El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-03

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Carranza residence last Sunday to wei
come him, were turned on. lighting, up
the draped and festOoned red, WhlIe
and green of the Mexican national
cOlOrs. The same occurred at the Gus
tom house.
MaderOi Viva Mexico! came the shrlI
historical cries of the crowd.
Inside, Carranza and his confidential
advisors were drinking champagne TO
Francisco Villa, the hero of the cam
Outside the populace and rebel sol
diers were shouting shooting guns anu
Bullets Fall in FL PasO.
Bullets fell in Sunset Heights from
the rebel rifles when the fall OF TOT
reon was being celebrated. one man
on Epson avenue said he heard bulet
whistle over his house and anoIHEeI
said one hit in the street near hllI ~
Many were awakened by the NOISE u
the celebration and went out on SuSIa
galleries to listen to the rattle OF tIC
Mauser rifles. 1t was replica Oh ILIo
battle of JuaTeZ and many persons
thought that the federals had attack'Su
the town. as Villa had done before. 1It liz
telephone lines were gummed up Win
INQUIRIES about the disturbance IN Jud-
reZ and it was impossible to get an
swers from central for some min ITes
after the celebration started IIIo
heard plainly in FL Paso.
Juarez Victory Mad.
Americans hatleSs, COatleSS ana ~
all manner of attire, rushed to inc
bridges in automobiles, on foot ana IA
the street cars. to see what was haR 1+
Dening Reserve guards were calIe9 ~
70 hold the crowds back at the bridges.
In a short time. hundreds OF peOPIIG
were crOWding about the I'll PaSo G ILL.,
of the two international bridges. Ing
United States soldiers did not LQ2I LnLo
any ~ ~ - N ig sSiTsl
JuaTez was victory mad and the dam
ger was considered extreme Dut 50 la
as known. nobody was hurt L
One bullet struck the roof OF =, II
NefFs home, 514 MonteZuma, crasneu
through the roof and fell into room
J1arez had a right, it was generally
conceded, to celebrate somewhat wiz
", for the tension of waiting had DeeL
great. For months the advance aga
Torreon was awaited with eager IN
uerest and then for weeks there was
suspense over the result
Mayor Padres, realizing that. some
one must be calm, took occasion 70
order the saloons to close.
Villa Takes His Time.
At Juarez and Chihuahua for weeks
Villa waited while every detalI was pc
ing perfected. He realized perIectIy
that the campaign would probably go
far to decide the whole fate OF the
war and, profiting by the experience
of previous revolutions, where haSIe
had led to disaster, he declined TO be
The Mexican equivalent Of con to
Richmond" fell on deaf ears SO far as
he was concerned
Rapidfire guns were rushed to
Juarez from the Atlantic seabOard and
from Europe. Ammunition arrived IN
car lots, and at last everything seemed
ready, but still Villa waited.
A month or more ago the embargo
m al nj
certain that at last Villa would move,
but still he sat in his office at Juarez-
Then, one day a month ago, he gave
his staff officers a half hours notice
had preceded them.
Then the reason for the delay came
out
'I have perfected my water supply"
said Villa. 1T was my most serious
problem"
Takes Plenty Of Time.
At Chihuahua there was more de-
lay, but tremendous amount of work
was being Accomplished. Villa car
ried every detail in his own head and
was ceacelessly active, inspiring and
urging on his men.
When he was ready for the next
stage Of the movement south, every !
detail had been worked OUT
Twelve troop and supply trains were
dispatched from Chihuahua at 10 min |
ute intervals without a hitch.
The thin advance line of federals !
retreated before him and he took Ber- ]
mejillO with a rush, establishing a new |
base there. This work did not delay /
the onward press of the soldiers. The
dust of unloading horses and mules /
had not settled when columns were I
sent east and south and the news of (
the taking of BermejillO was still fresh !
Wnen reports of the fail Of cities in |
the TOrreOn district began to arrive. !
The conflicts in these places were (
not serious so far as the number of !
men engaged was concerned, with the /
exception of the fight at Sacramento.
Rebels Move Fast.
The fight occurred on the banks of |
an irrigation ditch and the losses |
while not yet definitely announced |
were admittedly heavy on both sides
When a bulletin was received that !
Brittingham Junction, within six miles
Of TorreOn, and controlling important
railroad connections, had been taken,
students of the campaign were fairly |
Gomez Palacio, a city Of $4,000 per-
sons four miles from TOrreOn, pre- |
sented the first great obstacle.
Here Gen. RefUgiO VelasCO, the fed
eral commander, had laid crafty plans
IF defence.
The rebels were full of confidence.
So certain were all of the victory that |
many of the wounded lmped along /
with their columns in their blood /
soaked uniforms.
The first assault on the town at /
first appeared to have resulted in an /
easy victory, and a triumphant teIe- |
gram was sent to Juarez, but it had /
scarcely been licked away when the |
federals apeared with great sudden !
ness IN overwhelming numbers.
Rebels Are Halted.
The rebels were moved down from /
every quarter and reCreated in confl- /
sion. 1t has been said that they might |
nave been whipped then and there had /
Nelasco who had brought most of his
army into the city and its environs, !
pursued his advantage. He did not,
however, and Villa the next day de |
livered second attack. 1t was made
at night and was unsuccessful
II was not till then that he realized
that VelascO had chosen Gomez Pa
lacIo for a general engagement.
The rebel leader. knowing his enemy
at last brought up reinforcements, 4
including the column that had Occu-
pied LerdO without opposition. and the
next attack was successful. The fed
erals fought with desperation from
house to house, and losses were heavy
on both sides. For days, trains of !
wounded crawled north with their SUI
fering passengers
Deaf Rebel Leader.
The dead were still in the streets last !