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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
BAD CASE OF DAMDRUFF

Bissell Ala.-'T had very bad case
Of dandruff on my head. / was tor.
mented by itching and my hair began
to come out by the combfuls. al
most became frantic, fearful that I
would lose all of my hair which was
my pride. There were some pimples
on my scalp and scratched them un-
til they made sores. My hair was dry
and lifeless.
Il saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and sent to my
druggist for three cakes Of Cuticura
Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment.
washed my scalp with warm water
strong with the Cuticura Soap and
dried, afterwards applying the Cuti-
cura Ointment, working it in the scalp
slowly with my fingers. After using
them for several days my hair began
to stop coming out. The dandruff all
disappeared and in less than four
weeks cure was accomplished per-
manently." (Signed) Miss Lucy May.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30

told my husband to get me bottle Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and would try it before i would
submit to any operation. He did SO and
! improved right along. / am now doing
all my work and feeling fine.
Ihope other suffering women will try
your Compound. I will recommend Il
to all know" Mrs. DANIEL d. b.
DAVIS, ITO Franklin St, Logansport, Ind.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
malls which we publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that If Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will help
any other woman who is suffering in q
like manner?
II you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinlkham's Vegetable
Compound. A
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine CO., (cOnfidential) Lynn.
Mass. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Completing Levee Work.

Vicksburg. --Levee contracts all
along the river, on both sides, are
being rapidly wound up, and very soon
there will be but little finishing up 10
be done anywhere. The unprecedented
weather has been providential in its
opportunities to the levce contractors,
and they have not failed to take ad.
vantage of 1t. There is still some
filling to be done at Beulah, which was
found to have some sinking spots up9n
the recent inspection made there b,
Major Slattery, but this work will h
completed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
KILLED TO END SUFFERING
Aged Man Pleads Guilty and Tells OF
Crime of Murder.

Philadelphia Tottering under the
weight of his so years, William Eber-
wein stood in criminal court here and
told of how his wife, Is years younger,
had pleaded with him 10 kill her, and
how he committed the deed. Then
Judge yelling of Erie, Pa, Temporal
rily presiding, fixed the crime at muir
der in the second degree and imposed
the minimum penalty, which, in this
case, was practically life sentence.
1t was solitary confinement in the pen
itentiary for not less than seven years
nor more than fourteen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Best Of AII GIfta.

A little boy in big metropolitan
Sunday school listened eagerly while
the superintendent talking of missions
urged every one present to contribute
to the cause.
Give what you can, not what you
want" he concluded his exhortation-
Give generously and Of your best"
Little Joseph, taking the exhortation
literally and being penniless, wrote
on the slip passed out for depositins
In the pledge box:
Please sir, / give myself"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Will Fumioate Maize.

st. Louis, Mo- Mail handled in the
st. Louis postoffice will be fumigated
by city and federal authorities, and
more than 1000 employees. including
Postmaster Selph, already have been
ordered vaccinated because of dis
tributing clerk, Edward Davis. con-
tracing smallpox and was placed nn-
der quarantine at Koch Hospital
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
MENTAL CONDITION IMP AIRED
Member of Macon, Ca, Bar Testlfles
Before Committee.

Macon, Ga.-Testimony as to the
mental condition of Judge Emery
Speer of the United States court for
the Southern District OF Georgia, was
given before the subcommittee of the
house committee on judiciary. John
r. L. Smith, a leading member of the
Macon bar, declared that Judge
Speer's mental faculties were, in his
opinion, bad, impaired, variant"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Receivers May Sue.

Natchez.-In the chancery court,
Chancellor Cutrer issued an order au-
thorizing the receivers for the First
Natchez Bank to enter suits against
all persons indebted to the bank who
fail to make settlement within a rea-
sonable time. The bank closed Its
doors October 30.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Moving Saw Mil.

purvis.-The grounds are being
graded and the foundation being laid
about half mile south of here on
the New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad for Mr. James Hands saw
and planning MILL This mill is at
present located about five miles north
of here.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Hospital Committed comInn.

Meridian.-A committee, composed
of the trustees of the Matty
Hersee Hospital, will appear before the
ways and means committee, in Jack
son. in an effort to secure an increased
appropriation from the state for the
of the hospital.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30

New York.-Nearly half of the es-
tate of Richard d. Landlord, vice-pres-
adent OF the Southern Railway, who
was asphyxiated by gas last week at
his home in Brooklyn, goes to Miss
Nellie B. Patterson, the Brooklyn gig
to whom he was engaged.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Court in LefIore.

