Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-08
Rebels Attacking City, De-
spite Gen. Madero's Orders.
ARMY EAGER FOR FIGHT
Believed to Have Taken Advantage
of Armistice Delay.
PLANNED A NIGHT ATTACK
Ignoring Leader, Were Ready to
Begin Fighting When News
From Diaz Reached Them.

Ell PAsO. Tex. May ga few shots
were exchanged by the federal and In
surrecto outposts again today. but orders
were issued from headquarters to cease
firing. as an armistice was being ar
ranged.
People crowded the roofs and house
tops in FL Paso, and hundreds Of people
ran to the riverside to watch the fight
ing.
The firing was renewed at IL o'clock.
The federals were said to have begun
the shooting.
Madero Hastens to Front.
Gen. Madero left headquarters for
the front to determine whether his or
ders had been disobeyed. 1t is believed
his officers are taking advantage Of
the interim for the arrangement Of
an armistice to advance on Juarez
About 100 rebels moved forward in
readiness for the attack. The impress
sion Is that Gen. Madero's orders have
been disregarded, and an engagement
Is imminent
Planned Attack in Night.
Residents Of Ciudad learned today that
an attack on the city last night was
narrowly averted.
Creeping along in the thick Of the night,
the insurrecto army, supposedly on its
way south because 1t feared American
Intervention if 1t attacked Juarez. was
about to deliver a telling blow to the
federal stronghold last night. when an
Associated Press dispatch from Mexico
City stating that President Diaz had an
nounced his intention to resign was car
ried to the front.
The dispatch quickly changed the stu
alton from one of gravity to hilarity.
sending messages to President Diaz tell.
ing him what a fine man they think he
is and how he has saved his country.
Plans for New Ar1nistice.
Negotiations have been begun for an.
other armistice with Gen. Navarro az
we'll as q resumption Of the peace confer
ence which adjourned Saturday. The
unanimous opinions of representatives OF
the warning factions Is that complete
tranquility for Mexico now Is in sight.
Arrangements for the extension of the
armistice to cover the entire country are
expected to be made today.
Peace negotiations will be hastened and
no one anticipates any difficulty as to
the government concessions on points
other than the Diaz question which have
been well known and acceptable for
Facts of the secretly planned attack on
Juarez became known today. Francisco
l. Madero, jr., the leader Of the revolu-
tion, had announced his intention OF
marching his forces southwark and aban-
doning the attack on Juarez for fear OF
International complications. His mill
tary leaders had accepted the decision
with resignation:
Held a Secret Meeting.
They gathered secretly, however. and
agreed upon a plan of. attack. notwith-
standing their chiefs orders. 1t was ar
ranged that Gen. Madero would be per-
suaded to leave camp first and proceed to
Bauche, eleven miles away. With their
chief out of reach they were to have pur-
sued the attack with all the force which
has been pent in them since the various
armistices began; Col darioaldi and his
detachment had begun to move slowly in
the early evening in one direction while
Coils. villa and Blanco had set out for
an entirely different route, supposedly
scattering for various parts Of Chihuahua
and Sonora. The insurrectos under cover
of darkness instead crept back toward
the federal Outposts and lay In posi-.
ton to open fire simultaneously at night
Not a light was burning and movements
of the advance guard were slow and
noiseless. 1t was an unusually thick
night, and a drlzzie OF ram Ieii almost
The advance guard Of the rebel detach-
ment, which moved southwark, fired q
farewell salute into the federal trenches
and the federals returned the compliment.
The federals. under Cen Navarro. were
on the lookout, but did not expect an at
tack.
Celebrating Their Triumph.
The news that President Diaz had sub
mitted to the rebel demand by announc-
ing his intention to resign came two
hours before the time for an attack. and
the insurrectos turned back to their
camping grounds. where today they are
celebrating what they believe to be the
triumph Of the revolution.
Today the same cottonwood grove
through which insurrecto scouts crept
last night In their secret advance on
Juarez will be the scene of a resumption
of peace negotiations between the rebels
and thee federal government. broken on
after a single days conference because
the latter had not answered the principal
demand OF the revOlutionists.
Insurrecto leaders today read the dis
patches from Mexico City in connection
with President Diaz's manifesto CRITICS.
ing them for including the Diaz resigna-
ton in their demands after q secret
agreement had been reached that 1t would
not be made an issue In the negotiations.
They admitted that such an understand
ing once had existed, but when the rebels
from all parts Of the republic gathered
here to discuss peace they found 1t i'm
practicable to ignore the question en-
tirely. Any negotiations concluded with
them without giving the public some in
formation on the Diaz question hardly
would satiate the fight-thirsty rebels in
other parts Of Mexico. With the same
argument the insurrecto chiefs answered
the criticism that breach Of official
courtesy had been committed by making
public the demand on the government for
some announcement from President Diaz
Deemed Essential to Peace.
Their reply today Is that while they,
too. were not desirous OF making the dag
question a provision Of the peace agree
ment. the publication OF their request to
Diaz they deemed an absolute essential to
procuring the answer he now has given
In line with the report that the mani
festo of Diaz would not be ofiicially COM
municated to the rebels is the fact that
the insurrecto chiefs do not expect It.
They say they will keep their early prom
ise not to make the Diaz matter a part
of the written peace pact They are pro-
oesans sa,esS sSaay tns merely prs.. on the