Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-09
REBELS ATTACK
CITY Of JUAREz
Madsro's Men Disregard the
Order Not to Fight.

81 Paso, Tex, May 0.-The hardest
battle Of the Mexican instruction has
been fought In Ciudad Juarez. Fran
cisco l. Madero's insurrectos took the
bit in their teeth and ran away with
the war wagon. While Madero was
discussing peace propositions with the
Mexican and insurrecto commissioners
and go-betweens the advance guard of
the ~insurrecto army and the outposts
Of the federals mixed 1t up In front of
the I'll Paso union stations on the Mex
lean side of the river. First a few
shots were fred, and then the fighting
became general until at least 600 in
%surrectos were in Juarez.
Madero and Navarro, commanding
their respective forces of insurrectos
an armistice pending a meeting of the
peace commission when the battle
opened. They were conducting their
conversation over the phonetic fight
Ing was between them. They attempt
ed an arm1stice, but the insurrectos
refused to quit.
Madero sent the first messenger with
a white flag to tell his men to cease.
They shot at their own chiefs mes
senger He protested vigorously that
1t was not a general assault, but grad
ually his men continued working their
way to the front until their numbers
grew as gradually the federals worked
their way back into town.
During the fighting bullets fell thick
In the streets of Ell Paso and hit
houses all over town In the business
and the residence sections. Three per-
sons were killed In Ell Paso, two Amer
leans and a Mexican, and six were
wounded, four Amertcans-one a wo-
man-and one Mexican. All were hit
by high power rifle shots from federal
hands, as the insurrecto bullets were
directed from Ell Paso and the repeat
cd FIRE OF tho foderA1~ was ia the III
rection Of FL Paso. At least fifty Ell
Paso houses were struck.
Insurrecto chiefs declare hat drunk
en- Mexican volunteers opened the
fight. General Navarro of the federals
says the ~insurrectos opened it. Mel
ther side had the sanction of their off,
GERS to start the fight.
Navarro is reported wounded, but
this is not confirmed.
1t is known that there are from ten
to twenty-five dead In the city Of Jua-
rez and anywhere from fifty to a hun
dred wounded. There are no doctors.
The tnsurrectos occupy the houses on
the outskirts of Juarez from the Mexi-
"a end of the Santa Fe street bridge
around the town on the northwest and
west. The federals have retired to
the strongholds inside the city and are
firing with rifles and machine guns.
Explosive bullets are being used on
both sides.
Colonel G. z. Steever, commanding
the American forces here, sent a note
Of protest to General Navarro, COM
handing the Mexican forces, protest
ing against shots being fired toward
the American side. He also protested
to Madero, Ex-Chief of Detectives
Billie Smith, a British subject, took
the official note to General Navarro,
carrying with him an American flag
and a white flag Of truce.
1t was learned that General Navarro
before the fight was under way filed a
protest with the American consul
against firing on federal troops from
tho American side" 1t was not pre-
vfously known that any one had re-
ported any fighting done from this
side.
The federals early In the attack used
cannons on the insurrectos and blew
one bunch of insurrectos into eternity
with a well directed shot against an
adobe house.
The insurrectos did not attempt to
use their cannon. In fact, the main
army did not Join in any of the at
tacks. Madero declared steadfastly
that he was satisfied with the Diaz
letter regarding his resignation. Later,
however, Madero said that he had re-
ceived information hat the Diaz res
ignation had been misinterpreted and
meant nothing and that he had moth
ing to do but attack. At once the
army began to move on Juarez, led by
General Orozco, ell cheering. The two
insurrecto field pieces, homemade, NOV
ed up with the men as they advanced.
Madero, after declaring that his
army might move on Juarez, twenty
minutes later rode out to stop them,
declaring that as firing had ceased in
Juarez he would cease.
Navarro, commanding Juares, tele-
phoned Mayor Kelly that he would
not FIRE again into Ell Paso even If the
rebels attacked. 1t La now believed
that II Madero cannot control his men
they will take Juarex and that Ma.
varro will allow them to do so and
then declare he had to do 1t to protec,
El Paso.