Greenwood. - The January, 1914.
term of the Leflore county circuit
court was convened here, Judge Frank
e. Everett presiding, and District At
torney T. e. Mortimer, County Prose-
cutting Attorney o. l.. Kimbrough,
Clerk G. S. Pate, Sheriff w. G. Taylor,
and other officers of the court all
present at their respective posts OF
duty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Oppose .Two.cent Rate.

Hattiesburg. AT special meeting
Of the Hattiesburg Commercial Club,
resolutions were adopted memorable
ing the Mississippi legislature not TO
PASS the proposed law fixing the pas
sarger rates in this state at two cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Deed for $12o,ooo,ooo.

Kosciusko. Chancery Clerk j. H.
Oliver, assisted by his efficient clerk,
Miss Lii Dodd, recorded one of the
largest deed of trust instruments Sat
urday, the amount being $120,000,000.
It was from the Illinois Central rail
road.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
McAdoo at chloans

Chlcago.-S Secretary Of the Treasury
McAadoo and Secretary of Agriculture
Houston arrived in Chicago for a
hearing on the claims of Chicago and
other nelghboring cities as regional
bank site.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Farmers, Union Meetinn.

Senatobia.-The Tate county farm.
ers' union met in regular quarterly
session at the court house. Reports
from all Of the locals of the county
show that the membership is slightly
on the increase, and much is expected
from the union during the year
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30

London.-With Lady Victoria Perry
as passenger in his monoplane, Gus
tave Hamel at the Hendon aviation
grounds Topped the loop twice and
made an upside-down flight OF consid.
cradle length.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
f1uerta viii RESIGN.

Mexico City.--A report, apparently
well founded, was current here that
General FIuerta had agreed tentative
Iy to resign the presidency in favor of
a commission of prominent Mexicans,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Police Chief Dismissed.

vicksburg. AT the regular semi
monthly session Of the mayor and com
rnissioners, upon motion of the mayor,
R. G. Groome, chief Of police, was dis
missed from the service for conduct
nnbecoming an officer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Gen. Gonzales Arrested.

Alpine, Texas. Maj. Gen. Jose Con
Kales, commanding ecnstitutfonalists
opposite Lajitas, Texas, was arrested
on the American side and charged with
wearing a pistol. The arrest. was by
civil authorities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
GIRL BACK AT oRPHANAeE.
Was Taken From a Negro Hut In
Beaureqard.

Wesson.-Miss Susie Gray, pretty
blue-eyed girl, 10 years of age, VINO
was taken from a negro hut in Beaure-
gard, one mile north OF this city, was
taken in charge by Mrs. J. l.. Green,
wife of Rev. John l.. Green, superin-
Nendent Of the Mississippi Children's
Home at Jackson, and she returned to
Jackson with Mrs. Green, who came
to Wesson in response to a telephone
message from Mayor John F. Thomp-
son, ST., of this city. Mrs. Green was
happy indeed to receive the little or
phan girl back under her own care.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Power for supreme Court.

Washington.-A bill to authorize
the Supreme Court to order up for re-
view any case involving constitutions
atty Of federal law was favorably
reported by the Senate judiciary com
mittee.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
French Frame Protest.

Parts.-The French foreign Office In
structed the French minister to Mexico
TO protest to Provisional President
Huerta against the suspension OF the
payment Of interest Cd the Mexican
gualic debt WI. +.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
IA for Civil sarxlce.

Washington. President Wilson re-
iterated to callers his opposition to
the rider In the postoffice appro-
priation bill, which would exempt
more than 1000 assistant postmasters
from civil service.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
MASONIC GRAND BODIES TO MEET
Calendar for the Annual Meeting In
Meridian.


Fully 700 delegates are expected to
attend the annual meeting of the Ma
sonic grand bodies of Mississippi 10
be held at Meridian, commencing on
February 18th, and lasting until the
close of the week. All railroads IN
the state have granted the usual re-
duced rates. The calendar for the
week is as follows:
Grand lodge, Tuesday. February II,
at IL O'Clock am.
Grand chapter, Thursday, February
10, at 10 o'clock am.
Order of High Priesthood. Thursday,
February 10, at O'clock pm.
Grand Council, Thursdaw, February
19, at 10 o'clock am.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Fair Weather on Wav.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unsettled
weather will prevail the first of the
week over much of the country, but
the last of the week will be generally
fair, the weather bureau announced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
AMERICANS ARE THREATENED
Otto Winters, American, Urges State
Department to Interfere.


