Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-28
VILLAS REBELS SWEEP
FEDERALS BEFORE THEM
OUTPOSTS OF TORREON TAKEN
BY REBELS AND ADVANCE
ON STRONGHOLD.
.HUERTA'S SOLDIERS IN TRENCHES
Small Town Of Lerdo Easily Taken.
Furious CannOradlng Precedes
Attack on Gomez Pa.aciO-To
Attack Torreon Proper.

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IT N"r..l Durango The real at-
tack ou Hur.uu BEGAN Monday when
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in commercial anna social .'i'-' """
are connected hN .".' i"..'7 ODD SID.
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Come IaiacIo and Lcrc" are HIth-
out important ua'ura. dn'vu-c= ana
in previous revolutions newer MtN"
been seriously defended The real
test OF strength le expected io come
soon when Villa huris his force AGAINST
the d"tenses OF lorreon. pu TINS bat
tie 1T IS conceded hinges the fate OF
the revolution.
ne mountain I A'.IIff gee ia I|dl
lies TO the right of the street car and
railroad tracks "hI'h connect "oIhe@
,'''
villa Announces confluence
General Villa telcgraphed confident
ly that he would take Gomez Palacio
Tuesday night His confidence Is
based on the fact that the mountain
is usually defended merely for the
purpose Of iuflicting what damage is
possible Otherwise, the position is
such that the defending force could
/ be cut off by a superior enemy
The advance on Gomez Palacio be-
gan from this point, which is only two
or three miles from Gomez Palacio
The action was preceded by iurt
Gus cahhohddlhE directed al 'He 'eu
eral batteries WIN their IhidHliy sup
ports on the mountain Slopes ""eh
reDel oiIlcers WIN iielu SlasSes oO'
served that the lederalS were Sili'''hs
their positions theIr own infantry was
set I'D motloh across the pia'hS III Ihe
direction ol Ihe houn'"in'
II II lepoi "" '"a'
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=
are Iedcheu -,
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WHICH Iuhs Oe'"'' '"' WV
The whole valley Is reported 10 De
in state OF defense with DarDed wire
entanglements and trenches, lrrisa'
ton bitches in some instances having
been flooded while others that nave
Deen IeIt dTy VIII snei'e' 'h' 'lu'i J."
soldiers. Federal batteries every
where occupy the nils when Close
in on Torreon from all SIDES.
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- 49, 'a,'aa.1,, 90, . day 2
was OO''' '0U - 1.-,'a.;an o..
ieSI' W. 90 =" 80 O"! " p -ta 80 - onrn.
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manu- Vi 'N' -, c.
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udy iiioi inns anu "dS r nn,oota
PoSlo VIM ale n - ,air hnda 81 he
ElVerJei' "neie '"o mon Dous 80, =,
prlsaue IeS'S' 10 ii'e i"li11 nj .,-,.o,
uoile@ rdldoio' y, "i"o ~ 60
5 rum 'no i"A"
, ITSELF
y General AgulTre husenio Den" 'uo'
f and General MacioVIo herrera nav
= Deen out Oh communicate" ii'o'' y
o the day. Dut were repor'eu ~ NC au
Fan0ins 'i 'i -, - ,r,ot,,al
railroad point on the Iorreoh Ilanual