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ployed. and would force the attack
from all sides.
says Blame Rests With Diaz. Z

Says Blame Rests With Oiaz.
The text Of a notification sem by the
Mexican minister Of war today to Gen.
eral Felix Diaz follows:
"The artillery fire coming from you
is causing danger to the life and in
terests of non-combatants and tt the
lives Of the foreign residents and
diplomatic ministers.
LAS this is in fragrant violation OF
the laws Of war Of civilized nations I
notify you that If you do not limit
your fire to the zone Of combatants
we will consider outside the law all
those who occupy the arsenal when
that position Is taken by our forces.
The government will be inflexible
in complying its duty toward compell-
ing you to keep the peace, but upon
you will rest the responsibility in his
tory and before the Mexican nation,
IL, by your anti-patriotic attitude, you
cause graver injury to the country"
Transfer Women to Embassy.
Not doubling h intentions of the
government to resume action on an
Augmented scale and reminded from
moment to moment by the desultory
and scattering firing from both sides.
that the homes in almost every. quar-
ter of the city could be rendered un-
safe, the foreigners. particularly the
Americans, British and Germans, sent
through out this afternoon automo-
biles under white flags to collect the
women and children and transfer
them to the section around the Amer
lean embassy, which is consid cred
free from danger. An American
guard Is on duty at the embassy, and
foreign residents without visible arms
patrol this quarter, because of the to.
tai absence Of police.
Americans again today suffered
during the height Of h battle. Mrs.
H. w. Holmes, the wife of an employe
Percy Griftiths. the wife of an en-
ploye of the street railroad company,
was mortally wounded. both of her
legs being shot off. Allie Bland. a
printer. was shot through the arm.
Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Grifiiths yer
preparing dinner in their kitchen in
an apartment building close to the ar
senal, when a she'll from he federal
lines brust through the walls. Instant
y killing Mrs. Holmes. and leaving
Mrs. Grifiths in a dying condition.
Bland was walking along I%ndepend-
enceia avenue when he was struck by
a rifle ball, apparently from the fed
eral lines.
Inc AHleTlCdUS WOuuUeU III ScSIcI.
days action are improving.
The protest of the diplomats took
the form Of a demand that the firing
zone should be limited, but it accom-
plished nothing. Both Madero and
Diaz evaded responsibility, each plac-
ing the blame on the other and char
acterizing the attitude Of the opposing
side as barbarous and in violation Of
the rules of civilized warfare.
Diaz insisted that he had to direct
his fire at the points from which he
was attacked and called attention to
the fact that the government cannon
were located in the heart Of the busi-
ness section and the thickly settled
residential districts.
To President MaderO the diplomats
said that they had come to protest in
behalf Of their governments against
a continuance OF "the barbarous and
inhuman warfare They recited the
great damage done to many residences
and the act that the American con-
su1ate had been demolished by govern
ment shells and pointed out that the
American embassy was filled with
; Americans driven from their homes
by a bombardment OF which no no.
tice had been given. All the govern
ments. they added, were deeply con-
cerned for their subjects and citizens.
Ambassador Wilson. later speaking
for the commission. said that Presi.
dent Madcro was visibly embarrassed
and confused. hut attempted to place
the responsibility on Diaz. The presi-
dent had given some glowing accounts
Of the measures which were to be tax.
en-. and expressed the belief tina the
rebellion would be quelled by tonight