Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-05
TORREON STRUGGLE
Be GINS WITH
SKIRMISH
Poems of Chihuahua Noy Are'
Riding in Carriages and.
Autos Formerly Owned by.
MiIIionaireS,

Ter MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL Leased WiHrl
Chihuahua, Mex, Feb. 1.-The first
sllirmish between the federal troops
protecting Torrcon and the rebel army
advancing on that city resulted in a
Withdrawal of the rebel forces. The
skifmlsh, details Of when reached
here today. occurred IN the mountain
pass Of Puerta De la Cadena, about
thirty miles from Mopimi and north
west OF Torreon.
Rebel troops under General Crbna
were guarding the pass when they
were attacked by a federal force
which advanced from Mapimi, A
brief fight resulted in the abandon
ment of the pass by the rebels and
their retirement TO the main rebel ad-
vance guard north Of Mapimi Gen.
eral Urbina was attempting 90 hold
the pass as an approach for rebels
from the vest The rebels now be-
liove they will hayc 60 fight for Ma
pint before they march on Torreon.
With the arrival OF General Francis
co villa from Juarcz today rebel
leaders looked forward to the Toireon
campaign, although train loads of am
munition and rauons for men and
horses haye To be shipped southwark
fer u week or ten days, before my
thing like a general engagement oc-
ours
Meantime the rebels are enjoying
the fruits Of recent victories and are
enforcing what is referred to by al
legged Huerta sympathizers as a
reign Of terror One Of the duties
assigned to an employe Of rebel
newspaper is to dig out of the files
the names Of persons VINO particle
patod in social or business events be-
fore the rebels occupied the city. Lists
of these names are published. They
invariably bring forth disclaimers
from the persons referred to. Never
tholess. reports Of some ono having
been taken out and shot are numer-
GUS
Along the streets roll the carriages
and automobiles owned by the rich
families who have been banished, but
which are now used by citizens who a
few months ago were classed as poems
AS the more striking equipaSes pass
in the social parade comments come
from the crowd such as that was
Juan Creers carriage or look at the
horses of Terrazas.
The federal theater erected under
the Dnz regime 'has been opened
for the benefit Of the revolution and
military bands perform in the plazas
daily.
In line with the statement Of Cen
eral villa that he would Danish all
spaniards known to have opposed the
rohels and that he would extorminate
ali Huera influences, the following
has been given publicity here as rep
resenting the motives behind the revo-
luton:
"The trouble with the Madero rev
olution was that II was not fought to
a finish. After Diaz fell the greater
part Of his regime survived and Grip
pied Madero The Madero admins"
trntlon formed too generous q compro-
mise with a beaten enemy. The dam
Ger OF revolution will continue until
the reform elements triumph com
plctely. until the country Is purged oil
the cicntiflco influence and until we
are rid of landlordism. In brief, the
remedy for revolution is q thorough
revolution. It is this fact that causes
carranza to reject all offers Of com.
promise. since such COMPROMISES con-
tain the seed Of endless disturbances