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Show MADERO REFUSES TO GRANT ARMISTICE I UNTIL AFTER THE BATTLE OF JUARE7 m 9 H V Head of Rebel Army Issues a Warning That I Juarez Will Be Attacked Within a Few Hours I Two Field Pieces Are Placed in Posi I tion to Throw Shells I Into the City. El Paso, April 20. Francl3co I. Madero Ma-dero refused absolutely to grant on 1 armistice, as suggested by Dr. Gomoz . at Washington. He sent in word today to-day that he would take armistice after j the battle of Juarez, and Ihon only. "They want an armistice to got up reinforcements; that is all,"' he siid. "Wo will first fight. My army will win or be whipped at Juarez before we make an armistice." This morning Madero cant official notice to the consuls of Juarez that he might attack tho town any hour before 12 o'cleck tonight. Madero rode from his ramp close up ' to the outskirts of Juarez this morn- i Ing and examined the clty'r -forllfici-tlons clobely with field classes. Later ' he rode down to the river whore his I mpn had been gathering in scattered . squads with Gen. Pascual Orozo. Madero has two field pieces, which his men had constructed In the mil-road mil-road shops at Madera and there, are being placed in position to shell the" town It is certain there will be no fighting fight-ing before midnight unless the fuler- als make an attack Madero was not compelled to give official notice to foreign for-eign consuls of his Intent'nn to attack at-tack as he has not been recognized as , a belligerent, but he Insisted that it , was propor to do so to avoid loss of life and is holding mo men in check ! until the time specified. The insurrectos are said to have rc- ' ceived froshsupplles of food and ammunition am-munition during the night. Supplies are said to have been carried over the border In spite of the patrol of American Ameri-can troops. I All the Insurrectos are said to hav from 150 to ISO round? of ammunl- , tion and all appear eager for tho bat-tic. bat-tic. " American Consul T. D. Edwards Issued Is-sued his warning to foreigners at 11 o'clock this morning. ' After announcing that he has been 11 notified of the 'tlmo of attack, Ed- H wards' notice reads; H "I therefore repeat myformer warn- H ing to all foreigners and non-combat- H ants to seek a "place of safety 'and IH remain away from this city until order H shall have been rsstored." Madoro's notige to Consul Eviwurds H nnd other foreign consuls In Juarez, Hj follows: H "To the United States consu1 In Chi- dad, Juarez, and other consuls: ' "I have ,the honor tp notify you , HJ that, after twenty-four "hours begin- ning at midnight tonight, Apr'l 19, I H may attack your city at, anv moment H Will vou kindly nlease take knowledge IH of this notice and also advise other H consuls and all the foreign residents H of your city so "hat they can take H measures which they adjudge conven- H lent to avoid the natural consequences H which may follow an attack Accept the expression of my respect and consideration. con-sideration. "Free suffrage and no re-election . (Signed) "FRANCISCO I. MADERp, Provisional President of Mexican Republic Re-public and chief of the army of liberation." |
