The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-13
FINAL BATTLE ION
Fighting Opens at Ozose Range Be-
tween FedeFaIs and Rebels I'm
Mexico City at S:1O. Today.

Mexico City, Feb. 1s-WIat the fed-
erals hoped would be the final battle
between the forces Of President Iaderc
and General Felix Diaz' revolutionfsts.
opened at $40 g. m, today The 8fa-
dero batteries had been Supplied VITA
additional ammunition during the
the aggressive. With the exception o.
lighting at a closer range. the posi-
as in yesterdays lighting The bruut
of the work of the attacking party To-
day, was put on the heavy EuuE Wnll1
the arsenal which Diaz is deleuctnT
replied with cannon ana machine R1rln
Shells continued to fall into forrttoF4
outside the fighting zone ana more
damage was wrought IN the buaineaa
The spires and Eany oruszneufed
buildings of the capitol were ba.then
in crimson at dawn today. a blood
red sun cleaned through a haze ~
smoke rising from the smo5dsrirr
ruins Of shell demolished structurcl.
It's balefa1 light disclosed what fra
mysterious noises of the night had
foretold-the drawing In of the lines
OF the opposing forces for a bitter
grapp1er and the hasty scatterfng Of =
stricken populace to zones Of cOmpara-
Terror staIked the streets OF this
shaken city throughout the night.
Plunged into total darISneas b. the
destruction Of electric light mafnr
the trembling city lay at the macy
of its foes tangible and infaurfrle.
Armed bands OF n1arauders. come cr
them but a grade above the murdsruu1
brigands of the mountains, PROVED
through the darkness, p4iiagdnEs Gacif~
ing and burning the deserted housea.
The heavy rumble of field guns, the
screams of women fleefng tnroush th1
streets and the GtrLdeut 5LsFs of
bugIee were night echoes Of the days
thunderouS cannonade.
The American quarter, to which. o1B-
danger zone. thousands Of foreign raai-
dents of all nationalities had fled
throughout the day, was the scene -
a remarkable exodus.
Henry Lane Wilson, United Stats
ambassador, having received from
President ALadero Information that Co
fought determined to make a dss5ss-
ate effort to Saro at least the Aneri-
can women and children from e1Zpoa-
ure to the fire of the shifted arrflieEI
and the ravages Of the rebel hcrleG
expected to arrive under the Euefrfllss
chieftain zapata-
ed the city for automobiles and U1c-
ceeded in commandeer4ng about zE ma
chimes. All during the night the Won
en- and children who had takou EefuEe.
in the embassy were loaded into fl1r
automobiles and rushed into the eElJ-
urbs where the Ambassador haA has.
It was estimated that more thau 2
Americans had been safely removed
from the zone OF the expected b0m-|
Huddled in the bottoms Of 1s1s c1rg
and guarded by Annerican clVlmauM
armed with revolvers and Fff4@Hs ENc
refugees were wE1irled 1r0UHh Ehr
lines OF both rebels and fedsra1s- D.
pfte the white flags that fufbsred e-u1t
the cars, they were fired on GaVsT1r
times by sentr1es who either failed a.
notice or failed to Undergtsnd tha
flags.
with nearly all the Amer9can won
en- safely out immediate danger az
ambassador turned the aufUn1 on -
over to the representative of the o.
er countries for similar use
While the American ambasgadcr aEl1
his staff were working gygtGmaEicalfr
to save their country women m the
native sections of the city an wuE
confusion and horror In the DARN
women, loaded with household rood.
carrying babies and dragging Older
children stumbled over the bodies nr
the slain. Couri9rs dashed Ghrougi1 the
streets and troops were constautlgl
shifting but no effort was made 90
remove the dead. The red cross made
every effort possible to render sssis-
tance.
The exodus from the poorer sections
was sadly lacking in leadere7lfus