Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-13
Rebels Capture Juarez After a
Bloody Battle.
GEN. MADER0 N-P0SSESSI0N.
Number of Killed Estimated at
Sixty-Five, Over Two
Hundred Wounded.

I'll PaSo, Tex, May IL --Gen' MA
dero's insurrecto army. afterNone of
the bloodiest battles of the revolu.
tion, captured Juarez Tuesday and
established therein the provisional |
capital of the Mexican Republic. |
Gen. Navarro and his entire garri-
son, composed of about 500 men.
surrendered to Gen. Madero after q
strong resistance. It was estimated
that SO Federals and Is rebels were
killed and about $50 wounded on
both sides during the fighting.
MADERo ADDRESSES PRISONERS
Gen. Madero himself, when he ar
rived at the corral where the Federal
prisoners are quartered, made an
address full of sympathy and en-
couragement, lauding them for their
bravery and assuring them that in
his heart, as well as in those of his
men. there was no feeling Of enmity,
but of uniform friendliness.
you fought for Gen. Diaz," he
declared at the conclusion of his
speech, because vru had to; be-
cause you were part of that system
which we are trying to dissolve. In
a few days perhaps peace will be re
stored. You soon will be free. If
the war is to be continued you can
have your choice of being paroled or
joining the army of liberation. In
the meantime we shall treat you as
brothers, not as foes"
With shouts of viva Madero"
the vast throng of prisoners and in
surrectos who gathered to hear him
threw their hats skyward and shout
ed in most deafening applause.
EFFECT IN CAPITAL.
Mexico City, May 11.--There was no
one in the Capital last night, not un-
der the official ban of silence, who
does not admit that the capture of
Juarez by the revolutionists adds
immense prestige to the flag of re-
volt and that as a moral it is bound
to greatly augment the strength
of the insurrecto cause.
The war began last November and
Gen. Navarro took the field in West
ern Chihuahua, Skirmish followed
skirmish and ambush followed am
bush, with no apparent advantage to
either side. 1t has been fight of
the insurrectos led at first by Orzo-
CO and later by Madero against Ma.
varro. The net result of the long
campaign has been that the Federal
force was divided and that Navarro's
diminished command was caught at
Juarez and decisively beaten.
Navarro was not accounted brill
liant, but he was given credit for
bravery and desperation. Correctly
or not. he was quoted in this city as
having assured that he would die
rather than surrender. Not one per-
son in ten but believed that he
would hold his position in the adobe
village on the south bank of the Rio
Grande. News that he had surren-
dered, therefore. came as surprise,
but, it is generally admitted. not as
a disappointment to 80 per cent. OF
the people.
/ FUTURE PLANS.
| Juarez, Mex, May 1.-THE insur-
rectos announced yesterday their de-
termination not only to hold Juarez
against any attack Of Federal forces,
but to prevent fight in this city II
possible. Plans were laid for force
of several hundred men to march
south to meet Gen. Rabago. the Fed
eral leader. who is reported to be on
his way here from Chihuahua with
good sized army.
The rebels already have about BOO
men at Casas Grandes and will prob
ably open fire on Rabago when he
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