Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-02-27
MEXICO CITY AT WAR
TRUCE BETWEEN DIAZ AND MA.
DERo FORCES LASTED BuTA
FEW HOURS SUNDAY.
PRESIDENT MADERO WILL NOT RESIGN
He Asks Our Government to Keep
Hands Off, Which We Will Gladly
Do-Many Americans Leaving
Little Suffering AS Yet.

Mexico City.-Hostilitie were re-
sumed Sunday with renewed fierce
ness after truce which lasted ONLY a
few hours.
The armistice signed at o'clock
Sunday morning by the representa-
tives of both sides agreeing to suspend
operations for "a hours was broken
before noon. Soon sounds of heavy
cannonading and the whir of machine
guns announced the return of the fed
eral troops to their posts in front of
the arsenal. 1t appeared as if the
words of Madero and Diaz might prove
prophetic and that this time the bat
tie would be to a finish
President Madero now reiterates his
refusal to comply with the suggestion
of the senators that he resign. He de-
clared that he still was able to domin-
ate the situation and that if given time
he would crush the rebel forces.
Daz Consents to Truce.
General Diaz has not shown himself
to be greatly in favor of the armistice
but consented to it out of respect for
the efforts of the American ambassa.
dor and the ministers of the powers to
bring about a cessation of hostilities
until foreigners and other noncombat
ants within the zone of the fighting
could be removed to a position of com
parative safety.
Diaz regarded the truce merely as a
delay in the accomplishment of his
fixed purpose to drive Madero out OF
the presidency. The fighting Saturday
undoubtedly had gone in favor offthe
rebels, who had resisted all assaults
had received into their ranks several
hundred federal deserters, and had
obliged the federal commanders to ad
nit for the present at least the rebe
position was impregnable.
General Huerta, the commander Of
the government troops, hard fighter
who has been through many cam
paigns, also was opposed to the ar
mistice, and chafed under the terms
which it imposed upon him.
Madero Is Determined.
President Madero's attitude was one
of evaporation, but as he had request
ed the American government to with
hold Intervention he could do no les!
than consent to an armistice, when tht
question was submitted directly t.
him. But he let it be konwn, withou
equivocation, that he was determined
to retain the presidency.
The American ambassador and thu
German minister called on the presi
dent and on General Huerta and aske'
that the military dispositions of tn
government forces should be so al
ranged as to make unnecessary firini
over the residential quarter; that
free zone be fixed and that the govern
ment unite with the American commit
tees establishment of centers for tn
distribution of food to the poor, thl
having already been agreed to prov
sionally by General Diaz.
There is little actual suffering fror
lack of food or shelter within the city
but there is vast amount of discon
fort and gerat danger to those who re
main.
Washington.-Hurr preparation
were made late Sunday in Mexico Cit
for the flight of American women an
children to the United States.
AS soon as the armistice had bee
declared the American embassy stat
and the committee appointed by An
bassador Wilson began assembling tn
women and children at the embass!
Many who hitherto had paid no hee
to the warning of the ambassador [
leave the city now were eager to en-
brace any measures which meant the
deliverance from the panic which ha
followed in the wage of weeks dl
orders.
The easiest way to safety is vi
Vera Cruz, only a short distance b
rail.
Secretary Knox would state that tn
attitude of this government would r.
main Just as it had been for the las
two years-strict neutlality.