Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-08
JUAREZ BULLETS
SWEEP Ell PASO
Boy, 6; Wounded by Stray
Shot-Chaos Reigns in
Border City.
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soil. when Gen. Vale. in an exclusive
interview with reporter Of the FL Paso
Herald announced his forces we're in
complete control.
Machine gun and rife fire raked the
heart of Juarez and streets were red
densd, as the rebels launched one attack
after another. Stray bullets falling on
the American side of the border
wounded an American boy in FL Paso
struck automobiles and crashed through
a window of a home.
Dead Estimated at %.
Early estimates of the dead in Juarcz
placed the number at %. OF these. IA
we're listed as rebels, including two OFF,
GERS. one a major general Nineteen
rebels and 10 .federals had been
"1 American troops.s heavily armed and
supported by machine guns and artil-
lery. lined the border for protection of
American lives as the battle waged. The
American commander at Fort Bliss.
Brig Gen. Van Horn Moseley. conferred
with Gen. Ramos who had then retired
to point 20 feet from the international
bridge.
The rebel forces, numbering some
1000 men directed by Gen. Vale. we're
supported by cavalry which charged
down the streets of Juarez to dislodge
the outnumbered federals.
Federal troops stationed on top Of
buildings in JuareZ. at 6 o'clock this
morning opened machine gun FIRE on
rebels approaching the city by train.
The rebels made a surprise attack
against the city from the northwest
under cover of an irrigation ditch. 200
! feet from the international line.
Start Of Fighting Visible.
The start of the fighting was plainly
visible from Ell Paso. The heaviest FIR
ing was 10 blocks away from the thick
Fly populated district of South Ell Paso,
The gun fire aroused the town and
there was much excitement here.
The federal machine gun FIRE took a
heavy toll Bodies could be seen from
this side of the border sprawled on
the pavement of Sixteenth of September
street. one of the main thoroughfares
of Juarez.
Fifteen of the civilian volunteer de-
/ tenders OF Juarez threw down their
guns and made wild dash for the
/ International Bridge when the battle
! opened They we're halted on the
! American side of the bridge and arrested
by United States border patrolmen.
| Their ammunition was conflScated ard
! they were taken away.
After attacking the city first from
! the northwest, the second rebel con-
! tingent attacked from the east, but
was repulsed after a concentrated ma
chine gun fire was directed at them.
! They retreated and are believed form
| ing for a second effort.
/ The Mexican consul here and a Mex
lean army aviator prepared to take of
! from FL Paso in plane bought BY the
Mexican government here yesterday.
! The plane will be used in an attempt
/ to bomb the main body OF the rebel
| troops.
The second rebel advance on Juarez
started with rush this morning after
! few minutes Slulf in fighting. The
revolutionary forces reoccupied the jail
building and retock Fort Hidalgo, two
of the most important Federal strong
holds.
Tide Turns 10 Rebels.
The tide of battle then turned toward
1.-THE rebels. A lone federal soldier with
machine gun mounted on top OF the
old Mission Church held up the rebel
advance to some extent as he crisis
III
The early attack upon the city was
made by three separate rebel detach-
! ments. one from the northwest. sec
ond from the east and the third from
! a detachment which moved upon the
city in box cars.
The former chief of police of .Iuarez
Albino Frias. was reported at the head
Of one rebel detachment. He disap-
peared from here several days ago.
Soldiers Witness Fighting.
The desperate fighting was in plain
! view of United States troops stationed
across the Rio Grande in the southern
part of Ell Paso with machine guns and
field artillery trained on the Mexican
side
American boy in Ell raSo. but other stray
bullets whizzed harmlessly onto Ameri-
car soil No action was taken by the
American authorities.
Unsuccessful in carrying the city In
their first assault the rebels reorganized
| and their second offensive had given
| them possession of five OF the seven
/ federal strongholds at 9 am
| The government troops Tere beaten
back toward the international boundary.
| Rebel cavalry charged down the
| streets Of Juarez in what appeared to be
! their most powerful offensive for con-
troll of the important northern %ailroad
center and port of entry. It was during
this thrust today that stray shots
reached the American side of the
! border.
Many Are Wounded.
! Bodies Of both federal and rebel SOL
| riiers lay Sprawled on the streets. There
we're many wounded.
The attacking forces captured the
| Hotel Rio Bravo. which, as the head
! quarters of Gen. Matthias Ramos. had
! been transformed into a fortress last
night with machine guns mounted on
! the roof. 1t was there that the wounded
! federal soldiers we're being cared for by
| Blue Cross nurses.
! On the second attack. rebel cavalry
! charged down the principal streets, the
| targets Of federal machine gun snipers
Only few scattered shots were COM
! ing from the guns of the federal forces
at $40. The rebels were almost in
complete control. They captured the
customs house and issued proclams =
ton declaring there would be no loot
| ing and no impositions placed upon
| citizens.
Rebels Start Last Move.
/ Rebel forces occupied every strategic
! position and were beginning flanking
movement against the last stronghold
Of the federals building isolated
about 200 yards south Of the Rio
! Grande.
The losses of the rebels. whose com l.
bined forces at the outset numbered
some 1000 men, we're believed to have
been heavy.
AS the attackers mopped up the town.
only two federal snipers with machine
guns we're known to be left.
Brig. Gen. Van Horn Moseley. COM
mander of the American troops at Fort
Bliss. crossed to the Mexican side when
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