Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-13

! the white flag were sent 10 the various
quarters of the city by the Americans,
/ Gcrmans and British go collect the
women and children of an nationali-
! ties They will be housed IN the
buildings around the American em-
bassy.
AZ $50 o'clock tonight the firing
| lessoned only at rare intervals did
the booming of cannon remind the
people that the conflict had not end
ell In their positions the federal sol
diers are resting on their arms, Here
: ard there small squads have secured
| liquor and are giving trouble to their
OFFICERS. As yet the native residents
do not know that possibly American
marines may be landed, as the news
| from Washington arrived too late for
publications
Owing to the enforcement Of mar
! tia law and the enforced refusal of
the telegraph companies to accept
messages freely. no reliable informa-
tion has been received here concern
ing the situation III other parts Of
Mexico, although it is reported that
disorders have broken out in Vera
cruz. from which the central govern
ment is said 10 have drawn even the
| DbliiN 10 HSSfSt III CRUSHING DfdNi
From early morning the sharp
crack of rifles or the crash of cannon
could le heard in some quarter of the
city almost every minute of the day,
sometimes close, sometimes far dis
tant. The diplomatic representatives
of four powers protested and an armi-
stice was arranged so that an envoy
from these diplomats coula enser the
rebel lines and confer with Diaz. This
envoy was fired upon by the troops,
although riding under a white flag
but this doubtless was due to the in
ability Of the federal commander to
control all points on his lines
The American ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson; the British minister, F.
W. Stronge. the German minister,
Herr Won Hintze. and the Spanish
minister, Senior Cologan y Cologan.
called at the national palace in lull
in the fire shortly before noon. After
a brief conference with President Ma
dero. they had little difficulty in gain
ing his promise to suspend operations
until the diplomats or their repf sen
tatives could confer with the rebel
commander If Diaz would do likewise
ID. II. Hamer was chosen to carry the
message of protest to Diaz. He en-
tered an automobile. which with a
white flag flying, moved through the
federal lines. 1t was supposed that the
troops had been advised of this mis-
sion. but the automobile instantly was
made the targe for numerous rifles
and bullets ratified about it as 1t con-
tinued on its way, however, the diplo-
matte envoy apparently being unhurt
The bombardment. which was terri
Bile, reached climax this morning
whep Diaz shelled the very center of
the business districts In an effort to
silence the cannon of the government
and drive from the roofs of the Tay
lor building the federal sharp-shootefs
and the serving Of guns.
This terrible action directed from
the arsenal continued for more than
two hours. Shrapnel fell like hail and
necessarily bursting shells tore holes
in the sides of buildings. Meanwhile
the fire from the opposite direction
rendered the far-out residence dis
trict uninhabitable as well as the big
apartment building known as Gore
court on Third Roma street. The fed
eral guns replied occasionally. but
without serious damage to the rebel
positions. 1t was this action which
decided the diplomats after communi
eating with their governments to pro-
test against the continuation of such