Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-11
By Keeping Up a Hand-to.
Hand Fight Greater Part
Of Night Madero's Forces
Have Gained Upper Hand
REBELS SW ARM
INTO THE STREETS
Residents Of Town Are Sat
isfied That Fighting Is
Over and Are Coming
Out Of Shelters to Shout.

El Paso, Tex, May 1o.-Wtth
the hosting OF tho white "a over
the barracks Of JuArez shortly
after noon today and the surren-
der Of the federals who had made
their last stand, the, two days bat
tie has resulted In victory for
the revoiutIonists under Gen. Fran
cisco J.. Madero Jr., the victory was
noe secured without Z terrible
loss Of life on the American side
OF the line az we'll 40 on the field
Of battle. Tho dead may number
nearly 80 while nearly $50 have
been wounded, many OF them
fatally. The Casualties on the
American side Of the line number
four killed and 10 wounded.
Scores Of physicians their red
cross insignia 0iarIno In the sun
light are treating the federal and
insurrecto wounded alike. Dyna-
mite bombs, shells, bullets and Z
conflagration that ragged for hours
transferred Juarez Into Z mass Of
ruins. Numerous adobe houses,
characteristic Of the modern town
have been razed. A. soon 10 the
white flag was 5hoIstsd over tho
barrocks and the surrender Of tho
federals was complete Mexican
flags ware unfolded on the house,
tops and chuach bells were run0
!. in celebration.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 10.-Juarez,
the objective point OF the Mexican
revolutionists for many months, be.
cause 1t is a port of entry to the
United States, fell into the hands oi
Gen. Francisco I. Madero, Jr., today
With the surrender OF the barracks,
over which a white flag was hoisted
at 1895 o'clock, the capture of Juarez
is practically complete. There Is
some firing in the outskirts Of the
town but the clouds Of dust and smoke
make it difficult to ascertain the situa-
alton In the federal force.
Four sections of the rebel artillery
tore such large holes in the barracks
that the white flag Immediately was
hoisted and at 12:45 except for oc-
casional shooting in the foothills, the
firing had ceased.
Stockton Man Hurt.
w. F. Kelly, of Stockton. Cal, re-
ceived a wound in the shoulder while
standing on the canal on the Amer
ican side shortly before noon. At IL
o'clock the insurrectos placed can
non in position to lombard the bar.
racks, where, 1t is reported, Navarro
and number of his men are located.
The first shot fired was telling blow.
An Associated Press correspondent
O.1 T,,o vUh
he interviewed Gen. Orozco the rebel
General OrozcO declared
none of his chiefs had been hurt, and
that he had practically destroyed all
the federals from the tower. The
talked with Colonel
Puebilto of the federal arm.', who has
a wound in his eye. Puebilto said that
Col. Tamborel was dead. He said he
hardly had believed the insurrectos
could take the town so easily.
Gen. Orozco gave orders to his men
at 1925 to give all aid possible to
the wounded Of both sides. He him
self has been shaking hands with fed
eral officers who are prisoners and
telling them how bravely they fought.
Main Street In Ruins.
The main street OF JduESI ID III
ruins, some Of the houses being rid
died with bullets. Plaster, brick and
piles of debris fill the streets. Win
dows in many OF the stores have been
crashed in, but the rebels are guard
Ing the entrances to prevent looting.
Some of the houses have been de-
molished by the dynamite bombs and
shells.
Insurrectos are in charge Of the
principal places of business. Col.
Garibaldi and his men are destroying
all the liquor they can find to prevent
The men becoming intoxicated. LIB
Grated prisoners arriving here at II
o'clock declare all the guards about
The Jail had been killed.
The Fighting This Morning.
Ell Paso. May 10.-Stealthily creep
ing into the federal strongholds under
cover Of darkness and keeping up q
hand-to-hand attack during the night,
the insurrecto army had practically
captured Juarez at IL o'clock today.
Gen. Madero has started for the
town to establish his headquarters
there while the rebel cavalry under
Col Villa, the feetest Of the revolu-
ZIONIST horsemen, are in hot pursuit
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