The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-07
cans just Can't be Peaceful and
yReoin Preparations for War
After shattering
Armistice.
iAREz rs IN DANGER
War Must go on to the Bitter
End says Rebel Chief and
everybody Proceeds to
Get Ready.

I IL PASO. Texas, May 6.-Juarez is
lin menaced tonight by a force of
Egents under command of Fran
& 10 l.. Made-o. Following the Of
b calling off by Madero of the
bstice which ended at one p. M,
sides across the Rio Grande hur-
to complete their temporarily de-
& ID preparations for the attack on
lcity and tonight the scenes which
hediately preceded the declaration
81 truce nearly two weeks ago were
hacted in the beleaguered city.
hneral Juan Navarro. as soon as
Fas notified that the armistice had
fbeen renewed, ordered his feder-
Hoops into the trenches and behind
5barricades in the streets of Juarez.
Elsaneously the insurgent soldiers.
Eently jubilant over the turn af-
+ had taken, began to appear on
foothills Of the Sierra Madres cnd
hblish themselves as outposts
but the city.
The excitement in .Jtiarez which sub
nd with the declaration of the orig.
afmistiee was fnstantl, renewed
N there was rush of citizens to
sE American side of the border.
skminent Mexicans who have all
ing been confident that peace would
Established. rushed their wives and
tldren across the International
tdge and prepared to assist Navar-
lin the defense of the city.
simultaneously with his announce.
fnt that the armistice had been end
\ Madero announced that he would
L attack Juarez today. 1t is gener-
u believed, however, that the bat .e
~ begin Sunday unless Madero CON
pts to a further renewal of the
)nistice,
flhe official termination of the truce
Ime after Madero and his lieutenants
IA waited nearly forty-eight hours
z reply from Porfirio Diaz to the
Furgent ultimatum demanding inn
fdlate assurances that Diaz would
Fire from the presidency of Mexico.
frly today, Judge Carbajal, official
laz peace envoy, and Messrs. Obreg-
| and Braniff, his unofficial advisors,
SISTED that the only reasons Diaz
"a not replied was that the wires to
aexico City were crippled and diff
euity was experienced in exchanging
elegrams.
y Is not certain tonight just what
fused the ending of the armistice,
Pa the determination of the insurg-
Its to continue the revolution. Mad.
1os announcement late this after
pom Indicated that he had tired OF
aitiDg Tor Diaz and had forced the
Fsue on his own initiative. In other
narters, however, It is reported that
naz himself ended the negotiations
'he'i ne received Madero's ultimatum
rlllanding his retirement
some Mexicans here expect a re-
's#ai OF the truce before tomorrow
|a' members OF the jnnta do not co
ac'de with this opinion, They be
aare Madero has given Diaz a chance
= u'spay his patriotism" by sacri-
!, ing something. Now that the griz-
,,eu o'd veteran has shown no will.
ashess TO retire, they say. the war
"us' 90 on to the bitter end
MazatIan is BesIeecd.
i, saN FRANCISCO. Cal, May g..
twenty-five refugees from
! and details OF the lombard.
,n, nl O That port by the Mexican
3 'sn'oat Papete, the Pacific mail
j 'ssalher San Juan, arrived today from
mama and Mexican ports. THE
,ss ,ssoei was unable to discharge hel
eo ,a, ior Mazaltan and owing to the
& ,la'parament by the Papete, she
~ u Two hours after her arrival
'Asle on the afternoon Of April 90
~ ssefal OF the refugees, some OF
, asm s american business men. were IN
"a ssa'e OF collapse from lack OF food
~ "a,er when they were taken