The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-10

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Fighting in the Ruined
Town
Ell Paso, May 10-With the hosting
of the white flag over the barracks of
Ciudad Juarez shortly after noon to-
day and the surrender of the feder-
ais who had made their last stand,
the two days battle resulted in
victory for the revolutionists under
Gen. Francisco I. Madero, Jr. The
victory was not secured without ter
rible loss of life on the American
side of the line as we'll as on the field
of battle.
The dead may number nearly 80,
while nearly $50 have been wounded,
many of them fatally. The casualties
on the American side of the line num-
Der four killed and sixteen wounded.
Scores of physicians, their Red
Cross ensign glaring in the sunlight,
are treating the federal and rebel
wounded alike.
dynamite bombs, shells, bullets and
the confiagration that waged for hours
transformed Juarez from its usually
tranquil and sleepy appearance into
q mass of ruins. Numerous adobe
houses, characteristic of the Mexican
towns. have been seized.
As soon as the white flag was
hoisted over the barracks and the sur
NP th4 PoHA
the Mexican flags were unfurled on
the house tops and the church bells
were rung in celebration.
The insurrectos, having been re-
lieved of their wounded, were on the
alert all night for any move on the
part of the federals. Many left the
river front, where they had been car
Ing for the wounded, and crept about
In the streets, bettering their posi-
tions. -.
The expected rebel attack on the
remaining strongholds Of the federals
did not begin with the coming Of the
dawn. Desultory firing was kept up
all night on both sides. a,,,.
A survey Of the federal position
from strictly military point Of view
does not auger success for the in
surrectos. The machine guns and
field pieces have been we'll placed and
the federal companies are quartered
we'll in places quite familiar to them.
The insurrectos, on the other hand,
are scattered through the town with
out knowledge of the exact where
abouts Of their comrades and though
they occupy considerable territory,
they have little chance Of making a
concentrated attack on the federal
stronghold.
The insurrectos. however, have ex-
hibited much strategy in effecting an
entrance to Juarez, and their SYM
pathizers are inclined to believe they
will find way to silence the federal
field guns as well as to destroy their
strongholds possibly with supply of
dynamite.
At $500 o'clock the insurrectos be-
gan shooting of dynamite bombs in
town. Col. Garibaldi and his COM
mand Of 200 men were reported to be
stationed at the Porforio Diaz hotel
opposite the custom house where a
number of federals are hiding.
At 1928 o'clock fighting began in
earnest. 1t was fiercest in the south
ern end of town and it was evident
by the movement of a number of in
surrectos from the outposts that Col.
Blanco's reserves were closing in.
The rebels, 1t was apparent, had NOV
ed their cannon during the night
from the hills to a point closer to the
western part Of the city. Fighting in
the streets has baen resumed.
At 8:45 O'clock 1t was apparent that
the revolutionists had driven the
federals from the customs house. The
rebels passed back and forth in front
Of 1t several times without drawing
any fire. At $3.50 o'clock shower of
bullets came across the river, several
lodging in the United States immi-
grafton station. A squad of insur-
gents had gone to the river front to
get some ammunition which had been
brought up to them from the camp.
They carried 1t in small sacks and
handkerchiefs and we're directly ex-
posed to the federal fire while running
back and forth.
| At 8 o'clock q company OF tnsurrec-
tos under Maj. Coal Of Gen. Pascual
Crozco's command, swung out toward
the northeast In an attempt to cut
of q detachment Of federals stationed
at Cowboy park to prevent it from
getting back to the barracks In the
west.
At 9:10 o'clock heavy firing was in
progress in the center and southern
parts Of the city. A message to head
quarters today said that 300 insur-
rectos from Casas Grandes had ar
rived at Bauche, eleven miles south.
Col. Rabago with federal reinforce
ments was reported at rebel head
quarters to be at Suaz. 1876 miles south
and with no prospects Of getting here
for week. ,,a.. ~
At 9:15 o'clock several bullets PEN
etrated the thin walls of the United
States custom guard house where
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