The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-27
DIT AIS on CAPTURE
on GOMEZ PAlsACIO
| liy LEASED Nirc 60 Evening Herald.

Constitniionalist' Head 81 u ariers
aJoVe Tortcon. Marca 20. delayed hy
eeni or1 .--Geheral villa and his rebel
army after four days of almost inces-
,ant Gshting during which Victory
ye, med nrst with ole side and then
with the other. occupied Gomez Pat
acio today. Losses ON both sides have
been heaSy.
The rebels delivered three assaults
before permanent success was achlcV-
ed and al times the battle expanded
into the streets leading iato Torreon
proper
Vllln predicts that he wlll have the
latter city hy Saturday or sunday
The most piiiablc Of all tho heart
rendering spectacles of the battle were
the disu eled wounded crying for
water. The lack of this was as deadiy
as bullets. for many wounded died of
thirst The meagre hospital corps,
yonslEting OF "a hall dozen wagons did
heroic work but WIS unable 90 cope
with the situation. u was the iifst
time lu recent Mexican revolutions
that the Tag OF the Red Cross has
been seen In q rebel army. Many a
rebel soldier. az II was learned when
the nghting moved elscwher saw the
nag nuttering In the distance but saw
it and called 70 u In vain.
CARRIED In a dusty. torn suit. a
slouch hat, and red handkerchief
tied about his neck as In his bandit
days, General villa among all the
ragged. thirsty, haif famiahed soldiers
who have fought day and night for the
capture of ToFrcon. has been the most
cOnsT icuous nsure. The conventional
notion of a commanding general di-
rceting campaign through held
glasses aud with a map spread before
him found M Illustration In him. In
stead he climbed over the rocky hills
or crtpt among the mesquite Durhes
tu tell the men az what points To hre,
lis principal activities were those ~
scout. bat his presence aever failed
To inspire the soldiers whenever ne
appeared
The rebels fought amid scenes Of in
tense suffering and horror Water vas
scarce and was Supplied only iion
mnkS hauled on freight ears az theii
rear and rntionE had become unaFail'
able after the nrst das' 3 hghtinE, oi
the nghting was too continuous 20 pes
mis- the men retiring for food, Ihui
with nothing behind them bui des
crt and before them only the eneins
me rebels fought unaffected bS th'
scattered heaps OF dead and wounded
General villa during pauses IN IN,
firing tnlkcd confidently OF the thll ol
Tofrcon. lie DID not place himself
however. amons those who believe M
capture Of TorIoon would speh th'
collapse of the Huerta regime 10 MsN'
loo. bus lntimated rather that ne *
perted Huerta 10 hrht unu' rorsiniA
the rebel forces shall have 90 sui
round Mexico City Itself
when We take Torreon, whicn M'
will do" said General villa, moppini
the dust from his face - ne Ait On
his horse. we viii establish our nii
itury base there tof movements ess' ..,.
ward and southwark. Chihunhu'
with General Carranxa there VIII pc
come the provisional capital. u VA
ha the center OF our civil gov erninenl
nut the military government VIII y
hero and IA will be- u moving govern
ment one force viii be sent south y
attack Zacaiecas and then follow VI
the National railroad towards Asue
callcntcs. Another force VIII sia!
east 10 pursue the federais az shiuu
ana Monterey VIII give us hnh oi ~
republic