The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-17
MADERO AND DIAz
ARE STILL FIGHTING

plies to refugees in the outskirts Of the
city.
There was practically no change in
the situation More fighting is expect
ed today.
Hostilities were resumed with ts-
newed fierceness in the Mexican capi.
tai Sunday after a truce which lasted
only a few hours The armistice sign
ed at o'clock Sunday morning fos
twentyfour hours was broken before
noon. Soon the sound Of heavy can
nonading and the whirr Of machine
guns announced the return Of the fed
eral troops to their posts IN front Of
the arsenal
President Madefo Sunday morning
reiterated his refusal to comply with
the suggestion Of the senator's that ne
resign He declared that he was still
able to Sbminate and that II given time
he would crush the rebel forces.
Gen. Diaz had not shown himself to
be greatly in favor Of the armistice,
but consented 70 it out Of respect to
the efforts Of the American ambassa-
dor and the ministers Of the powers to
bring about a cessation Of hostilites
until foreigners and other non-comba.
tants still Id the zone Of fighting could
be removed to a place Of comparative
safety Diaz regarded the truce as
merely delay in the accomplishment
Of his fixed purpose to drive Madefa
out Of the presidency.
The American ambassador and tho
German minister called on the presi-
dent and on Gen. Huerta and asked
that the military positions be arranged
80 as 10 render unnecessary the firing
over the residential quarter; that 4
/ free zone be fixed and that the govern
mont unite with the American commit
tee IN the establishment Of centers foi
the distribution OF food to the poor
| this already having been agreed to y
I Gen. Diaz Professionally
Early Sunday morning the embass'
was the scene Of intense activity
dozen automobiles moved swiftly q
and fro. carrying refugees, provision
and messages The work entailed n,
cessiiaied the hiring Of a corps a e.
/ ira CLERKS and stenographers tn
embassy building was besieged BY huI
dreds. not al OF them Americans, wh
asked for advice or assistance Tner
Is little actual suffering fronl y
food Or shelter within the iSc'
: there is a vast amount Of q ,nuls' 5
and great danger to those " 2 a'i'sa
| Hurried preparations Drokeee !
Mexico city Sunday ~ flight ,
American women wpus ren froi
the stricken city to safet, within th
borders Of the United States.
? As soon as the armistioe had bee
declared the American embassy sta
and the committee appointed by Au
bassaaor Wilson began the work
assembling the panic stricken fugiu'
women and children at the embass
Z Many who hitherto lad paid no ne'
! to the warning of the ambassador
leave the city now were eager to el
= brace any measure which meant deli
= ersnce from the panic which has 4
e lowed in the wake Of a weeks disc
+ ders
Ii was pointed out that the easie
a. way TO safety lay via Vera Cruz on
a shortd lstance By rail- Once arriv
at the port of the capital city the r
ugees would have full protection pei
ing continuance Of their journey
steamer to American soil One Ame
= can dreadnaught. the Georgia, alrea
70 lies al anchor in Vera Cruz harbor a
'o two others, the Vermont and Nebr
o. ka are due today. With the guns
IN three monsters leyelled toward
q city. refugees would have little TO te
m but if necessity should arise the iu
tlyes could be taken aboard ships.
ea While preparations for flight by
on women and the younger members
at the American colony were going
ls ward. the work Of removing all
eigners from the danger zone was
tered upon in earnest and hundr
sought safety in the neighborhood
the American embassy, where ey
.he kind Of shelter was employed a
rra place Of refuge
AN
Of HIKERs CONTINUE MARCH
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