The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-20

machine guns shortly after o'clock
p. m. But with the arrival of 700
fresh troopers. commanded by Gen
eral Banquet from Tolcua, the Fed
eral began blowing up buildings be-
tween the San Juan market and the
arsenal to secure range for direct
artillery fire on General Diaz's strong
hold.
Shortly after nightfal1 the Federals
concentrated their forces Oh two sides
Of the arsenal and began a concerted
attack. The rebels under the leader
ship of General Diaz poured destruct-
i've fire from machine guns into the
solid columns, causing great loss of
life.
Rebel field pieces on the other side
of the arsenal renewed their lombard
ment of the National Palace and other
Federal positions. The roar of the
battle was nothing short of appalling.
This attack came almost without
warning to thousands of non-eombat-
ants who were in the streets.
During the afternoon there was a
long cessation of firing at the request
of White Cross officials, during which
time they were enabled to remove the
dead and care for the wounded. There
has. been some loss Of life, although
it has not been as heavy as in previous
days fighting.
The banks have been closed for
days. The public markets are desert
ed. Even the general postoffice is
shut.
The Government has not been whip
ped, nor have the rebels. Diaz is not
attempting to whip the Government
at present, but merely to resist it,
and for six days he and his forces did
that in an e1nin entity brilliant manner,
although the methods employed result.
ed in ruthless bombardment of the
capital by two heavy forces of artil-
lery.
The loss OF life in the last days
fighting was heavier than any previ.
Gus. Rebel shells entered a convent
to the eastward of the palace, killing
several nuns and killing and wound.
ing women and children. An Ameri.
can woman, the mother of Harry
Greenfield, an employee of the Mexican
Light and Power Company, was killed
by a shell.
The centre Of the city was waste
place, deserted by the people, who
sought refuge in the churches and
prayed for peace.
Gen. Diaz gained so much conf
dence from his successes that he ad-
vanced his lines widely, placing bat
teries in the Ayenida de San Francis
co, the Gale San Juan de Letran and
the Avenida del inco de Mayo three
thoroughfares of strategic Importance
the National Palace at closer range.
The red flag of the rebels waved
t defantly in sections of the capital that
had been for four days under the con-
| troll Of the Presidents troops At mid
night the situation of the Maderistas
vas discouragin to their leaders. In,
. stead Of quick victory over Diaz
they had been steadily pushed back,
losing practically all of the ground
they had gained
These repulses were suffered in
spite of a greatly superior force. The
Federals numbered perhaps 1000,
while Diaz had less than $1,000 But the
| rebels were immensely superior as
marksmen. Possessing at least sixty
heavy cannon and more than one hum
dred rapid-fire guns and holding the
enormous supply of ammunition that
Madero's government had stored in
the arsenal. General Diaz was able
to defeat a force twice as strong as
his own.
The Third Secretary of the United
States Embassy has been held up and
robbed in the street In Mexico City.