The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-13

q time at least of the picked federal
troops.
Some of the rebels shells and not
few rifle bullets reached the ma
tional palace, but none did serious
damage ana it is not believed that
Diaz seriously contemplates at the
present time an attack on Madero's
Headquarters,
Mauero has promised to make a
combined assault on the rebel posi-
tions tomorrow, but the operations of
today indicate that Diaz' strength has
not been fully shown. On the first
day of the battle it was the govern
ment forces that burned their powder
Today it vas the rebels turn to be
active. Diaz brought forth heavier
guns than he had used before.
Two threatening features of the day
We're the appearance in the outskirts
of the city of Zapatistas. who har-
rassed the governments troops ana re-
leased from the Relem jail several
thousand prisoners. Some of the lat
ter have Joined the rebel ranks but
others are footfree and may turn to
looting.
Protests Vain.
The American ambassador ana the
ministers of Great Britain, Germany
and Spain made protests to both Ma
dero and Dia2 AGAINST the "barbarous
and inhuman warfare" but their pro-
tests have been in vain, brief arm
istice was arranged for q visit OF the
diplomats to the president and to the
rebel commander. but the continuity
of the fighting was interrupted but
slightly. The staccato note of the
machine guns seldom was silent and
| there was at no time a long interval
between the roars of the cannon
The British legation was under the
rebel fire for "a time, but the Amerl-
can embassy is considered to be in q
comparatively safe district. on this
account. the women and children are
being brought to that section, where
an American guard protects them. In
a lull in the fighting, automobiles
| flying the white flag were sent to the
various quarters of the city by the
| American. German ana British lega =
| tionS to collect the women and chill
dren Of all natonalities. They will
be housed in the buildings around the
American embassy.
At $50 tonight the firing Icssoncd
Only at rare intervals did the boom
ing OF cannon remind the people
that the conflict had not ended.
Booze.
In their positions the federal SOL
diers are resting on their arms Here
and there small squads have secured
liquor and are giving trollbln io th hnir
officers
As vet the native residents do not
know that possibly American marines
may be landed as the news from
Washington arrived too late for pub
lication,
owing to the enforcement of mar
tial law and the enforced refusal Of
telegraph companies to accept mes
sages freely, no reliable information
has been received here concerning the
situation in other parts of Mexico, al
though it Is reported that disorders
have broken out in Vera Cruz from
which the central government is said
to have drawn even the police to assist
In crushing Diaz.
From early morning the sharp crack
of rifles or the crash of cannon could
be heard in some quarters of the city
almost every minute of the day, some
times close, sometimes far distant. The
diplomatic representatives, of four pow
ers protested, and an armistice was ar
ranged so that an envoy from these
diplomats could enter the rebel lines
and confer with Diaz.
This envoy was fired upon by the