Arizona republican., 1913-02-13
Capital of the Republic Is Again Torn Asunder by Shot and Shell Which. Fell All Day and Into
 Night
BOTH MADERO AND
 DIAZ ARE OPTIMISTIC
Revolutionary Leader Sends His Forces Against Ma tional Palace While Za- patiztas Appear at Edge of City
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 MEXICO CITY, Feb. 12.--Anticipa.- ing an early resumption of hoStilities tomorrow, more than six hundred Americans fled tonight from their homes to temporary abodes on the outskirts of the city where the danger from the rifle fire will be minimized. MeXicos capital was torn asunder again today by shot and shell and it was not until o'clock that the fire ceased in all quarters.
 Diaz in command of the rebel forces, fortified and entrenched in and around the arsenal. held his ground against the federals He did more than this He subjected the city to 8 more ter ribie bombardment than yesterday, en- larged his zone of action and sent fore es against the nationdfo palace. But tonight Madero is optimistic. Through out the bombardn1ent the president went about his work in the palace. ap- parently unperturbed. He took coun- sel frequently from Finance Minister. Ernesto Madero. From time to time he was in conference with General Hu- erta, commander in chief, regarding the plans of attack. His courage was
 
 l At the arsenal. Diaz calmly directed I the operations. He. too, was optimistic. The number of dead and wounded ! can not even be estimated. but it is 1 large. Some of the rebel shells and not a few of the rifle bullets reached the national palace but none did serious damage.
 | It is not believed that Diaz seriously ! centemplates at the present time, an attack on Madero's headquarters. Ma l dero promised to make a combined as- sault on the rebel positions tomorrow. but the operations today indicate that 1 Diazs strength has not been fully 1 shown
 Two threatening features of the day | were. the appearance on the outskirts of the city of Zapatiztas, who harrassed the government troops and the release from the Belem jail of several thous- 1 and prisoners. Some of the latter joined the rebel ranks, but others on foot were free and may turn to footing. I From early morning the sharp crack of rifles or the crash of can non could be heard from some quar- l ter of the city at almost every min ute of the day. sometimes close and l sometimes far distant. Diplomatic re- \ presentatives of four powers protest ed and an armistice was arranged so that an envoy from the diplomats | could enter the rebel lines and con- fer with General Diaz.
 This envoy was fired upon by the troops, although he was riding under a white flag, but this was doubtless due to the inability of the federal commander to control all points along l the line.
 i American Ambassador Henry Lane ] Wilson, British Minister F. w. Stronge ' German Minister Herr Won Hintz, and Spanish Minister Senor Coiogan 'ly Cologan, called at the national pal ace in the lull of fire shortly before noon After a brief conference with ] Madero they had little difficulty in ,{ gaining a promise to suspend opera
 tions until the diplomatic representa-
 tives could confer with the rebel commander, if Diaz would do like :. wise. D. F. Hammer was chosen } to carry the message of protest to
 DiGZ. He entered an automobile,
 which with white flag flying moved } through the federal lines. It was SuppoSeu lhe troops nau been a0ElSeu 7, of the mission. but the automobile t, was instantly made the target of
 numerous rifles and the bullets rat.
 tied about it. It continued on its
 way however, and the diplomatic en- voy was apparently unhurt. The bombardment which was ter rible yesterday reached a climax this morning when Diaz shelled the very
 center of the business districts ir
 efforts to silence the cannon of the
 government and drive from the roofs
 of the Taylor building the sharp shooters and the men serving the
 machine gun
 The terrific action directed from tht arsenal continued for more than two s hours. Shrapnel fell like hail an6 occasionally the bursting shells tors . holes through the sides of the build ' ings. In the meanwhile the first e fire from the opposite direction ren. : dered the business district uninhabit- = able as well as a big apartmen : building known as Gore court. n Federal guns replied occasional! V but without serious damage to th'
 rebel positions. This was the actioi which decided the diplomats, afte
 communicating with their government
 to protest against the continuation 0 T such operations, which they charac q terized as unsanctioned by the law n of warfare of the civilizedh nations = Madero and his ministers agreed tha ,f the bombardment of cities is barbar
 ious. especially in such struggle ' /, --I.--.--, - I, e,-.-.-I -