Department to Interfere.
Laredo, Texas.-One thousand fed
erals, under Alfredo Alvarez, who have
been quartered at the San Enrique
ranch for 70 days, have renewed
threats to kill Otto Winters. the Amer
lean manager, and burn the property
which formerly belonged to the Ma
deros. Consul Garrett, at .Nuevo La
redo, urged the state department 10
make formal demands of Alvarez on
behalf of Winters. Capt. Miguel Har-
ron of Gen. Mercado's, command, which
evacuated Otlnaga, was arrested here
as he left the train to cross to the
Mexican side. He was placed in Gus
tody at Fort Mcintosh.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Havoc AIono coast.

Boston.--lt is many years since
such havoc lNs aeen wrought among
,ssels Of nsstwise fleet as that
'Thish fc'' The blizzard along tn
New = 1st last week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Excited over olI.

Purvis.-The proposed oil field that
is being investigated at Oloh by the
Mississippi Oil and Development Com
pany, is creating much interest through
this section.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
STATESMAN : LAWYER FIGHT
johnson of Kentucky in Fisticuff
With an Attorney.

Washington.-A brisk fist fight be-
tween Representative Ben Johnson Of
Kentucky and John r. Shields, law
yer of Washington, broke up meet
ing in the House District of Columbia
committee room and for time
threatened to turn into a tragedy.
Committee clerks separated the men
after both had landed telling blows;
then Representative Johnson, with
blood streaming down his face, broke
away and dashed into his private Of
flee, shouting:
''Let me get my pistol; I'll kill him."
Someone closed the door and held
It, and before the enraged congress
man reappeared Shields had been hus'
tied away.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
BANQUET for IraveIers.

Grenada Planters Hotel,
which opened for business last week,
gave dinner to the travelling men of
Grenada. About seventy-fiye persons
were present.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Logansport, Ind. "My baby was
over year old and / bloated till was

q burden to myself
l suffered from fe-
male trouble SO I
could not stand ON
my feet and. / felt
lik e millions of
needles were prick
ing me all over. At
last my doctor told
m e tn at all that
would save me was
a n operation, but
this T raft1Sad r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
confer on rrust Problen,.

Washington. Democratic members
of the Senate interstate commerce
committee end the House judiciary
sab bold Joint conference
to Z I'd antitrust legisla-
tfof,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
What, AGAIN?

Has your wife gone shopping?"
Alas, I'm afraid not! I'm afraid
she's gone buying"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
Remarkable.

at is odd that so many eloquent ar.
guments are made about the unwritteu
law"
why so?"
Because the unwritten law ought
to be unspeakable."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30
GRIM KILLED BY A
I TRAIN, CORONER SAYS
Suspicious OF FOUL PLAY DIssI.
PATED AT FERNANDO.


Neutrality-suspicious. OF foul play
in the death of G. e. Grim, barber
from Memphis, were dissipated when,
after the finding OF his mutilated body
beside the railroad track, coroner's
jury returned verdict that the man
came to his death from injuries re.
ceived from being run over by train.
What at first were thought to be bullet
holes In the body we're found to be
only rock cuts and such other bruises
as would result from being run over by
a train.
The body with the head and both
limbs cut of and otherwise mutilated
was found two miles south of Her
nando, Miss, on the Illinois Central
railroad tracks. It had evidently been
run over by several trains.
Members OF train crew brought the
body to fernando and Coroner ]. T.
oliver instructed an inquiry into the
causes of the mans death.
A representative of the Memphis
BARRIERS Union arrived and will accom-
pany the remains to Memphis.
Memphis. - Grim, his Memphis
friends say, had lived in this city
about Is months. He came here with
membership card of the BARRIERS
Union from both Canton, o., and Kan
kakee, ILL., His relatives are believed
to live in the latter city. He was
about 30 years old and had wife and
one child, the latter about six months
old.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-30

Philadelphia has three women mill
owners.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-16
PESQUISAS.

