Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-08
InSurreCtOS Advancing on
Juarez, Disregard ng
Proposed ArmiStiCe.
FIRING ALREADY BEGUN:
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED
Despite Madero's Orders Sol
d;ers Returned to Trenches
After Starting Sonthward.

Ell PASO, May S.-Madero is losing
control of his own troops and. despite
his orders, the insurrectos are advanc-
ing on Juarez. A few shots were ex-
changed by the federals and insur-
rectos this morning. but orders were
issued from headquarters to cease fir
ing, as an arnistice was being arr
ranged.
The firing was renewed at II o'clock
General Madero left headquarters to
determine whether his orders had been
disobeyd. His offers are taking adj
vantage of the interim for the arrange
ment of an armistics to advance OH
Juarez. About 100 rebels moved for
ward in readiness for the attack. Cen
ereal Madero's orders have been disre-
garded and an engagement is immi-
nent.
People crowded the roofs and house
tops in El Paso and hundreds of people
ran to the riverside to watch the fight
ing.
Negotiations have been begun for
another armistice with General Ma
varro, as we'll as a resumption of the
peace conference which adjourned on
Saturday. The unanimous opinions OF
representatives of warning fac
tions is that complete tranquility for
Mexico now is in sight.
Planned to Attack Juarex.
Facts of the secretly planned attack
on Juarez became known today. Fran
cisco l. Madero. jr., the leader of the
revolution, had announced his inten
tion of marching his forces southwark
and abandoning the attack on Juare1
for fear of international complications
The insurrectos under cover of dark
ness. unknown 10 Madero. crept back
toward the federal outposts am lay In
a position to open fire simultaneously
at night. OF light was burning and
movements of the advance guard were
slow and noiseless. 1t was an unusual
ly thick night and drizzle of rain fell
almost continuously.
News Reached Soldiers In Trenches.
The advance guard of one Of the rebel
detaehmentS which moved southward
fired a farewell salute into the federal
trenches and the federals returned the
compliment. The federals, under Gem
eral Navarro. were on the lookout, but
did not expect an attack. The news
that President Diaz had submitted to
the rebels demands by announcing his
intention to resign came two hours
before the time for an attack, and the
insurrectos turned back to their camp
ing grounds. where today they are
celebrating what they believe to be tha
triumph of the revolution.
Today the second wood grove through
which insurreeto scouts crept last night
in their secret advance on Juarez viii
be the scene of a resumption Of peace
negotiations between the rebels and the
federal government broken off after
single days conference because the
latter had not answered the principal
demand of the revolutionists.
The rebels say that while they, too
We're not desirous of making the Diaz
question a provision of the peace agree
ment, the publication of their request
to Diaz was deemed an absolute essen
tial to procuring the answer he now
has given.
In line with the report that the
manifesto of Diaz would not be Of
ficially communicated to the rebels is
the fact that the insurrecto chiefs do
not expect it. They say they will keep
their early promise not to make the
Diaz matter a part of the written
peace pact luty art pIUISSull6 w
day merely on the announcement
through the press.
The insurrectos, however, are face
to face with a tangle on procedure
which may delay negotiations. Though
Judge Carbajal, in his letter to DIR.
Vasquez Gomez. head of the rebel
commission, last Saturday declared the
peace negotiations suspended" be-
cause he had no Instructions to treat
concerning the Diaz question, from the
insurrecto viewpoint. it meant ter
mination of peace negotiations and
they dissolved their peace commits
sion of three with a vote of thanks.
Whether the old commission VIII be
reappointed and reinstructed is ques-
tion which rebel leaders are discuss
ing at the Madero headquarters early
today.