Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-07
BOMBS DISTURBED JUAREZ
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marched through a Gordon Of soldiers
away from the vicinity and told to go to
their homes ..---....-
Semi-offioially 1t is learned that the
bombs were intended for the state jail, a
rev doors away, where hundreds of politi-
cal prisoners are incarperated including
Lawrence Converse of Glendora, Cal and
Edwin Blatt of Pfttsburg II is believed
tho. Two lnsurrectos while making their
way over the roofs to the jail, aeoidentiy
dropped one Of the bombs into the street
The first one did no damage, other than
tearing up the street and burying slugs
OF iron and linotype metal in adobe walls.
1t could not have hoped to accomplish any
thing 1t is thought the second and third
bombs were exploded as a matter OF pro-
lection.
Prisoners stir Held.
Sunday morning Jefe PoIitico Rafael
Garcia Martinez, cross-examined many of
the prisoners, but released no one Today
Ciudad Juarez Is alive with soldiers, and
there Is greater activity on the streets
than since the last sl5lrmish outside the
city. In the afternoon the worst wind
and sand storm that has ben known In
many years blew up. Dust blew in such
binding sheets that objects a few feet
away were not observable. II was feared
the insurrectos might seize this opportune
moment to attack and outposts were
doubled while new bags OF sand were car
RED on tops Of buildings. Machine guns
were brought into commanding positions
and civilians warned Of danger.
A prominent member of the revolutionary
junta In Ell Paso declared today that Gen.
eral Navarro was responsible for the
bombs. He said the bombs were thrown
10 prejudice the insurrecto cause. Even
We're we to dynamite the jail what good
could we accomplish" he asked I'VE
might kill some Of our own men"
I Need of ARTILLERY.
from an insurrectO source learned
why attacks have not been made upon
more cities The patriot spoke as follows
Even though we did take a city, would
II not then follow that we would have 10
mold itP We need all Of our men in the
HELD AS yet we have not had a great
zeal OF artillery. Most Of the houses in
the average Mexican town are adobe, The
observer assumes these adobe houses are
not strong and hard. Why, do you know
tnat krag-Jorgensen bullet. or even a
Wv steei-Jaeketed Springfield bullet will
only penetrete into the hard adobe bricks
the hopelessness Of attacking men who
shoot from these houses Even a rapid fire
gun must concentrate its fire for some
ume upon an adobe house to crumbls the
Walls While we waste our fire against
soooe walls the Diaz soldiers pour, an
efrective fire upon us. l know of an in
stance In chihuahua where thirty federal
soldiers were killed and wounded by seven
insurreetos in an adobe house. They sim,
ply could not be dislodged without ar
| tillery."
Francisco Madero' sr., and his son. AL
| fonso Madero, are here making overt,,ras
Tor peace, but leading insurrectos declare
that the war will continue upon its orig
inal lines and that things have gone too
Tar to think Of peace now. The revolution
lists as whole, believe. because of Diaz's
lsst message that their cause is more
| than half won.