Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-21
Ell PASO EXPECTS
BATTLE TO OPEN
At ANY TIME
TONIGHT
Madero's Forces Are Said to
Surround Juarez and Artil.
lery Has Been Moved Into
Position to Shell City.
FEDERALS ARE ACTIVE
MANNING TRENCHES

Special Telegram to Evening Herald
III Paso. ieSas, Aprii u III paso
expects a battle between he forces
Navarro IN luarcz tu open at an,
time \ Scene ot fcVcrish activity is
apparent this afternoon In the gar
rison within juarcz The cily Is m.
der martial law aud the streets ave
almost deserted. MANY families ave
coming 10 this side o.! thc inicrnati ION
al line United States troops have been
brought closer go the line Scouting
parties have been scnt out by the fed
erals but they have had 40 encounters
SO tar rs can be ascuriaincd This
morning early a small detachment oi
insnrrcctu cavalry amhled down 10 the
river some distance below the old
smcltci ana remained while their
HORSES drank They filled a number
OF jars aud kegs with water before
leaving With tho exception of small
dotachncnts that have come near tho
border few OF he insurrectos have
been seen les those on this side Tho
lh-hii 'ctu- have q number of cannon
including the ancient one taken from
th' park here and they have placed
th"u so hat they eau fire into Juarpz
FROM he position of these cannon
IN" best residence section of .hIareZ
would ho directly IN the line of fire.
were = battle TO- open now
Thht the irdrralS in Juarez either
expect IN attack ct intend tu bo pre-
pared Tor anN outcome IS Indicated b,
thc i"Ngri~h activity shown hN the
troops since carlA morning Thr must
'laborat" system of d,fvnS.s erected
tn Juarcz since tho present trouble
nav" h'"u prepared aud thiS line uf
irntrcn' hmcuts and Qualifications rs
being added tu ,oustautly All tho
soldiers have received double the
ainount ut ammunition usually carried
and thr number nn s'nrv duiy ~ sr,-.
"rhl Times a. larsr a, u~ualt puatrA
'utposts have been placed fpi dis
wucc "f almost mUr from Juhrez
sud mounted msu are patroliug in the
vicinity
putsid. o' tine som olsuIrtr arir-
iery tak.u from paris, u towns along
the bord,r. M5dcf"'s men ha,, two.
modern l"ld pieces Capable of doing
real Wurh and o' making quick moves.
INis 'iir''r i- drawn hy ponies with
chau huIu,s.
Ih. ~tri.i,-t rules ar, observed in
admitting p'rsous Ca Juarcl aud "a
pass i~ required to gct within the anil.
itar IueS The uld church has been
fortified and ioop holes cut through
the wallis f"r ritlo work
Tho h"~t adNlc,e ohtalnahlc this
afternoon arc that uo attack is likely
h''pr, midnight tonight b, which
time ID les expected Madoro viii have
boon advised ur tho coutcuts OF tho
reply sent to- Washington hy the Mex
ican s"''rumcnt with regard tu an
urmistic,
It Is reportyd that Maderp has
grown tired of IN, nrgotntions of
the lunta Nhith has headquarters |
hcre and is anxious to tr, conclusions |
with the forces Iu JuarcN 4, ls gen.
orally believed that unless unusual |
paviiicaturN steps are taken at once. |
juarrz VII b., tho seen. ut "a decisive
battle within Ia. next - hours
In the event OF tight under pres. !
cnt conditions the rltlr ana artill.r,
iir" from tho iusurrrctos would Dee
dlr"rt"d towards the heart of ~ paso
All the saloons ana public places
ar" o"lsrd in Iuar,z this afternoon
ana persons ur, forbidden 10 congre-
@hl' in sroups The federal officer. Z
CIV" no reason for tho order