Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-22
Attack On Federal Strong
hold Expected This After
noon Unless Diaz Resigns
at Demand of Insurrectos
GARRISON READY TO
PUT UP BRAVE FIGHT
Juarez Is Well Fortified
With Field Guns and
Rapid Fire Guns; Rebels
Surround On Three Sides.

El Paso, Tex, Apr1l 1l4--Ine 1SnTe1
of Diaz and Madero are marking tims
this morning. Madero has given his
1 word that he will not attack before
this afternoon unless attacked. Hls
army is waiting just outside Of Juarez
| well armed and numerous. Inside tho
town, heavily fortified, are the 7bO 10y
al soldiers Of Diaz, waiting for tho At.
tack. The federals, after . quiet day
not disturbed by shots or war tndica-
tions of any character are ready Tor
the battle, they declare, at any time
| Madero opens 1t. Outside the town
Madero and his men are waiting TOT
President Diaz to send word that ho 10
| willing to resign the presidency. This.
they declare is the only thing that Will
prevent the attack on Juarex. Madero
| does not say positively that ho VIII
| open his attack on Juarez this after
noon nor does he set any time for the
fight, but he declares that II the re.
tirement of Diaz is not announced,
Juarez will be stormed.
Yesterday morning Madero sent no
tice to the foreign consuls In Juarez
that "Juarez may be attacked any time
! after midnight April 20"
During the day persons attempting
! to bring about an armistice for the dis
cussion OF peace obtained from Mad
ero the statement that Il Will wait
/ twenty-four hours longer for Diaz TO
decide IL he will surrender the presi-
dency."
The peace commissioners are not
sure where he meant twenty.four
hours from the time they were talking
/ | ~ =. loA Spr1rNplr In tho MT.
ternoon, or twenty-four hours from the
/ time he had informed the consuls that
the battle might be expected.
ANYHOW. there has a. yet been no
indication that the answer Of Dtaz -
to be favorable. Al the omceS Of the
Ell Paso junta, there appears to be no
iubilation such as might be expected
If the code messages coming from It's
confidential agent in Washington were
of character indicating q compliance
| with the wishes OF the insurrecto pxes'
Iident and his men. /
Juarez Strongly Fortified.
The Juarez military officials appear
/ confident of the completeness Of theirI
! Notifications. the American army Of
flcers complimenting them 10 exceHent
examples Of engineering work. Not
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