The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-13
SHELL DEMO[|SHES
HOUSE; ONE KILLED,
OTHER IS DYING
Artillery Duel Is Followed by
Sharp Attack of Fed
eral Soldiers
REBELS DRIVE THEM
BACK WITH LOSS
Battle Continues After Brief
Armistice and Government
Forces Gain Advantage
and Hold It

MEXICO CITY. Feb. 12.-After q
second all-day unsuccessful attempt to
rout General Diaz from the CiudadeIa,
President Madero took advantage OF
a truce enforced by the American
ambassador and the German minister,
to move his forces closer around the
arsenal, and to place in position eight
large cannon that he had just re-
ceived from near the capital. The
result of the violation of the armistice
was that at P. NJ. when the fight
ing was resumed, Madero was pour
Ing a storm of shot and she'll upon
Diazs stronghold from four sides.
When the fighting ceased at nightfail.
the federal troops were In stronger
positions than at any time since the
revolt began.
During the three-hour truce which
was demanded by the American and
German representatives, because of the
death or injury of American and
German citizens In today's fighting,
the foreign residents deserted their
homes and fed for protection to their
embassies, or to the suburbs at the
north of the city. When 1t became
known late in the afternoon that Ma
dero had turned his back on the
diplomats and had ordered another
attack on the arsenal. the Americans
and other foreign residents awoke
to the real nature OF their peril. Au.
!, tomobiles and carriages We're driven
hastily through the streets of the
foreign colonies, gathering up women
and children and their belonging, and
conveying them to the embassies.
Hundreds of men among the foreign
residents formed armed guards for the
embassies and patrolIed the streets.
Ambassador Wilson and Baron Paul
Won Hintze were stirred 30 emphatic
protests after they learned of the
death of two American citizens, the
fatal injury OF another and the severe
injury of German subject The
Americans who were victims of the
fighting were:
American Women Killed.
Mrs. Percy Grihlth. an employee OF
the street railway company; both
legs shot off by a shell which ex-
pfoded In her apartment
Mrs. H. w. Holmes, a.. emp:oye OF
the Dun agency; Killed By the side
OF Mrs. Grifith.
Wise, an American. who was
blown to pieces by an exploding she'll
at the gate of the arsenal. while at
tempting to deliver message to Gem
eral Dfaz.
Albert Bland, the German subject
was Sucl through tNe arm, ana the
reports are tonight that several other
foreigners were slightly injured
When the cannonadIng was stillee
tonight after twelve hours OF hos
i tilities, the conditions in the capital
were more alarming than on Tues
day night. The heart Of the city.
containing the largest and most beau
tifui buildings. is rapidly becoming a
ruin. Today the federal troops were
so placed that shot and shell DAM
aged the Mutual Life Insurance com-
pany building. the splendid new Ma
tional theater, the American club,
i Porter's hotel, the Y, NJ. G.. A. build
| ing. the British consulate, and nuns
erous other important buildings. The
| Streets are Uttered with debris and
wreckage.
| Fear Violence of Bandits
l. The citizens are in fear now not
i only of the bullets and shells OF Ma
dero and Diaz but OF the violence 81
| Alfonso Morendo's bandits, who arr
/ footing in the southern suburbs, ant
OF DeLao's guerrillas. who are report.
ed to be rapidly approaching. M
l protection can be had from either
I Madero or Diaz, and the police az
partmrnt has ceased to exist Ix the
/ fighting Is continued a few dnSu
! longer, the capital will be in thu gx1Y
/ of famine Food IL becoming ecArro
| and the necessaries command PHI
ncmenal prices.j Another iucren&ttf
peril Is the recklesancss Ut the axttt
Ilerymen on both sides. Thsy hAx