indicted in-dicted at the same time on the same charge, Including Dldier Masson, the torney's office Nine other men, ac-aeroplanlsf, ac-aeroplanlsf, who assisted the Constitutionalists Consti-tutionalists In their recent warfare. Neither Governor Pesquiera nor Masson has been arrested oo |