Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-04-02
GREAT BATTLE
AROUND TORREON
REPORTED THAT ONE THOUS-
AND WERE KILLED IN BLOOD
DY BATTLE

chihuahua, City, March 30.-One
thousand soldiers, some of them wom-
en-, lie dead in and about blood-soaked
Torreon. This is the estimate placed
on the results of six days fighting be-
tween General Villa and the federal
forces before that war-racked city.
How far it is from the exact number
of dead probably never will be known,
but from reports brought in at diff
ferent times, and the knowledge OF
the terrific battling, military authori-
ties here believe thousand is the:
least when the firing ceases.
For six days the fight has been Bit
terest and the loss of life the heav-
lest in the recent history of Mexico.
Constitutionalists sympathizers and
rebel officers are again anxious as to
the fate of Villa.
Juarez, March 3O-An official mes
sage from the front states fighting is
still on for the possession of Torreon.
The telegram says that rebels now
hold all positions except the main
barracks and two smaller barracks.
In the last few hours General Villa
took Cerreo de Lacruz and the Tor
reon foundry, it is reported.
Another telegram admits the rebel
loss in the last six days is 900 killed
and wounded and places the federal
loss at 1000. As there are already
at Chihuahua over 500 wounded the
report of rebel losses is thought min
imized. Among the rebel wounded is
Gen. Thomas Urbina.
Juarez, March 3O.-It is believed
here the assault of General Villa on
Torreon Saturday night was reprlsed,
or at best some incident unknown
here prevented the attack. The last
word from the rebel general came at
II o'clock Saturday night when a
telegram from him was quoted as
saying the taking of the city was not
a matter of hours, but minutes.
This was premature, for even Fen
eral Carranza said upon his arrival
Saturday he had received no word
from the front, and evidently Villa.
has not yet taken the fedora! strong
hold.
General Venustanio CarrarZ:, first
chief of the revolution. was welcomed
to Juarez Saturday. In the last few
weeks the general has ridden horse,
back for 500 miles and in the last
two months he travelled 1000 miles;
in the sarc way.
He looked the picture Of health and
vigor, living contradition to the
stories that he is feeble and has con-
slant recourse to stimulants in order
to bear up. Visitors were eager to
catch glimpse of the one man in
Mexico whom General Villa owns as
chief.
When newspaper men were intro
duced to Carranza, he smiled and
said: "Well, suppose you want me
to say something" The insinuation
admitted, the general Grated: "The
time is coming when the whole world
will plainly see the great cause Of
which I have the honor to be the
head is the cause Of justice.
"The path of better things is open
ing up and the dav of retribution for
treachery and infamy draws to a.
close.
He added he has no occasion to
modify his decree several months ago
wherein he stated no act or contract
of the Huerta government would be
recognized, should the revolution sue
ceed in capturing Mexico City.
"Huerta is not president of Mexico
and none of his acts will be legal. and
therefore none of them can be bind
ing" he said.