Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-05
Victory at Torreon Not So
Crushing as First Reports
Indicated and Stubborn
Fight Is Expected,
RElNF0 F0RCEMENTS ASKED
FOR BY GEN. VILLA
VeIaSco Has RetreatIog Army
in Strong Positions and May
IafIiCt Heavy Loss on The
Enemy,


Juaroz. Mexico April {. - The
rebels have still another battle to Tight
II they wish to annihilate the federal
army which fled Thursday night from
Torreon.
While the odds are said To he AN
in the rebels favor am admission of
General Carranza's tonight was con
sdered significant It was to the eff
feet that his telegraphic conference
with General villa this evening con-
cernrd the sending of additional sol
diers and supplies to San Pedro and
Parras whore General Nelasco, the
federal commander, led his troops
from Torrcon.
Icderals Cut Wires
There is no news from san Pedro
because the fe lerals in their retreat
cut all the wires ana burned the tclc-
graph poles. We are hoping that a
courier viii arrive at Torreon or Go
mez Palacio tonight with news, said
General Carranza
While there is no disposition to in
slnuate that Nclasco, with the rem-
nant Of an army. whose spirits have
been affected by defeat and great
hardshiis and his flight from "a pur-
suing encmy, can defeat the elated
rebels. it is pointed out that he is
probably able 60 inflict considerable
damage
The hills among which he has dis
tributed his men are said to offer
very strong natural defenscs and there
is always the chance of his being re-
infOrced from Monterey Saltillo or
the south.
1000 Pursuing Rebels.
Previous reports placed the NUM-
her Of pursuing rebels at 4.e0O and
the fact that the Carranza-N Villa CON
ference concerned reinforcements is
said TO indicate either that am
other battle Of large proportions is
expected. or that the rebels are mere
ly attempting To minimize their own
prospective losses By bringing over
whelmingly superior numbers 10 bear.
The large number Of troops also is
necessary to affect the enNeloping
movement which villa is said 10 bee
desirous of accomplishing Had he
been able To block Guarache canyon
at Torreun for instance. the federal
army might have been captured then
and there. but his forces We're in
sufficient to guard an egress while at
lacking the city as We'll
General Puniilo Natera command
ing the central division of the cousti-
tutional army arrived here late to-
night from Chihuahua CITY to confer
with General Curranza regarding ru-
ture military plans Natcra leads the
rebel forces in the state of Zacutpcas
and was in command of the army
which first attacked Oinaga ON the
American border last January Dur.
ing the recent battle of Torreuu. Na-
tera's CORPS held the southern app
proaches 10 the besicecd city to pre-
vent federal reiuforcements coming
up from /dcatecas CITY.
For some weeks his army has been
drawing In on the state capital of Za-
Catccas, and IL is surmised here. that
Natera' visit means am curly attack
ON that place.
General Eulalio Rodriguez. am of-
hcer in Natera's command accumpn-
MED him To the border The arrivals
left Chihuahua at noon Saturday but
brought no news of events around
TOrreon.
The train CARRYING wounded from
Chihuahua. reported due TO reach
Juarez at o'clock tonight had not
arrived al midnight and railway Off
cials prntrssed ignorance of the hour
IL will reach here