Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11
GENERAL ma HARRO BOWED
WITH GRIEF AT HIS DEFEAT
Eraternal Sentiment throughout Insurrecto Army
for Fellow Countrymen-On Opprobrum
for President Diaz Who Is Blamed for
the Loss of Life aud Suffering.

In the night they discovered the federal
strongholds and by the use of dynamite
bombs and shells raging confagration
and fierce musketry fought their way to
the famous old Spanish church. n brown
colored building whose high brick fence
formed barricade for the federas. The
insurrectos took the church at midnight
The federas retired farther into the city
TO the roof of the municipal building,
the edges of which were piled with
sand bags.
Afte: the attack was renewed early to-
day and the rebels had brought their
machine guns within range, the fedcrals
retired to the barracks and insurrectos ny
, the hundred occupied the houses within
100 yards on every side Their fire was
rapidly demolishng the building
HOTSTED WHITE FLAG AT NOON.
Shrapnel was being poured into the
hollow square Of the barracks. Many
federal cavalry horses were killed. The
soldiers crowded the place to its capa-
city Only a few loopholes from which
to shoot 6 the insurrectos pierced its
sides.
Finally a noon General Navarro hosted
first attempted to send a messenger TO
Senor Obregron, one of the GO -betweens
in the recent peace negotiati ms asking
him TO arrange for cessation of
hostilities or for an armistice, but the
rebels insisted upon immediate sur
render.
The gray-haired general stood in
the doorway of the barracks and re-
~ Co
dero, n brother of the rebel leader,
dashed forward with his gun pointed
at Navarro, ready to = shoot If Carl
baldi were hit Federals and insur-
rectos alike. however. withheld their
fire while the surrender was being ar
ranged
The fighting soon ceased and atten-
tion Immediately was directed to the
dead and wounded. The federals in
their humiliation tore off their visor
caps and uniforms and under guard
of the rebels walked de1ectedly half
dressed, down the street to the cor
raj. They numbered about five hun
dred. Tonight 1t was reported that
l5U of them had taken the oath of al
lcgiance to Madero and would join his
forces.
REBELS RELINQUISH AMMUNITION
Church bells were rung, residents of
the town appeared in the streets with
sighs Of relief and the insurrectos be-
gan continuous uproar of shouts.
The insurrectos began to collect
thousands Of rounds of ammunition
from the federal barracks and they
easily have made the most valuable
capture of the revolution. They now
have two mortars. three machine guns
and two field pieces. Their ammuni-
tiOn belts, somewhat depleted during
the attack, are filled again.
Juarez has been terribly shattered by
J bullets and shells. Several houses have
been burned to the ground. Numerous
adobe dwellings are roofless. Window
glass, bedding and debris litter the
streets, Scores OF buildings are punctured
, with bullet holes. The flags of all nations
were flying from the dwellings Of foreign
residents to-day
The insurrectos are already trying tC
make their new capital q habitable place
Telephone and telegraph wires and poles
are being replaced and other repairs arr
under way.
, Among the happy persons about thu
, streets were the prisoners liberated from
the Jail to-day. Many Of them claimed
. to have been innocent Of any wrong doing
James Monaghan OF Philadelphia,
student In Swarthmore College. who wen
sightseeing in Juarez on Sunday. says h
was arrested as a spy and since thel
has been in prison. He was forced fre
cuently during the fighting to carry waite
from across the street to tho fedora
: soldiers who fought from the top of tn
jail.
MADERO ISSUES STATEMENT.
Tonight, safely quartered in the mum
clpal building. General Mahero dictate
r | this statement:
, "The taking Of Juarez Is OF grea
> military and political Importance TO tn
reyolutionists and II assures us of com
nlete triumph in a short time. The force
which defended the town fought valiant
ly.
"They owe their defeat to the fact tina
. our forces were inspired In this fight b.
= the sprit to win political liberty, Will
the federals were only held in their rank
= by the yoke OF discipline. Tho maJorit
! are in the army against their will. Fo
this reason ! wish to announce to a
soldiers that viii set them free as 500
as ] can find n way to insure som
: means OF support for those who DO no
y wish to incorporate themselves in IN
i forces.
It "At present ! cannot set them free
r. az they have no means OF subsistence
Y which would be dangerous AS far as
g can now observe, the majority of III
y prisoners will swell my forces. Some q
tho officers, I am sure, will enter M
he army, and those who wish to remai
n. true to the government OF Porfirio Dia