Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
JUAREz IS FALLEN;
NAVARRO PRISONER
Federal Commander Yields at
Fierce Battle.
TOWN is WRECKED BY BOMBS
Diaz Commander Gives Up Stronghold
to General Viljoen, Boer Leader
Fighting with Rebeis-Made-
70 in Command.


let-riddled city is the provisional
capital of Mexico and Francisco l.
Madero, Jr., provisional president, and
his staff have taken complete posses
sion after winning the bloodiest battle
of the Mexican revolution. In a cor
ner room of the barracks, where for
two days he held out against the ter
rife fire of the rebels, sits Gen. Juan
]. Navarro, the federal commander,
captive, having surrendered with al
most his entire garrison of several
hundred men. His head is bowed and
he does not talk, for the bitter sting
of defeat has disheartened him. In
contrast, in another part of the little
town, is Francisco |. Madero, Jr., the
conQueror, surrounded by members OF
his family and his staff, joyous, ex-
ultant and flushed with victory; yet
ready, he says, to make peace with
the Mexican government, if it is dis
posed to deal frankly and sincerely
with the revolutionists, and without
such vague promises as President
Diaz' manifesto contains.
The main street of Juarez is in
ruins. Many of the houses we're rid
died with bullets. Plaster, brick and
piles of debris are scattered every
where.
Windows in many of the stores were
crashed in, but the rebels guard the
entrances to them to prevent footing.
Some of the houses have been demol
ished by the dynamite bombs and
shells.
The victory was not secured without
a terrible loss of life on the Ameri
can side of the line as we'll as on the
nearly eighty, while $50 have been
wounded, many of them fatally. The
casualties on the American side of the
line number four killed and sixteen
wounded.
scores of physicians, their Red
.:Css insignia glazing in the sunlight,
a'e treating the federal and rebel
wounded alike.
Dynamite bombs, shells, bullets and
a confagration that ragged for hours
transformed Juarez from its usually
tranquil and sleepy appearance into
mass of ruins. Numerous adobe
houses characteristic of Mexican
towns have been RACED.
AS soon as the white flag was hoist
ed over the barracks and the surren-
der Of the federals was complete Mex
lean flags were unfurled on the house
tops and church bells were rung in
celebration.
During the fighting before Navarro
fed the federals made desperate
stands behind their barbados. The
rebels pushed the fighting. The fed |
erals found refuge in a church and at
the custom house, but were driven
from both buildings. Other federals
took refuge in adobe houses out of
town.
The rebels threw dynamite bombs |
and both sides used machine guns.
There was desperate street fighting,
hand-to-hand.
Wounded men were brought into Ell
Paso. Refugees poured across the
bridge that separates Juarez from the |
American city.
The rebels swarmed into the streets. |
The residents OF the town, apparently |
satisfied that the fighting was over, |
came out of their shelters and the |
shouts of exultation and victory could |
be heard on the American side.
Liberated prisoners arriving here
declared all the guards about the Jail |
had been killed.
Colonel Pueblito of the federal army. I
who has wound in his eye, said Col |
onel Tamborel was dead.
DR.. Wilson, insurgent field surgeon. |
declared the total wounded of both |
sides would number over 100. He add
ed that among the dead are three
Americans of the insurgent army.
Bullets came across the river into
Ell Paso, but no Americans were killed |
or wounded in the later fighting.
1t was 500 a. m. when Madero's
men began the combined attack for a
deadly and decisive battle. Ruins of
whole blocks of houses, burned in the
fire of the night, were smolderine.
The insurgents opened the battle by
shooting off dynamite bombs in the
town. General Garibaldi and his com
mand of 200 rebels were reported to
be stationed at the Porfrio Diaz hotel.
opposite the custom house, where fed
erals are hiding.
The rebels had surrounded the out
skirts of the town with all the re-
serves they had and a gradual adj
~,
ward the federal stronghold was be-
gun. Soon there was fighting in the
streets.
Four Die in Automobile.