Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-13

Early in the morning DiaZ appropriated
the cdifice, routing the foreigners from
their rooms ana the dormitorics, and sup
planting tho occupants with machine gums
and squads Of mncmen Soon from the
Numerous windows and the roof top the
muzzlcs Of automatics were pointed, later
to j." played with deadly effect on the
ranks of the fedcrals. Most Of the for
cigners left the building, but handful
remained.
70 counter this position the fodcrals
placed men with rifles and other ma
chine guns on the roofs Of adjoining lofty
buildings, one post being a tall structur"
Known as the Gore office building, while
another building occupied was tn" cable
Office
Although the rohels We're not dis
lodged from the Young Mems Chris
tian association building, the steel
and concrete structure was perfor-
atei by bullets, shrapnel and solid
shot. Dozens of other buildings in
the center of the city showed as early
as noon the marks of battle, while
some of those in the immediate zone
OF fire were practically wrecked.
Modified IN THE ALAMEDA
The government mobilizod It's forces
in the Alameda. the great central
square of the city. but every approach
to the streets lea iing TO the arsenal
was covered by the rcbHl guns AT
every angle field guns were stationed,
which gave promise of IL heavy ar
tillery duel Both sides virtually
we're ready when the firing began,
but 1t is almost certain that the first
shots which precipltatcd the general
fighting were &C identai.
A group of persons insisted upon
crossing Il street and small detach-
ments of federals fred. a machine
gun sprang into action, and the batue
was on.
General Banquet was seen on the
federal line, but soon the report was
circulated that he had joined DiaZ. Con
oral Huerta, in command of the frd"ralS,
and General Angeles displayed their
loyalty by forcing the attacks.
4 large contingent of rurales did "N-
ccllont work moving ammunition and
participated in one disastrous charge
prior to two o'clock. General Huorta had
ordered thanking movement down
Bucareli street, the duty of tho rules
being to cover the placing of battery
of guns The rurales moved across an
intersectng street but before tn" guns
could he run into position, heavy riile
fire swept through their ranks. and they
fell back IN disorder. The artillery failed
to hold its position.
Tn To this time four attempts had been
Made to take by assault the position OF
the rebels but the fcderals were repeated
Is repulsed General Angeles found II
necessary to shift his position from time
| to time. though without material loss
1 TRrNHlre DCG IN STREETS.
/ General Diaz mad further fortified hi.
posiuuus by digging trenches across the
7 streets. and Notwithstanding the rain OF
shrnunl his LOSSES were comparatively
! light.
/ BY culN afternoon the rebels had eN
/ tended their zone slightly but this was
more AN apparent than n genuine adNan
! tago. Before three O'Clock it was report
! ed that Dla2 had forced forward from
| the arsenal a detachment eastward alonl
| san Fclire Ner street towards the dis
! triot in which the national palace is To-
Gated. This movement, however euccesd
ed Cor only y short distance ana thcu val
/ contested
! Practically au IN, troops under pl7'
were IN continuous action, whereas thc