The Washington times., 1914-04-03

..:. "rCr.r. vh"." l'r. ann was torn
o.. .G.,ds H." Wis ntr"'"ptrng with his
,..G..i maud To- sjanch the flow of blood.
Ii, va Wild with disappointment
Z u"ut mind my arm 50 much. he
sad hut aul sorry /" miss all the
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,,tcp by step. street ~ street. Villa. 5
my entered the town from all sides.
rn"y fought from ncuse TO house.
Tough barriCded sIt""t after oarrl-
...d,d street. until the forces got so
.., SC Io each other thai Villa had TO
CluCI his artillery To cease firing in
":'cr (" ~, vent killing his OWN men
Greeted By "VivaS"
Villa himself was everywhere, and
,crywhcre he was greeted with ''vivas"
adrhlc above the din OF @C,OoO rifles.
rhv federal artillery. meantime, con-
I.rued it's steady fire, uut many OF their
h,iI. Uvcrsuot the mark, principally
I,,ausc Of the rapid advance of the
8. .,ls toward III. center of the city.
Hand greDadcs hurled by both sides
wrought havoc in the ranks of both
. rrlii'S.
so rlosc had the fighting become that
iCucIalS. stationed on tOuse tops. in
81, f,r.I places actually caught IN mid
~ uomihs thrown at them by the
eneml and hurled them back on the
rebels heads.
THIS sort If fighting continued until
sunday night.
Ihc federal garrison. fighting des-
I'rrat"Iy, WAS gradually driven back
toward the center OF the city, desert
ing the barriCades.
sunday night Villa took the bull ring.
sneltCU, and large Cuartel in the
southern portion OF the city. as well as
number of federal stronghOlds which
had been fortified by the piling Of cot
ton bales about them.
General VelaSco Retreats.
Since these successes the city has been
rr.ctiCaIly in the possession of the
rebels, although fighting continued
throughout the week. General Velasco
cmained in one of the principal Guar
rcIs until Tuesday, when he retreated to
canon del Guarache, defending it val
IautIy until last night.
Throughout the whole fighting which
ended last night Villas troops have
shown reckless bravery.
Villa TODAY estimated his casualties In
nc final fighting at 500 dead and 1.5oo
v ouudCd. He lost 30 killed in Sunday
.-Lt's fighting alone. Tie federal
IuSS,, Saturday night and Sunday are
.uown TO have been 1.+00 wounded, and
-. least 800 Corpses were found in the
-rrCsts after the fight.
Nslvd hv correspondents TO-DAY 10 es
runatr IN. total loss in the whole cam
! aiEn, Villa laughed and SAID:
: cannot estimate it. but you will not
.. f,r wrong il you say the federal loss
nt IA total"
khJIe hundreds OF prisoners OF war
o. arc being employed today burying the
...ad digging trenches and rebuilding
-r~ railroad from Bermijillo 10 Gomez
t,aIaCio and Torreon. il was noticed all
ucrs ..reCular'' Husrtista troops. There
r,. mo- ''banderas ColOrados (red
.,aSScrsl among them. The ''banderas
rIoradoS' were the federal volunteers,
.r rr-rlr,- followers OF PasCual in his re-
'~.lIiou against MaderO in 1872.
Are Considered Traitors.
They are looked upon by Villa as
,,airors. ard he has frequently said
J.. would stand all he captured before |
2 firing squad. Although it lis not |
J. noun that they have been summarily |
secuted it is significant that none |
nave becu found.
j., the, first attack on Gomez Palaclo, |
~ hen the constitutionalists We're led into !
= trap they retreated, leaving many |
r-ourdrd on the field. The federals |
LtUod all these. as well as between |
.,rr and 3r0 rebels taken prisoner at the |
: mo
Villa today denied reports that fed
GraI reiuforcements are on the way
lore Early in the fight he took pre-
,autions to preSent surprise by destroy
Ing the railroads in all directions. and
lraiutaining scouting parties fifty miles
"rIr. 10 watch for approaching bodies OF
Z no