Arizona republican., 1913-02-13
AMERICANS FLEE FROM
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as IS now going on between the forces l of artillery, and the minister of war | acting in accord with the president | and his cabinet sent to General Diaz l protest, declaring if he persisted 1 the government would regard all those l occupying the arsenal as beyond the i pale of the law
 Immediately after the dispatch of this message Finance Minister, Ernes- to MaderO, speaking for the president said it had been determined to crush the rebels by concerted attack the government using the heaviest guns available, bringing to a swift end the next big action, when fighting is re- sumed He declared that the govern ment would bring into play heavier | guns than had yet been employed and would force the attack from all sides. l Not dOubting the intentions of the gov | ernment to resume action on an aug 1 mented scale and reminded from mo- 1 ment to moment by the resultory and 1 scattered firing fro both sides, that | homes in almost every quarter of the city will be rendered unsafe, the for 1 eigners, particularly Americans, Brit ] ish and Germans sent automobiles, un- | der white flags, this afternoon to col | lect the women and children and trans fer them to a section around the American embassy, which is considered relatively free of danger.
 The American guard on duty at the embassy and foreign residents, without visible arms, patrol this quarter, be- cause of the total absence of police.
 Americans again suffered today dur ing the height of the battle. Mrs. H. W. Holmes wife of an employe of Duns agency was killed and Mrs. Percy Grif-
 fiths, wife of the employe of the street
 railway company was mortally wound
 ed, both legs being shot off. Allie Bland, a printer was shot through the arm.
 Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Griffith were preparing dinner in their kitchens in an apartment building close to the ar
 SC nal when a shell from the federal
 lines burst through the walls. Bland
 was waking on the street when he was l struck with a rifle ball, apparently from
 the federal lines.
 The Americans wounded in yester-
 days action are improving.
 J The protest of the diplomats took the
 form of a demand that the firing zone
 be limited but they accomplished noth-
 ing. Both Madero and DiaZ evaded the
 responsibility and each placed the
 blame on the other, characterizing the
 attitude of the opposing side bar
 barous and in violation of the rules of
 civilized warfare
 To Madero the diplomats recited the
 great damage done, that the American
 consulate had been demolished by gov
 ernment shells and pointed out that the ! American embassy was filled Witf
 Americans driven from homes by the
 bombardment of which no notice haC
 been given All the governments thes
 added, are deeply concerned for thei1
 subjects and citizens. Wilson, late l speaking for the diplomats, said tha Madero was visibly embarra ssed an, | confused but attempted to place tn 1 responsibility on Diaz. The presiden had given glowing accounts of tn 1 | measures that would be taken and eX l 1 pressed the opinion that the rebellion l will be quelled by tomorrow night. Wil | son declared that Madero's words ha' ! not made a favorable impression on tn i diplomatic representatives.
 Diaz replied that he regretted wha had happened and that his attitud i from the beginning had been one o 1 defense and instead of attacking tn i arsenal from distance as the govern | ment was doing he had gone directl 1 to the place and had taken it in twen ! ty-five minutes. He eXplainSd that h ! had at heart desire to cause the cit ! no harm. He said the revolt was nc i a matter of persoual ambition to over 1 throw the government, but a desire l voice the sentiments of the whole ma
 tion If he succeeded, he would with draw from public life and allow th ! people to choose a representative.