Deseo saber ell paraderode mi mama,
Santos Rosy Barrera, de QUEEN nc ten
go n~oticias desde hace tempo. Agra
deere cualquier informe que de ella Sc
me envfe, escribiendome con esta direc-
ci6n: Sra. Gregoria Garcia de BARREN
tos. R. 2. Box II A. New Braunfels,
Texas.
I'm. 4. 16. IA.
Sc desea saber ell paradero de Silves-
ire Vazquez, de Iturbide, San Luis 20
tosi, de "a amos de edad. La Ultima no.
ticia que de el Sc tuvo, procedia de Lam
caster, Texas, en- Abril de 1912. Sc da-
"a un ano de subscription a LA PRENSA
a quien de informes suyos, ~escribiendo
a: Narciso Vazquez. r. 2. Box So
Fredericksburg, Texas.
I'm. 4. 16 IA.
Sc desea saber ell para1ero de la Sra.
Manuela Sustaita, que en- ell mes de
Agosto viva en- Nuevo Laredo. Tiene
un nino de s amos que Sc llama Fruc-
tuoso. Dirijanee los informes!al senior
Isabel N. Sustaita. Yorktown, Texas.
I'm. 4. 9. IA.
Policarpa Amanda desea saber ell pa
radero de una hija suya que en- 1913 es-
taba en- San Pedro MADEIRA, Chihuahua,
con SUI esposo Jose Murillo y su hernia
no Refugio Murillo. A la persona que
informe de ella Sc lie regalaran 81 diri-
giendose a: Jose Penalver. Box 8. Du-
ran, Nueyo Mexico.
I'm. 4. 9 IA.
Sc desea saber ell paradero de AleJan
dro Rodriguez, de 22ianos de edad, que
sali6 de General Cepeda Coahuila, Ell ~
de Septiembre de 1911. Sc gratificara
con 81 y un. ano de suscripci6n a LA
PRENSA a la persona que de informes
suyos, ~escribiendo a: Marcelino ..R. Mo-
rales. Waller, Texas.
I'm. 4 8. ID.
? Deseo saber ell paradero .de.mi hiJo
Martini Fernandez, quezenEEnero del
ano en- curse Sc encontraba en- Laredo,
Texas. Tiene 26 amos de edad, es bali
to, blanco y de bigote negro. Gratii-
care con So una de subscription a LA
PRENSA a la persona que me de infor
mes suyos. Direction: Sr. Juan Fer
nandez. Mesa, Texas.
I'm. 4. 8. IA.
Sc desea saber ell paradero del Sr. Jo-
Sc B. Cara, que en- 1906 estaba radicado
en jacksonville, Louisiana. La persona
que de n~oticias de el recibira como gra-
tifcaci6n un n de subscription a LA
PRENSA. Dirijanse los informe APE
dro G. Ramos. Runge Farm. Cuero,
Texas.
I'm. 4. 9. Ia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-16
Villa pretende que ell
Consul ingles lie
sirva de men
sajero.

Ell leader rebelde ha hecho una
vez mas patente su mala volunta-
tad y ojeriza hacia los sdbditos
de la Gran Bretana, pues a raiz,
de haberse apoderado de Gomez
Palacio hizo comparecer ante su
presencia al Vice-consul de dicha
naci6n, Mr.. H. S. Cunard-C Cum
Minis, al que echo en- cara ser enc
migo de la cduSa constitutional
lista. Ell referido Vice-C6nsul,
acordandoses seguramente de la
suerte que corri6 Benton en- 81
corta entrevista con Villa en- G..
Juarez, Sc hizo acompanar del
Consul americana Carothers y de
Mr.. Potter, otto ciudadano de los
Estados Unidos, por no estar muy
SECURE de que Villa respetara su
investidura consular britannica,
como en- efecto estuvo a punto de
suceder y logr6 evitarse a ITEM
pc, gracias a la presencia de Ca
rothers, que es gran amigoy has
ia consejero del trIunfddor de
Glen combates.
Villa pretendi6 que Cummings
fuera portador de I'm mensaje pa
"a Velasco, pidiendole la rendi-
'ci6n de Torre6n; pero este Sc ne
GO rotundamente, diciendole que
el era neutral y que no guerra
mezclarse en- asuntos politicos in
teriores de Mexico. Villa Sc pu-
so furioso por esta negative y d.
,jo que a menudo Sc lie pedia que
protegiera a los extranjeros y que
fuera mas humanitario en- sus &C
tos, y que en- la primer oportunl-
dad que Sc lie lie presentaba para
poner a prueba la buena voluntad
de los eXtranjeros para su perso-
Ma, Sc lie negaba ell favor s~olicita-
do. Subiendo de tono y va en-
plena efervescencia su altarero e
irascible genio, empez6 a decir q
probablemente tendria que Pc
learse con todos los eXtranjeros,
y otras palabritas que no son pa
"a Oirse nj menos para escribirse
y las que va Sc podran figurar
los lectores. Carothers, que CO.
noce mucho al leader, hizo NUTS
y sac6 q remolque a su asombra,
do colega ingles, para que no fue,
"a a ser objeto de las caricias
bentoniGnos, del irritado cham
pi6n.
Mas tarde parece que Villa vol.
vic sobre sus pasos y recibi6 ha-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-16
Ell ORC atrae a Villa.

