Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
GeueraI Herrera Cuts Way
through Business Sec
ton to Bull Ring.
LOSSESA ARE ENORMOUS
1oent of Huerta Makes Exten-
siye Purchases of Guns and
Ammunition in France.

1-.-sz Mexico. March 2S--It was
,,,5 the expectation that Torreon
,o-,-5 crumbIe under the rebel
.,,s,E that officials here resumed
~ tasks this morning. The last
-.,,--s were that General Herrera
- ont a wav through the business
lion 20 the bull ring on the north;
.,,t villa. with more troops from
Gomez palacio. had set out 10 loln
Herrera and had taken supreme COM
uaud. and that the federals were max
ing ina. stand on the west side. An
-,co,f-med rumor at midnight said
ttar ne rebels had taken a hill known
a. ce-ro de IA Cruz. an important de-
fense-
No military Official IN Juarez doubts
that the battle Villa waged against
Gomez paIacio. now his. and Torreon,
has been the most terrible engage
ment OF any revolutionary movement
IN Mexico. Losses in dead and wound
"a on both sides are enormous Villa
has become a hero. He is looked upon
a. the greatest military genius in the
southern republic.
Heavy fighting continued at Tor
rson today according TO telegram
from General Villa. who said he eX-
pecied to take the city by tonight
Four Days Of Cruel Carnage.
Gomez Palacio. Mexico, March 27.-
"a m.-Four days of fighting, in
ending three desperate assaults by
The rebels, were rewarded when Cen
erzl Francisco Villa moved into the
city and established his headquarters
on the side OF the town looking to-
ward TorreOn and within three miles
Of the great goal Of the campaign
The final and deciding assault was
delivered yesterday. II was preceded
By the bombardment, after which the
infantry and cavalry dashed into the
streets.
Rifles. machetes. pistols and hand
Eenades were used in hundred
different encounters in the narrow
thoroughfares. The grenades of home
manufacture. were lighted with the
cigarettes which are an unofficial
part Of the equipment of every Mex
iean soldier.
General Villa does not yet know
bis own loss except that it IS heavy.
The wounded suffered terribly from
thirst and many died for the lack Of
water and surgical attention.
Terrible Scene.
The dead Of both sides lay to-
sether in the streets or were found
huddled under piles of earth which
had once been adobe houses or cor
rails, wrecked by rebel shells
Veterans say that no more furious
battle ever was fought in Mexico.
General Villa did not stop 10 mourn
ais losses. but with characteristic
energy began preparations to move
o. TorreOn. He expects to cooper
ATE with 1000 men under General
Herrera, who is under orders to dt-
Jack the town from the east
The newspaper correspondents
we're permitted TO enter the city with
villa Everywhere rebel soldiers we're
eassged in rescUing the injured and
'@klng them 20 the railroad. There
we're stretchers. but not nearly
enough Of them. but a stout pole with
blanket suspended hammock fash /
Ion. suficed
Those with flesh wounds disdained |
% desert and many a soldier, limp 1
lns from a wound in the leg. or with 1
One arm supported in a blood-stained /
o~nosge, was seen among the stretch /
er bearers.
Huerta Buys More Guns.
Liverpool, Eng, March 2S.-Two /
.nored and forty CreUsot guns and /
SDVO.OoO rounds OF ammunition will l
= dispatched 70 Mexico within a week /
-On France. according TO John Wes-
~ De Kay OF New York. former presi- |
-eat OF the Mexican National Bapking /
Dnpany and a representative Of the
noerta government. He sailed for |
We" York today.