The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-21
JUAREz BATTLE imminent
Insurrectos Demand Surrender Before
Nieht-City Fortified.


Ell Paso, Tex, April 2O.-Daybreak
found the situation around Juarez un.
changed. There were no alarms dur.
ing the night and all is quiet at this
hour 1t is reported that considerable
supplies of ammunition were SNUG.
gled across the river to the insurrec.
tos under the cover of darkness.
Formal demand for the surrender
of Juarez within twenty-four hours was
made by the insurgents last night, ac.
cording to Gonzales Cara, secretary
general of the insurrecto party, who
declared that he had forwarded the
demand to General Navarro, the fed
eral commander, through the United
States counsel at Juarez. Navarro
last night denied having received the
demand.
According to United States officers
here, Juarez is well prepared for the
expected attack.
The trenches outside the city, they
say, have been so well constructed as
practically to defy discovery and the
Notifications within the city show I'M
usual military skill. Juarez, in their
opinion, is in position to resist the
attack of force far greater than its
garrison.
The insurrectos, it is believed, must
attack soon after the expiration of
the Neutrality-suspicious. respite given in
their demand for surrender last night
as they are said to be out of food.
From Bauche, twelve miles south of
Juarez, where they detrained they ad
vanced on foot into the hills near
Juarez, taking with them, it is said
no food supplies but flock of goats
At Bauche, the insurrectos have their
trains under steam ready for a hasty
retreat should their attack fail.
Advices from the insurrecto camp
near MADEIRA, Chihuahua, last night
declared that the force advancing on
JuareZ consists of 1910 men, divided
into five columns. One of these, the
dispatches stated, was under the
command of Francisco l. Madero, jr.
the insurrecto COMMUNICATIVE and
the others under Generals Orozco
Blanco, Villa and Salazar.
A formal demand was made last
night on General John Navarro fol
the surrender of Juarez to the insur
recto army of Francisco l. Maderc
within twenty-four hours. The de
mand reached General Navarro's head
quarters while he was inspecting for
tifcations for the city's. defense.
The above was confirmed by Con
zales CARA, secretary general for the
insurrecto party, who said:
Formal demand of the insurrectos
for the surrender of Juarez within
twenty-four hours has been made Oh
General Navarro, commanding the
federal garrison of Juarez. The note
was sent from Ell Paso by a messen
ger to American Consul Edwards in
Juarez to be transmitted to him tc
Navarro. No reply has ben received
Later it was learned that Consul
Edwards delivered the note at Navar
ros headquarters while the latter was
away on tour of inspection.
Insurrecto Camp, Town Of MADEIRA
Chihuahua, Mex, April 20.-Franciscc
l. Madero, jr., is marching on the city
of Juarez at the head of 1,940 insur
rectos, divided into five columns, one
under the direction of Madero, ant
the others under the rebel generals
Orozco, Blanco, Villa and Salzar.
Abraham Gonzales, so-called provi
sional governor of Chihuahua, receiv
ed an insurrecto chief reporting TWEEN
ty-eight federals killed in a brush be
tween the advance guard of the force!
moving on Juarez and a detail o
troops sent south by General Navarro
in Juarez. At Bauche on Sunday sew
en- of the 100 insurrectos were killed
1t is reported here.
Francisco Madero, ST., heading /;
peace mission, spent the night here
the delegation proceeding north hop
ing to reach the younger Madero to
day.
A gap of seventy-five miles in tn,
railroad will be covered on horses.