New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-10
ALL-DAY FIGHT AT JUAREZ
Rebel Forces Began Attack in
Early Morning.

! FL Paso, Tex, May 9.-The general en-
gagement between the revolutionary forces
OF General Madero and the federals. under
| command of General Navarro, at Juarez. be-
| gan early this morning. The entire rebel
army had broken camp in the night and
rapidly swarmed into the town. The de-
cision TO attack the federal forces was
made after the ENJOYS sent shortly after
midnight 10 General Navarro returned say
| ing that he refused TO surrender For an
armistice ARRANGEMENT he referred them TO
Judge Carabajal the federal peace envoy
but he, TOO, refused TO enter into an agree
ment with part Of the rebels already In
Juarez
The last rebel demand TO the federals 10
surrender the town was transmitted 10
Judge Carabajal. the Mexican peace envoy,
in the afternoon. II read:
The undersigned memters Of the pro
visional government OF Mexico. ADDRESS
ourselves 10 YOU IN the character OF special
envoy Of the government Of General ljlaZ
and beg YOU 10 consider the critical stu
alton In which Juarez is at present; almost
completely occupied by the reVolutlonlSI
army, and that the whole force there VII
be powerless under the circumstances to
/ hold il. since extensive reinforcements VIII
arrive TO-DAY. Consequently also II VIII be
useless to shed more blood and lose more
D
General Navarro expressed his resolution
absolutely to follow your orders IN respect
| 10 the surrender Of the town. For tnese
| ConSidera tons We come 10 beg OF you tndt,
inspired By the dictates Of the highest
PATRIOTISM and the noblest sentiments OF
humanity al time when the situation de-
ponds on you. you will resolve to order
| in q satisfactory manner General Navarro
| 10 surrender Ciudad Juarez in as bref
| time as possible.
You will understand that in these things
10 fVf
| the sole arbiter who is empowered 10 act
| with respect 70 avoiding bloodshed and the
loss Of lives IN the battle Of Juarez. and as
the government OF General Diaz, being un-
able 70 recognize the true gravity or the
situation which will follow in consequence.
YOU will be the only one responsible for
that which happens later in Juarez.
GONZALES GARCIA. Secretary.
GUSTANO NADERO. Financial Agent.
j. N. PINO .SUAREZ, member Of the
| Peace Commission.
JUAN SANCHEZ AZCONA member OF
! the executive consulting commission Of the
provisional government.
General Madero was in the field when
the communication was drawn up. The
| demand was transmitted TO Judge Cara
hajal in person by all those who signed it.
Judge Carabajal replied to the committee
who called on him that he would communi-
cate with General Navarro at once by tele-
phone. He Informed them later that he
was unable 10 reach the general.
How the Fighting Began.
The firing by the insurgents was be-
gun by a small detachment OF men sta
toned in an adobe house near the Stan
ton street bridge. With their machine gun
levelled 10 sweep the main streets of
Juarez. they waited patiently for the first
break Of dawn and opened FIRE
General Madero admitted that he had
given his consent TO general attack on
Juarez but explained that various circum-
stances had fastened il. He declared re-
ports which had reached him were that
the federas had opened fra and that the
men who had been reported as revolving
against his lead had pursued them Of their
own accord and could not relinquish their
positions he listened 10 the counsel OF his
| chiefs. who advised general attack. and
although he made an effort 10 arrange an
armistice last night II failed, because Of
the progress the attack already had made
All the leaders had been acting under
| General Maderos orders and had sur
| rounded Juayez
/ General Navarro would have consented TO
an armistice If the insurgents had evac-
uated the town, and he told this TO General
| Madero over the telephone early to-day
| but the rebel chief by that time had given
orders for a general attack to reinforce
two hundred men who had forced their way
into Juarez despite the federal trenches.
barbados and oUtposts
Emilio Garcia and Cassidy Of the Amer
lean Legion with The insure ents, came 10
FL Paso this morning 10 get food. They
said that fifteen Americans already had
been killed and wounded and the rebel
losses ould then probably reach 80 killed
and wounded and that the federal loss
was more than double that amount.
in one trench counted forty-seven dead
federals. and in another thirty-eight. They
were stripped OF most OF their clothing -
said Cassidy. lie added that when the at
tack began yesterday there were probably
| l50 insurgents. and that no rcinforcements
came until last evening He said that
| Vilareal had arrived from Ojinaga with re-
/ Inducements and two pieces OF artillery.
One was the famous 'McGinty' gun. stolen
/ from Il Paso Colonel Garibald was in
command OF the so-called American Le-
gion."