Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-24
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El Ncricl, Couhuila Mcxicu. Marca
The attack on Torreon began
to-day when General villa occupied
Lcrdo practically without resistance
and m o'clock this afternoon began
lat attack on Gomez pulaelo The three
lovus arc practically one In "a com
merclal an social SENSE and are cou-
ncctcd hy four miles 81 street railway
but 1orrenn nunper Represents the
military lronglrod whore The Afexl-
cn federal force H gathered under
General Befngio Nelaaeu
Gomez palocio ana lerdo are with.
QUE important natural dcfenscs. and
ln previous revolutions have never
hrnn seriously defended. The real
trsl uf strength is expected To come
soon when villa hurls his force
against the elaborate drfpnsrs of Tor
rou ON this hltue lt IL conceded
hinges the iato of The revolution
Form advance Dcfcnse-.
The mountain Cerra Ia Pillar lies
to thr r'ght ot tho street car and rail-
road tracks which connect Come.
pnlucia with Torrron White natur
llly approached hy hostile force
from Gomez ialacie IL forms an ud-
vance portion of the Torreon dcfenses
General villa tclegraphod confident
N that hD would take Gomez Palaclu
toni Itht His confidence is h1scd on
th' fact that ihc mountain NJ usually
defended merely tor tho purpose uf
inuirung what damage Is possible he.
fore fetreniiug otherwise tho posts
ton s such that the defending force
could Dec eut ou Dos a superior enemy
Tho advance on Gome2 pUlacio lie
gan from this point which De onls
TWO or three mites from Gomez Pa
ucio.
imiuu. tunnunatlc Bcgin~.
Tho action Was preceded by "a futi-
ous cHunouadug directed at the fed
crul batteries with their infantry sup
ports on The mountain slopes When
rohel officers with ueld glasses oil
served thlt tho fodcrala wore shiftina
hrIr positions their own infantry was
sct m motion across the plains in the
direction of thc mountains. u Us re-.
ported that other troops are up-
ptolchne Torreon ion other directions
For last week villa drove In the Ted
orpl uutposts from nll points Of the
compass and mude the way clear for
hls uWu attack hy taking Mapimt
Mitiiuebum Junction and "a numhef
ot other towns
Onco Gomez puAcio aud the noun
bm On Pillar ue ttkeu, th" rchel
troops mas move through % valley
follunus tho street c1t line Gap To-
recon until Tho Nrry gates of that cltN
uro roaehed n ls probable howcNet
that the, will have 10 fight to cross
thu Nasls river which runs between
lht uto eitIr-
Defensive Position strong.
Thr whole valley Is reported 20 ee
iu 70 stdln I'd defense with bnhvd wire
rutnslrments and uenchr- lttga
iiuu ditrhrs ion come instances nave
icou nuudcd while others lett dlA
VU shelter the uuctta soldiers. Fed
ra batteries everywhere occupy the
mills which cluao in pn TWroon from
al des
rfclin.ina, ~krmishc>
Tns preliminary skirmshng which
,uahl,l the rebels Gao bring their bat
torips nta action THIS afternoon, he
ru 40 -daAhl abs today. lud the tctl=
,rI- fought .tubhomit They ro-
lrrd from trench 90 trench ON the
na.r4 until forced hack upon The main
,urr,. ou lhe slopes ot the mountain
Thr rebels numbered three thou-
unl with Grucral Toribio utcga al
thpu hctd and General villa iu TIE
mmra 8ta hHehgr0uud Lerdc. whete
uu Mrles an,e luetufies in Meyico
uJr luWted iiDs around a shoulder cf
Ccru le IA Pillar trom Gomez palacie.
m WI. taken last might without mate
ln defense and the main mounta
batteries Wvr. planted 70 command
thr approaches to Gomez palacio
NJ Was occupied by the combined