The chronicle=news., 1914-04-03

vance on General Refusi Velaseo's
federal garrison In T0ITeon and Co
mes Paiseio. y suburb. resulted In
pitisbie slaughter OF the rebels In
which about 1000 of them. partly
through a series of biunders. were
killed or wounded within few
hours. All reliable accounts agree
that the rebels first attack WAS uh-
successful aud that their combined
forces. Alta0ush better equipped
with field gun. than they had ever
been previously and fully confident
would fsixhtss the federais into .
lvstssat. we're forced To retire in the
begiasins Of the fight.
First the rebels were reported to
have biundedss in openin; fire ON
their own mes. Two accounts were
StVea for this mistake. One Mas
that . column Of the rebel army
ssatsed over their mark and poured
shell into the ranks Of G@n-fai
Asuirrs Bena,ids'. forces on an OPP
po.iie side Of Gomez PaiAeio. Anosh.
ef account ~as that a body of rebels
catered Conner faiaeio without or
d-ss. and the rest Of the army. think
iax they we're f-dsfais. opsned fire
and killed . Number Of their own
mea before their mistake vas disso,'
cred. \ aasatiiy of hand bombs.
made Of i~o inrh pip-. we're provided
with sa.h poor fuse ihs, the federal.
usss able 10 ex,inEuish with Hsics
sseh OF shen a. they did not thro~
hack n the rebels.
To add tn tho mi.ibssuh-s Of the
rebels first attack. according I" de-
tails cleaned from the ~pandsd. the,
uefs lursd into . part of Tofs-oa un'
der tho Impression that the f-'iersi'
had fled Then saidrnly ,h-y dis
covered they were in direct fire os
we'll sheltered federal guns which
rsoe-~ To sso~ them as~n by th-
ssos.. MaaS rebels vrrsr soahd-i a.
| ;h., sIl-snpl~d TO withdraw
Th-s- --s. smoae the -srsis that
sapp-1-i aasinx the tao of ths-e
.sSs ~h.n The s.ssos ~ The ffoss r.
fused ts l--ssaii ahs messages Z. be
tfsssanittsd softh.
Geh.ssi villa te.sse tr left fn'
The south stated ssaphatissily thai
~h.s the assault 90 rosrrpa oaee BE-
gar il ~ou.i sos last long .. he sa'
prepared 10 fight il shsoaxa ~ish"ss'
AAsiae Tn withdraw ssmoasssiiy ID
rest sis men. ths sssbbosa fisat pas
| OF b. sa. federal sssft.na sppsssa;iy
caused villa To .assx- bis pisss :ss
Is-tasssc-nra,s at smmaa'gioa aaa
n~s has- bees soiss se-ssh steadily
ssd IL ia s-pnssrd that Wills. shils
so'dssx sesne imPssisss Ps.iiinss IA
ssa sbp,s Tossvae. really stopped
sxsse.sis. iish,iss IL order Z, sesu.
psssis ffosa the first hard blow.
Last tssdsy. = week ago. Geaessl
Noaeissso tt.sr~ta. With his o>-n
bsisAd~ sna part OF fs-nssid-s zAsa-
GOA tosrv made The fsr.s 4assss
,sain.a Toss-os. ti- -strf.-i ~ ise
cast ssa i.~assssssd To the ball ria :
sassh nj she ssssss Of the '"sn b.
fusu kS sss checked.
Street Hshsiss ~ which haa.
srvssd-s ~es- ,h~ most asefai ~~s ,.
sas us~d. followed. aud a~ss fruu,
the tsoaS. ssse In nessef official
hsiississ. received With soassdsfsbi.
reserve. ~ese ali that reached she
sssss,d- world.
| Gsecssl viiis thea 81 Ooaes "a.
ia.io sasuus.ed that he would join
10 the attack. sskias saps-m- .em-
mssd. t,~ sasoass-d also that sh.
se~spspes m.a With hin would eos
hr allowed sa sred .ai say new.
Whatsoever until the Town vas rom
pies.iy in his hands
n the Thousand. whose s-ry iiS.
las hinges oa condition. In M.Si."
sh-rr followed a pct,oi cf the mos;
aaNio-,. ~aitiaz. Rsmors ~rrr c,-
cryuh.sr aud ttpr, time To tim. the
federal. declared that villa had hccn
routed. but villa Let oal just enough
Of bis official reports 10 b.~ildcr the
| public.
The question mark after sh- sisua-
,ion never doomed LARGER than las;
aixhs. Early In the evening Cssran.
~ aaaoSuccH that tho status a, Tor
tcua remained unchanged.
Then came the buric e,i' cs vic.
tory. Mcsicans recognized Il in a
flash and tho s,frcts bce eamc ,hr-as-d
Instantly. Out Of the dive snd sa-
loohs and gambling hclI- the crowd
rushed until they were empty and
the crowds slotm,d up the street to
!Catraasas rcsiientc.
Again and again the busi-r sound
cd the, call. and s'ca, wave Of
cheering sro.c.
The resort. which have gained for
IuaIca in the minds ot some students