The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-20
Has Made Formal Demand For Surrender Within
 Twenty-F0ur Hours
JUAREZ WAITING IN
 GREAT EXCITEMENT
General Navarro Refuses to Talk. Garza Says That Rebels Have City Surrounded-Cannon
 Being Moved Closer

Insurrecto Camp. Town of Madero. Chihuahua, April 9.-Francsco I. Made- TO, Jr, Is marching on the city of Juarez at the head of 19i0 insurgents. divided into five columns, one under the direct command of Madero and the others un- der the rebel Generals orozco, Blancho. Villa and Salzar.
 Abraham Gonzales so-called provisional governor of Chihuahua state, received 6 report from the insurrecto chief today reporting 2s federals killed in a brush between the advance guards of the force moving on Juarez and a detail of troops sent south by General Navarro at Juarez. The opposing forces met at Bauche Sun day. Seven of the 160 insurrectos, in- cluding the leader. Oscar c. Creighton, also were killed
 Francisco Madero. Sr, heading a peace mission. spent last night here. the dele gation proceeding north this morning hoping to reach the younger Madero Thursday. gap in the railroad of 75 miles will be covered with horses.
 Demand Surrender
 El Paso Tex, April 19-A formal de- mand was made tonight on Gen. John Navarro for the surrender of Juarez 10 the insurrecto army of Francisco I. Ma dero, Jr, within 24 hours.
 The demand reached General Navarro's headquarters while he was inspecting Notifications for the city's defense.
 The above was confirmed by Gonzales Garza. secretary general for the insur- recto party, who said:
 Formal demand of the insurrectos for the surrender of Juarez within "A hours las been made on General Navarro, com manding the federal garrison at Juarez. The note was sent from Fl Paso by messenger to United States Consul Ed wards in Juarez to be transmitted by him to Navarro. No reply has been re- ceived.
 Later it was learned that Consul Ed wards delivered the note in Navarro's headquarters while the latter was away on a tour of inspection.
 At o'clock tonignl General Navarro said: q have received no notice asking me to surrender" He turned on his heel and walked away.
 But, general, the insurrectos secretary says the demand has been made" he was told.
 q have received no such,' he replied, and again walked away.
 Garza was still in his office at S:30 and said he did not think he would leave tonight for the field to see Madero.
 Anxious to Fight
 "Our men are anxious for fight and do not know if we can restrain them or not" he declared.
 Gonzales Garza received passports during the day he said this evening, permitting him to cross the line to visit Francisco l. Madero, Jr., and place before him the plans of Dr. Gomez in Washington for an armistice to dis cuss peace terms. Garza declared he did not know whether he would go as he did not know exactly where Madero was at this time
 Garzo when asked about the troops said:
 everybody knows the insurrecto forces have Juarez surrounded. do not know when they will attack. Yes. have delivered the message from Co., meg to Madero. No. have no orders from Gomez to Madero to cease fight ing. Madero himself Is the only man who can give orders to stop figh ting.
 MT. Madero Is somewhere in the vicinity of Juarez, but I don't know his exact location at present l may, and may not, go to Juarez to discuss these peace terms with him. I am kept very busy here"
 Mayor Kelly this afternoon gave or ders to the Fl Paso police to hold themselves in readiness to report at police headquarters on two blasts of the fire whistle in case their services aie needed.
 An Associated Press correspondent 1af n a1rtpnnnhila a this a ff- ernoon ia an attempt to locate Ma dero and get his views on the peace I Iroposals.
 At Bauche the Associated Press man found 12 insurrectos guarding a train of 30 cars with a locomotive, steam up, ready to depart if necessary. The said the entire rebel army had passed north and was in the ra- vines and mountains west and south west of Juarez between that point. and the border city. As Bauche is only 12 miles from Juarez, the insurrectos are close in.
 Great Excitement
 Excitable El Passoans had Juarez at- lacked several times today. The people are in a fever of excitement both at El Paso and in Juarez. The house. tops on both sides of the boundary are lined with spectators using field glasses in trying to get the first glimpse of the approaching rebel army.
 Juarez spent the night under arms, momentarily expecting the battle to open and time and again as the rurales scouting in the mountains outside the ctiy fired at the curiously shaped rocks that look so much like men, the cry went up that an attack had com menced.
 Delayed telegrams from Torreon tell of the complete destruction of the bridge system of the Eagle Pass branch of the Mexican National railway lines Fifteent bridges have been destroyed by the insurrectos on the Coahuila and Pacific railroad, between Parral and Torreon, and railroad traffic in Coah uila and Durango is badly demoralized. Pas senger service between Torreon and Durango has been interrupted for six days and there Is no prospect for inn mediate resumption of train service.
 Traffic is likewise paralyzed east of r-orreon but an attempt probably will be made to run train to Ciuadad Por- fcrio Diaz over the main line of the Mexican International tomorrow or Friday, when the bridges will have teen repaired, unless the insurrectos interfere. t+ saf
 This is not improbable as the rebels lave served notice that they will at tempt to destroy all bridges between forreon and Ciaudad Porferio Diaz.
 Military authorities in Juarez today stopped vehicle traffic from Fl Paso 10 Juarez. but are still permitting pas sengers to enter Juarez on street cars