The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-13

ton and the city market place are
| burning.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 9.-What was
perhaps the fiercest battle of the
| Mexican revolution was fought at
Juarez, across the Rio Grarde, today,
but without result. Tonight both fed
erals and insurrectos are resting on
their arms ready t. resume the battle
at daybraak.
| AT least five persons have been kill
| ed on the American side of the border
since the skirmishing began yester-
day, and about Is have been wounded,
while the loss on the battlefield is va
riously estimated at from 80 to 60
dead on both sides, and about rs to
| 100 wounded.
| Fifteen wounded insurrectos have
been brought to the American side,
but more are believed to be lying far
within the town. Gen. Navarro at I
| o'clock tonight agreed to stop the
firing while the insurrecto wounded
were removed
| The federals have adequate medical
facilities and are caring for their
wounded within the town.
All day the battle ragged, the in
surrectos swarming through the
streets of Juarez and meeting the
heavy fire Of the federals with an
equally vigorous volley of musketry.
The rebels claim the town tonight.
While it is true that they actually
control more city territory than do the
| federals, the position of the govern
ment forces is 50 we'll fortified that it
Is well-nigh impregnable.
The strength Of the federal position
| is largely due to the fact that the
rebels are scattered
| If the rebels were lined up in bat
tie formation they probably could
| storm the federal strongholds which
| apparently consist of six places, name
ly, the barracks. the church, the
theatre, the school house, a hotel
| and the customs house.
But the insurrectos suspect that a
/ detachment of nearly 800 federals
with machine gun is concealed in
some unknown placa in town and they
| are hesitating to move in close forma
| ton for fear Of an attack
The rebels forced the fighting today
| in the face of the deadly fire of the
federal machine guns. They dared
not gather in too great number for an
attack on the federals because the
artillerymen Of Gen. Navarro many
times demonstrated the accuracy of
their range, when they shelled adobe
houses, behind which insurrectos had
sought protection a half mile from
Juarez.
Gen. Navarro is said to have mined
most Of the houses in Juarez and when
he gets word Of an insurrecto gather
ing, it is believed he will b: able to
infiict terrible slaughter.
Many acts Of bravery on the part
of the insurrectos We're witnessed
from the Am arican side today. An
acual view Of the fighting in the
streets Of Juarez showed the insur-
rectos as more than holding their
own.
The sun beat freely on the battle-
field and late today fire, started by
the insurrectos, filed the streets with
clouds of suffocating smoke. The
fire is still smoulderng tonight. the
postohice and several adjoining build
ings being in ruins.
The light from the fire tonight
gives the rebels an occasional glimpse
of the church where the faderals are
cooped up. The cracking Of rifles
is intermittent.
JuareZ looks as if a hurricane had
struck it, Wires are susp ended from
Jagged telegraph poles and the streets
are filled with plaster, adobe debris
window glass and splinters. Signs and
awnings are punctured and torn.
Many brick building has a hole in
1t and not a few of the charactaris-
tic adobe houses of the town are
without roofs.
In" tnrrorized inhabitants were un-
DIR cover all day ana many were in
Jured by the hail Of bullets. The town
IS quiet tonight except for occasional
rifle shots
Bullets continued to sing across the
lHo Grand to tn" American side.
but tn" casua'ti.s were fewer than