Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-09

Ell PASO, Texas, May o.
The federals have renewed heavy
firing. Bullets passed near the
immigration station, but no one
was injured.
Gen. Madero has left his head
quarters for the front. He wishes
to survey the progress of the bat
tie. but will not be in active COM
mand.
Ell PASO, Tex, May o.-Dr.
Vazquez Gomez, who is in charge
in the Madero headquarters while
Madero is in the field, announced
at II 20 o'clock that the insurrec-
tos probably would take Juarez
within three hours. He has re-
ceived news from the front that
the insurrectos occupy most OF
the points of vantage in the town.
Couriers returning from Juarez
to the Madero headquarters re-
port that insurrectos have taken
the big cuartel, while the federals
are holding the church and small
cuartel. Some of the federals are
said to be retreating in the direc-
ton of the race track on the out
skirts The federals in the church
are firing spiritedly.
Fight Under Blazing Sun.
Ell PASO. Tex. May "a general en-
gagement between the revolutionary
forces of Gen. Madero and the federals
under command Of Gen. Navarro at
Juarez is raging today under q burning
sun. and a heavy fusiIlade of musketry
and cannon.
The entire rebel army had broken camp
during the night and up to noon today
were rapidly swarming into town. The
prospects OF a rebel success are depend
ent on the ability Of the federals to use
their twelve machine guns within the
town. The insurrectos, it was reported.
had silenced some OF them. but this re-
port has verifcation only in the fact that
the federals were not Smelling the insur-
rectos as extensively in the last few
hours as they did earlier in the morning.
Madero Sanctioned Attack.
Gen. Madero admitted today that hs
had given his consent to q general at
tack on Juarez, but explained that va.
rfous circumstances had precipitated It.
He declared reports which had reached
fire 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 to the counsel Of his
chiefs, who advised a general attack,
and though he made an effort to ar
range an armistice last night 1t failed
because of the progress the attack al
ready had made.
All the leaders have been acting under
Cen. Madero's orders. They have sur
rounded Juarez with their men. and pros
meets are that the battle will continue
throughout the day without any decisive
turn. Gen. Madero was at his headquar-
ters receiving the reports from the front.
and with him were the various political
chiefs. confident Of an insurrecto victory.
Unable to Stop Fighting.
Efforts of go-betweens to stop the fight
ing have failed because OF the difficulty
of handling the insurrectos who already
had entered Juarez. Gen. Navarro would
have consented to an armistice II the In.
surrectos had evacuated the town. and he
told this to Gen. Madero over the telo-
phone early today. but the rebel chief by
that time had given orders for q general
attack to reinforce the 200 brave men
who had forced their way into Juarex
despite the federal trenches. harricades
and outposts.
Bullets poured into El Paso since the
attack began at 4:30 am, but the United
States troops kept sightseers three blocks
away from the river front.
Priyates Emilio Garcia and Cassiday of
the American legion with the insurrectos
came to Ell Paso this morning to Ret
food. They stated that fifteen Ameri-
cans already had been killed and wound.
ID, and the rebel losses would probably