Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
Carranza Gives Report

Carranza Gives Report
Juarez.- General Carrauza stated
positively Tuesday that, while There
was every reason 10 hope for the
early capture OF Turrcou. the town
had NOT fallen. and that the position
of the troops had not changed MAJ
teriaiIy in the last few days.
This information was given out
through Roberto Y. rcSquiera, conf
ential agent of the cousuuuouau-t~,
and Alfred Breleda, secretary to Car
rama.
Juarez. MeN-NeWs from the front
Sunday night states that fighting is
still going on for the possession OF
Torreon The rebels now hold all po-
sitions except the main barracks and
two smaller barracks. General Villa
has taken Cerro de la Cruz and The
Torreon foundry.
The rebel loss in the last SIX days
is 600 killed and wounded and the
federal loss 1000. AS there already
are at Chihuahua 500 wounded. the
report of rebel losses is thought TO
have been minimized Among the
rebel wounded is General Tomas
Urbina.
II is said that private soldiers
taken prisoners are being taken into
the rebel ranks. but their officers are
executed unless they take the oath of
allegiance to the cOrstitutiOnalist
cause All irregular troops in the
federal garrison are executed on cap
ture
The TorreOn attack began last Fri
day and up to Sunday night rebel ad-
vices, private and official. were that
General Monclovia Herrera had taken
some of the most important points in
the city.
There have been no newspaper dis
patches dealing with this attack and
the similarity of this situation with
that at Gomez Palacio is pointed out
as significant. When Villa was sue
. cessful there he permitted the news
paper men to send their dispatches,
but when he was repulsed. as he was
twice, press messages suddenly
/ ceased.
In Juarez it was confidently expect
ed that news of the capture of the
city would form the chief feature of
the welcome to General Carranza and
the fact that no message of success Of
any kind was awaiting him was &C
cepted Sunday as indicating that the
fate of the city was still in the bal
ance.
Juarez, Mex.-The attack on the
last line of federal defenses at Tor
reon began at noon Saturday, accord
ing to a telegram from General Villa,
who declared he expected to capture
the stronghold Sunday night. Friday
nights assault is declared to have
been unsuccessful because of the fail
ure of the supply of hand grenades,
the most useful ammunition in street
fighting. Villa is declared to have re-
ceiyed 5000 more grenades before he
renewed the attack.
The positions already taken in the
. business district of the city, IT is
said. we're made more secure Friday
night. and the smelter, like the bull
ring. and the principal hotel are said
r to have become rebel property.
f Gomez Palacio, Mex.-Four days OF
q fighting. including three desperate as
saints by the rebels, were crowned
Friday when General Francisco VIA
moved into this city and established
J. his head0uarters on that side OF the
;. town looking toward Torreon and
T. within three miles of that great goa
I of the campaign.
l. The final and deciding assault was
o delivered Thursday. 1t was preceded
@ nv bombardment after which the in
fantrv and cavalry dashed into thu
streets.
Rifles machetes, pistols and hant
ii grenades were used in hundred dit
n ferent encounters in the narrow thor
u oughfares.
d The grenades, of home manufacture
d were lighted by cigarettes, an unof
Il fetal part of the equipment of ever!
Mexican soldier.
The wounded suffered terribly from
thirst and many died for lack o
- water and surgical attention.
+. The dead OF both sides were mingled
10 in the streets or found huddled unde
ID the niles of earth which once had beeI
abode houses or corrals, wrecked b
rebel shells.
Veterans say no more IHI''Hs ba''i
1e over was fought in Mexico. J. wa
d, deirium.
c. Co-efal villa ola not $40. 20 monr
H. bie losses. but with customary energ
re began preparations TO move on To-
reon.
Everywhere rebel soldiers were re-
crinq the injured and taking them
~. the railroad station. There wer
"a. stretchers. but not nearly enough, an
ed stunt pole with blanket suspende
d. hammock fashion had to suffice.
N The day vas hot and the ar fair
Va sweItered with stale blood.
Those with flesh wounds disdaine
IN desist and many soldier, limpir
from a wound in the leg or with OF
n, arm suspended in blood-staint
m 90 ~,