Una vez posesionado de To-
rre6n y cuando apenas Sc habia
sacudido ell polvo del combate,
Villa Sc dirigi6 a los Bancos, en-
contrandolos deshabitados y 10
que es peor, limpios de dinero o
cosa que 10 valera. Los Bancos
Nacional de Mexico, de Ia Lagu-
ma, Aleman, Sur Americana, de
Londres y Mexico y Americana
de Torre6n, preyiendo la possible
vista de Villa, vaciaron sus areas
de metalico y valores y pusieron
a tempo a salvo a sus empleados.
Esto 10 puso furioso pues iba con
muchas ganas de vengarse de Ia
mala pasada que lie jugaron los
banqueros en- Octubre del ano
pasado, cuandopor eUGcuGci6n Sc
apoder6 de esa plaza. En- esas fe,
chas los oblig6 con la tribunicia
elocuencia de sus rifles a que lie
hicieran I'm prestamo voLuntdrlO
de dos millones de pesos, cuya
cantidad lie dieron en- giros sobre
este pals; pero cuando a su vez
Sc vic obligado a eUGcaGf To-
rre6n, fue a Ell Paso, Texas, don
de los banqueros americanos lie
salieron con que tenfan orden de
los giradores de no pagan sus che
cues. Villa sc declare robado y
iur6 vengar Ia afrenta recibida,
cosa que por ahora no pudo lie,
var a cabo por las razones va
apuntadas.
va lie van conociendo ell juegO
al moderno Napoleon del unifor.
me verde botella, al que los ban
uueros Sc lie han vuelto Bentones.
Ese es ell canine que conduce a
Waterloo.
La emprende con los espanoles.
Fueron del TODD vanos los es-
fuerzos del consul americana, Mr.
Ulmer, successor de Carothers, pa
ra ablandar la tronante orden de
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-16

lagiefamente a Mr.. Cummings,
lIamandolo amigo; pero parece
que esta amistad no fue muy del
agrado del ingles. pues renunci6
gu puesto para no exponerse mas
a los abrazos del senior generali-
simo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-04-16
Sc confirma Ia toma de .......

"a abrirse paso, llevandose tam
bien a sus heridos, que a gritos
pedian ser rematados antes que
caer en- manos de sus feroces enc
migos.
Una vez que los federales Sc
pusieron fuera del alcance de sus
perseguidores, a los que rechaza-
ron con fuertes perdidas, empren
dieron ell canine de Viesca, a
donde pudieron llegar con relati-
va facilidad, a descansar unos
momentos de las fatigas sufridas
en- Torre6n.
Las perdidas de los rebeldes
deben de haher sido enormes,
Dor mas que Villa, en- su mensa-
je a Carranza, dandole cuenta de
su PRETORIA, lie dice que tuvO qul-
nientos muertos y mil quinientos
heridos, cifra pequena 81 Sc tiene
en- cuenta ell numero de rebeldes
que tomaron parte en- esta SAN
grienta batalla y que algunos ca
becillas villistas llegados a Gu
dad Juarez, hacen ascender a
veinte mil, aunque otros asegu-
ran que fluctuaban entire ounce
y dieciseis mil hombres, o sea
mas del doble de los defensores
de Torre6n.
Para estimar tambien ell hume"
70 de heridos Y muertos v~illistas,
hay que tomar en- cuenta que los
federales estaban bien fortifica-
dos y contaban con elementos de
! destruction tan SECURES como los
de sus enemigos, que las mas de
las veces tenian que batirse fue-
"a de TODD abrigo Y a menudo
eran diezmados a centenares por
los fuegos de los fortunes y de-
mas fortifcaciones pasajeras que
de antemano tenian preparadas
los defensores del GObierno. Solo
10 abrumador del numerO el deS
precio a la vida de los asaltantes,
cuyo vaIor nj pOr I'm momento 20
nemos en- duda, pudo veneer al
fin la heroica defensa de los fe-
derales.
Estamos por supuesto, muy Ie-
JOS de decir que 6sta haya side
una victoria de las armas del Co.
bierno; pero tampoco Ia concep-
tuamos una derrota, porque Sc
retiraron en- orden y evitaron Ia
persecution del enemigo, que de
antemano estaba imposibilitadC
para llevarla a cabo. Villa puede
decir como cierto General roma,
no: Con otras dos victorias co,
mo esta, 20 y mi ejercito estamos
arruinados."