The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
Villa Forces Slaughtered
in 7avo Strongest Cities
ten. ooegon Captures QueretarO Gen. Diegrcz Traps
Butcher Fiero at aaiaa-Northcrn
Chief. i'm Rage, Takes the Field


EL PAso, April 3 All military opera
lions along the Gulf OF Mexico. includ-
ing the attacks upon the port OF Tam
pico and the border town of Matamoras,
, have been abandoned by Gen. villa In
view OF rcvcrses suffered at Guadalajara
has been recalled from service beyond
Monterey and rushed to the relief OF
Villas army operating south Of Asuas-
! caientcs This was fully confirmed TO.
| day by passengers arriving from Guada-
| lajara and Aguascalientes
Gen. Oregon captured Cueretaro on
| Tuesday. annihilating the small ssrri.
son AT that place, and II said to be ad-
vancing northward to Irapuato, to cut
villa from communication with his
, forces IN Guadalajara and Manzanillo.
When villa learned that the Carran-
vista general Manuel Dicguez had at
tackled Gusdslajsra. killing half Of the
| garrison which defended that city under
Gen. Rodolfo Fcrro, and that THE
! Butchers provisions and ammunition
| had been captured. he Immediately or
| dcrcd all men recalled from the ground
gained at great cost around Tampico
| and rushed to Guadalajara.
/ \ few Of the passengers who saw Gen
/ villa at Torrcon on Thursday as he was
starting south say! that the Northern
leader is in a terrible rage and that no
one dares 20 near him. The defeat al
| GuadLlajars was caused by the care
| lessness of Gen. Fierro.
Fierros scouts informed him that a
Carranza army was approaching from
the west. lie led his troops toward n
, range Of hills where the Carranza force
| was encsmped. The route of his march
| At point eight miles from Guadalajar "a
! lay through narrow canyon.
The defile proved death trap. and In
| less than two hours from the firing OF
the first shot the battle had become a
slaughter. Arrivals from the south say
| that not more than 1000 Nillistas es
! capped.
' With few Struggling soldiers Gen
| Fierro returned TO Gundalajara and pre-
! pa red to evacuste. Citizens who had
compromised themselves by taking a
stand in Villas favor. called upon Fierrc
and offered to organize home guard
adding that IL Dieguez ever captured
/ the city he would carry out his threat
to lay the town In ashes and shoot every
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an enthusiastic reception when he cap
| tured the place two months ago.
! Fierro went to Torreon and reported
| his defeat to Villa. who threw him into
| prison and threatens to have him shot.
Arrivals from the city OF chihuahua
| reaching III faso tonight reported that
as evidence OF heavy nghting between
: villa and obregon armies south Of Tor
| reon .,200 wounded men had beer
brought into Chihuahua in the last tive
days.
! II is reported that villa lost 5000 mer
/ in tho lighting around Ebano. ives; o.
I Tampico Despite these losses and tn,
fact that he believed TampiCo woulC
fan i'm y few days. Villa recalled all his
troops from the east coast when Gen
ohrcSor appeared at oucrctlro anC
Dicguez attacked Gauda la lara. deter
mined to redeem these cities and stoI
Ol,regons northern advance al all cost
ON the train on which the American:
! came we're several Of their countryme