El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-27
Rebel Report From the
Front Says Bullring IN
ToTTeon Is Taken.
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Continued FROM Aitso 0--1-l
Gomez Palaeio. villa is now confident
that but a few hours viii elapse before
he takes TOrreon.
villa reports to Juarez tnaI tne 1eQ-
erals in TorreOn made two attempts
Thursday to escape to the SOUTH Dut
this is not confirmed in the newspaper
Keep Up Artillery Fire.
Villa kept his arulery pIuss1liL55
away all of Thursday night at tn l
federals in ToTreon, refusing 70 arrow
them to get a rest. The artillery IRE
continued today according TO repor Js'
while many Of Villas men engaged IN
burying the dead and removing INC
wounded from Gomez Palaclo, Leruo
and surrounding localities where the
fighting has been heavy. The Joss on
both sides is heavy, but the rebel al
vices state that the federal loss IS the
Greatest. They claim that 500 federals
were killed in Gomez
Villa may deliver his frontal attack
on TOrreOn tonight. A message was
received from his headquarters at noon
Friday which said that he was getting
his forces organized tor the genera
assault and it would probably De maze
in the form Of a night attack tonight,
Rebel Killed Totals 1O0.
The rebels admit losing 100 IN the
fighting. Their wounded are beng
sent back north to BermejillO, where
they are being given first aid and sent
north to the permanent hospitals
established at Jimenez, Escalon, Chi
huahua and other points. Some will
eventually be sent to Juarez, 1t is IN
derstOOd. although no orders have yet
been received in Juarez TO put hOspi-
tails in condition.
Villa is quoted in one message from
the front as stating that he viii kill
or capture every federal in TOrreOn;
that he has them effectively bottled
up and they cannot escape Villa de-
MES that the federals have been rein
forced from Saltillo and advises that
ne has q force Of men between Tor
reon and SlltillO to keep COmmunica-
ton cut off.
Villa has no, had his entire force
engaged in the fighting at LerdO and
Gomez but Benavides and several
other commanders have been hammer
Ing TorreOn from the east and north
east for the past four days, thus keep
ing q large part Of the federal garrison
fence while Villa and other chiefs were
fighting their way into Gomez Palac1O.
Easy to TnlSe TOrreOn.
IN compete. possession OF all local
tiles surrounding TOrreOn, Villa is now
in a position to attack from all sides.
Friday morning Villa sent a mes
sage to JuareE to be forwarded to Bar
real to VenustianO Carranza, reporting
his occupancy Of Lerdo and Gomez
PalaciO and sending best wishes" to
''the supreme chief"
simultaneously. a message came to
Juarez from Gen. Felipe Angeles. Car
ranza's minister of war at the front
with Villa expressing warm admira-
tion for the manner in which Villa and
his generals handled the campaign
against TOrreon.
villa Wires Carranza
Villas telegram to Carranza follows:
After three days and nights Of
bloody fighting the enemy has been
OislOdEed from Gomez PalacfO and
Lerdo- We have not been able to de-
termine our own losses in killed and
wounded All chiefs conducted them
selves well and cOoperated splendfdly [
The artillery was particularly useful
and to it is ascribed the panic that has
been created in the ranks of the enemy.
General Angeles commanded the ar
tlllery with his usual ability. The villa