The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-02-15
WAR STILL WAGES:
IN MEXICO CITY
+, AMERICAN rs KILLED, ANOTHER
MoRTALLY WOUNDED AND
FEDERALs RESISTED.
DtAz's MEN WRECK BUILDINGS
Try to Dtslodse Government eunners
-Madsro Promises a Com. n
bined Attack on Revo.
lutlonists.

Mexico City, Feb. 14.-An,lcipatins
an early resumption OF hospitilities,
more than 600 Americans have fed
from their homes to temporary ahcdes
in the outskirts of the city. where the
danger from Are will be minimized.
Ambassador Wilson, on information
from the national palace, knew that
the government planned crushing
blow. and determined to save the
Americans it possible, rented numer.
Gus houses. to which, under flags Of
truce, agents of the embassy hurried
In automobiles as many women and
children as would agree to be trans.
ported.
Casualties Estimated.
The casualties are estimated It not
less than 800 dead aud 1900 wounded
in the two days fighting. Mrs. Percy
Griffiths. who was injured, died early
this morning. Several Americans have
heen wounded.
Mexico's capital was again torn yeA.
terday by shot and shell. 1t was not
until 3 o'clock that the fire in all quar-.
tiers ceased.
Diaz Holds Ground.
General Felix DiaE. in command Of
the rebel forces, fortified and an.
trcnched In and around the arsenal.
has held his ground against the feden-
ais. He has done more than this. He
has subjected the city to more ter
rible bombardment than that Of Tues
day. He has enlarged his zone Of 40
tion, and has sent forces against the
national palace.
But last night Madero was opdmis.
tic. Throughout the bombardment and
the almost continuous rattle Of ma.
chine guns and ri6es, tho president
went about his work in the palace ap
parcntiy Unparalleled. He took coun.
sci frequently with the finance minis.
ter. Ernesto Madero. From time to
time he was in conversation with Gen.
cral Huerta, the commander in chief
regarding the plans Of attack. His
courage was great, his confidence re-
markable.
A. the arsenal, General Diaz calmly
directed the operations. He character.
ICED them as solely defensive. He, too,
was optimistic.
Number Of Dead Large.
Tho number OF dead and wounded
cannot even he exactly estimated but
It is large. One American woman was
killed and one probably fatally wound.
ed. For two hours the rebel gunpers
rained shot and shell at the lofty
structures Of the city. from the roof.
of which the federal sharp-shooterp
and machine gun men had attempted
to rake the insurgents in the trenche.
and behind the barricades Of the ar.
senal.
The shells from the heavy guns
were we'll timed. the explosion throw.
ing perhaps hundreds of thousands OF
bullets 10 the roofs. efrectuaIly clear.
ing, for time at least, these buildings
troops
National Palace ts Hit.
Some OF the rebels shells and not .
few rifle bullets reached the national
palace. hut none did serious damage.
1t is believed that Diaz does not. seri
ously contemplate at present, an at.
tack OH Madero's headquarters.
Madero has promised to make .
combined assault on the rebel post
tions at once. hat the operations OF
yesterday indicated that Dtaz hae
much in reserve. On the first day Of
the battle. IT was the government fore.
, es that burned their powder. Yeeter.
day it was the rebeles turn to be az
gressive. Diaz brought forth heavier
guns that he had used before.
British Legation Under Fire..
The British legation was under the
rebel FIRE for time. but the Ameri.
can embassy is considered to be~iA .
! comparatively safe district.