The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-21
BATTLE GOES ON ALL DAY.

BATTLE GOES ON ALL DAY.
Rebel Guns More Active On Diaz's
Refusal To Join In An Armistice.
Mexico City.-The fighting in the
streets of the Mexican capital on the
seventh day was even more savage
than on any other day of the week 5
battle
The American Embassy again came
directly within the liue of fire, and the
American Ambassador, Henry Lane
Wilson, had a narrow escape from Z.
rifle bullet which whistled close to his
head within the embassy. Shortly
after 5 O'Clock the German Legation
was struck by shell.
The Federal battery near the Ameri-
can Embassy was removed after a
time in response to a direct appeal by
the Ambassador to General Huerta,
and the firing over the American
quarters was also stopped.
There were numerous casualties
among non-combatants.
DiaZ's frmness in refusing an
armistice unless Madero and others
resigned was indicated by the activity
of his gunners, VINO continued the
bombardment at intervals during the
night and after dawn increased their
fire until it was more violent than at
any previous stage - the seven days
fighting.
Guns Boom At Night.
Before midnight Diaz, taking ad-
vantage of the unlighted streets, eX-
tended his lines for several blocks
and shortly afterward engaged the
Federal troops from his new positions
in the so-called "Juarez colony" which
is thickly populated with foreigners.
Groups of rebel soldiers deployed
along Versailles street and from the
roofs of buildings on Turin street and
Barcelona street. For a time they
maintained an almost incessant rifle
and machine-gun fire at the Federal
outposts stationed far out in what had
been called the neutral zone"
From time to time rebel cannon
threw proiectiles in all directions, try
ing to draw the Federal fire. They
succeeded between 3 and o'clock in
awakening two Federal batteries into
brisk action, and a sharp artillery duel
lasting half an hour gave the city its
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ment. From o'clock until dawn
there was practically silence through
out the city. At daybreak the rebel
cannon got a renewed reply from the
Government lines and the battle was
again in full swing.
Firing Kept Up Az Night
The rebel guns in the arsenal were
in spasmodic action during the greater
part of the night, occasionally develop
ing a very CALLING fire, which pro
voked vigorous reply from the Fed
eral artillery.
For the first time since the remark
able battle began there was heavy
sustained cannonade lasting half an
hour in the total darkness
The flashes from the opposing can
non and the reverberating reports OF
the exploding shrapnel shells revived
the anxieties of residents, and it was
thought at one period that the Gov
-ernment forces were about to storm
the rebel positions.
At daybreak the hostile forces
faces each other in virtually the same
positions they had held all through
the week.
Exodus Greater.
| The exodus of the populace from
the districts under fire was ever
greater than that of the day before
There was constant procession o.
people hurrying through the streets
TO the suburbs long before dawn, ant
this lasted until after daylight.
The rebels extended their lines
shortly after 7 A. NJ, and there was
constant shifting Of position by thC
Federal troops. This resulted in
fresh exodus of those who had re
NAMED on the fringes of the dangel
zone.
Firing Al National Palace
Bv s o'clock the rebels were per
sistently extending their artillery fire
| They sent challenging shots in all di
! rections to draw out the Fedora
artillery and launched many heavy
shells in the direction of the nationa
palace. where later in the day thf
Senators were endeavoring to devise
means Of bringing, about peace.