Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
VICTORY AFTER FOUR DAYS.


q SOmez GAl0CIO, MEXICO, Marcn SS.-
Four days OF dghting. including three
desperate assaults by the rebels. were
crowned early yesterday when Gen.
Francisco Villa moved into Gomez Pa
iacio and established hts headquarters
on t,Aat side Of lie Town looking to-
Wafd T0rreon. and within three miles
Of that great goal Of the campaign -
The final and deciding assault on
this town was delivered Thursday. 1t
was preceded by bombardment, after
which the infantry and cavalry dashed
into the streets.
Rifles. machets, pistols. and hand
grenades were used in a hundred dif-
ferent encounters in the narrow thor
ouglfares.
General Villa does not yet know his
own loss. except that it is heavy. The
dead Of both sides were mingled in the
streets or found huddled under the
piles Of earth which had once been
adobe houses or corrals. wrecked by
rebel shells.
Veterans say that no more furious
battle ever was fought in Mexico.
Begins Move on Torreon.
General Villa did not stop. but i'm
mediately began preparations to move
on Torreon. He expects to CO. operate
with 1000 men under General Herrera,
who is under orders to attack the town
from the east.
The newspaper correspondents
were permitted to enter Gomez Pa
iacio with Villa. Everywhere rebel
soldiers were engaged In rescuing the
Injured and taking them to the rail-
road. There were stretchers, but not
nearly enough Of them, but a stout pole
with q blanket suspended hammock
fashion sufeicied. Many a soldier,
limping from q wound in the leg or
with one arm supported in bandage.
was seen amonv the stretcher bearers.
Premature Reports Of Victory.
Villas first assault took place four
DAYS ago. There was comparatively
small force Of federals in the city and
premature reports Of victory were sent
out Soon. however. the federals re-
ceived rAinforcements and In the des-
perate ;aghting which followed the reb-
els had rather the worst OF 1t. and Cen
era. villa Withdrew. !,
The next day. Wednesday. General
Angeles, tho artillery commander
shelled the city all day and part OF the
niRht. villa had learned that the fed-
eral commander, General Velasco. was
Concentrated in force in the town ana
was himself in the trenches inspiring
h,s men to do their utmost. ana the
rebeI leader. under cover of tho bonn
bardment, concentrated every aSa'iaoie
man for fresh assault.
This vas delivered Wednesday nisnI
bu. II was not decisive, altho the rem
q. sheld the stone roundhouse and
faw other natural defensea in the out
skirts Of the city.
\ -. Third Assault Successful. :.
T..t night the third and final assault
40. d.I,vered. General Villa, grimy
~. 49,. ...A sweat. rode up and down
the lines syearing and cn-efins,
cnrsinr And calling on the saints. AT
tin,es he was apparently calm ana
aasin a . fury. Thru 1t all he urged MS
S,y,sn forward. and all seemed to realtxe
thaf the attack was the last one.
On the way Into the city from El
yer3el. ana particularly into the streets
Of the town itself, General villa was
constantly called upon to return the
sa11tes OF the wounded.
NVlva VIVA! vivas Madero! Viva,
n constitution," the wounded cried IN
crec eckeA voices from parched throats.
.srha remarkable endurance OF these
renns and their mad obsession to re-
furn 20 the front greatly impressed the
sAmsricans In the train OF General
villa
aearvaslen 10 Defeated.
80 more than patriotism 70
1,sS1fa - rebsl assaults, for behind
II s1avau6o most cguel desert - Nex-