Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
WAR HOTLY WAGED
AMERICAN is KILLED, ANOTHER
MORTALITY WOUNDED AND
FEDERALS RESISTED.
DAYS MEN WRECK BUILDINGS
Try to Disiodge Government Gunners
--Madero Promises a Com
bined Attack on Revo.
lutionists.

Mexico City, FeD. l4.-AnllClpdlAh6
an early resumption of hospltilltles,
more than 600 Americans have fled
| from their homes to temporary abodes
in the outskirts of the city, where the
danger from fire will be minimized.
Ambassador Wilson, on information
from the national palace, knew that
the government planned crushing
| blow, and determined to save the
Americans if 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 at not
less than 800 dead and 800 wounded
in the two days fighting. Mrs. Percy
Grifiths, who was injured, died early
this morning. Several Americans have
been wounded.
Mexico's capital was again torn yes
terday by shot and shell. 1t was not
until 9 o'clock that the fire in all quar-
tiers ceased.
Diaz Holds Ground.
General Felix Diaz, in command OF
the rebel forces, fortified and en-
trenched in and around the arsenal,
has held his ground against the feder-
ais. He has done more than this. He
has subjected the city to a more ter
rible bombardment than that of Tues
day. He has enlarged his zone of ac-
tion and has sent forces against the
national palace.
But last night Madero was optimis-
tic. Throughout the bombardment and
the almost continuous rattle of ma
chine guns and rifles, the president
went about his work in the palace ap-
parently unperturbed. He took coun-
sci frequently with the finance minis
ter, Ernesto Madero. From time to
time he was in conversation with Cen
eral Huerta, the commander in chief,
regarding the plans of attack. His
courage was great, his confidence re-
markable.
At the arsenal, General Diaz calmly
directed the operations. He character.
lied them as solely defensive. He, too
was optimistic.
Number of Dead Large.
The number of dead and wounded
cannot even be exactly estimated but
it is large One American woman was
killed and one probably fatally wound
ed. For two hours the rebel gunners
rained shot and shell at the lofty
structures of the city, from the roofs
of which the federal sharp-shooters
and machine gun men had attempted
to rake the insurgents in the trenches
and behind the barbados of the ar.
senal
The shells from the heavy guns
were we'll timed, the explosion throw
ing perhaps hundreds of thousands OF
bullets to the roofs. effectually clear
ing, for a time at least. these buildings
of the picked men from the federal
troops.
National Palace is Hit.
Some of the rebels shells and not q
few rifle bullets reached the national
palace, but none did serious damage
1t is believed that Diaz does not seri
ously contemplate at present, an at
tack on Madero's headquarters.
Madero has promised to make q
combined assault on the rebel posi-
tions at once, but the operations OF
yesterday indicated that Diaz has
much in reserve. On the first day OF
the battle, it was the government fore
es that burned their powder. Yester
day it was the rebeles turn to be ag
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 in a
comparatively safe district.