Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-12 | Page 2 | Sonora State Troops Attempt to Destroy Naco with Dynamite

Sonora State l Troops roos Attempt to 0 Destroy i Naco With Naco Ariz April 11 Another Another at attempt attempt at- at tempt to annihilate Naco Sonora with I dynamite without app apparent r nt care for the result to the Arizona Arzola town toivo failed tailed late today State troops loaded loa GOO pounds of or dynamite and pounds of or giant powder on a R. car and dispatched it b by gravity rr toward the two border towns The rhe time fuse tuse falI tailed failed tl to operate Tho The federals hauled tho time car to the garrison and celebrated the thc capture boisterously To 10 nt a L recurrence or ot the time attempt General OJeda ordered a long section of or the lie railway 1 track torn up tap below Naco The Tho work ork was ac accomplished nc- nc without opposition There was no resumption of or the cannonading cannonading can- can this afternoon 1 Re Receiving e elii JI needed eded artillery artiller during the tilO input lt uio tw state troops took tool tho ho n aggressive e in iii three distinct engagements before daylIght day day- lIght toda today Time They poured shrapnel shell Into the tIme Mexican border town lown and Incidentally Inci dentally lI p Into rh 11 American residents incidents hero hurried from bed and round found shelter In the theatre building building- and amid guests of ot the tho Hotel Naco aco promptly abandoned tho tile frame Craine structure In the time first two the state troops were compelled to retreat but hut b by mornIn mornIng mornine morn- morn ine Ing had gained their former positions in rifle pits within cOO yards of tho time town Gen Pedro OJeda a. a last nl night ht celebrated cele cole his lila third birthday annl- annl Be Besieged h by a seemingly overwhelming over over- whelming enemy enem he celebrated tho Ito event b by giving gl a n champn champagne banquet for lor his officers and men alike Powder Powder- soldiers man many wounded nonchalantly nonchalantly non non- sipped the time frail Crall glasses and puffed putted as shells burst over o their heads Colonel Guilfoyle today or ordered tho time I Ninth cavalry ca patrol to maintain strict neutrality anti and keep well under cover This was In accordance with ord orders re received received re- re front from the war department nt