Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-12
THE STORY on TODNY's
BATTLE ~ THE STREETS

Mexico city Feb ~ The icd"I
al troops ro-opcued the battle In the
streets of the MoNicnn capital az G.3'.
This morning with n light artillery
lr"
Tho action soon bcDlmc general
aIl th, artillery ou both slides heius
brought into play. tn, cannon Tire
vae augmented by sweeping stlsus
from the machiu" guns. while the in'
Iuuiry cam. into action with v"liels
aud iudiN idual shooting.
The Mutual Lite Insurance build
ing was set on tir" az o'clock bN
-hell from % rebel ficld gun. u ls
o. fuur-story structure ON M" corner
OF Ciuco de- MAYO ana san Juan de-
lutttu streets.
IN. rebels under Felix piaz started
tn advance toward the NNtionH' pal.
a.n at S.ta O'Clock
IN, rebels seemingly are employ Ing
heavier cannon than they did yes
tcrdaN. They directed their fire i"t
ward thr National palace ana on
higher buildings iu the ceutor ~ The
business district on manN uf wh'rh
federal machine guns are mounted
lud federal rtl"m"U are posted
Tho suggestion of th" foreign dir.
| lomats that q neutral zone be 's-
tahli he'd i- considered uufcusible by
th, gulrrumyut which points ont that
I u is Impossible Zee turctrll iu which
/ direction tho action may h" shifted.
/ iu reality. uu account of GA, long
/ range Of the cannon used, there se NO
play. .u ne, city which can bee said
I 20 he safe.
Tho coutcnding rebels ana federal
, forces occupied the Same positions
this morning as at the beginning ~
the fighting yesterday.
An effort mad" hy tho f"derals q"
isolate the rebels from their water
/ supply was Ineffective b"cause thcr"
aro l number ut the art"siIu wells n
th" portion ut the city occupied hy
I the rebels
According tu reports from the rebel
lines FrliN biJ2 utilized th, night
hours iu further tnrtifyng tho post
tiuu- hr had taken up aud which
even yesterday had proved strong
[ enough tu withstand the attacks made
by IN" government troops.
Tho federal forces was strengthen
80 during rh' might hy roiuforcemcnts
eft both artillery aud infantry Tn,
new arrivals took mp positions ul"ni
the streets leading iu the scene oi
battle.
Th, streets OF me capital during tn
hours ui darkness had the appcuraur,
of % great armed camp. Sontinei'
challenged an passcrshy al each cor
urr Soldiers ut AN branches Of tn,
service slept on the payemcuts. whil'
large numh,rs ot horses were 10th
rr,d iu the ETrl' Alameda park, mans
of the rHNalrymrn lying down hcsid'
them lu many parts OF Ga" cit.
tho electro wires were ,ui hN bullet
land this resulted boo long stretches o
almost complete darkness Th"u7
land. of resident took advantage O
thi- to escape from the zone ui dan
ger Tn, exodus hcEau in the carl
hours ot the night aS soon 1s ih'
people realized thui firing had tenn
pururllN cvuscd.
The artillery fire OF the rebels from
their positions ut IN" arsenal EXTENDED
! iu several directions on account %
the rucirrliuE tactics adopted Dos ga
government troops.
puz TUNED his guns bon the dire
uuu of rho British legation -hortl
luurr noon m order tu reply to th
ur, ut % federal battery statiou'
there,
Tho r,h.l~ strengthened their o.,
s.tiuu ny pHriuE more men ana il"N
gm uu lh, y NJ q. \. mildiu
cumnaudiug the arnuul, agnius
which the government troops coutu
urd tu direct terrlhJo fire from ihcl
artillery and small arms.
It was reported soon after moo
that gcusyrNu be Ia -, tho Iapu;.
u l,Ddor had entered the riN au
was working his way toward the reh'
position. presumably to join FcI
piuZ
For four hours continuously durin
the forenoon the federal troops shei
rd tho positions of the rebels witho,
great effect Tho rebels returned th
fire much moro vigorously than ,r,
t,rdav Thoir heavier guns huri6
HhrlpuDl ana solid shot into the hea
at the business district
Cable Offlce Shellcd
shortly before o'clock q she'll tot
% hole through the iron shutter pr,
trcting th. cable offig" aud fen ID
side. portcr's hotel and tho Amer
can club. n both ul which scores
American visitors uud residents a|
IHthcrcd are iu the direct lire
fire
Another heavy shell struck "a hull,
luG la front of the cable office