The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-09

from no other point.
The insurrectos are concealing their
whereabouts by withholding their
fire and are skulking behind houses In
gradual advance toward the feder-
al stronghold.
Bloody Battle at Tijuana
San Diego, May 9-Tijuana, lower
California, was captured by the in
! surrectos at o'clock this morning
after short, savage fight.
Many are dead and wounded on both
sides. 1t is. impossible to learn defin-
itely how many have been killed for
the United States troops at the line
refuse to allow any one to cross into
the Mexican town.
A small party of federals is still
holding the Mexican customs house.
The buildings in the town have been
fred by the rebels and dead bodies
are visible through field glasses in the
streets near the Catholic church
which has been burned.
The attack was complete surprise
to the federal forces. After last
nights skirmish, scouting parties sent
out by the federals at Tijuana, find
ing no trace Of the Ranking party,
returned with the report that the reb-
els had retreated. The town went to
sleep and no guards weer posted. An
irregular volley at close range awak-
ened the defenders of the town this
morning too late for them to gain the
trenches and resist the rush Of the
he VT 0e fha lo
the Catholic church. wooden build
ing. Others entered the adobe Gus
toms house. The rest fed. only to be
shot down as they ran. The Catholic
church was set on fire after 1t had
been riddled with bullets. Those in
side who sought to escape by dashing
through the flames were shot as they
emerged from the burning building.
At the customs house party of
federals was still holding out when
the news came from the town. Some
of the men are said to have been
wounded and others killed by the fire
poured through the windows by the
rebels.
The entire rebel army had broken
camp during the night and up to
noon today the insurrectos were
rapidly swarning into town.
The prospects of rebel success are
dependent on the ability of the feder-
ais to use their twelve machine guns
within the town The insurrectos, it
was reported. had silenced some of
them but this report has verfcation
only in the fact that the federals were
not shelling the insurrectos as en-
tensively in the last few hours as
they did earlier in the morning.
Gen. Aladero admitted today that
lie had given his consent to the gem
eral attack on Juarez but declared
that various circumstances had pre-
cipitated it. He declared the reports
which had reached him were that the
men who had been reported as re-
voting against his leadership had
pursued them of their own accord
and could not relinquish their posi-
tions. He listened to the counsel of
his chiefs who advised a general at
tack and made an effort to arrange
an armistice last night, but it failed
because of the progress the attack
had already made.
All the leaders have been acting
under Gen. Madero's orders. They
have surrounded Juarez with their
men and the prospects are that the
battle will continue throughout the
day without any decisive turn.
The federals have renewed the
heavy fighting. A storm of bullets
passed near the immigration station
but no one was injured.
At the Madero headquarters re-
port was received by courier from
the front that the federal cavalry had
evacuated Juarez and were proceed
ing south toward Bauche. 1t is be-
lieved, however. the cavalry intends
to flank the rapid influx Of rebels
into the town.
The fighting in the streets of
Juarez continues. The federals as
we'll as the rebels have taken refuge
in the residences Of Juarez and are
firing from the windows and door
ways at the persons who are visible
in the streets. Gen. Navarro has sta
toned his machine guns at the cross
ing of the principal streets and hopes
in this way to keep the rebels at bay
while the cavalrymen and infantry
attack from the rear.
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