Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-14
SHELL EXPL0DES IN CHURCH KILLING
NUNS AND MANY WOMEN AT PRAYER
Battle Continues in the Streets Of
Mexico CITY With Neither. Side
Gaining Any ADVANTAGE.
D|Az TO RECEIVE NO QUARTERS

Is said to have spread Generalization
mon the forces OF Macero. but the
officers have beer able 20 far to hold
their men under discipline.
Madero Short Of Ammunition.
President Madero Is said to be plan
ming still more desperate measures to
oust the Diaz forces from their position
nj the arsenal. Young Mems Christian
association building and prison. He IL
placing batteries OF five and ten guns
to bear Oh these buildings and is pre-
pairing to raze the buildings that lie be
tween. II Is Also understood that the
government liz bringing up mortars.
which will be used to drop shells Into
the rebel strDnghoids
The Maderists. however. are badly
h%anlpered by lack Of ammunition. The
rebels got II plentiful supply in their
seizure of the Arsenal. while the gov
eminent was thus deprived of what
had been counted on to meet IN attack.
The rebel Are was much stronger than
that OF the federals. to whose guns
ammunition WAS sent In small lots.
1t is charged by the Diax leaders that
the government had employed the Red
Cross emblem for the transportation Of
supplies for the batteries.
Madsrists Lose Ground.
Some Of the government officers ad-
NIT that the fight sees2A to be going
against them. Their forces have been
greatly troubled by the tactics Of Diaz
in placing machine gins and sharp
shooters The latter have been effec-
tive in picking or the federal gunners.
There are repsrts that the govern
ment is planning to;transfer the capital
to Puebla. Some troops and artillery
have been sent there.
Foreigners. who are huddled about
the various diplomatic quarters. are
anxious for the arrival OF marines.
They are in great distress. Many Of
the women have become hysterical and
are hard TO control In view Of the dan
ger to their husbands and other rela-
tives who are looking after their safety.
A shrapneI shell from the l,iaz bat
teries penetrated the wall Of the Amer.
lean club on the Gale Independence.
JUS. around the corr er from the Gale
San Jun de Ietrnn.
II burst IN the library. completely
wrecking that room and doing dnnmge
to udjacent rooms on thnt floor. Hand
some oil paintings Of Washington.
Lincoln and president Taft hanging
on the wallis were ripped TO shrecx by
the shraIpei bullets. No II WIN In the
siub when the shell ourst. and conse
quently no loss If life was entailed
But within i've minutes two M ncum
batants We're killed 81 the sidewalk III
front Of the club
Shot Pisrces Wall Of Hotel.
A minute or NC afte' the explosion
of the shell IN the American club II
solid shot buret it's way through the
A-avy walls % the Hotel .ardin at
TIE Gale Independence and the Gale
San Juan de L.etran. II few 1oorS away
omen ano children w,re huldled IN
the great PATIO 81 the hotel praying
when the solid shot caved in on" cor
ner Of the building and fell harmlessll
among them Tie mad battle In tht
neart of til hali deserted city still
continues with undated fury and
.pamingly without advantage to either
side.
While the shells Of the %contending
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