The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-03-27
THE FEDERALS A
FORMIDABLE FOE
DISPATCHES INDICATE THAT
BATTLE HAS JUST
BEGUN
ADVANCE CHECKED
Federal Dispatches State That
The Rebels Were Repulsed
With Heavy Losses
ADVANCE CHECKED
tBy Associated Pressl

advices from the front today were
mixed in character, but out of the
medley, schooled observers here said
they drew the conclusion that the
rebels met at Torreon and Gomez Pa
laclo an enemy in no wise inferior,
ana that their attack had been check
cd at the outset of the battle proper
Rebel officials at Juarez, as well as
refugees in the city, say they place
more reliance on dispatches from le-
gltlmate correspondents at the front
than so-called Official dispatches One
OF the correspondents today wired:
"Vi!ia says wires will be open when
he reaches Torrcon.'
ii the course of the day no other
press dispatches were received, out
This nna- II was said, plainly carried
the Inference that the attack on Tor
reon only had begun,
Rebel advices here today were that
Villa vas attacking the outskirts of
Iorreon and that two-thirds OF the
rebel army, under the direct command
OF General DenaVides, was engaged
Uncontirned rumors had it that VII
la had executed 200 Federal prisoners
and that in one assault So Federals,
were killed and 200 wounded
Constitutionalist sympathizers now
place gloomy construction in failure
OF. detailed news dispatches to get
through.
Miagei Diebold, of the Mexican Fed
erai consular service, said today that
he had been officially informed that
s thet rebels were repulsed with heavy
loss OF life at Torreon and that some
of them were driven back twenty
liIes. ~ a ~ z, y 81; z, 81 z sIs,4 s.
- q sls11s YER fgni tleant that Jaarez
{ rs ~ ithput news and I regard IL as
confirmation Of my dispatch, SAID Die
bold.
5Fedefais Claim Victory.
Mexico City, March 25.-The war
department makes the claim that the
rebels under Villa were routed at
Torreon with great slaughter early to-
day.
Eight hundred men under General
JaVier De Moure, II is announced, ar
rived opportunely from Saltillo in time
70 add greatly to the Federal victory.
The rebeds are said to be retreating
SoFEh@aTS, With TIE FeIsrais pound
ing at their rear.
1t is admitted that Villas men en-
Tered Lercdo, suburb of Torreon, but
1t Is explained that this was a ruse
ON the part OF General Velasco to am
bush them. AS soon as they were
well into the territory, the Federal ar
tillery shelled them out, infantry also
charging as they started to retreat.
General Mas is reported to have
made the distance between Hipoiito
ana Torreon in fifty armored automo-
biles, which they were carrying, the
railroad having been cut at Hipolito.
Tho rebel loses in dead and wounded
are reported at 1000.
Rebels Wounded.
Bermej!llo. Mex, March. 25.-Rebel
wounded from Gomez Palacio and the
lesser recent fighting In the vicinity
arc being brough north In large num-
bers. and 1t is officially admitted the
strong resistance at Gomez Faiacio.
A train load of injured soldiers
started north from Bri.Cingham june
tion today. They were to be deposit
ed at all water tank stations along
the railrcad, where hospitals had been
established the reoprt said.
The End Not Yet. Si
JnRfez, March 25.-Fighting is in
progress this morning In the cutsks rs
OF Torreon.'
This was the.text OF q message Civ
en- out officially here today. There
was no details and official prophecy
was readjHsted to the effect that IL
might be several days before the
Federal stronghold could be taken.
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