Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
BURNING BODIES OF
DEAD At 1ORR[ON
GENERAL VILLAS ARMY pEvor.
INo ENERoiGs 70 MAKING
CITY iNHAslTAsLE.
oENEAAL vELAsco BELIEVED
~ TO % WITH FLEEING TROOPS
resssral Commander Not Captured and
Net Heard From Since Evacuation
Of city-Fsdsral Dead and Wounded
in Bottle 1,soo-vsIaseo Leaves 200
Wsu1dsd Behind. ..1e Z

Wounded Behind. a1 4
Torreon. Mexico. April Z. via El Paso,
Tex, April This city, from which
General Refusio velasco and most of
the uninjured Of his command fled yes
terday. was occupied by the rebels in
force today and the work of burning the
bodies Of the dead, clearing away the
wreclxage Of she'll shattered adobe
walls. street barricades and barbed
wire entanslements was begun.
When Villa took a considerable mum :
ber Of prisoners velasco escaped from
the Canyon de Eurache with consid-
erable proportion Of his force. He was
pursued last night by General Benan-
des. who today reported that he had
fought : small rear guard engagement
with the retreating force and later
General villa, with reinforcements left
here to make an attempt to capture or
annihilate 1t.
Federal Casualties 800.
Non on-l.1aSa:::.nts here with whom the
Associated Press correspondent talked
today. estimated that velasco's garrt-
son did not number more than 5000
mon. Of whom 1900 were killed or
wounded.
When velasco fed ne left behind in
the military hospital 200 wounded.
When the rebels entered the place they
xouno only ons hu -. - "a -. .ha
Cruz. IN attenoance. one sau In.. .ae
other nurses ioiioMeo .n'
II evacuated tne c1ey.
Wsunosa n :.
me pat'ents "e.e III nisn -. -.
AnAiety Ior tue! Hau oen M
4 Wis took no prisohe.s.
xeaeet1feu Oy -; q; . uH.i . =,
4ne brilsn vice consu 1s 2.
acao. VINO ente.eu ,. ."e ~ -
ctimpine ove. M -. roo.es re. a. . -. -. ra,,,
no g! nau u.cu t..e. s,ssS S.as.;..
Z Min tne souol .u..' :. p.,.i.b os,,c,n,
IN clear. even .ory rs,,,a -, .s',.s,a III,
4 announces sna .ls.ss nss..IsS, ...a,,L, =.
tnat none oI @ 4,sst. ~ =
Il halMeo' 80. s..s .tar,.ai,,.. ~
nad the s.rens So 80. ~ tha ron-
tneir .e'pows ' ~, . ,.,.d seah,v
and ron 1,.,, ..en :.
NC 80. 80. .ooth,np = diving pa
me nu.'. ~, ~ ~ ,a.t hreath ioined
..eu.. Wy .ta- ..nL hack dead.
the cneellns a"u vi. 49,, ,rsre s1,a Wit :
PERSONS VIZ ~. ~. I,si..oo .,n,,,ari,v
hessoe ue.1 "a. ,,,hor, h. .c !.
exe executeu .n.ee ~. ..o,n. Tba wife
cnsed ol ntue W a..r.o Yonez at
OF one OF .e ,,,,shona ond ~.
tempted 70 s,l,T ,l,,,s 80.
same pune. Ai w.:S.a.. as.
s 80 sftv sraniard.
three huruie Gu .uS,. tooL 70 !.
inciuoins woinen :,.;u ,asar tbe nro.
Iuge IN DANA oue .n.,i Ty,,,,ar ,,ho
tection OF Arneiiean ..sho,,t tba hat
renlsiheu en- !, Az 80 ,.a.,,r1snts have shown
tie 80 lal al, lne =. 49,. those Standards
no oisposllion ~ ha.a rsnnained nan :
VINO are knomn rs ~ - ,rcI,,dinp fftv-
traL u.her ie @,.a,ana and Anstrians.
s snn ss.-;cs,a were unharned 50
and 100 Americans, wsfe eoa.m o- .eN -
tar az eou.u ...oS - that General yelasco
was repo. e,,dad b,,t This report.
~ ninsen ~as 80. y. vent insane in
IKE tne one aa,,,a not ha confirmed.
tne .len.ne .,an 80. nravsiIs now that
ahu anu .he mp a. he.d of his troops.
he IL still at the neau .. m NJ 1919 p5
Two federal generals were Ao1 ~AA
z three wounded.
Soldiers on Verge OF "u.'"y'
% saIu he.e ,'. ~ ~, ~. io..es IN the
was brought about by nus 81 losses ss,. IN nd .ns
night assauits naue ssN Ic,a;ars py worn ont
indications that MS soios'
py tne pa. ploloso h;oh tbev vera told
Villa practiced on the woun ~ .a,,.tan @
prisoners were o.. =. ~ ~ hn,,.s.to-hon.e -
In the course OF Tue hoa1o
lighting rebels ana 1eusla.s @ ~ aaaS
came within talking distance &c. an =. suoh o
other and In some cases ~. $3.50 =" rr.n.
friendly terms tnat th.y 49, $500 oe.e. The he
+ entirely. In most OF tnese :. - ssn,.;n e
] federais we're a.ss ava v;,i ha
when Velasco retFea.eu no" @
enrolled under the reDel osn.. Ha., :.
Tho federa! aftnnery 70 ~. .h.,I.
that Of the rebels, many o1 "no'e '''e'''
proved defective. ..,.,.
villa Ansnsstss ..,.
+ ena.--a,. .oine wrong he would gal