Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11

FL Pasc, May S,-Though the firing
ceased at 1890 o'clock tonight It was
rumorcd that an automobile party went
TO demand tho surrender OF Juarcz from
General Navarro. Should General Ma
varro refuse, an attncl, is imminent
The ipsurrectos who, It was believed.
had retreated early IN the evening from
Juarez, are now said to be concealed in
the city, awaiting reinforcemcnts.
Ell Paso. May S.-PhYsicians have
been ordered to be in READINGS for the
wounded and the opinion is general
that an attack will be made. The Da2
manifesto is gradually losing its eff
feet and the insurrectos are deter
mined to fight. They believe they can
take Juarcz with ease. as their advance
guard has. it is reported. tonight.
completely routed the federal outposts.
FL Paso. May S-The total dead for
the days fighting including insurrec-
tos and federals is tonight estimated
at nearly 80. The wounded will number
close to CO.
Ell Paso. Texas May Observation-Disclosures
in the ranks Of General Madero's army
and lust for the fight. of which federal
them caused fierce attack on Juarez this
afternoon which eliminated Tonight in
= careful retreat of the insurreotos after a
day OF continuous skirmishing.
The $50 rebeiH who early to-day opened
fire on the fedorals not only captured
some of the important outposts but car
ried the fighting into Juarez. Failing to
receive rerforcements. they retired.
30 nr hA ;,,S,
fcderals are not known tonight but five
ersons or the American side OF the line
,ere killed and at least IL wounded Thou
sands Of people in FL Paso dotted roof
tops or lined the river banks in direct line
of the fire. Colonel Steever of the 9Th
United States cavalry protested to both
armies agairst the fire into American ter
ritory and it lesscned considerably there
after.
Nearly 900 American troops were mass
Cd on tho border, Keeping crowds back
and ready to respond TO any orders from
Washington.
MADERO DOWNHEARTED.
Tonight couriers galloped back ana
forth in an effort to arrange an arm
istice so that peace negotiations might
he resumed. General Francisco !. Mad
Gro, Jr., is downhearted. His efforts to
prevent a general attack were unsuc-
cessful, but only after he had been
bombarded with conflicting stories as
70 the actual cause of the conflict.
General Medero tonight thought that
remarks attributed to Colonel Tam
bourel of the federal garrison in
Juarez. haunting the insurrectos in
censed them. H. a statement, General
Madero said he genuinely regretted the
occurrence
The fight lasted until dark and fur
nished many thrilling spectacle. as
we'll as continuous terror for Ameri-
rams living along the river bank. About
dozen insurrectos Were seen to
emerge from the barren hills around
Juarez early in the day They SEullled
along through the shrubbery toward
the federal outposts. firing repeatedly
II a squad of federals cooped up in
IN abode house.
The version of the affair given at
ihe Madero headquarters tonight was
that tho federals began the engage
ment. At any rate. the federaIs soon
left their abode stronghold and fled,
pursued by the insurrectos. At the head
Of the insurrecto band was a Canadi-
m, w. II. Mckenzie whose pink shirt
was plainly visible as he pressed close
20 Juarez
SHIELDED "PEACE GROVE"
At the first few shots, two federals
toppled over. Soon the federals aban-
aoned their trenches and the rebels fired
A..
advancing About five o'clock the feder-
ais brought their artillery into action
and heavy cannonading began The fed
erals gagged their fire well and not only
shot shrapnol into the insurrecto ad-
vance, but far into tho outlying forces
of the insurrecto camp near Peace
Grove where the peace commissioners
were to have met to-day.
The insurrectos, however, used the
river bank for protection as the federals
had been ordered not to shoot into El
Paso, The rebels came as far as the
AtChison. Topeka & Santa Fe railway
bridge. which joins Juaroz and ri Paso
driving the fcderalS back into town and
taking possession of the customs houses
Carrying the fight into Juarez, the
rebels entered the town and for -four
recto achievements reached the bridge
later in the afternoon. but did not fire
They withdrew at night under orders
from their chiefs.
Not n few Americans were amons
those who entered Juarez, The first per,
son killed on the American side OF the
line was Antonio Garcia, who was stand
ing by the side of the Associated Pres,
correspondent about 200 yards from tn,
edvancing insurrectos across the river.
WOMAN SHOT OK PORCH.
woman sitting on a porch severa
blocks within the city was hit In thu
wrist and tho abdomen by two bullets.
About six o'clock tonight two Ameri
cans were killed near the Santa Fe bridge
The name of ono s supposed to be Camp
and his home is said to he in Nebraska
while the other had on his person .
memorandum reading * Il. Ferguson
Troop +. Srd cavalry, San Francisco.