The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-23
Rebels Fire Effective.


Ue"e" Fire E"ersiSr'
With almost 100 Federals killed AT p-r.
nejillo when the rebels took the Mace
and as AT Tlahualilo tho Are of the
rebels appears to have been most effective
AZ this would account for almost 200 dead
In two minor engagements In which the
rebels claim to have lost comparatively
none. Rebel adylces TO the Juarez ofY,ciaIs
also declared that only few wounded
Federals we're found. indicating that the
rebel bullets were going true to their
mark. villa boosted OF this in messages
to his subordinates in a declaration that
~, NAYS 10 wa.,e /, u,,,o ,o,,dar ana
few Mills for nrac,ice be,ore n ha,,ie"
One subor,ina;. exnlainad today tb,,
villa had kent bia ARM Lusv shA,tinr
NJ targets for seve,,I weeks ,rio, 60 en-.
ettacL and Tim, his ,,.s.,,, 10, ,,tnh,
on ,he ef,oc,,v. ,,a,.,,sn,anst'>,, - al. 49,,
was his ren,v 90 Tho cr,,iri.,, -" 90.
n, his assnnts, ,ha. ~, -. ,,'.,t, ,'S
,n,ch co.,i,, ,,n,..da. "a 49,, ~. AZ,
resources for sac,,,ing ,Ia,,, 80 81
,ecessary r,r c,,,n,,,,iI,i,s a,,, ,, .'',,.
Ma' 'o''''''ou'"es are s'on' nov.
pa.o go, =, ,,.,.', WIZ. .u :.
co,r,on,. a., ~. -, - W ,n ,'s
ooo 100 ,,u - ''... ..".'" 'n'. ~
, $3.50 "'''l"i,H"' "o"'" I've
20 - nv i'' "so anu 'u"re" i's'ue
~. -. . -,,
..n', 80 ,e~s'ne received AT JuareS
$3.50, ."a' Gen ioro'o ortes"s com.
ss'u was NJ zoe nlteeh miles hofth o'
or,eon, near tne MeNican central kail-
'oe"' anu u'.'' Noi' f"o'o N""l"S H'u re-
ported ms location at Hornos only
SNORT instance across the irrigated helds
east OF iorrcon. mo message also said
tnat Gen. Benavides was at San Pedro
10 las Coionias also east OF and close
70 .orreon'
ihese messages claimed that the Fed
eT6l rOTCe uefcn0tnR Berme1tllO yester-
nay "heh the rebel army drove them
oack numbered only 300. out OF which
me rebels had previously reported l06
KILLED.
Gen. Chao was also advised that the
Federals were destroying everything be-
fore them as they retreated, railroad sta
tons. railroad bridges. private homes.
forage and ANYTHING that might aid the
reoei army. the rebel officials in Juarez
feared that the Federal troops might do
something similar in Torreon and that
AFTER taking H. Villa might find II barren
ana useless FOR accommodating his army
which would be serious blow to the
reDels.
the Juarez officials gave outward APP
pearances OF confidence to-day by declar-
ing That Gen. villa was probably too busy
driving in the Federals to take time to
re1an the lines OF communication.
The very TACT that we have had moth
ing from Gen. Villa to-day said Gen.
Chao as ne came from the races this az
ternoon. indicates that he has advanced
south OF BermeJillo and that he IL out
OF communication with US. II he were
still at Bermejillo he would have a wire
and could communicate with us.
The Federals destroyed the railroad
ana the telegraph lines as they retreated
ana Gen VIVA ~ man who first fights
ana tells his friends about II afterward
lie would make sure of taking Torreon,
then wire us that he had done so after
no mad time to rebuild the telegraph or
ret up wireless outfit. As long az the
Seneral maintains headquarters he
Keeps in touch with us either by wire
wireless. but when he goes into battle
no has no headquarters and goes where
there Is hghting
From the time the first news of fight
ing came to Juarez on Saturday and the
time the last messages came late to-
night. the rebels had made good prog
ress In their advance against the city
from the north the main army and
its outposts had moved in many miles
curing saturday, some being not more