Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-10

Ell PASO, Tex, May "a general en-
gagement between the revolutionary forces
OF General Madero and the federals under
command of General Navarro at Juarez Is
raging today under a burning sun and a
heavy fusillade of musketry and cannon.
The entire rebel army had broken camp
during the night and up to noon today was
rapidly swarmlng into town. The, pros
poets of a rebel success are dependent on
the ability Of the federals to use their
twelve machine guns within the town. The
insurreCtos, 1t was reported, had silenced
some of them but this report has verifica-
ton only in the fact that the federals were
not shelling the insurrectos as extensively
in the last few hours as they did earlier in
the morning.
General Madero admitted today that he
had given his consent to a general attack
on Juarez, but explained that various cir
cumstances had precipitated it. He de-
clared that reports which had reached him
we're that the federals had opened fire
and that the men who had been reported
as revolving against his lead had pursued
them of their own accord and could not re-
linquish their position. He listened to the
counsel of his chiefs who advised a general
attack and though he made an effort to
arrange an armistice last night 1t failed be-
cause of the progress the attack already
had made All the leaders have been acting
under General Maderos orders. They have
surrounded Juarez with their men and
prospects are that the battle will continue
throughout the day without any decisive
turn.
Mndero Receives Reports.
General Madero was at his headquarters
ha fbas a
with him were the various political chiefs
confident of an insurrecto victory.
Efforts of go-betweens to stop the fight
ing have failed because of the difficulty of
handling the insurrectos who already had
entered Juarez.
General Navarro would have consented
10 an armistice If the insurrectos had
evacuated the town and he told this to
General Madero over the telephone early
today but the rebel chief by that time had
given orders for a general attack, prin-
cipally to reinforce the 200 brave men who
had forced their way unto Juarez despite
the federal trenches, barricades and out
posts.
Bullets have been pouring into Ea Paso
| since the attack began at 4:S0 a. m, but
the American troops have been keeping
sightseers three blocks away from the
| river front
Privates Emilio Garcia and Cassidy OF
the American legion with the insurrectos
came to Ell Paso this morning to get food
They stated that fifteen Americans already
had been killed and wounded and that the
insurrecto losses would probably reach ia
killed and wounded
| The federal loss was more than dout q
that number.
Counts EiGhty-Five Dead.
I'm one trench counted forty-seven dead
federals and in another thirty-eight They
were stripped of most OF their clothing .
said Cassidy
Cassidy stated that when the attack
started yesterday there were perhaps l5
insurrectos and that no reinforcement
came until last evening. He also added
that Villareai had arrived from Ojinags
with reinforcements and two pieces of ar
tillery Ono he said was the famous INC
Ginty" stolen from Hl Paso.
Colonel 6aribaldi is in command Of tn,
so-eailed American legion" OF insurrectoi
and they are fighting their way 70 tn,
bull ring, The insurrectos have poured ,
stream OF shrapnsi and solid shot into tn,