Rebels Take Agua Prieta.

New York Times 100 years ago today, March 13, 1913:
Provisional Government Promises Protection to Americans.
    DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 12.— Agua Prieta fell to Constitutionalist sympathizers who crossed the border from Douglas late to-day. Not a shot was fired. Gen. Ojeda, commanding the Federal garrison with 500 men, evacuated the town, leaving thirty rural police to guard Federal interests. After the surrender of the border town 650 State troops under Col. Elias Galles arrived and a provisional municipal government was set up.
    Late this afternoon twenty-four of the guards left by Gen. Ojeda deserted to the rebel standard and the six who refused to join the Constitutionalistas were driven from the town. Unarmed men from Douglas crossed the border to-night and reinforced the rebel garrison. The new arrivals found 18,000, rounds of ammunition, rifles and camp supplies left by the Federals in their haste. To-night those in control of the border town celebrated the bloodless victory.
    "Viva la Constitution!" was shouted through the streets.
    Although the troops paraded in hilarious fashion Col. Galles said no American need have fear. He sent word to Douglas for all refugees to return and be assured of protection.
    Riding worn army horses and hauling three machine guns, Gen. Ojeda's Federals marched slowly toward the Naco Mountains toward Nogales. The move was viewed by a reinforced United States patrol. At Naco 100 Federal troops are ready to join Ojeda and at Cananea 500 will reinforce him. That will leave every point in Northern Sonora, except Nogales, in the possession of Constitutionalistas.
    Col. N. M. Diequez, with 500 State troops, is making a forced march to a point twenty miles south of Naco, to intercept Gen. Ojeda's Federals. The State troops left their camp twenty miles south of Agua Prieta at noon.
    Only one woman, Mrs. Anna Gatliff, keeper of a curio store, remained in Agua Prieta last night.