The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-20
MEXICAN CENSUS
SHOWS LOSSES
One Hundred and Sixteen Fed
eral Soldiers Probably
Executed by
Rebels.
w1p1NG OUT GOES ON
Battle Of Torreon Being Fought But
No News is Allowed to
be Sent
Out.
[By a United Press star correspond

by a United Press STAFF correspond
ent.]
MEXICO CITY, March 2o-That
Colonel Arguelles and 116 federal
soldiers captured by rebels near Mon
clova may have been executed In re-
taliation for the slaughter of 149
mutineers at Jojutla was the fear ex-
pressed today by War Minister Blan-
quet
General Banquet told newspaper
men that reports from the front in
dictate that Arguelles and his entire
command have disappeared. AS the
Carranzistas regard all troops re-
belling AGAINST the government as con-
stitutionalissts. the war office fears
Arguelles and his men have paid the
price of suppression of the Jo1utla
mutiny. The federal command had
been detailed to trail the Carranzis-
tas in an effort to find the possible
survivors Of an oil train of ten tank
cars which was derailed In the noun
tains near Tampico by rebels. The
train was hurled into space, falling
500 feet in a deep ravine. Six train
men were killed outright. The gov
eminent had hoped Arguelles and his
men would be able to overthrow the
rebels and save any prisoners they
might have captured, as we'll as care
| Tor the injured they might find In the
wreckage of the train. Nothing has
1 been heard from Argue1les since he
tset out on his mission.
The Unreported Battle.
Ell PASO. Tex, March Fin the
great desert north of Torreon the
big battle for the possession Of that
city is believed to have begun. AL
though silence again closed down to-
day on the scene of what is expected
4 to prove the most decisive engage.
ment of the present revolution In
northern Mexico, that is the interpre-
tation placed on brief dispatches re-
tceived during the night from Gen.
1 Augenion Anurre Benevidez. 1t
showed the scattered field command
ers of the constitutionalist army Of
i General Villa are being called in and
that general assault has begun.
4 Benavidez whose Saragoza veteran
brigade reached Yermo Wednesday
wired that his troops had effected 9
a junction with the brigades commanded
by Generals Manual Chao, Rosalie
Hernandez and Maxine Garcia. These
troops had been stationed on botl
sides Of the railroad from the north
prepared to prevent any flank attacl
by the federal defenders of Torreon
Benavidez made no specific mentor
brigades were slowly closing in OF
Torreon and had only seventy miles
, to go before reaching their objective
1t is supposed General yalesquez, fed
eral commander, has sent consider
,, able force into the desert above Verne
to resist the constitutionalist ad
: vance.
Meantime other serious fighting
believed to be in progress in Xaza
: Valley near Rosario, where Genera
! Thomas Urbina and $500 rebels hav
been stationed to prevent flankin
!, movement Urbina is out of communica
ton either by telegraph or by feel
wireless and the Benayidez dispatc
i said General Villa had sent courier
'urging him to close up and be in pr
sition to participate in the grand a
7 sault on Torreon when it begins.
The censorship on press message
continues, not word of news havin
! been received from correspondent
Z with Villas column since Tuesda
: night.
. General Villa last night wireI fro
Escalon TO a friend in FL Paso to bt
all the money he could get that tt
2 constitutionalists would be in Torreo
y before March 81 His friend wagere
$1,000 American, against $1,000 Me1
i can money that Villa would fulfill
promise.
- Gen Vestuiano Carranza. "supren
:. chief of the constitutionalists is G
:. pected in Juarez with his cabin
2 Sunday. The town is being elaborat
. ly decorated in his honor Triumph
arches are being erected in the stree
and all government buildings are 1
. Ting draped with the national colors
Castro is Praised.
MEXICO CITY, March 20.-Genel
20. H4erta today expressed his unqus
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