Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-05-12
TO RESTORE PEACE
BEFORE RES|GN|NG
PRESIDENT DIAZ ISSUES PRoNuN-
CIAMENTo COVERING FINAL
MESSAGE SENT TO MADERo.
MtUERo SEES END OF CONFLICT
Says Head of Republic Has Won the
Gratitude of the American People
and the Sympathy of the
Whole World.
STORY IN BRIEF OF MExi-
CAN REVOLT.

STORY IN BRIEF OF MEx-
CAN REVOLT.
Following are the chief events to date
| In the Mexicon revolution showing Its
| quick and remarkable spread:
November 10, 1o1o-Franclsco l. Ma
| dero, Jr., defeated by General Dlaz In the
| election for the presidency, proclaims,
| from San Antonio, Tex, new and pro-
| Vlslonal Mexican government. On the
same day a battle Is fought at Puebla,
| Mexico, In which 100 persons are killed.
November 19-Madero crosses the bor-
| der Into Mexico and the revolt spreads.
| November 21, 22, 23-Flghts take place
| at Guerrero Santa Cruz, OrIzaba, Gomez
| PalacIo Parroi and San Andres In which
| several hundred persons are killed. Ma
| dero is wounded In the engagement at
| Guerrero. The government holds Tor
reon and extends martial law.
December 11-Seventy- five killed In bat
| tie at Cerro Prieta.
| December 17-Severe skIrmlsh at Peder-
| males.
| December 22-Rebels capture their first
| passenger train. II Is seized on the Mex
| ican Northwestern, near FL Paso.
| December 26-Rebes capture San Car
| los.
December 27-Rebels appear In force at
| American Mormon settlement at Casa
Grandes. On the same day there is
battle at Nal Paso. The federal troops
| are ambushed and shot to pieces. DIaz
| refuses to resign. The lnsurrection spreads
| northern chihuahua.
January 4, 1e11-Town Of cuslhurlache
| falls Into rebels hands.
| January 15-Reports show many railroad
| bridges burned and small places attacked
by rebels In last two weeks. Rumor of
secret treaty between Japan and Mexico
| denied by both nations. II is said Japan
wanted a naval base on the west coast
| of Mexico.
January 2e-Alberto Terraces, governor
| OF state of Chihuahua resigns. March be-
| gins toward Juarez.
February e-Avlators at Ell Paso shot at
by Mexican rflemen. skirmish near
Juarez.
February 14-cIty of Juarez Is rescued
by the federal troops after days of skir-
| mishIng.
February 27-Ladura captured by rebels
after two-day fight.
March 6-Presldent Taft orders out 2o,-
600 American troops to patrol the Amer
lea boundary. The last of the soldiers
reach the general camp at San Antonio.
Tex, on March 6.
March 12-eattIe at Aqua Prieta. Reb-
els whipped.
March 20 -so-RattIes at Tepic and ures.
March 24-Mexican cabinet resigns.
Diaz again refuses to resign.
April e-Flrst effort at armlstlc falls.
April 13-English cruiser Shearwater
| Il
fornia. American officer crosses border
into Mexico after several Americans are
killed at Douglas, A. T., by stray bullets
from Aqua Preta fight. Mexico sends
SASSY" protest to Washington, but recalls
II later.
April 15-Presldent Taft orders more
troops to the border and arms combatants
not to shoot over the line.
April 16-Battle near city of Chihuahua.
April 1s-Daz agrees to an armlstlce.
| . iae 49, a.,I lie httf
suits In nothing.
April ao-Dlaz In view Interview says
he believes he Is necessary to Mexico.
May 1-Federas driven away; rebels be-
sleeIng OJlnaea.
May 6-Armistlce and peace conferences
fall and revolt goes on.
May 7-Presdent Dlaz announces tn at
he Will resign as soon as peace is restored.
Mexico City, Mex.-President Diaz
has issued an official pronouncia-
, mento, announcing that he will con-
tinue the fight on the rebels in order
to restore peace in the country. He
, says he will resign when he has re-
stored peace, but not before then.
The statement covers the final mes
sage sent to Madero and was issued
only after long conference between
ident
Secs Peace In Sight.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Madero has given
out the following statement: ~
am very glad to receive the news of
the manifestation of Gen. Porfirio
DiaZ, because that means that peace
, twill .be restored all through the re-
public in few days. General Diaz
with this act has won the gratitude
of the American people and the SYM
, pathy of the whole world. | think
> that peace negotiations will be taken
up again Immediately and that an ar
, mistice will be declared for the whole
/ army at ance."
Flying Bullets XIII and Wound.
= FL Paso, Textile streets of Ju-
: arez are Uttered with dead and the
dying. Since early in the morning
of May 8 when the insurgents began
what General Madero terms IAN un-
authorized assault" the battle ragged.
) General Navarro was wounded.
5 To the north of the Rio Grande
( five Americans are dead, slain by
a bullets from across the international
( line. Many other Americans are
4 wounded by stray bullets, some in the
2 very business heart of Ell Paso.
J. Before Withdrawing the insurrectos
9 had captured all the costums houses,
r the two bridges joining Juarez and
Ell Paso and the bull ring