Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-13

and to the rebel commander, but in gem
cra the continuity OF the days opera
tions was Interrupted but slightly. The
sfaccato note of the machine guns was
seldom silent and there was at no time
a long interval between the roars OF the
cannon.
The British legation was under the
rebel fire for time but the American
embassy is considered to be In a compare
lively safe district. on this account the
women and children are being brought to
that section and an American guard pro-
tects them. During a lull IN the fighting
automobiles flying the white flag were
sent to the various quarters Of the city
by the Americans, Germans and British
for the purpose OF collecting the women
and children of all nationalities and they
will be housed in the buildings around the
embassy.
ONLY DESULTORY FIRE.
At $50 tonight the firing had grown
very light. only at rare intervals did the
looming of a canon remind the people
that the conflict had not ended.
In their positions, the federal soldiers
are resting on their arms. and here and
there are small squads giving trouble
to their officers because OF liquor, which
makes them inclined to shoot without
orders As yet the native residents do
not known that possibly American
marines may he landed, a the news from
WASHINGTON arrived too late for publica-
tlOn.
! Owing to martial law and the enforced
refusal Of the telegraph management to
accept messages freely, no reliable in
formation has been received here con
| ccrning the situation In other parts o
/ Mexico, although il is reported that dis
orders have broken out in Vera Cruz
from which the central government Is
said to have drawn even the police t
assist in crushing Diaz
PEACE ENVOY is FIRED UPON.
From early morning the sharp crack
of rifles or the crash of cannon coul'
he heard in some quarter of the cit
almost every minute Of the day, some
times close. sometimes far distant. tn
diplomatic representatives OF four power
protested and an armstice was arran Se
50 that an envoy could enter the rebt
lines and confer with Daz But, doubt
, less owing t. the inability of the federa
, commund.r to control all points on hi
, lines. this envoy was fired upon by tn
: ,roons oitho,oh riding under n whit
5 fa6.
The American ambassador, Henry Ian
. Wilson, the British minister, F.. W
= Strong. tho German minister, Herr Fo
$ Hintze and the Spanish minister. Senc
G co,,os,, =. ,,,lo,,,, cou.d -, tho nation,
: nalace during a lull in the fire shortl
haf I,,ia
}. President Madcro they had little diff
n Guilty in gairire his promise to suspen
l. operations. r General Daz would do Tx,
s wise. until tne diploma,s or their ropr,
= sentative could confer with the rcb,
commanders
y 3D. f. IIo,ncr was chosen to carr
Il the message of protest to Dlaz II
- entered am automobile. which with
u,bit. lo.. o,.ir,, r,orcd throurh III
- fodor,l ltros /, was snpnoscd tn.
q. rho troorg had hoon advised of tn
g ,oiesio,, hut tho auto,nobile was II
t stantI,. made tho target for numerot
a rioos and hu,,ots r,,tlod about IL
d continued on its way. however II
- ain,om,tic orvov annarentlv hcir
a unhurt
Tho homhsrdmont which was terri
hIa ves,oraov rooobad a climax tn
morripr uber Diaz sheIled the ce,
"a ter or tho businoss 7iatrict in an O
r fort to silence me cannon OF the go
ts arnmert and drive from the roofs
'r tho taller nuil,irrs the fcderal shar
IL shooters ,nd ,ho mar serving II
machine s,,rs
W ,,,,r uArr
ce 'i''' '''i1'7
is MS smothering action o're''
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