The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-21
aATTLE ooEs oN az DAY.
Rebel Guns More Active Pr plaz's
Refusal To Join Ii An Arnistice.

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Refusal To Join IN An ArHlstice.
Mexico city. The figfting in the
streets Of the Mexican capital on the
seventh day was even more savage
than on any other day Of the week s.
battle.
The American Embassy again came
directly within the line Of fire, and the
American Ambassador, Henry Lane
Wilson, had a narrow escape from a
ride bullet which whistled close to mis-
head within the embassy. Shortly
after 5 o'clock the German Legation
was struck by shell.
The Federal battery near the Ameri-
can Embassy was removed after
time in response to direct appeal by
the Ambassador to General Huerta,
and the firing over the American
quarters was also stopped.
There were numerous casualties
among non-combatants.
Diaz'a firmness in refusing an
armistice unless Madero and others
resigned was indicated by the activity
of his gunners, who continued the
bombardment at intervals during the
night and after dawn increased their
fire until 1t was more violent thar at
any previous stage Of the seven days
fighting.
cuns Hoora At Night.
Before midnight Diaz, taking adj
vantage Of the unlighted streets, ex-
tended his lines for several blocks
and shortly afterward engaged the
Federal troops from his new positions
in the so-called "Juarez colony. which
is thickly populated with foreigners.
Groups of rebel soldiers deployed
along Versailles street and from the
roofs Of buildings on Turin street and
Barcelona street. For time they
maintained an almost incessant rife
and machine-gun fire at the Federal
outposts stationed far out in what had
been called the neutral zone"
From time to time rebel cannon
threw projectiles in all directions, try
ing to draw the Federal fire. They
succeeded between and o'clock IN
awakening two Federal batteries into
brisk action, and sharp artillery duel
lasting half an hour gave the city its
first experience of night lombard
ment. From o'clock until dawn
there was practically silence through
out the city. At daybreak the rebel
cannon got renewed reply from the
Government lines and the battle was
again in full swing.
Firing Kept Up At Night.
The rebel guns in the arsenal were
in spasmodic action during the greater
part Of the night, occasionally develop
ing very CALLING fire, which pro
voked vigorous reply from the Fed
eral artillery.
For the first time since the remark
able battle began there was a heavy
sustained cannonade lasting half an
hour in the total darkness.
The flashes from the opposing can
non and the reverberating reports OF
the exploding shrapnel shells revived
the anxieties of residents, and 1t was
thought at one period that the Gov
eminent forces were about to storm
the rebel positions.
At daybreak the hostile forces
faces each other in virtually the same
positions they had held all through
the week
Exodus Greater.
The exodus of the populace from
the districts under fire was even
greater than that of the day before.
There was constant procession OF
people hurrying through the streets
to the suburbs long before dawn. and
this lasted until after daylight.
The rebels extended their lines
shortly after A. NJ, and there was
| a constant shifting of position by the
Federal troops. This resulted In q
fresh exodus of those who had re-i
NAMED on the fringes of the danger
zone.
Firing At National Palace.
BY o'clock the rebels we're per
sistently extending their artillery fire.
They sent challenging shots in all di-
rections to draw out the Federal
artillery and launched many heavy
shells in the direction of the national
palace. where later in the day the
Senators were endeavoring to devise
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