The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-18
DEAD LIE IN FRONT
OF { N BASSY
BUILDING
Sanguinary Day in the City of
Mexico
FEDERAL LOSS HEAVY
Chaotic Condition Of Affairs in Re-
public cunninely Concealed by
Madero.

Washington, Feb ia dispatch
received today from Ambassador
Wilson states that the fighting be-
tween the federal and government
forces in the city of Mexico has
reached the most sanguinly stage
of the war. The loss particular in
the army of Diaz, the rebel leader,
has been heavy and many bodies of
the dead are now lying in the street
in front of the embassy building
Ambassador Wilson informs the
state department that conditions in
Mexico are rapidly approaching
condition of chaos but that the true
status of affairs has been cunningly
concealed by President Madero.
Ambassador Wilson has been au-
thorized to issue the notes of the
government to the amount of $4,000
to raise funds to care for the victims
of the war in Mexico City.
Mexico City, Feb. 1S.-President
Madero yesterday received the reply
of President Taft to his telegram
protesting against possible interven-
ton, in which President Taft assur-
ed him that the reports Of the inten-
ton of the United States government
to land forces in Mexico were mac
curate. 81 never expected anything
less than this" commented Madero
on President Tafts message. 81
regard it as satisfactory and friend
ly."
The fighting continued throughout
the day, but the federal guns were
quite as ineffective as ever in dis
lodging the rebels from their in
trenched and fortified positions. Fur
| thermore the federals did not show
the same aggressiveness which char
acterized their action in the early
| days of the battle. This is believed
to be due to the fact that they rea-
lie that for the present the govern.
ment forces are not of sufficient
strength to defeat the rebels.
| Gen Huerta announced, however,
that he expected soon to begin an en-
circling movement in which bombs
would be used at short range. Gen
Banquet Is loyal to the government
and will be placed in command OF
the reserves at the national palace
Both on Sunday and yesterday Ma
dero appeared sanguine of the ulti
mate success of the federal army
He declared that the outlook was op
timistic and that he had been Offered
support of all kinds. In his opinion
Zapata, the guerrilla leader was not
in favor of Diaz in the present move
ment Nearly all the noncombatants
have moved out Of the real danger
zone. Bread and corn meal are
abundant in the capital and are being
distributed among the poor.
Mutual charges of violation of the
armistice in Mexico City led to its
termination at o'clock Sunday
night and the renewal of fighting
The Madero government has planted
dynamite r'tr ii cit al and NOV
ed cannon [ ,.... he - stice. The
American embassy water supply wa.
cut off throughout Sunday. Dia7
has ample supplies. but the govern
ment is short. The Belgian legation
has been partially destroyed De
sertions from the government side t
the rebels is going on.
The r'r''"A States embassy and
the district surrounding it, in which
there are many American residents
were not touched by any projeclile.
after the removal of the federal bat
terry which t~1 heretofore drawn tn,
fire OF the rebel gunners at the arse
nal. Many American residents de
Vera Cruz. The danger zone was
practically deserted yesterday excep
by the soldiers on the firing line anC
superior officers passing from pos
to post. About noon the rebel gun
ners at the arsenal poured a showe
of shrapnel across the city TOWARD
the national palace, but did not sue
coed in doing much damage