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

reach $50 killed and wounded. and that
the federal loss was more than double
that amount.
I'm one trench I counted forty-seven
dead federals and In another thirty-eight.
They were stripped Of most OF their
clothing"
Artillery for Rebels.
Cassiday said that when the attack
started yesterday there were possibly $50
insurrectos. and that no achievements
came until last evening. He also added
that Villa Real had arrived from Ojinaga
with reinforcements and two pieces Of
artillery. One, he said, was the famous
''McGinty," stolen from FL Paso.
Col. Garibaldi is in command Of the So
called American Legion" of insurrectos
and they are fighting their way to the
bull ring.
j The rebels have poured stream Of
shrapnel and solid shot into the city.
One Of the guns Is manned by United
States and French artillerymen.
An American inSurrecto named Ander-
son attempted TO cross the Santa Fe
bridge to FL Paso. but was driven back
by the United States troops. At 40 this
morning Col. Steever, in charge of the
United States troops, issued orders not to
permit any provisions to be taken across
to the insurrectos. A wagon load Of food
was at the bridge for the rebels. but it.
was not permitted to cross. The insur-
recto officers stated they held the port of
entry and that they had a right to bring
food supplies to their men.
Entire Army Attacking.
Evidence accumulated throuahout the
morning that the attack on Juarez was
being made by the entire insurrecto
army. with the sanction Of Francisco 1.
Nadero, provisional president. Madero
did not countenance the attack yesterday.
It was started by federal and insurrecto
outposts. Some Of Madero's leaders say
today that drunken Juarez volunteers
fired on insurrecto sentrieS first.
Gen. Navarro declares the insurrectOS
opened fire while he and MaderO were
negotiating an armistice.
After the fighting opened rebel recruits
continued to join the fighters. despite
Madero's protest
Madero made efforts to stop the fighting,
and the insurrectos his own men. fired
on a messenger he sent with white flag.
Madero's Many Changes.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Madero
ordered the attack At 40 he recalled his
order. At he harangued his troops to
quit At last night he declared he was at
tempting to stop the fighting. AT mid
night he announced that he had given
permission for the attack. At 3 this
morning he demanded the surrender OF
Juarez. At 4:3O O'Clock this morning the
general assault began. with his sanction.
There was no armistice last evening.
Madero explains the attack on Juarez
merely by declaring that lit is the only
thing to do His leaders throughout
yesterday begged him to allow them to
go to the rescue of their comrades fight
ing in JuareZ.
In his proclamation Of Sunday Madero
admitted it was with difficulty that he
was able to restrain his leaders from
attacking Juarez.
II is generally considered here that
he did not have the power to stop the
fight. and was forced to give it his
lated any armistice, for none had been
concluded. He was talking on the tele-
phone with Gen. Navarro in Juarez at
tempting to arrange an armistice, when
the fighting opened yesterday. but no
armistice was arranged. because Nhe
battle already had begun.
Refused to Surrender.
The decision to attsck the federal forces
was made after the ENJOYS sent shortly
after midnight to Gen. Navarro returned
saying that he refused to surrender. For
an aFmistice arrangement he referred
them to Judge Carbajal. the federal peace
envoy, but he, too, refused to enter into
an agreement with part of the rebels al
ready in Juarez.
Continuous firing during the night indi-
Gated that the rebels were pressing close
" the advantage gained yesterday by
forcing the federals from their trenches
and outlying Notifications near Juarez,
ay1A Af1nA A1xnx-
tack on the city some time during the
day.
Gen. Navarro's men have mines in va
rious places and also machine guns with
which to turn deadly volley at their
foes.
1t was reported early today that one
of the federal machine guns late yester-
day had torn a part of the rebel detach-
ment to pieces.
American Captain Killed.
Capt. Hnderfelt. the American who
commanded the small body of men who
first attacked Juarez, has been killed, to-
gether with five others of his command
Capt. Sachino of the federal forces is
reported seriously wounded
The firing by the insurrectos was be-
gun by small detachment Of men sta
toned in an adobe house near the Staun-
ton street bridge. With their machine
gun leveled to sweep the main streets Of
Juarez they waited patiently for the first
break of dawn and opened fire. A United
States soldier while OF duty swan across
the Rio Grande only an hour before the
attack began and brought back with him
two Of the wounded insurrectos Orders
had been given to not allow the wounded
to take refuge in E1 Paso, but under
cover OF darkness the soldiers towed the
two wounded men to shore and brought
them to q hospital.
One OF the insurrectos had a bullet
wQund In his neck and the other q bullet
hole In his leg. The soldiers declared
that the detachment OF men with the
machine gun near the Stanton street
bridge was ready to keep UP q continu-
GUS fire all day. as they had plenty Of
ammunition.
Gen. Navarro CONFIDENT.
Gen. Navarro Is confident Of holding
Juarez and military experts in town
think he can do it. He has his two
field pieces and cannon in an advanta-
geous position in the town. He has
twelve guns In all, three Of which are
In action on the outskirts Of the town
Smelling the hills which the main column
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