Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-27


harrison from the north.
constitutionalist Headquarters,
Above Torreen, March 26.-(Ds.
laysd by esnsor.)-osnsrai Villa
and his rebel army aftsr four days
ef almost inesssant fighting, dur
ina which victory seemed first
with one side and then with the
other, occupied Gomez Palaeio to.
day.
Losses on both sides have been
heavy.
The rsbsfs delivered tlrss as
saults before permanent success
was achieved, and at tintes the
battle extended into the streets
leading into erreon proper.
Villa predicts that he will have
che Iattsr city BY Saturday or Sum
day.
Wounded Cry For Water.
The most pitiable of all the heart
rending spectacles Of the battle were
the disabled wounded crying for water.
The lack or this was rs deadly as
bnllsts, for many wounded died OF
u rss Il III re hosp,ial al corp. -syns
sistinr Of half dozen wagons, did
heroic work but was unable to cope
with the situation. 1t was the first
time in recent Mexican revolutions that
the nag of the Red Cross had been in
rebel army.
MANY rebel soldiers, it was learned.
when the fighting moved elsewhere saw
the flag nuttering in the distance, but
saw and called to it in vain.
Villa in Thick Of Fight.
CARRIED in a dirty, torn suit, slouch
nat, a red handkerchief tied about his
neck as in hts bandit days. General
Villa. among the ragged, thirsty, half
famished soldiers who have fought day
and night for the capture Of Torreon,
has been the most CONSPICUOUS figure,
The conventional notion of COM
mandinr general directing a campaign
thru field glasses and with map
spread before him found no illustra-
tion In him. Instead he climbed over
the rocky hills 6r crept among the
MOSQUITO bushes to thee men at what
points to fire. His principal activities
were those of a scout, but his presence
never failed to inspire the soldiers
wherever he appeared.
Juarez, March 27.-The receipts Of
newspaper dispatches from the front
confirming the capture Of Gomez
Palacio caused the greatest rejoicing
here. A telegram from General VIVA
to General Carranza reported tho VIC
tory at Gomez Palacio and the repulse
of the federal attack on Lerdo also
vas received. The message, which was
congratulatory in tone, was relayed oy
wire to Guxman. at which point Car
rama arrived yesterday on his way to
Juarex,
The federal soldiers at Torreon last
night failed In ten hour fight to re-
take Lerdo. according to telegram
= received here this morning signed oy
General villa. The telegram was dateo
Gomez Paiacio. Lerdo is a manu1ac-
turing town In the suburbs OF iorreoH'
"a eass stiil at EI vsrjei.
"A foreigner high in the reDei coun-
ell. whose atatements previously nas1
proved correct and who was skept,ca. - !.
-Of yesterdays report, SAID tooay '. ,sa
ys :. iJro.I town three miles from Tor
Il r.or has been occupied by the rebels.
.itho their base remains at FL Ver1ei'
s 40. n,ales north Of there. This, ne
sa,d. WAS because the railroad was
batly wrecked between the two poln.s o1,,,1
and must be repaired before VIVA
moves his stores into Gomez Palacio
Wills Acknowledges carranza.
- .,.,.-5 .cnk occasion to renew MIS- oc-
Irowled~ement ,l OF Carranza as su
nreme , chief Of the revolution: the
teleeram added that the br1sades OF
Generals Benavides. Herrera, ortess
ana Urbina were being concen.lato''
I. { for an assault on Torreon proper.
General Angeles, secretary OF va.
!. % tsa csrranza Il cabinet. and in charge
- the artillery at Gomez Paiacio. also
'sE Etelegraphed to the "jefe suprema as,as on Z,
srstuiating him on the possession " y
IA - efIicient : military commaanoae' aa' :. =.
II Francisco -. :. -. :. ,,,th the
The fext Of villas message. Win -. ~
8 .i.ni6csnt address to Carranza .l -
sSs;sS Is ~ II Z the revolution" read: I.
sXftGrs ssrsiss days ~ ~ e,..ss =,
= zs a,oo6yss . flehting the enemy nas pSe1 ~
AisIodxed Nom Comes faAcU - ~
Il SSrSo. q 9 q shaxe not been able % ae.
!. M n Losses N killed ane
ssS S| - and eoscpssassd
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