Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-14
NEITHER SIDE GAINS
N SIX Days FIGHT
FEpERALs AND REBELS IN MEX
Ico CITY HOLDING POSI-
TloNs.
CONTINUOUS HAIL OF SHELLS
EXCHANGED eY eELLioERENTs
| Refugees From City Rush to Suburbs
Shells Hit and Wreck Convent, Kill.
ing Nom combatants - Diaz Asks
Recognition Of Rebels BY United
statss and Request 10 Refused.

Reeoanition Of Rebels BY United
States and Request 10 Refused.
Mexico City, Feb. 1.-THE sixth day
Of fighting in the streets Of the Mexican
capital brought no diminuition in the
fierceness Of the battle. Up to noon no
appreciable gain had been made by
either side.
The hundreds Of thousands Of terror
stricken non-combatants have grown
Indifferent as to who wins, but all In
the city uttered prayer this morning
that one SIDE or the other might bring
to a termination the terrible artillery
duel which has wrecked the city and
caused much loss Of life and abject
misery.
Both Sides Determined.
Grim determination was expressed
today by both sides. An ultimatum
from Madero to the rebels was CREATED
with hail of shells, and Dtaz later
asserted in an official communication
to the United States ambassador that
he was in control Of the city.
EXPERT opservers declared that Dla5
had the advantage of position in some
respects but that the federal command
er had an immense superiority In num-
bers and could count on practically un-
limited ammunition and supplies. Diaz
is also we'll provisioned Win anlhuna-
ton for the present.
Reinforcsmsnts for Madero.
Ia night received
more reinforcements. Further bodies
Of troops were expected today. Gen
eral Banquet was officially reported
to have asked permission from the de-
partment OF war to leave colonel In
commaud Of his force at Toluca and
Z come To the capital with portion OF
his men.
General Rivera is on the way from
the -ststa ,of sOa1aca with. 900 federal
soldiers.
The federal troops were posted dur
ing the night at points considered OF
stratexist Importance and General
Huerto declared this morning that the
effort to rush the rebel lines which he
had promised yesterday would be forth
coming today.
Answers UItimatum With Shells.
President Madero this morning sent
another ultimatum to Felix Diaz de-
manding his surrender, and the reply
came in the shape of a number of can
NON balls from the insurgents biggest
guns.
The rebels opened fire at a quarter Of
when they started firing toward the
federal concentration points. 1t had
been expected the federals would attack
first.
Refugees Rush to Suburbs.
A constant stream Of refugees, most
of them Mexican citizens, was observed
carrying bundles and scurrying toward
the suburbs from the densely popu-
lated district as soon as the firing be-
came intense this morning.
BY Z O'Clock the firing had rolled
into a steady fusilade. All around the
arsenal the flash Of field guns and the
quick hrers was incessant.
Federal officers declared that their
men were preparing to make a forward
movement on the rebel lines.
The first salvo from the rebel lines
was followed quickly by a series Of
others In rapid succession. Then the
machine guns began their whirr. the
fire being concentrated where govern
IHeuI LIOOpS "C1S SdSASAAA6 Ac lcus
eral guns did not delay in making Wig
orous reply.
Prefer DeatF, to Surrender.
Diaz made preparations to contest
every inch Of the advance of the gov
ernment troops. as he indicated he
would do in his reply to the ultimatum.
He told the government that his fol-
lowers preferred to die at their posts
-
ask clemency.
Soon after 8 o'clock convent Ave
blocks beyond the national palace was
wrecked by a shell from a rebel gun
and number Of its inmates were
killed
Two federal batteries OF Ave guns
each stationed near the British legation
poured constant stream of shells onto
the arsenal. Another battery stationed
on San Juan de Latran street Joined In.
Shells Find Mark.
Many shrapnel shells from the rebel
artillery fell around the cable office.
the American club and other buildings
in that vicinity. Others reached their
mark, the national palace, at the end
Of the line Of streets.
At about , clock the rebel gunners
tuTueQ SutT dtISiLllOI away from the
national palace and t., the federal bat
teries near the British legation, from
which the government gunners were
poEnding them numerically.
Diax Refused U. 8. Recognition.
Diaz this morning asked Tor recoy-
milton az belligerant by the United
states government In an informal note
to Ambassador Wilsol., stating that he
was in complete control Of the city.
Ambassador Wilson replied promptly
explaining that while Diaz,s statement
might be correct his own eye was un-
trained in military affairs and he was
not able to see the situation as Diaz
explained It. He added that he was
assured by President Madero that the
government remained in control.
Madsro May Use Dynamite.
- The government was reported to be
preparing to raze with dynamite four
eelaA hleGlss consisting mostly Of resi-
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