The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11

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had turned in favor of the federals,
hut the leaders finally rallied the
retreating rebels and they rushed
again to the attack, more determ-
ined than ever.
AT 6 O'clock General Navarro got
his big guns into action and began
TO hurl shells into the rebel ranks.
The insurreetos had but one field
pece and this they fired twice be-
tween dawn and G o'clock.
Rebels Use Dynamite and Bombs.
The Mexican rebels resorted TO
the use of dynamite, and bombs
were exploded near the headquar-
ters Of General Navarro. An in
surrecto field piece exploded after
being fired five times, killing the
|gunners.
AT one spot fifty federals were
killed and 100 wounded. No efforts
were made during the fight to care
for the wounded, the fighting going
on over their bodies.
In the afternoon the gun fire was
sweeping the lower part Of lei paso
and bullets were falling thick in
the southern portion.
The Fatalities In III Paso.
Every roof in El paso was crowd
ed with Americans who intently
watched every phase Of the battle,
in defiance OF the rain of bullets
that constantly fell around and
among them.
Five persons have been killed and
thirteen wounded on American soil
by bullets from Mexican soldiers.
Heroism of American Soldiers.
The insurrectos had number Of
wounded at the Mexican and Santa
Fe bridges whom the United States
troops refused to allow TO be
brought into this city.
Before the fight started this morn
ing a United States soldier who was
of duty swan across the Rio
Grande and brought two wounded
rebels back with him. Once the
men were in hospital the author
tiles refused 80 send them back
over the border.
One Of the wounded insurreetos
had bullet in his neck; the other
was wounded in the leg. The lat
ter was not seriously hurt and gave
a description OF the night fighting.
He said that the insurrecto legion
had enough ammunition for its ma
chine guns TO keep up continuous
fire for twelve hours. Navarro had
twelve guns stationed about the
city, three OF them upon eminences
TO command the outskirts and 9TH
ers in the outer works. The federal
gunners had been instructed not TO
train the guns in such a manner
that the shells would fall Upon
United States soil and the rebel
forces north of the town between
Juarez and El Paso could not be
shelled for this reason.
When the Americans Died.
Encouraged by their fearlessness,
a number of American volunteers
who rushed over the federal outer
works, swept into the city and cap
tured the bull ring, which they held
for almost an hour in the face OF
repeated assaults. After Captain
A. Il. Einderfelt, j. II. Crump OF
Idaho, an American named Brewer
and several others Of the command
had been killed, they were finally
forced to retire, but retreated in
good order, taking with them O
machine gun and field piece, to-
gether with a large quantity of
ammunition for both pieces of ar
tillery.
Beiligerents Are Warned.
Civilians were repeatedly sent
across from the American side
barring the protests Of Colonel Stee-
yer, commander OF the American
troops here, against the firing into
American territory. General Ne
varro finally replied that he would
order his troops to fire no shot that
could possibly fall upon American
soil, even though such course
should result in the capture of
Juarez by the rebels. The vigor Of
this reply gave rise to the report
that Navarro was endeavoring TO
leave loophole for himself, and
in the event that he lost the city,
Hay the blame upon the United
States army for hampering the
garrison.
Reports have reached the rebel
camp that Luis Moya and 500 men
have begun an assault on the city
of Durango, that 500 rebels have
captured Ronberet, Zaeatecas, and
also that Tamaulipico, near the
Port Tuxpal. have fallen into the
insurrectionists' hands.