Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-12
BLOODY BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY RACES IN PRINCIPAL STREETS Of MN0CTY
Troops of Madero Attack Rebels
Under Diaz in Entrenched Positions


The execution done in the prolone-
cd engagement of today was sufficient
In the belief of Scnor de la Harra and
the diplomatic representatives, TO war
rant further attempt to prevent nn-
other battle within the city. Senior de
la Barra sent message to President
/ Madero, saying.
I'm the name Of humanity and as
u Mexican who is free of AN political
and revolutionary parties. ! wish 70
offer my services in amy WAY possible
to effect peace without further blpods
shed
Madcro replied. thanking him. but
declaring that no terms other than
am unconditional surrender could he
made with Diaz That the president is
determined to make this a finish night
Is evident. Diaz who realizes that
there win hc no clemency in ease of
surrender. also is determined TO hght
To the last ditch. Almost within
stones throw Of each other, the two
! lighting forces. each armed with more
/ than twenty canons. are ready again
to leap "a each others throats and
cxpect To continue the struggle re-
enrdlcss Of the Incidental loss of life.
The diplomats by telephone. noti-
fled their countrymcn when lighting
appeared inevitable. To take care of
! themselves in the best way possible.
4 Madero had refused or had neglected
I to answer the note in which ne was
asked II ne would be able to give pro
lection 20 The foreign residents, ana
Diaz In replying 90 i similar request,
had acknowledged his inability To do
So.
The hring grew much lighter as the
IT, ]. I.t4f f. l ~
action always was the dominating
feature. For the most part the artil-
lcrv fire on both sides was kept rea-
sonably low. but not infreqnently,
shells screamed into districts far
from the zone of hghting. The govern
mont troops approached from four
directions. General Angeles from the
west. General Oauz from the north,
/ General Maas, from the south. and
! General DclgadO frGm the east. To-
4 ward the end OF the battle, they We're
| crowded close together and from his
positions in san Diego street General
| Oauz sent hundreds Of solid shot
against the arsenal one corner OF
which was DESTROYED. Early in the
action General Diaz saw TO II that his
/ men held their fire. The quantity OF
/ ammunition. both for the big and the
/ light arms used hy the federals was
far greater than by the rebels. Ap-
pafently the less frequent fire from
the rebel positions was more effective
and calculations tonight are that the
rebel loss in killed and wounded was
/ considerably smaller than those of the
government THE cannon of the fed
erals eventually were silenccd by the
rebels but the extent of the damage
Go the rebel artillery ~ not known
outside of their own lines.
The streets in which the fighting
occurred present a dilapidated ap-
pearance. one of the buildings which
suffered most is that In which the
| American consulate general was lO-
Gated and from which the consul and
/ his staff were forced to flee. Ambu-
| lances Of the Rcd and White Crosses
were early seen whirllng away from
the federal rear with loads OF wound
ed, many of whom were citizens. IN
| cluding hoys and women of the lower
classes Not even the imminence of
| battle WAS sufficient TO keep many Of
the curious from exposing themselves.
, others among the injured came from
houses into which shells and bullets
| penetrated. An effort was made by
many in the neighborhood Of the ar
senal to get out OF the way and ia
the early morning groups of the poor
cr people of that district bearing
! blankets mattresses and bundles of
clothing sought places of safety The
homes of many well-to-do people
were seized for strdtegetieal purposes
by both sides.
President MaderO was found by the
Associated Press correspondent to-
night leaning from the balcony of the
palace le was surrounded by friends
and was chatting eomplacently, ap-
/ parently in a most cheerful frame of
mind.
When the Daz rebellion broke out
sunday" he said Eve really did not
have sufficient troops to cope with
the situation, nor did We have ann
munition. knew that in CuernaVaca
we could get plenty of troops In go-
ing there had two IDEAS first that
If the national palace was not Storm
ed by Diaz, | could muster sufficient
men to crush him at the arsenal. and
second, should he have taken the pai-
!alce, could call up $4,000 or 10000
men II necessary from Morelos and
| chihuahua and Il only would be a
matter Of time in that event
! The government ieadcis are holding
consultations tonight REGARD 8 action
tomorrow. II may be that sie9e Will
begin The electric wires cOntIoiiing
the water supply have been cut nd
no provisions can reach the rebels
In the arsenal The only other dis
turbance IN the republic Is said 10 be
an attempted rising al Oaxaca yester-
day, when the Nineteenth battalion,
officially named the loyal battalion
Of Vera cruz" because Of its refusal
TO join in the previous Diaz revolt,
mutinied. The trouble quickly was
suppressed and fifteen men were ex-
eeuted
The American ambassador. Henry
Lane Wilson, published q warning to
! all Americans. urging them not to 20
Unnecessarily into the danger zone.
From hundreds Of buildings noated
the flags Of foreign nations, and early
in the day a crowd of foreigners CON
gregated in the cable office sending
reassuring messages to relatives and
friends abroad The Zapatistas did
not enter the capital, Notwithstanding
their presence within a few miles
from the city.
The struggle Of Dlaz to overthrow
the power of President Madero re-
suited in the most remarkable scene
ever witnessed on the western con-
tinent street fighting has occurred in
Mexico in times past. but battle in
which the contending forces employed
heavy artillery al a range frequently
Of less than half a mile. in densely
populated city was a new and start
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