The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-02-20

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Washington, Feb 17.-President
Taft today directed another movement
to complete preparation for the send
ing of the armed forces OF the United
States into Mexico on behalf of the
Americans in that country.
BY his order, 1000 marines will pro-
coed to the American naval base at
Guantanamo bay, Cuba, and establish
a camp there in readiness for move
ment on Mexico should it become nee
essary.
With the opposing forces holding
their old positions, the ninth day of
the battle of Mexico City was ush-
cred in with brisk bombardment of
the two strongholds.
Shortly before 7 o'clock Col Diaz's
rebel artillery opened fire on the ma
tional palace and soon the guns of
President Maderos batteries were
booming in response. Machine guns
and small arms added their rattle to
steady thunder of the larger cannon.
Shell-scarred blood-stained Mexico
City was given no promise of peace.
On the contrary the indications are
that the present fight will last sew
eral days ii the rebels are not driven
out by starvation or Maderos troops
go back on him.
BY 1880 o'clock the cannonade again
became general and the shells and
bullets were dropping about the ma
tional palace and the arsenal like
hailstones.
Newfoundland Suffer
The resumption OF the fight found
the situation so far as the safety Of
foreigners was concerned much i'm
proved. Hundreds, including many
Americans, had taken advantage of
the Sunday truce to fec from the
city. Many went to Vera Cruz.
If the truce had gone its limit, that
is, continued until 8 o'clock morn
ing, instead of being broken off, few,
If any human beings would have been
exposed to it. AS it was, many were
caught by the resumption of the battle
and feared to venture forth from the
retreats where they had taken refuge.
Offer Prayer In Churches.
At 80 there was no abatement in
resolved itself into an artillery duel.
The rebel gunners had the exact
range of he national palace aHd shells
were exploding in the courtyard and
above the roof.
Special peace prayers were offered
In nearly all the churches outside Of
the battle zone. Priests offered up
applications that the battle might
end and that the passions of the fight
ers might be subdued. But even as the
prayers were being offered up in the
sanctuaries the cannon were thunder
ing and clouds of battle smoke were
rolling up from the plazas where the
gunners were working their artillery.
At $3.50 there wa sno abatement il
the fire. The rebels who were better
supplied with ammunition than the
federals, worked their guns vigorously
and without cessation. The fire OF the
federals was slower.
Casualty List Grows.
Many combatants we're killed and
wounded though it Is Impossible 10
estimate exactly the casualties up 20
date. Some place them as high as s.
0U0 killed and wounded; others as low
as $40 Xxi ,e' and wourded
Truce is Broken After Few Hours.
Fighting was resumed between the
iederals and rebels at Z Monday. The
bombardment of the national palace
by Diaz's artillery and the cammonade
against the arsenal by federal guns
was very heavy. Neither side was
able to gain any advantage though the
fire was concentrated on these two
points ard all the batteries of each
side were i'm action. Hostilities were
resumed with renewed fierceness in