The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-10
FederaIs and Instructors Resting
On Thheir Arms Ready to
Resume Fighting Today
Loss on Battlefield Estimated at From Thirty to Sixty
Dead and Nearly Hundred Wounded on Each
Side--.Madero Says lnsurrectos Put No
Faith in Promises of Diaz.

NEi aSso, Texas, May 9--Wnat was
perhaps tne fircest battle of the Mexi
can revolution was fought at Juarez
today, but without result Tonight
both feiorals and insurrecios afe
resting on their arms ready to resume
the battle at day break.
Frncisco |. Madero, j., late tonight
issued a statement explaining tle
causes of the attack ON Juarez, and
the conflicting interpretations which
have been put on his leadership. lie
attributed the attack principally to
the vague Promises of President Diaz
in his manifestov as opposed to tne
precise promises of rcvo;utonists to
the federal government.
At least five people have been
killed on the American side since the
Diminishing began yesterday, and
about lfsteen hay been wounded.
While the loss on the battlefield is
estimated at from 50 to GO dead on
both sides and about 70 to 100
VIC lnded.
Fifteen insrrrectos wounded al.
ready have been brought to the
American side. General Navarro at
z o'clock tonight agreed to stop tho
firing while the insurreeto wounded
We're being removed.
All daNahe battle raged, the insur-
rectos swarning through the streets
Of Juarez and meeting the heavy ire
of the federals with an equally vigor-
Gus volley of musketry.
The federal strong holds consist of
the barracks, church, theatre, school
hoase, hotel and the custom house.
General Navarro Is said 10 nave
mined most of the houses in Juarez.
Many deeds of bravery ON the part
OF the insurrectos were witnessed
from the American side of the line
today e/
An actual view of the fighting in
the streets of Juarez showed the IN
surrectos as more than holding their
own. %7s.'s|
The sun beat freely on the battle
field and late this afternoon a fire
started by the insurrectos filed f1e
streets with suffocating smoke. The
fire ia still smouldering tonight. The
post office and several adjoining
buildings were burned.
The lights from the fire tonight
gave the rebels an occasional glimpse
of the church where the federals are
cooped up and the cracking of rifles
is Intermittent. The town Of Juarez
looks 9s if a hurricane had struck it.
The terror stricken residents of the
town were under cover all day anl
many were injured by the nail OF
of bullets.
The insurrecto artillery proved OF
wrought more destruction while with
in by tossing dynamite bombs
Col. Garibaldi, grandson OF the
Italian llberator and commander OF
the so-called American legion of in
surrectos tonight was seen among
his men apparently unhurt.
orczcc and Gilla Active.
General Orozco and Gil Gilla, two
rebel chiefs were commanding the
movements of the rebels who are
gathered about the churcn and bull
pen where Col Blanco with about
three-hundred men has taken up a
position in the shrubbery, near the
foot hills ready to meet flank move.
ments.
General Francisco !. Madero, Jr.,
observed the progress of the battle
from a distance. frhe i1surrectos
tonight practically control the river
front. They have taken possession OF
/, many stores and are procuring food
in the houses. General Navarro was
reported to have been seen walking
about the streets, directing the fight
Ing but the rebels deny this. The