Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26

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This message was received At
the Mexican Embassy to-day from
Mexico City.
JUAREz. March 2s.--General Villa
has rallied his troops, and has rer
newed his attack on the Federals,
who drove the Constitutionalists from
Gomez Palacio, according to a brief
message received by Governor Chao
early to-day. In this villa, said that
he expected to rstake Gomez Palacio
Immediately. and urged that ship
ment Of hand grenades, for which he
wired yesterday he FASTENED.
This message, Governor ChAo said,
showed that earlier reports Of Villas
defeat had been exaggerated. and
that he expected to be lighting soon
in the streets Of Torreon.
Army Cut In Tive.
Early reports from the field stated
that the constitutionalist army had
been cut in two; that the left wing.
commanded by General Benavrdes.
had been left entirely unsupported in
it's attack on the eastern fortifications
Of Torreon, and that the Federal cav-
airy under General o. Carranza was
threatening to cut to pieces Bena-
vides' entire division.
Deep anxiety was shown by the
Constitutionaiist leaders here to-day.
Governor Chao passed the night at
the telegraph office waiting for the
latest news. and when he gave up his
vigil, he left two aides TO- hasten to
him with any information that might
come.
carranxa to Front.
This is the day set here for the
celebration Of a double victory at
Torreon and the the arrival Of Pro-
visional PRESIDENT Carranza to set up
his capital in Juarez, The plans for
the double jubilation were forgotten,
however, in the alarm over Villas
predicament at Torreon.
Uncertainty prevailed early in the
day over the plans Of President Car
ranza. Late last night courier
from Carran=a arrived with news
that the Constitutionalist chief had
turned aside to strike the railroad to
Juarez, and would en- train his corps
of ], 200 men to 90 to the battle front.
The message did not state whether
Carranza himself would proceed to
Chihuahua or come here
The censorship over the telegraph
wires between here and Chihuahua
was maintained to-day more strictly
than ever. 1t was impossible even to
send a message to newspaper cor-
respondents at the front. Hitherto.
although press dispatches coming
! from the front have been held up or
refused altogether message for the
war correspondents were accepted
and cstensibly sent.
Credit Villa With Biunder.
Colonel Fidel Avila, the garrison
commander. explained to-day's tight
6ning OF the WlHS lOutEOl - que TO
the pressure Of military dispatches. .
His explanation was not generally az
cepted, in view of t. . fact that there
was even less activity at the tela-
graph office than was apparent dur
ing the early fighting at Torreon.
That serious tactica; error by
villa himself was responsible for the
reported Federal triumph at Torrson
was the theory expressed to-day by
a well known Constitutionaiist officer.
He said that Villa had left the main
battle line and gone to the rear 10
hurry up 4 dilatory force. During
his absence the Fsderais made Il
sortie against the ct Of the rebel
line ard drove Villas veterans back
in disorder beyond Gomez Palacio,
which Genera. Velasco's. men again
occupied. .....-...