Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-14

gulf. the people were openly crying
"vivasr for Diaz and that he. himself.
had been subjected to much embaf-
rassment of his loyalty The dipio-
matte representatives said tonight
that they had no intention Of making
further representations to the Mex
lean government looking to a settle
ment such action they regarded as
futile There Is no good reason to be-
lieve that tomorrow will not see re-
sumption OF today's operations The
outlook for the government was con-
sldered hy unbiased observers tonight
as by no means bright Madero Is
greatly worried because the federals
had made little or no headway In their
efforts to smother the rebellion.
The palace had been subjected to n
heavy bomhardment. and when the
firing ceased, which il practically did
at o'clock. the rebel outposts had
advanced slightly in a number Of di-
rections. General Huerta before be-
ginning operations in the morning had
transmitted a note to General Diaz IN
which he informed the rebel CONT
mander that ne will be treated with
all consideration If he surrenders. It
was stated in the note that the de-
sire OF the government wis to save
further hloodshed and damage hy the
terrific bomhardment. Dlazs reply
was to open ON the fcderals with
heavy guns 1t the situation in the
capital changed At All today It ean
hardly be said to hive been in favor
Of the Maderistas.
Mrs. Greenfield. mother Of Harry
Greenfield. an employe Of the MeNi-
can Light & Power Co. Canadian
corporation was killed bN a shell in
Victoria street during today's fight
ing. it is learned. This makes three
women among the foreign victims Of
the battles
The fifth day of the battie began at
o'clock. a battery of federal artillery
opening fire on the arsenal. but al
though the hombardment WIS kept up
without cessation fer an hour or more
II had no appreciahle effect on the
rebel forces. That Diaz had prepared
for the threatened Overwhelming
movement by the government. which
Madero had promised would he car
ried through today. was shown by the
fact that he had stationed sharpshoot-
ers on the roofs of adjoining build
ings. had dispatched force outside
his lines to west of the city and had
placed his heaviest guns in positions
commanding all the approaches to his
stronghold.
General Huerta. commanding the
federals. had promised to rush the
fortifications of the rebels. but he
elected instead to employ his artillery
from the various points Of vantage.
Only once in the early part of the day.
did the infantry come into action.
During the heavy Smelling Of the pal
ace, Daz apparently moved some Of
his forces To the southeast of the city
and shortly after - o'clock the pal
ace was made the target of both
shells and rifle fire from that district
Coincidentally the rebels succeeded inI
extending their zone Of activity I'M
other directions.
The rebel fire toward the palace was
intended not only to bring about its
surrender, but had for its purpose also
the clearing of the intervening high
buildings of machine guns and rifle
men and of sileneing the federal bat
terry operating in San Juan Letmn
street, at a point midway between the
arsenal and the palace. This shelling
wrought havoc among the buildings
in that section of, the city The Amer
lean club was riddled The interior
Of the second and third floors was
completely wrecked OF forty Amer
leans within at that time, several had
almost miraculous escapes from death.
Seven shells tore through the walls.
The first two crashed through the
reading room in the front Of the sec
ond story. The others entered above
the second story on the sides. IN adj
dition to the shell fire the interior asl
we'll as the exterior of the American
club was perforated IN scores Of places
by bullets from rifles and machine
guns
The shells which entered the read
ing room tore their way through the
stone window castings. demolished q
heavy leather chair and exploded With
terrific force Shrapnel was hurled in
all directions, cutting the furniture to
ribbons, ripping the floors and wallsl
and puncturing in a score Of places
the portraits which were about the
room The portrait most seriously
damaged was that Of President Ma
dero.
President McKinley's face is now
set in a circle Of bullet holes. while |
the portrait of President Taft, hang
ing next escaped.
President-elect Wilson's features
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