Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-10
military men THINK
FEDERALS HAVE Edge
Firing Continued Thru Night and
Dynamite Used To-day

cual Orozcos command, swung out to-
ward the northeast in an attempt to
cut off detachment of federals sta
toned at Cowbit park to prevent it
from getting back to the barracks i'll
the west
At o:lo heavy firing was in progress
city. A message to headquarters to-
day said that 300 nsurrectos from
Casas Grandes had arrived at Bauche,
] | miles south.
Col. Rabago with federal reinforce
ments, was reported, at rebel head
quarters, to be at Suaz, 1876 miles south
and with no prospect of getting here
for week.
At OILS o'clock several bullets pene-
trated the thin walls of the u. S. GUS
tom guard house, where some news
paper men were stationed, but no one
was injured
At 9::N o'clock a big explosion oc-
Cured at the school house where fed
erals are quartercd Report from front
to Aladero headquarters says insurrec-
tos drove the fourteenth Mexican in
fantry from big Cartel, taking four
liberated.
Dynamite bombs are being exploded
constantly around church and munich
pal buildings.
Refugees have been pouring across
61e bridges today.
Gen. Navarro is reported to have de-
serted Juarez and is said to be fleeing
with his men toward Bauche. He is
not believed to know that insurrecto
rcinforcements are coming from that
direction.
Insurrectos are shouting with glee.
at 1905 o'clock about both bridges,
and the noise in town is|d>afening.
lns,rrectos cavalrymen are galloping
toward Gen. Madero, who is about a
half mile away in the direction of the
camp, to inform him of their success.
In the battle at the church the rebels
were reported to have taken many pris-
0DerS.
Col. Francisco Villa with $50 reb-
els has started in pursuit of Navarro.
General Madero is reported to be NOV
ing rapidly toward Juarez at 1880
o'clock to take possession Of the town.
Tnsurrectos can be seen at lO:45 fill
ing the streets as they now are COM
ing ont from behind their barricades.
A number of federals have taken re-
fuge in adobe houses west of the town.
The Red Cross has gathered num-
Der of wagons at Santa bridge and is
preparing to go across to get the
wounded.
There is some firing to the west of
the city, but otherwise the rebels are
seen to be in complete control.
Tnsurrecto wounded have been taken
to various hotels in Ell Paso in auto
mobiles, Gustavo A. Madero. brother
of the rebel leader, paying expenses tor
their care.
A revised list of the casualties on
the American side of the line since the
fighting began now gives the number of
dead as four and wounded as fifteen.
Late reports received say that Cen
eral Navarro has been found and that
the rebels have surrounded him.
FL Paso. Texas, May W-Juarez,
the objective point of the Mexican rev.
olutionists for many months because it
is the port of entry to the United
States. fell into the hands of General
Francisco I. Madero, Jr., TODAY:
Though Gen. Navarro with small
command is resolutely holding out in
barracks near the center of the town,
the rebels have taken most of his can
non and since noon have been direct
ing their FIRE at the last federal strong
hold. The first shot had telling ef
feet and it is feared there will be ter
rible slaughter unless General Navarro
strrenders.
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