Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-08
Leaders Call Truce
to Confer With
L. S. General.
PARLEY CONSIDERED
FEDERAL SURRENDER
Dead Fill Streets of MeXi.
can Town After Heavy
Fighting.
~ the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, March ga truce
between the forces which fought
for control of Juarez was called
today when the commanders Of
the revolutionary and federal
armies conferred on the Inter
national Bridge with Brig. Gen.
George Van Horn Moseley of
the American Army. This was
believed equivalent to sur
render by the Mexican govern
ment forces.
Heavy fighting for the posses
sion of Juarez, across the border
at El Paso, which began today be-
tween a body of 600 loyal troops
holding the town and 1000 rebels
who had made surprise attack
under cover Of an irrigation ditch,
ended this afternoon when the
rebels, under Gen. Vale, were in
control of the city, with Federal
forces driven from strategic points.
Machine Guns Claim Heavy Toll.
The Federal machine gun fire
took heavy toll and bodies could
be seen from the American side
of the border sprawled on Some Of
the streets of the Mexican city.
Severe fighting took place only
10 blocks away from the thickly
populated district of South FL
PaSo.
Chaos reigned in the thickly set
tied tenement section of South Ell
Paso today while the battle was
on. Bullets flew thick and fast
across the international boundary
as rebel cavalrymen charged down
the streets Of Juarez. The entire
Mexican city for time seemed to
be raked by the machine gun fire
of rebel nests in the nearby noun
tains. Louis Chavez, 6, was
wounded. Several automobiles on
the American side were struck,
but none else was injured. A bull
let crashed through the window Of
one Ell PaSo home.
Gen. MatiaS Ramos, commander
of the Federal troops at Juarez,
refused permission to Brig, Gen.
Van Horn MoSeley of the United
States Army to enter Juarez> and
confer with the rebel forces, to
whom Moseley wished to issue a
warning against firing into = the
United States. 1t is believed Ramos
feared MoSeley might be struck by
stray shot
Brig. Gen. Moseley later refused per-
mission to Gen. Ramos to gather his
Mexican federal troops on the United
States side of the international border
for an attempt to recapture Juarez
from the victorious rebels.
u. S. Guards Border.
Gen. Ramos has established head
quarters at the southern base of the
international Bridge across the Rio
Grande, where small group of Fed
erals were holding out. Firing was
desultory
American military authorities took
widespread precautions to guard against
trouble along the border, troops at Fort
Bliss being called out during the night
and stationed along the international
boundary line.
The federal troops at Juarez al
though greatly outnumbered, waged
desperate struggle before being driven
from their vantage points along the
streets and on the roofs of buildings IN
downtown JuareZ.
The central government at Mexico
City, decisively victorious IN It's cam
paigr to recapture Vera Cruz, turned It's
attention toward the situation in the
north.
Rebel troops were centered in Torreon,
In Western Coahuila, while the fed-
erals were massing at GuadalaJara 1or
colnter-offersiye. Gen. Antonio W.
Iareal aspirant for President OF the
auti-re-electionist ticket. was believed
in command of the rebels at Torreon.
Counter Attack Planned.
While Sonora rebels were driving
southwark through Sinaloa, the govern
ment was preparing countef-stroKe
against them. and 10000 federals were
reported marching northwaro.
The government was 1ubilant at the
victories in Vera Cruz. so much so thaJ
censorship was lifted on press dis
patches. s -
The Vera Cruz campaign seemed at
an end Federal troops took over the
CIV in support of troops who hao IuIileo
coainst Gen. Aguirre, the reSoiutlonafy
ceo,,,raander who was forced to fee.
Ag1lirre was believed trapped oetWeen
Two loyal contingents, while MS escape
70 sea was cut off by naval vessels.
The city of Monterey. captured by Ine m
ro,olutionists and then recaptureo ns
foierajs, resumed communication WIZ M
fna outside world after being cut on Ioi
- hours. during which heavy hgn'ine
* place.
Escobar Exacts Tribute.
Cen Escobar, commander -in-enlel o.
.ao rebels. left Monterey for TorfeoI
etTar taking s345,o0 in gold from 'il'
1Coa1 hranch of the Bank Of Mexico.
ca Charles A. Lindbergn. was ex.
r~rted to inaugurate officially ar MAJ MAJ
j aer,,ire between Mexico City am
4 rravnsville tomorrow, despite the feVo
Efion. .,,>, the non
nation pursuing their normal pnrSuttCs ts
A bun fight was even announced Az
Sunday.
REBEL LEADER CLAIMS JUAREZ
Federals Making Last Stand on brios
Leading to u. S. Soil
4 JUAREZ, Mexico March 8 CPl.-
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